Culture Minister Margaret Hodge has announced the final list of cities which will compete for the title of UK City of Culture in 2013.
Fourteen bids have made the list. They include 11 single cities and one county, Cornwall. Portsmouth and Southampton’s joint bid is included, as is Ipswich’s bid with its surrounding districts in the Haven Gateway. They were whittled down from 33 bids although some bidders, like Aberdeen, subsequently withdrew:

The Full list is
Barnsley
Birmingham
Carlisle
Chichester
Cornwall
Derry
Durham
Hull
Ipswich and the Haven Gateway
Norwich
Portsmouth and Southampton
Sheffield
Southend
Swansea

The list of judges who will make up the Independent Advisory Panel, chaired by Phil Redmond, was also announced.They are:

. Derrick Anderson CBE
. Prof John Ashton CBE
. Anna Carragher
. Margaret Evans
. Lauren Laverne
. Rotha Johnston CBE
. Robert Palmer
. The judges will make their recommendations in the summer.