Exciting new features for Bean Street Play Area 16th April 2025 Visitors to Bean Street Play Area will be able to enjoy new and improved facilities at the playground later this summer. Four apparatus will remain in place – a rotary item, a springed object and two multi-units – which will be repainted, along with seating benches, to restore and revive the equipment. The remainder of […] Read more News Parks Regeneration Andrea McArthurBean Street Play AreaKOMPAN Limited
Hull children receive their primary school place offer 16th April 2025 Today is National Offer Day and families across Hull will have received their children’s primary school place allocation for September. 96% of pupils were offered their first preference of school this year. 99% of pupils obtained one of their three preferences. In total, around 2,900 children make up the total cohort of pupils at Hull’s […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News EducationHull SchoolsPauline Turnerprimary school placesschools
Security improvements made at Osborne Street car park 16th April 2025 Following the award of £46,975.23 in funding from the Hotspot Response Fund at the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, security upgrades have been made at Osborne Street car park . With the aim of addressing issues of anti-social behaviour, the funding has been used to install 14 new CCTV cameras on the stairwells, […] Read more News improvementsJonathan EvisonKerry RyanOsborne Street car parkPolice and Crime CommissionerTracy Harsley
TransPennine Express’ bi-mode Nova 1 trains set to arrive in Hull for the first time as train operator reminds customers of timetable change 16th December 2024 TransPennine Express (TPE) is reminding customers that a new timetable is set to come into effect this Sunday (15 December). Customers travelling between Hull and Liverpool will be able to sit back and relax on TransPennine Express’ Nova 1 trains for the first time later this week. Nova 1 is a fleet of 19 five-carriage […] Read more Business News Regeneration Transport & Streets Climate changeCouncillor mike rossHull City Councilrail travelTransPennine Express
Love Your Neighbourhood: Marfleet area receives tidy-up treatment 16th October 2024 Marfleet is the latest area to be supported by Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project. Streets across the Marfleet area are now basking in the glow of a much-welcomed makeover, thanks to Hull City Council’s ambitious Love Your Neighbourhood initiative. As part of the citywide project, several streets within the area underwent a comprehensive […] Read more News Waste Councillor Charles QuinnLove Your NeighbourhoodLove Your StreetMarfleet
Jewellery scam bust nets Trading Standards team national award 16th October 2024 The discovery of a jewellery scam worth £400,000 has helped net Hull City Council’s Trading Standards team a prestigious national award. Suspicions were raised in 2023, over a Hull-based online trader selling large volumes of ‘gold’ chain from a home address. The team investigated and found the chains were in fact cheap metal, cut from […] Read more News Public Health
Council encourages city to ‘walk, wheel and ride’ this TravelWise Week and beyond 16th September 2024 Hull City Council and its partners will once again be supporting TravelWise Week and assisting residents, businesses and communities to consider making more sustainable and active travel choices. Organised by Modeshift – the UK’s leading sustainable travel organisation – TravelWise Week is a yearly, global, week-long travel challenge that takes place from Monday 16 September […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelBritish CyclingCouncillor Mark Ieronimoeast yorkshire busesFirst Step SportsHull MaritimeHull Maritime Guided ToursHumberside PoliceModeshift STARSNeighbourhood Network HullNorthern RailR-evolutionRooted in HullStagecoach East Midlandssustainable transportTransPennine ExpressTravelWise Weekyorkshire community rail partnership
Hull City Council weekly traffic and travel update – 16 August 16th August 2024 Here is the latest breakdown of scheduled and emergency works taking place across Hull over the next few weeks. All works are subject to change. For the latest updates: Read more News Transport & Streets Hull weekly roadworks updateRoadworks
State-of-the-art carbon-neutral home opens for children in Hull 16th July 2024 Work has completed on a new modern, fully adapted, energy efficient home for young people and their families, for disability short breaks. Limetree Short Breaks in East Hull is a state-of-the-art, carbon-neutral design, whilst providing an inviting and homely atmosphere for meeting the specialist needs of children in the city. The new build provision supports […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleChildren's homesCouncillor Linda TockDepartment for EducationDFELimetree CourtOfstedSEND
Ewe are invited to a special sensory show this summer 16th July 2024 Hull’s youngest children are invited to snuggle up and get cosy at The Herd’s latest show, a sensory, musical adventure through the land of sleep. Counting Sheeps, created by local Theatre Company The Herd, follows the story of two sheep who can’t get to sleep in a relatable story for babies, toddlers and the (very […] Read more Children and families Leisure & Culture News Theatre What's on Counting SheepsHull TheatreThe Herd Theatre
Travel by bus and save this summer 16th July 2024 The Hull Bus Alliance is encouraging families, groups of friends and young people to travel by bus this summer and save money with the launch of two new discount ticket options. Stagecoach East Midlands and East Yorkshire Buses will be offering a ‘6 people for £6’ group travel ticket, perfect for days out or for […] Read more News Transport & Streets BusesCouncillor Mark Ieronimoeast yorkshire busesHull KAT CardStagecoach
Council supports local playwright in new project 16th July 2024 A new play will premiere at Hull Truck Theatre this summer, thanks to a match-funded Grant to Arts from Hull City Council. A Bitter Pill, by Hull-born Theatre Practitioner Ben McDonald, is a contemporary tragi-comic play exploring Fabricated or Induced Illness, (formerly known as Munchausen Syndrome) through stylised performance, audience participation, and improvised music. It […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Theatre What's on A Bitter PillBen McDonaldCllr Rob PritchardGrants to ArtsHull City ArtsHull Truck Theatre
