Day: 22 November 2024

View article A magical Christmas planned in Hull city centre

A magical Christmas planned in Hull city centre

Christmas has officially begun in Hull following last night’s lights switch on, and visitors to the city centre can start to plan their Christmas countdown with a new free festive events calendar now available to pick up. After an incredible night of lights, music and merriment, which saw upwards of 17,000 people descend on Queen […]

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View article Councillors approve building blocks to achieve the vision for Hull

Councillors approve building blocks to achieve the vision for Hull

How Hull City Council will contribute to the overall ambitions and priorities for Hull in the coming years can now be put in place, after Full Council approved the new Council Plan. The Council Plan 2024-2028 is the Council’s contribution towards the new Community Plan, which will shape the city for the next decade. Its […]

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View article Two-phase reconstruction for Holderness Road

Two-phase reconstruction for Holderness Road

UPDATE: the originally scheduled outbound road closure from Mount Pleasant to Burleigh Street will now take place Sunday 8 December to Monday 9 December. Hull City Council is preparing to begin an essential carriageway reconstruction scheme on Holderness Road next week. As part of the council’s commitment to improving and futureproofing Hull’s road network, the […]

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View article Love Your Neighbourhood: Footpath improvement works to commence in Beverley and Newland

Love Your Neighbourhood: Footpath improvement works to commence in Beverley and Newland

As part of the Love Your Neighbourhood initiative, Hull City Council has identified several footpaths in the Beverley and Newland ward that require improvement. The council’s continued investment in the city’s footpaths will see works take place on Emmott Road, Stanbury Road, and Windle Avenue. These were identified during a Love Your Neighbourhood ‘patch walk’ […]

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View article Shetland pony pair make East Park debut

Shetland pony pair make East Park debut

East Park’s Animal Education Centre has gained two new residents as a pair of Shetland ponies have moved in. Ten-year-old Bonnie and Benjie have arrived following re-homing through the BlueCross animal welfare charity and are now settling into their new home. The duo are lifelong companions, having been together since they were six months old, […]

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View article New immersive audio walk to take visitors through 60 years of Hull music history

New immersive audio walk to take visitors through 60 years of Hull music history

Grab your headphones! A free guided audio tour of Hull’s incredible music history, narrated by comedian Lucy Beaumont, is now live. ‘Diamond Life’ is a collaboration between Hull City Council, Visit Hull & East Yorkshire (VHEY) and artist collective Mutiny. It offers over 60 minutes of discovery into Hull’s rich music past, guided and narrated […]

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View article Survey feedback calls for clean and tidy neighbourhood for Stepney area of Beverley Road

Survey feedback calls for clean and tidy neighbourhood for Stepney area of Beverley Road

A clean and tidy area free of litter, graffiti and fly-tipping would have the greatest impact in improving Stepney, according to a survey completed by the area’s residents and businesses. A four-week survey held earlier in the summer showed that 69 per cent of respondents were of the same opinion. The survey, part government’s High […]

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View article Council commits to inclusivity boost for disabled people

Council commits to inclusivity boost for disabled people

Hull City Council has re-committed to a charter which aims to make the city’s streets more inclusive for disabled people. ‘Who put that there?’ A Street Charter for Hull 2024-20229 supports an RNIB campaign that aims towards a safer environment for disabled people. The Council has worked with Highways, Legal Services and local organisations such […]

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View article Medieval knights to do battle in Hull’s Museums Quarter!

Medieval knights to do battle in Hull’s Museums Quarter!

There’ll be medieval merriment galore in Hull’s old town as the ever-popular Medieval Mayhem returns to the Museums Quarter this weekend (Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 July). The free event will once again see the Museums Quarter transformed into a medieval encampment and visitors come face-to-face with knights in armour, as the knights of the […]

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View article Restoration work starts on Hull’s historic bombed cinema

Restoration work starts on Hull’s historic bombed cinema

The restoration of a derelict Grade II listed cinema in Hull is now underway. The National Picture Theatre on Beverley Road, which still bears the scars of a World War Two bombing raid, will be given a new lease of life. The cinema was the “last surviving civilian bomb-damaged building” from the period and was […]

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View article Love Your Neighbourhood: Beverley and Newland area next in line for a tidy-up  

Love Your Neighbourhood: Beverley and Newland area next in line for a tidy-up  

Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project has arrived in the Beverley and Newland area today (Monday 22 July).   As part of the citywide Love Your Neighbourhood project, several streets within Hull’s Beverley and Newland Ward will undergo a comprehensive tidy-up from today until Friday 2 August, leaving streets transformed and residents with a renewed sense […]

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View article Caught on camera: Fly-tipping caught on CCTV cost vehicle owner £660 

Caught on camera: Fly-tipping caught on CCTV cost vehicle owner £660 

In an incident captured on CCTV, a registered owner of a vehicle was prosecuted and ordered to pay over £600 after a passenger committed an act of illegal fly-tipping.  Hull City Council brought the case against Mr Vorel Voicu of Queens Road, Hull, after CCTV caught a passenger fly-tipping waste from a vehicle he owned. […]

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