Day: 11 October 2023

View article Hull Fair comes to Albert Ave as giant hook a duck competition fills new lido

Hull Fair comes to Albert Ave as giant hook a duck competition fills new lido

Albert Avenue Pools and Fitness has been officially opened by the Lord Mayor, with a giant game of hook a duck in the new lido. Following the unveiling of a commemorative plaque, by Lord Mayor, Cllr Kalvin Neal, the hook-a duck schools competition that was launched over the summer by the project’s contractors through the […]

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View article Hull City Council leader calls on Secretary of State for update on rail electrification 

Hull City Council leader calls on Secretary of State for update on rail electrification 

Councillor Mike Ross, leader of Hull City Council, has (today) written to the Secretary of State for Transport to seek clarification on when the government expect electrification of the Hull to Leeds rail line to take place. Hull City Council has been working with its partners at Transport for the North and Network Rail, alongside the […]

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View article Hull encouraged to ‘travel wisely’ with various events planned for TravelWise Week

Hull encouraged to ‘travel wisely’ with various events planned for TravelWise Week

Hull City Council and its partners will be hosting various events across the city in support of TravelWise Week, a world-wide, week-long travel challenge where sustainable travel organisation, Modeshift, encourages everyone to travel wisely. It is the council’s ambition to make Hull cleaner, greener and healthier by encouraging residents to choose active forms of travel […]

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View article Red light enforcement cameras to be installed at ‘dangerous’ East Hull junction 

Red light enforcement cameras to be installed at ‘dangerous’ East Hull junction 

Hull City Council is working in partnership with Safer Roads Humber to deliver a Road Safety Scheme that is expected to reduce accidents at a busy East Hull junction.  Over £240k in funding has been provided by Safer Roads Humber to install four red light enforcement cameras on all approaches to the Holderness Road and […]

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View article New technology seeks to reduce collisions and congestion on busy Hull route

New technology seeks to reduce collisions and congestion on busy Hull route

Innovative technology has been installed on a major route in the centre of the city, to help improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists, as well as help reduce congestion and encourage more people to consider alternative means of travel. In a UK first, Hull City Council, working with leading highway and transport technological solutions […]

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View article Appeal for information after a fly-tipping incident on Preston Road 

Appeal for information after a fly-tipping incident on Preston Road 

Hull City Council is calling for information following a recent fly-tipping incident involving asbestos near an East Hull primary school.  This deposit of asbestos was found on Wednesday 5 July 2023 on the drain embankment near the entrance to Woodland Primary School on Flinton Grove, Preston Road, Hull.  Fly-tipping is not only a crime, but […]

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View article Applications invited for Affordable Warmth and Energy Saving Community Grants

Applications invited for Affordable Warmth and Energy Saving Community Grants

Applications are invited for Hull City Council and partners’ Affordable Warmth and Energy Saving Community Grants scheme. Launched on Monday 10 July, it offers grants to voluntary organisations such charities, faith groups and residents’ associations to help people keep warm and well over the winter months. The scheme is supported by businesses in the city […]

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