Day: 19 December 2023

View article Family Hubs launch new website to showcase the wide range of free support on offer to Hull families

Family Hubs launch new website to showcase the wide range of free support on offer to Hull families

A new website for Hull’s Family Hubs has been launched. Hull’s 12 Children’s Centres were officially rebranded as Family Hubs earlier this year, offering a wide range of services to support local children, young people and families. The Family Hubs offer support to families in their local communities from conception, through the first 1,001 days […]

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View article Hull City Councils’ Household Waste and Recycle Centres – when will they be open over Christmas? 

Hull City Councils’ Household Waste and Recycle Centres – when will they be open over Christmas? 

As Christmas fast approaches, Hull City Council wants to remind residents that the Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) will be changing their opening times over the festive period.  The centres – which are located in Burma Dive, Whiltshire Road, and Amsterdam Road – will be closed on Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 December, and […]

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View article Hull City Council leader meets with Rail Minister to discuss rail electrification

Hull City Council leader meets with Rail Minister to discuss rail electrification

The leader of Hull City Council, Councillor Mike Ross, has stepped up his efforts to get certainty from the government on when electrification of the Hull to Leeds rail line will take place. Following his letter to the Secretary of State for Transport, written following the termination of the HS2 project earlier this month, Councillor […]

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View article Hong Kong drainage delegates visit Hull’s flood defences

Hong Kong drainage delegates visit Hull’s flood defences

Delegates from the drainage section of Hong Kong’s government visited the Guildhall in Hull last week to learn about the city’s resilient flood alleviation schemes. The visitors from Asia visited Hull’s tidal surge barrier and Humber Hull Frontage, as well as sharing ideas with Hull City Council’s partners Living With Water. This was followed by […]

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View article National Recycling Week 2023: What can and cannot go in your blue bin in Hull? 

National Recycling Week 2023: What can and cannot go in your blue bin in Hull? 

Hull City Council reminds residents what can and cannot be recycled, as part of their participation in National Recycle Week 2023.  The council’s waste and recycling team is encouraging residents across Hull to recycle as much as possible during the week-long event, which began on Monday (October 16).  As part of this, the team also […]

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View article Making Changes for Careers Programme celebrated

Making Changes for Careers Programme celebrated

Hull City Council has celebrated seven years of the Making Changes for Careers Programme (MC4C), which in its current form will come to an end in October. Since it was founded, it has supported over 400 young people and has attracted attention at national and international levels. Hull City Council and partners held a celebration […]

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