Hull has been named UK City of Culture 2017, beating competition from Dundee, Leicester and Swansea Bay. The City of Culture initiative was established by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport ...

Dundee, Hull, Leicester and Swansea Bay (covering Swansea, Carmarthenshire, Neath and Port Talbot) have made the shortlist to be named UK City of Culture 2017. Leicester is in the running The ...

For the people of Hull, it is as if the London 2012 Olympic Games never ended. In November, the city beat off competition from Dundee, Leicester and Swansea Bay to become UK City of Culture 2017.

Hull was named the UK's next City of Culture, beating Leicester, Dundee and Swansea Bay to the right to hold the title in 2017. Throughout the year there will be a plethora of events, including ballet ...

In 2017 he delivered a year of transformative culture for Hull, showing it off as a “can-do” city. Martin Green was the man behind Hull City of Culture 2017, arriving after overseeing the London 2012 ...