Giant karaoke bus parks up in Hull city centre 21st February 2019 Ever thought of yourself as a karaoke king or queen? A giant party bus has parked up in King Edward Square in Hull and is giving shoppers the chance to sing in front of crowds. The Greatest Hits Radio Big Bus Tour will be in the city centre until 7pm today. The national station launched […] Read more News
The many faces of Hull’s Edwin Davis building 21st February 2019 Demolition work began at the Edwin Davis building on Bond Street last week as part of the £130m Albion Square Development. The building had stood in various different guises, and locations, for more than 150 years. The Edwin Davis Company was established in Market Place in around 1840. By 1910, its premises had been re-fronted, […] Read more Business News Planning Regeneration
Hull City Council’s Making Changes for Careers project commended at Enterprising Britain Awards 21st September 2018 Hull has again received recognition at the Enterprising Britain Awards. A year after the city was named the UK’s most enterprising place, Hull City Council’s Making Changes for Careers (MC4C) project has been highly commended in the Building Enterprise Skills section. Fife in Scotland has been named the UK’s most enterprising region, with other top […] Read more Business John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank
Nominations open for 10th Hull Youth Enterprise Awards 2018 21st June 2018 Nominations are now open for the 10th Hull Youth Enterprise Awards 2018 that recognise Hull’s enterprising schools and businesses that support the youth enterprise agenda in the city. The awards, which are organised by Hull City Council in partnership with the Hull and East Riding Youth Enterprise Partnership, are in the following categories: The […] Read more Business
Hull Maritime Museum to display stunning pictures of Sir Ernest Shackletons Antarctic expedition 21st February 2018 A collection of dramatic photographs showing a perilous Antarctic expedition is to go on display at the Hull Maritime Museum. The Enduring Eye exhibition shows pictures taken by photographer Frank Hurley during the dangerous Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917, led by renowned explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. Hurleys documentation of Shackletons Endurance expedition telling the story […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Kingswood extension appeal dismissed 21st December 2017 The Planning Inspectorate today published its report and appeal decision regarding the land at Ashcombe Road and Barnes Way, Kingswood. Hull City Councils Planning Committee has twice rejected applications for extension to the shops at Kingswood. Following an appeal by Kingswood Parks Development Company, the Planning Inspectorate held an Inquiry into the decision and today, […] Read more Planning
Two Hull schools receive national heritage learning award 21st December 2017 Two Hull primary schools have become the first in the city to gain national recognition for their commitment to providing heritage-focused learning opportunities to their pupils. Ings Primary School and Priory Primary School have worked with Hull-based cultural organisation Heritage Learning through their flagship project The Hull Curriculum, to gain the national Heritage Schools Award. […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Hull and East Riding residents prosecuted for waste offences 21st December 2017 An East Riding resident has been prosecuted for a littering offence on Holderness Road in Hull. Deniz Yeter of Southwood Avenue, Cottingham was prosecuted and ordered to pay a total of £400 (£220 fine, £30 victim surcharge and £150 costs) by Hull Magistrates for a littering offence contrary to Section 87 Environmental Protection Act 1990. […] Read more Environment
Hull leading UK city on full fibre broadband coverage 21st September 2017 Thinkbroadband have released their latest data on broadband coverage across the UK, with Kingston upon Hull leading on full fibre distribution at 55.6 percent. This is way above the national average which stands at 2.66 percent deployment. Councillor Martin Mancey, Portfolio Holder for Economic Investment, Regeneration and Planning said: We know how important good connectivity […] Read more Business
Founder of Hulls William Jackson Food Group honoured with Mayors Centenary Plaque 21st September 2017 A heritage plaque has been unveiled in tribute to William Jackson whose first grocery shop on Scale Lane in Hull led to a business which now employs more than 700 people in the city. The family business, founded by William Jackson (1828-1912), is now in its sixth generation and is named the William Jackson Food […] Read more Council Government and Democracy
‘Knit’ sure how to recycle? This group will show you how 21st September 2017 As part of National Recycling Week, Hull City Council and Babes in the Wool have teamed up to raise awareness around recycling correctly. Trees and planters along Newland Avenue will host a brown or blue bin theme, and will be decorated with items that can be placed in each bin such as plastic bottles and […] Read more Environment
Hull named most Enterprising place in Britain 21st September 2017 The City of Hull has been recognised for its city-wide approach to investment in education and training programmes. The City of Hull received an Improving the Business Environment Award in the Enterprising Britain Awards and also given the title of the most enterprising place in Britain, a title previously held by Birmingham. The awards, which […] Read more Business
