Hull is UK City of Culture
Hull has won its bid to be UK City of Culture 2017.
Bid adviser: Half the finance is in place
The leader of the Hull 2017 bid team says half of the funding for the year of culture is now in place and the search is starting for more sponsors to fund the rest of the programme. Andrew Dixon chaired the first meeting of the team earlier since their win was announced yesterday.
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