All of today’s big talking points in today’s @curiosityhull.bsky.social offering.
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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Unique local landmark facing an uncertain future. My latest for @curiosityhull.bsky.social
New one from me for @curiosityhull.bsky.social on Hull’s forgotten annual carnival.
I went down an unexpected rabbit hole when I started looking into the collapse of a Hull firm best known for a series of memorial sculptures.
New weekend long read here:
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Pub quiz question for today’s edition of @curiosityhull.bsky.social
Grim carnage in the First World War and its links to a church in Hull. My latest for @curiosityhull.bsky.social
Correct. Not replaced when his tenure ended. Technically, still held the title until it was removed recently.
Six of the best (or worst) local story angles from the Epstein files.
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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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Let’s talk about sex - and limericks. My latest for @curiosityhull.bsky.social
Weekend long read is out. New subscribers-free or paid -always welcome.
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How Hull council taxpayers helped swell the coffers of a Trump-supporting tech billionaire
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Forget about AI and robots, the future is all about plumbing.
My latest for @curiosityhull.bsky.social
Got any links for Joseph Green? I’d like to know more about him.
Robert Jenrick? “He is a snake”
New from on plans for hydrogen storage and carbon capture in East Yorkshire. Will it happen? Should it happen?
Top of the Flops - a curious tale about Hull’s least successful record label.
My latest for @curiosityhull.bsky.social
Meet the man who heckled Robert Jenrick. New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome.
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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
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When Hull went to war with London over Arctic oil.
Weekend long read is out. New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome.
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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.
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Weekend long read on a bit of blue on blue.
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Some personal Geordie nostalgia for @northeastbylines.co.uk
New weekend read on Hullywood dreams. Subscribers- free or paid / always welcome.
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