Been to 'Ull once - with a party of students in '64 to be shown around the special collections in the university library. The introductory talk was by the Librarian - Philip Larkin - who gave us a superb 20-minute talk on jazz! Wonderful.

Hull's telephone system is still private, I believe. Once the doyen of UK telephone systems, I hear it's now falling slightly behind in the broadband area because it's still private. Rumour or true?