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‘It is a fitting tribute to a woman who has achieved so much’ - Hull champion of transport Louise Cheeseman is honoured with a blue plaque

'On behalf of the council and the city, we’d like to congratulate Louise on being recognised for the incredible work she has done'

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Pat celebrates her 100th by being reunited with artwork she created more than 70 years ago

Pat Mackrill’s work is proudly displayed in Hull Guildhall

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'Like gold dust' - Why East Yorkshire’s tourism stars are rallying behind top awards

'It’s a room full of positivity and generosity. It’s an incredible celebration and there’s nothing quite like it'

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A comprehensive guide to Hull's secondary schools

A guide to all 14 state-run secondary schools in Hull City Council's area, based on their most recent Ofsted inspections

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Court hears how funeral director breached trust on 'an almost industrial scale'

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Hull funeral director: Bodies left ‘like something from a horror scene’

It was a throwaway comment made by a worker casually employed by Robert Bush that gave an indication of the horror police were about to discover behind the doors of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors.

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Hull funeral director: 'Bush always said: 'Bless you' but what he did was pure evil'

Many of the relatives told the court how empathetic and personable Robert Bush seemed – adding yet another layer to the difficulty in trying to understand how he could do such evil things.

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Legacy Funerals' Robert Bush sentencing - recap

The hearing has started at Hull Crown Court with details of his crimes and the impact they have had being read out

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Charlotte Oliver is East Riding Libraries’ new Poet Laureate

‘This is a magical, unique place and I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to celebrate it’

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New website launched to connect Hull businesses with green energy project

'We encourage anyone interested to visit the new website and find out how they can connect to the network'

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Funeral director Robert Bush breached families’ trust ‘on an industrial scale’

Funeral director Robert Bush breached the trust of grieving families “on an almost industrial scale” while spending their money on himself, a court has heard.

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Bridlington residents get face-to-face council services in community hub pilot

Services on offer include housing advice, community safety, health and wellbeing, employment and skills, money advice, addiction support and community activities

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Legacy funeral director Robert Bush tells reporters he's 'sorry' ahead of sentencing

Families and demonstrators have gathered outside Hull Crown Court as Bush's sentencing begins after he admitted 67 charges

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'I swapped Yorkshire for country 11,000 miles away - I have less money but it was worth it'

Liv Dainton now works 60-hour weeks and has a smaller home, but insists she has no regrets

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Cranswick reports 'positive' start to year as it grows flagship Hull site

The food producer Cranswick has reported a positive start to the financial year as it continues to expand its flagship Hull pork primary processing site.

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Fears for safety of officers after woman's visit to police station

Bethany Docwra dropped two knives and a sinister message outside

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Former camping store in Hessle Road could be turned into seven retail units

The former home of Winfields Outdoors could be converted into seven different retail units

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From three-year-old with his dad's gloves to Hull's boxing golden boy

Logan Palmer, from Kingswood, fell in love with boxing at the age of three - and his proud dad says "it's a matter of when, not if" he makes it to the top

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Paddleboarder rescued by RNLI and Coastguard off the Bridlington coast

The paddleboarder got into difficulties shortly after 5pm on Friday and a volunteer RNLI crew picked them up and returned them to shore

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Cunning burglars overheard PIN being shouted out and used it to access storage unit

`They then used an angle grinder to cut through the interior door