Angus Young
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Freelance Geordie journalist based in Hull. All views are my own. Email:
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on The Three Ships and a new exhibition about the man behind it.
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New one on Queen’s Gardens.
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The city centre's green lung has never looked better
The Queen's Gardens facelift is worth the wait
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7 days ago
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No laughing matter
Drugs bust with a difference
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16 days ago
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New from me on
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Creating a thirst for Curiosity
Welcome to a new kind of library
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22 days ago
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22 days ago
Which American Chart-Topping Hit Was Originally Recorded By Hull’s Tom Courtenay? Sir Tom will have put his foray in the pop world in the bin. He’s won’t thank our music misadventures correspondent
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for fishing it back out.
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25 days ago
Which Ancient Roman Dish Is Still On The Menu At A Hull Restaurant Today? A certain bi-valve mollusc is returning to local life, thanks to a new marine scheme reports our estuarine delicacy correspondent Angus Young
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The art of the deal puts the squeeze on Reform
Backroom pact starts to emerge
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29 days ago
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about 1 month ago
When Will The Boat Come In? The Arctic Corsair has one last journey to complete before becoming a star of Hull’s Maritime year. Our silt defeating correspondent Angus Young outlines the steps.
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New bit from me on Hull City’s Turkish delight.
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Turkish delight on the pitch needs to happen off it too
Stadium site needs a revamp
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about 1 month ago
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Weekend long read is out. New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome.
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Going green in leafy Ferriby
Community energy in action
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about 1 month ago
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What better place to meet the first British-born Sikh woman pro boxer than her Mum’s chirpy on Hessle Road? My latest for
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about 1 month ago
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Second one of the day on Hull City. New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome.
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What a Carry On over the £200m showdown
Why Hull City need to win at Wembley
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about 1 month ago
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First of two from me today on Hull City, starting with a look back to the days of counting coins at Boothferry Park.
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about 1 month ago
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Hull politics at a crossroads. New weekend long-read is out. New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome.
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Lost in Labour limboland
The Hull MP in suspended animation
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about 2 months ago
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Why Did The Housemartins Stand For Election In Hull? Before hitting the top of the charts, Stan and Paul once fancied their chances running the city. Our pop politician correspondent Angus Young digs deeper
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Midweek long read in tomorrow’s Hull council election.
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Late night election special
Polling day is nearly upon us
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about 2 months ago
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Weekend long read is out. New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome.
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Flag day
It’s illegal but you would never know it
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about 2 months ago
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Where Is Hull’s Very Own TARDIS? It’s not blue, it can’t travel through time and space, but our interdimensional travel correspondent Angus Young insists this box is still magic.
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Whatever happened to the likely lad?
From karaoke king to kidnap victim
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2 months ago
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Half the world away
The not-so local election candidates
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2 months ago
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Which Hull Grocery Chain Issued Its Own Currency? Victorian entrepreneurship or cunning financial gerrymandering? Our complementary currency correspondent Angus Young gets all fiscal.
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New weekend long read is out. How safe is housing for female domestic abuse victims in Hull? New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome.
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Gimme shelter
Housing for domestic abuse victims in the spotlight
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2 months ago
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3 months ago
Why Is The Humber Central To The Shipping Forecast? Altogether now ‘Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber…’ Our bedtime poetry correspondent Angus Young explores a favourite radio rhythm.
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Off to Beverley for this weekend’s long read. New subscribers- free or paid - always welcome.
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The tale of the town hall that never was
Municipal mayhem in Beverley
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3 months ago
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What’s Going On At Johnny Whiteley Park? Rugby teams playing alongside butterflies, bees and thistles? Well, as our rewilding sports correspondent Angus Young relates, it just got a step closer.
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Fasten your safety belts as Burnsy, Producer Dave and I take
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for a drive down the A63.
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3 months ago
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A Reform clean sweep? A Green surge? A test of Lib Dem resilience? A Labour wipeout? New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome.
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When two becomes four
Countdown to Hull council elections is underway
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3 months ago
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A Reform clean sweep? A Green surge? A test of Lib Dem resilience? A Labour wipeout? New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome.
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When two becomes four
Countdown to Hull council elections is underway
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What’s Happening In This Year’s Council Elections In Hull? We can’t tell you who to vote for, but we can let you know how to vote. Our election correspondent
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has the lowdown.
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Paul Jackson Hull Legend 1954 – 2026 R.I.P. The soul of culture in Hull, Adelphi boss Paul Jackson has passed away aged 71. Here are personal tributes to one of our greatest sons from our correspondents Angus Young and Phil Ascough.
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New weekend long read is out.
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What do you do with a zombie shopping centre?
Retail reality check in Hull
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The Mayoral visit to America you've probably never heard of
Jet Zero on the agenda
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3 months ago
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When Telly from the telly came to Beverley. My latest for
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3 months ago
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Back to the Cold War in today’s weekend long read. New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome.
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The trawler skipper’s daughter and the umbrella assassin
A chilling Cold War tale
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My latest for
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answering another burning question of the day.
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4 months ago
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Went to South Yorkshire earlier today for
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. Here’s my piece from the M1.
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4 months ago
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All of today’s big talking points in today’s
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offering.
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4 months ago
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New weekend long read is out on Victoria Pier - a Hull landmark likely to disappear fairly soon. New subscribers- free or paid - always welcome.
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A love letter to Victoria Pier
Is it the end for a Hull landmark?
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4 months ago
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Unique local landmark facing an uncertain future. My latest for
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4 months ago
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Pimp. Blackmailer. Dealer. Grass. Killer?
An alternative take on a notorious Hull murder
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4 months ago
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New one from me for
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on Hull’s forgotten annual carnival.
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4 months ago
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Pub quiz question for today’s edition of
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4 months ago
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Grim carnage in the First World War and its links to a church in Hull. My latest for
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Giz a job
Redundancies loom over job creation programme
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4 months ago
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Six of the best (or worst) local story angles from the Epstein files.
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Six of the best (or worst) from the Epstein Files
The local angle on the story of the century
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5 months ago
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New weekend long read on the Hull company owned by Robert Maxwell and its business links with the Soviet Union. New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome.
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Shiver me timbers
The forgotten story of how Robert Maxwell bought a Hull company to cement his links with the Soviet Union
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5 months ago
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Let’s talk about sex - and limericks. My latest for
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How Hull council taxpayers helped swell the coffers of the world's richest man
Melania and Trump's tech billionaire pals come to town
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How Hull council taxpayers helped swell the coffers of a Trump-supporting tech billionaire
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How Hull council taxpayers helped swell the coffers of the world's richest man
Melania and Trump's tech billionaire pals come to town
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5 months ago
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Forget about AI and robots, the future is all about plumbing. My latest for
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