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Angus Young
@angusyoung61.bsky.social
Freelance Geordie journalist based in Hull. All views are my own.
Email: [email protected]
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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

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November 30, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Weekend long read is out, re-visiting my first ever news feature written 46 (cough!) years ago.

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On the road with a band of Bruvvers
A Punch and Judy show with a difference
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November 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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.

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November 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
New from me on Nathan Gill, now jailed for taking Kremlin bribes. New subscribers- free or paid - always welcome.

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Nathan Gill - sins of the stepfather
To Hull and back
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November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Royal souvenir edition now available.
When Was (Ex-Prince) Andrew Windsor Last Seen Round Here?

Our disgraced royalty corespondent @angusyoung61.bsky.social pulls out his old state visit diaries to uncover the dates Mr Never-Sweat visited East Yorkshire.

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November 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Weekend long read on moors fires and Whitby goths
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Darkness on the edge of town
An eco-disaster on our doorstep you might never have heard about
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November 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Weekend long read on the eco-catastrophe on our doorstep you’ve probably never heard of.
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Darkness on the edge of town
An eco-disaster on our doorstep you might never have heard about
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November 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Medieval Tripadvisor
Why Did A Weeping Woman In White Get Hounded Out Of Hull In 1417?

This is exactly the sort of mystery our lachrymose female correspondent @angusyoung61.bsky.social loves to get his teeth into.

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@hulllibraries.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
End of an era as Ernest Whitely & Co. closes in Bridlington. Cash only since 1901.
Pic by @bluebeany.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Weekend long read is out.
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Big energy arrives in the land that time forgot
Domesday Book hamlet braces for infrastructure development
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November 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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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.

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October 29, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Newland Avenue
October 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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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.

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October 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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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.

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October 22, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Weekly long read is out and it’s an exclusive. New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome.

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Exclusive: Lifting the lid on an eight-year police cover-up
Force ordered to pay damages to elderly man
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October 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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.

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October 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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.

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October 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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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!

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October 15, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Extra Monday long read on Hull Fair. New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome.

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How green is Hull Fair?
The missing carbon footprint of Europe’s largest travelling funfair
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October 13, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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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.

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October 11, 2025 at 6:14 AM