Council receives £1m to enhance key maritime heritage site 24th May 2021 Further exploration works on an ancient blockhouse in Hull, commissioned by Henry VIII, are set to take place thanks to a successful funding bid. Hull City Council has been awarded the first phase of £1m of funding from Highways England to deliver a programme of archaeological works to conserve and tell the story of a […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Regeneration Ancient blockhouseHull Maritime ProjectNational HighwaysSouth Blockhouse
Magical Museums activity booklet returns for Easter holidays 24th March 2021 Children across the city will be keeping themselves entertained this Easter with the Magical Museums activity booklet from Hull Museums. The second edition of the booklet, developed in partnership with Hull City Council’s Healthy Lifestyles Team and designed by artist Joseph Cox, has a health and wellbeing theme and is filled with fun activities inspired […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Councillor Marjorie BrabazonFerens Art GalleryHull Culture and LeisureHull MuseumsMagical Museums
Phased work continues in Holderness Road 24th November 2020 Essential repair work has started between the Railway Bridge and Jalland Street. The work is taking place from 7pm – 6am until Monday 30 November, and temporary traffic signals are in place so that two-way traffic is maintained. The work will be spilt into the following phases: Phase Date Section 1 Monday 23 November Inbound […] Read more News Transport & Streets Holderness RoadJalland StreetRailway BridgeRoadworks
The Turner Prize, armed Italian police escorts and thousands of people painting themselves blue all in the name of art – Kirsten Simister looks back on an incredible 17 years as curator at Ferens Art Gallery 24th November 2020 When Kirsten Simister arrived in Hull in 2003 to take up the role of curator at Ferens Art Gallery, she couldn’t have imagined what was in store for both her and her new adopted city. Hull’s rich cultural and artistic landscape has flourished since then, with Ferens Art Gallery itself benefitting from a £5.2m refurbishment […] Read more Feature Ferens Leisure & Culture Museums News Bigger Trees Near WarterDavid HockneyFerens Art GalleryHull UK City of CultureSea of HullSpencer TunickThe Turner PrizeUK City of Culture
Hull New Theatre and Hull City Hall receive £1.6m grant from government’s Culture Recovery Fund 24th October 2020 Hull New Theatre and Hull City Hall has been awarded £1.6 million as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help face the challenges of the coronavirus. Hull New Theatre and Hull City Hall are one of 35 major cultural organisations receiving the first grants between £1 and £3 million through the […] Read more Hull City Hall Hull New Theatre Leisure & Culture News Councillor Marjorie BrabazonCouncillor Stephen BradyCulture Recovery FundHull City HallHull New Theatre
Women Into Manufacturing and Engineering initiative wins Best Partnership Award 24th September 2020 The Women Into Manufacturing and Engineering (WiME) initiative has won the Best Partnership Award at the Catch 2020 Annual Awards. The public/private sector partnership is designed to raise the awareness of career paths in manufacturing and engineering for school girls and women. The awards ceremony, which celebrate successes in industry, took place online for the […] Read more Business News Regeneration Catch 2020 AwardsDepartment for Work and PensionsWiMEWomen Into Manufacturing and Engineering
NHS Covid-19 app now available in Hull 24th September 2020 Today, people in Hull can download the NHS COVID-19 app following a nationwide launch. The app is designed to limit the spread of Coronavirus and make it easier to find and alert those an infected person has been in contact with. Part of NHS Test and Trace, the app has been trialled in the London […] Read more Coronavirus Public Health Coronavirushull covid appnhs covid appTest and Trace
Free activities to help children in Hull get active this summer 24th July 2020 A free project designed to help children and young people get more active, enjoy the outdoors and have fun launches in Hull this week. Healthy Holidays is here to help children and young people get more active, enjoy the outdoors and have fun. This year, it returns with limited activities due to the ongoing Covid-19 […] Read more Children and families Coronavirus News Public Health Healthy Holidays
Make the pledge to move more, people in Hull urged 24th July 2020 A new campaign is asking people in Hull to make a simple pledge to move more. Aimed at getting people to increase their activity levels, a new website gethullactive.co.uk lets people share their own pledges – from taking the kids to the park to cycling to work or getting out and about with the dog. […] Read more News Public Health Get Hull activeMove More
Pop-up cycle lanes in Hull seeing more get on their bikes 24th July 2020 Pop-up cycle lanes are becoming a key feature of Hull’s transport infrastructure as more people opt to use this greener form of travel. As a result of lockdown, cycling has increased by 29 per cent in the Yorkshire and Humber region. And to support this shift towards a more active Hull, Hull City Council wants […] Read more Environment News Regeneration Transport & Streets Councillor Daren HaleCyclingOperation Safe Passpop-up cycle lanesRusty Riders
Shop offering low-cost electrical items for reuse opens in east Hull 24th July 2020 A new shop aimed at boosting the reuse of unwanted but good quality domestic appliances has opened today in Marfleet Lane, Hull. Every year, thousands of working fridges, freezers, washing machines and other large domestic appliances are taken to household waste and recycling centres across Hull and East Riding areas. Many of these items are […] Read more News Waste Dove House HospiceEast Riding of Yorkshire CouncilFCC EnvironmentReuse shop
Warning over scammers as Test and Trace gets under way 24th June 2020 People in Hull are being urged to be vigilant against scammers as the Government’s Coronavirus Test and Trace programme gets under way. Phase one of the programme is now live, meaning anyone could receive a call, email or text asking them to isolate in case they have the virus. Those who are contacted are warned […] Read more Coronavirus News Public Health Councillor Mike ThompsonTest and Trace
