Day: 20 June 2025

View article Council leader warns of renewable energy job losses without urgent government support

Council leader warns of renewable energy job losses without urgent government support

Cllr Mike Ross, leader of Hull City Council, has warned that thousands of jobs in the renewable energy sector could be at risk, including hundreds locally, without urgent government backing. In a joint letter with Cllr Anne Handley, leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, addressed to secretary of state for business and trade, Jonathan […]

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View article Chelsea Flower Show garden to find new home in Hull

Chelsea Flower Show garden to find new home in Hull

A stunning garden that debuts at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this week, will then take up permanent residence in Hull, as part of a collaboration with Visit Hull & East Yorkshire. The Songbird Survival Garden will captivate visitors in London, before being carefully relocated to Bransholme’s Neighbourhood Network Community Centre on Goodhart Road, where […]

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View article Ferens wins global museums award

Ferens wins global museums award

An exhibition at the Ferens Art Gallery has won a Museum and Heritage Award. The global awards celebrate the very best in the world of museums, galleries and cultural and heritage visitor attractions. Jason Wilsher-Mills: Are We there Yet exhibition won the Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the Year – budget less than £80k following its […]

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View article ECF confirmed as East Bank lead developer partner at UKREiiF

ECF confirmed as East Bank lead developer partner at UKREiiF

Hull City Council’s ambitious East Bank Urban Village project continues to take steps forward with ECF today being confirmed as lead developer partner. The council will sign a 15-year development agreement with ECF, a partnership between Homes England, L&G and Muse, for the master planning, development and construction of the site, which is expected to […]

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View article Hull social workers recognised as some of the country’s ‘Amazing Social Workers’ this Social Work Week

Hull social workers recognised as some of the country’s ‘Amazing Social Workers’ this Social Work Week

Social workers across Hull City Council’s Children and Family Services have been honoured as some of the ‘Amazing Social Workers’ being celebrated for World Social Work Week. Many individuals, as well as one of the teams, have been profiled as part of the British Association of Social Worker’s (BASW) annual celebrations. The BASW is the […]

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View article Ferens Art Gallery exhibition shortlisted for global award

Ferens Art Gallery exhibition shortlisted for global award

An exhibition at the Ferens Art Gallery has been shortlisted for a Museum and Heritage Award. The global awards celebrate the very best in the world of museums, galleries, and cultural and heritage visitor attractions. 51,623 people visited the Jason Wilsher-Mills: Are We there Yet Exhibition, displayed at the gallery in 2024. Visitors were taken […]

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View article Youth reps in Hull launch new resource for food support

Youth reps in Hull launch new resource for food support

Hull’s Young Mayor and Youth Representatives have launched a website to help residents access nutritional information, recipes and food support. Hull’s Young Mayor and Youth Representatives are a voluntary group of young people aged 11 to 17 years old. The members of the group meet weekly and discuss policies and services that are important to […]

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View article Love Your Neighbourhood: Sutton area tidy-up begins

Love Your Neighbourhood: Sutton area tidy-up begins

Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project has arrived in the Sutton area today.  As part of the citywide initiative, several streets within Hull’s Sutton Ward will undergo a comprehensive tidy-up from today, Monday 20 January, until Friday 31 January, leaving streets transformed and residents with a renewed sense of pride in their community.     The streets […]

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View article Council’s Leaving Care Team Manager shares memories of groundbreaking women’s rugby league tour

Council’s Leaving Care Team Manager shares memories of groundbreaking women’s rugby league tour

Hull City Council’s Leaving Care Team Manager Lisa Hunter has shared her memories about her role in a piece of British sporting history. Lisa was part of the Great Britain Women’s Rugby League team. In 1996, they embarked on their first ever tour of Australia – the first of its kind by an all-female British […]

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