Angus Young
@angusyoung61.bsky.social
Freelance Geordie journalist based in Hull. All views are my own. Email: aqyoung61@gmail.com
Did Hippos Once Swim In The Humber? This sounds like an April Fool gag, but it honestly isn’t. Hippos used to live wild in Hull, insists our unlikely ungulate correspondent Angus Young. curiosityhull.co.uk/did-hippos-o... @hulllibraries.bsky.social @angusyoung61.bsky.social
Why Are There Serpents On Spring Bank? Some unique reptilian ornaments on a busy Hull road form a mystery our serpentine adornment correspondent Angus Young tries to solve. curiosityhull.co.uk/why-are-ther... @hulllibraries.bsky.social @angusyoung61.bsky.social
What’s Going On With Lockwood Street Bridge? It’s not the best known or most used bridge over the River Hull but our walkway renovation correspondent Angus Young finds merit in an uncared for achitectural gem curiosityhull.co.uk/whats-going-... @hulllibraries.bsky.social @angusyoung61.bsky.social
New weekend long read on the ancient country lane being transformed by our 21st century thirst for energy. New subscribers always welcome. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/a-journey-...
A journey through time and into the future
From arable farms to wind farms
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Why Was A Vietnam War Photographer Taking Snaps In Hull In 1968? What do Saigon, The Beatles and a slum street in Hull have in common? Our conflict photography correspondent Angus Young rediscovers some amazing pictures. tinyurl.com/nazmbxrd @hulllibraries.bsky.social @angusyoung61.bsky.social
What’s So Special About The Hull & EY Centre For The Deaf? Burnsy gets a guided tour of a fascinating building we’ve all passed a thousand time but few actually enter. Supplementals: tinyurl.com/45vfru8f @hulllibraries.bsky.social
Who Chased A Thief From Hull To A Tunisian Desert? Fancy becoming mayor? According to our fleeing embezzlement correspondent Angus Young, all you have to do is become an international pursuer. curiosityhull.co.uk/who-chased-a... @hulllibraries.bsky.social @angusyoung61.bsky.social
Why Was Hull Once Called The “Croydon Of The North”? The question we’d actually like answered (by our abandoned airport correspondent Angus Young) is why Croydon isn’t called the ‘Hull of the South’ curiosityhull.co.uk/why-was-hull... @hulllibraries.bsky.social @angusyoung61.bsky.social
New long read from me on how the seeds for the 1980s Satanic Panic were sown in Hull. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/the-devil-...
The Devil in disguise
How the 1980s Satanic Panic started in Hull (part one)
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Update from @curiosityhull.bsky.social on The Three Ships and a new exhibition about the man behind it.
Curiosity@curiosityhull.bsky.social · last mo.What’s Going On With The Three Ships? It’s still there, looming over everything around but what, asks our voluminous artwork correspondent Angus Young, is next for Alan Boyson’s masterwork? curiosityhull.co.uk/whats-going-... @hulllibraries.bsky.social @angusyoung61.bsky.social
Which American Chart-Topping Hit Was Originally Recorded By Hull’s Tom Courtenay? Sir Tom will have put his foray in the pop world in the bin. He’s won’t thank our music misadventures correspondent @angusyoung61.bsky.social for fishing it back out. tinyurl.com/7frf7z3j @hulllibraries.bsky.social
Which Ancient Roman Dish Is Still On The Menu At A Hull Restaurant Today? A certain bi-valve mollusc is returning to local life, thanks to a new marine scheme reports our estuarine delicacy correspondent Angus Young tinyurl.com/yfd6tv9f @hulllibraries.bsky.social @angusyoung61.bsky.social
When Will The Boat Come In? The Arctic Corsair has one last journey to complete before becoming a star of Hull’s Maritime year. Our silt defeating correspondent Angus Young outlines the steps. tinyurl.com/ytf4mrpv @hulllibraries.bsky.social @hullcitycouncil.bsky.social @angusyoung61.bsky.social
New bit from me on Hull City’s Turkish delight. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/turkish-de...
Turkish delight on the pitch needs to happen off it too
Stadium site needs a revamp
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Weekend long read is out. New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/going-gree...
Going green in leafy Ferriby
Community energy in action
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What better place to meet the first British-born Sikh woman pro boxer than her Mum’s chirpy on Hessle Road? My latest for @curiosityhull.bsky.social
Curiosity@curiosityhull.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhich Boxer Was Born Above A Hull Chip Shop? Sir Tom Courtenay’s favourite chippy may soon be home to a world champion. Our pattie pugilist correspondent Angus Young gets into a scrap. curiosityhull.co.uk/which-boxer-wa… @hulllibraries.bsky.social @angusyoung61.bsky.social
Second one of the day on Hull City. New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/what-a-car...
What a Carry On over the £200m showdown
Why Hull City need to win at Wembley
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First of two from me today on Hull City, starting with a look back to the days of counting coins at Boothferry Park.
Curiosity@curiosityhull.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhat Was It Like Working On The Turnstiles At Boothferry Park? Not everyone remembers what handling bulging sacks of cash was like. Our currency reminiscesnt correspondent Angus Young finds someone who can. tinyurl.com/23u5uwhc @hulllibraries.bsky.social @angusyoung61.bsky.social
Hull politics at a crossroads. New weekend long-read is out. New subscribers - free or paid - always welcome. aqyoung61.substack.com/p/lost-in-la...
Lost in Labour limboland
The Hull MP in suspended animation
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Why Did The Housemartins Stand For Election In Hull? Before hitting the top of the charts, Stan and Paul once fancied their chances running the city. Our pop politician correspondent Angus Young digs deeper curiosityhull.co.uk/why-did-the-... @hulllibraries.bsky.social @paulheatonsolo.bsky.social
