Angus Young
@angusyoung61.bsky.social
Freelance Geordie journalist based in Hull. All views are my own.
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End of an era as Ernest Whitely & Co. closes in Bridlington. Cash only since 1901.
Pic by @bluebeany.bsky.social
Pic by @bluebeany.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
End of an era as Ernest Whitely & Co. closes in Bridlington. Cash only since 1901.
Pic by @bluebeany.bsky.social
Pic by @bluebeany.bsky.social
Written a bit for @curiosityhull.bsky.social on this overlooked artwork in the edge of Hull city centre. Coming soon.
September 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Written a bit for @curiosityhull.bsky.social on this overlooked artwork in the edge of Hull city centre. Coming soon.
August 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Waking up to the song of a newly-resident wren in the garden makes the rest of the day’s latest batshit news almost bearable.
June 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Waking up to the song of a newly-resident wren in the garden makes the rest of the day’s latest batshit news almost bearable.
My latest tale from the riverbank for @curiosityhull.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
My latest tale from the riverbank for @curiosityhull.bsky.social
Trinity House’s flagship vessel Patricia is currently in Hull’s William Wright Dock for repair. What a fine looking ship she is.
May 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Trinity House’s flagship vessel Patricia is currently in Hull’s William Wright Dock for repair. What a fine looking ship she is.
Hull Tap Ltd to take over the old ticket office in Paragon Station, WH Smith relocating to an empty unit in the station concourse. Council grants towards the project announced today.
May 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Hull Tap Ltd to take over the old ticket office in Paragon Station, WH Smith relocating to an empty unit in the station concourse. Council grants towards the project announced today.
New change of use planning app in to convert the former Piper Club in Newland Ave into a place of worship for the nearby Potter House Church.
May 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
New change of use planning app in to convert the former Piper Club in Newland Ave into a place of worship for the nearby Potter House Church.
Best pub ceiling in Hull? Dram Shop.
May 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Best pub ceiling in Hull? Dram Shop.
Lots of recycled brick and new timber in this big new traditional build project. Enjoyed my tour this afternoon.
April 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Lots of recycled brick and new timber in this big new traditional build project. Enjoyed my tour this afternoon.
How it started…how it’s going.
April 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
How it started…how it’s going.
Weekly long read now available over on Substack. Search for The Hull Stack. New subscribers - paid or free - always welcome.
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March 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Weekly long read now available over on Substack. Search for The Hull Stack. New subscribers - paid or free - always welcome.
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Around 60 years ago a number of watercourses in Hull were culverted, including this stretch of the Foredyke Stream at New Cleveland St. Now one drain is being returned to open water as part of a new flood alleviation scheme. Story soon via The Hull Story.
March 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Around 60 years ago a number of watercourses in Hull were culverted, including this stretch of the Foredyke Stream at New Cleveland St. Now one drain is being returned to open water as part of a new flood alleviation scheme. Story soon via The Hull Story.
Major ongoing incident off the Humber estuary after a collision between a cargo ship and a tanker carrying jet fuel.
March 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Major ongoing incident off the Humber estuary after a collision between a cargo ship and a tanker carrying jet fuel.
Exclusive: IKEA coming to Hull (No, it’s not April 1). My latest for The Hull Story, out today.
March 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Exclusive: IKEA coming to Hull (No, it’s not April 1). My latest for The Hull Story, out today.
Not content with extending the Castle St works by a year, National Highways has withdrawn its £1m contribution towards the proposed South Blockhouse visitor attraction in Hull leaving the project in limbo. Part of national NH cutbacks, as I understand it.
February 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Not content with extending the Castle St works by a year, National Highways has withdrawn its £1m contribution towards the proposed South Blockhouse visitor attraction in Hull leaving the project in limbo. Part of national NH cutbacks, as I understand it.
Council contract issued to civil engineering firm to draw up scheme for the removal of 200-year-old Victoria Pier in Hull.
February 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Council contract issued to civil engineering firm to draw up scheme for the removal of 200-year-old Victoria Pier in Hull.
Plans in for first new business on part of the cleared Cargill site. Hull-based sustainable horticulture firm Rainbow Professional looking to relocate to a new-build factory.
February 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Plans in for first new business on part of the cleared Cargill site. Hull-based sustainable horticulture firm Rainbow Professional looking to relocate to a new-build factory.
Inside the former Trinity House buoy shed next to the River Hull.
February 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Inside the former Trinity House buoy shed next to the River Hull.
February 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
@richardkbroughton.bsky.social Thought you might appreciate the sight of an Egret on Setting Dyke, spotted the other day.
January 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
@richardkbroughton.bsky.social Thought you might appreciate the sight of an Egret on Setting Dyke, spotted the other day.
Best thing on TV this week? Simon Schama reading Philip Larkin next the Humber Bridge inThe Story of Us on BBC2.
January 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Best thing on TV this week? Simon Schama reading Philip Larkin next the Humber Bridge inThe Story of Us on BBC2.