Hull’s 20th year of maintaining its Fairtrade City status has been marked with the unveiling of a special floral display.

Hull may not be famed for its culture, but it is hoping its status as UK City of Culture in 2017 will transform the city's image and fortunes for years to come.

Hull is the second city to be designated UK City of Culture. The European Capital of Culture has been running since 1985, and Britain’s future involvement in that, post-Brexit, is unclear.

Hull, a former 'Crap Town' winner, has been named UK City of Culture 2017. We take a look at the city's top ten attractions 20 November 2013 • 12:25am Hull, best known as the home city of poet ...

On 20 November 2013, then culture secretary Maria Miller's announcement sparked great joy and excitement in the city of 260,000 people - with Hull beating Leicester, Dundee and Swansea Bay to the ...

Hull will become the longest-serving City of Culture ever after its successor announced a delay to taking up the mantle. As Hull did in 2017, Coventry was due to officially launch its celebrations ...

Celebrations to mark the opening of Hull’s tenure as City of Culture - Danny Lawson The magician formerly known as Dynamo wants to summon his inner Danny Boyle. On January 10, Steven Frayne ...

Art World Hull, UK’s 2017 City of Culture, Gets New Contemporary Art Center. The city, once voted the country's worst place to live, is re-branding as an arts hub.

The extra second added to clocks as 2016 turned into 2017 served only to heighten expectations in Hull of what the new year held in store for it as the UK’s second City of Culture. The accolade ...

Hull's tenure as the UK City of Culture attracted an audience of more than five million people, £220m of investment and 800 new jobs, according to a report. The 2017 events brought "the national ...