In which we discuss men wearing shorts in January, cannelloni and appearing on page three in the altogether. Oh, and also a bit about Hull.

New weekend long read on a bonkers by-election aqyoung61.substack.com/p/the-bonker...

When Hull went to war with London over Arctic oil. Weekend long read is out. New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/greenland-...

Ready to dip into some local history with @curiosityhull.bsky.social ? Aye, ready!

New weekend long read is out. Subscribers - free or paid - always welcome. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/want-to-wo...

Weekend long read on a bit of blue on blue. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/blue-on-bl...

Some personal Geordie nostalgia for @northeastbylines.co.uk

New weekend read on Hullywood dreams. Subscribers- free or paid / always welcome. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/turning-th...

Who Is Hull’s Most Famous Christmas Day Baby? Our festive parturition correspondent @angusyoung61.bsky.social marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of Hull’s favourite sons. At least, until his mic breaks… curiosityhull.co.uk/who-is-hulls... @hulllibraries.bsky.social

Who Cheated Who In The Great 1970s Hull Bingo Scandal? Eyes down for a tale of fraud, full houses and fat ladies as our illegal gaming correspondent @angusyoung61.bsky.social gets his card marked. curiosityhull.co.uk/who-cheated-... @hulllibraries.bsky.social

The criminal past of the founder of a scrap company at the centre of the cargo ship fireball in Hull. New weekend long read from me. Subscribers - free or paid - always welcome. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/a-dockside...

Why Is A Punjabi-Language Movie Being Filmed In Hull? Apparently it’s not Bollywood, it’s Pollywood, according to our movie location correspondent @angusyoung61.bsky.social curiosityhull.co.uk/why-is-a-pun... @hulllibraries.bsky.social

Weekend long read is out, re-visiting my first ever news feature written 46 (cough!) years ago. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/on-the-roa...

The Russians targeted Nathan Gill for a reason - a devout money-making Mormon whose religion puts church (and its revenue-generating tithes) ahead of state and offers salvation for wrong-doing. This pose yesterday wasn’t an accident. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/nathan-gil...

New from me on Nathan Gill, now jailed for taking Kremlin bribes. New subscribers- free or paid - always welcome. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/nathan-gil...

New one from me. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/grift-baby...

Royal souvenir edition now available.

Weekend long read on moors fires and Whitby goths open.substack.com/pub/aqyoung6...

Weekend long read on the eco-catastrophe on our doorstep you’ve probably never heard of. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/darkness-o...

RIP Don Robinson. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/farewell-d...

Medieval Tripadvisor

End of an era as Ernest Whitely & Co. closes in Bridlington. Cash only since 1901. Pic by @bluebeany.bsky.social

New extra bit from me. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/trust-shel...

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Weekend long read is out. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/big-energy...

What’s The Story Behind This Old Doorway In Witham? The difference between the rest of us and our muck garths correspondent @angusyoung61.bsky.social is that we see an owld doorway and he sees a social history of Hull. curiosityhull.co.uk/whats-the-st... @hulllibraries.bsky.social

Newland Avenue

Why Is One Of The Metropolitan Police’s First Big Bosses Buried In Cottingham? Our police history correspondent @angusyoung61.bsky.social is an enthusiastic graveyard rambler and often finds fascinating tales of local folk long past. curiosityhull.co.uk/why-is-one-o... @hulllibraries.bsky.social

How Green Is Hull Fair? With the rides now safely away from Walton Street for another year, our environmental carnival correspondent @angusyoung61.bsky.social looks at how sustainable the event is. curiosityhull.co.uk/how-green-is... @hulllibraries.bsky.social @hullcitycouncil.bsky.social

Weekly long read is out and it’s an exclusive. New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

Excellent stuff from @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @bylinetimes.bsky.social on Nathan Gill. You can read my background story on his cash-only hustles in Hull here. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/a-mystery-...

New from me on pioneering Passivhaus design in East Yorkshire and how it could soon feature in a major proposed housing development in Hull city centre. t.co/AWzOxXHXX0

Was King Henry VIII’s Wife Bagging Off When They Visited Hull In 1541? This is what we want! A bit of spicy 16th Century gossip, courtesy of our royal affairs correspondent @angusyoung61.bsky.social. Off with his head! curiosityhull.co.uk/was-king-hen... @hulllibraries.bsky.social

Extra Monday long read on Hull Fair. New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/how-green-...

Why Is A Hull Creative Company Featuring In Bradford’s City of Culture Programme? Our cultural exchange correspondent @angusyoung61.bsky.social reports on an outfit from over here doing very well over there. curiosityhull.co.uk/why-is-a-hul... @hulllibraries.bsky.social

New weekend long read is out. A bit more on Nathan Gill. New subscribers- free or paid - always welcome. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

Weekend long read is out. New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/plot-twist...

Which Hull Street Is Associated With England’s Fattest Vicar? Our stout clergyman correspondent @angusyoung61.bsky.social gets perilously close to fat-shaming in this cautionary tale of street names and scale busting. curiosityhull.co.uk/which-hull-s... @hulllibraries.bsky.social

New weekend read is out. Subscribers - free or paid - always welcome. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/a-mystery-...

New weekend long read is out on how the idea of having a modern day ambassador for Hull didn’t quite end up like the Ferrero Rocher advert. New subscribers- free or paid - always welcome. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/how-hull-g...

Where Can You See A Trio Of 18th Century Party Wall Stones In Hull? As it’s currently Heritage Open Days time, we got our ancient rock correspondent @angusyoung61.bsky.social to chip in with some pieces of history anyone can visit. curiosityhull.co.uk/where-can-yo... @hulllibraries.bsky.social

What’s That Artwork Next To Freetown Way? Our spherical sculptures correspondent @angusyoung61.bsky.social talks council plans, litter and balls. (As usual.) curiosityhull.co.uk/whats-that-a... @hulllibraries.bsky.social @hullcitycouncil.bsky.social

Written a bit for @curiosityhull.bsky.social on this overlooked artwork in the edge of Hull city centre. Coming soon.

My thanks to Tom White for his contribution to the weekly read. His new book Bad Dust is highly recommended. repeaterbooks.com/product/bad-...

Thanks to Tom White for his contribution to this. His new book Bad Dust is an excellent and highly recommended read. repeaterbooks.com/product/bad-...

Weekly local journalism long read is out. New subscribers- free or paid - always welcome. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/the-forgot...

First wrote about this guy back in January. He’s now in prison. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/unmasked-t...