Decembeard is a campaign in which Bowel Cancer UK ask people to grow a beard during the month of December in order to raise money and awareness in order to help fund research into treatments for Bowel Cancer, as more than 16,000 people in the UK die from it each year. Bowel cancer is the…Continue reading Grow yourself a beard for Decembeard!
Category: Stories
The trail of Guido Fawkes – a guide to the powder-plot mans life in York
On this day in 1605, authorities searched Westminster after an anonymous and discovered one Guido Fawkes hiding a stockpile of gun powder; with the intention of blowing up the King. Almost everyone knows how the story goes after that, but not many know the story before. 1 – Stonegate Fawkes, was born in York in…Continue reading The trail of Guido Fawkes – a guide to the powder-plot mans life in York
These Girls definitely Can – and they should continue…
By Elisha Holt Sport England’s “This Girl Can” campaign has taken the country’s women by storm with statistics suggesting the campaign has got more than 1.6 million women exercising. The campaign was initially started to try and combat the post- 2012 Olympics slump which saw a huge decline in the number of women taking part…Continue reading These Girls definitely Can – and they should continue…
Is a change in the justice system what is needed to help victims of sexual assault come forward?
By Elisha Holt In the last year, the police saw a 19% increase in the number of sexual offences reported; with the Crime Survey Office for National Statistics saying their survey demonstrated a 22% increase in the number of rapes recorded by the police. However this is only a fraction of offences, as many victims…Continue reading Is a change in the justice system what is needed to help victims of sexual assault come forward?
Boundary changes shelved because of weak government majority?
By Elisha Holt A plan put forward by David Cameron during his time as prime minister to change constituency boundaries is likely to be blocked as the current prime minister struggles to get the backing of MPs. Every 10 years the Boundary Commission review constituency boundaries to try and make them as representative as possible,…Continue reading Boundary changes shelved because of weak government majority?
Story 1- 9 Things that make Hull the City to Visit in 2017
1) Culture Vultures Having just started their year as 2017’s City of Culture, Hull is absolutely brimming to the edge with a newly discovered love of culture. From art installations around town, light and sound displays through the City Centres classic destinations as well as poetry, art and local film nights all through year, with…Continue reading Story 1- 9 Things that make Hull the City to Visit in 2017
Story 2- The unexpected: Hull Music Scene
Alive, the music scene in Hull has always held a place in my heart. From standing in converted fruit markets listening to my old English teacher spit rhymes to prancing at the front of a crowd listening to Florence and the Machine perform at Freedom Festival, it fills me with a sense of pride to…Continue reading Story 2- The unexpected: Hull Music Scene