Day: 12 March 2021

View article Independent arts venue on Whitefriargate receives £100,000 grant

Independent arts venue on Whitefriargate receives £100,000 grant

An independent arts venue, café and book and music store on Whitefriargate has received a £100,000 grant from the Humber LEP’s Humber High Street Challenge Fund. Wrecking Ball Press, which moved from Princes Quay to Whitefriargate last year, is the latest business to receive funding as part of Hull City Council’s Whitefriargate regeneration project. Wrecking […]

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View article Vaccine centre a ‘huge step forward’ but we must remain cautious – Hull health lead 

Vaccine centre a ‘huge step forward’ but we must remain cautious – Hull health lead 

With Hull City Hall now operating as the Humber region’s largest vaccination centre, Hull City Council’s Director of Public Health, Julia Weldon, has welcomed the development but said social distancing remains ‘as critical as ever’. The council has provided City Hall, in Queen Victoria Square, in the city centre, which reopened its doors as a […]

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View article Online programme to celebrate female authors, activists and journalists

Online programme to celebrate female authors, activists and journalists

A four-week online programme, from Hull Libraries, launches next week celebrating female writers. Leading up to International Women’s Day on Monday 8 March, Unfinished Business: The Fight for Women’s Rights will discuss historic, contemporary and future themes of womanhood, exploring gender, equality and liberation. The programme, curated by Hull Libraries in partnership with The British […]

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View article We are in crisis: grave warning as Hull amongst country’s highest Coronavirus rates

We are in crisis: grave warning as Hull amongst country’s highest Coronavirus rates

With one of the highest Coronavirus rates in the country, hospital admissions hit their highest level at any point throughout the pandemic, and the expectation that the peak is still to come, Hull’s Director of Public Health, Julia Weldon, has said everyone must act before it is too late. “If we do not act now; […]

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View article Residents in Hull are being urged to protect themselves against flood risk

Residents in Hull are being urged to protect themselves against flood risk

Residents in Hull are being reminded of how to protect themselves from one of nature’s biggest threats to the city. At present, there are around 120,000 home in Hull and of these, 106,302 are at risk from flooding. To try and reduce flood risk, a huge amount of work and investment has gone into building […]

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View article Virtual memorial service to be held for Hull’s road traffic victims

Virtual memorial service to be held for Hull’s road traffic victims

A virtual memorial service will take place to remember those who lost their lives on Hull’s roads. On Sunday 15 November, people will be able to access an online memorial service to remember and celebrate the lives of victims of road traffic accidents. The annual event forms part of the United Nation’s World Day of Remembrance […]

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View article Dolly Parton scheme extends to all two year olds in Hull

Dolly Parton scheme extends to all two year olds in Hull

All two year olds in Hull can now receive a free book each month, as the Dolly Parton Imagination Library scheme is extended. The scheme launched in September, with the council investing £88,500 for the scheme to be rolled out to two year olds who received early education entitlement. Around 1000 families took up the […]

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View article Businesses forced to close during lockdown can now apply for support grants from Hull City Council

Businesses forced to close during lockdown can now apply for support grants from Hull City Council

Businesses forced to close during lockdown can now apply for support grants from Hull City Council. Payments will be made to eligible businesses from Monday 16 November. Businesses forced to close, which are registered for Business Rates, can receive grants worth up to £3,000 per month under the Local Restrictions Support Grant (LRSG). Businesses need […]

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View article Hull Museums receive £145,692 cultural recovery grant

Hull Museums receive £145,692 cultural recovery grant

Hull Museums has received a £145,692 grant from the government’s Cultural Recovery Fund. It was announced today that Hull Museums is one of 1,385 arts and cultural organisations that are receiving a share of £257m as part of the first round of the Culture Recovery Fund grants programme being administered by Arts Council England. The […]

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View article Hull’s iconic Fish Trail goes digital

Hull’s iconic Fish Trail goes digital

Hull’s popular Fish Trail is going digital thanks to a free app that can turn your mobile phone into a virtual time machine. The trail, which weaves its way through Hull’s Old Town, can now be enjoyed alongside an app that brings historic areas of the city back to life. The What Was Here? app, […]

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View article Roadworks to begin in Greenwood Avenue

Roadworks to begin in Greenwood Avenue

Essential maintenance works will begin in Greenwood Avenue from Monday 15 June. The road will be closed from Cranbrook Avenue and 8th Avenue for one week only. The signed diversion route for motorists will be via Cranbrook Avenue, Endike Lane and Ellerburn Avenue. Bus services will also be diverted during the closure. Councillor Anita Harrison, […]

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