Can you identify this man suspected of fly-tipping in Hull? 24th May 2019 Can you help identify this man who is suspected of fly-tipping in Morpeth Street? The incident was captured on CCTV, which shows bags of waste left in the Hull street. The offence took place at 11.55am on Wednesday 22 May. Anyone with information to help identify the offender should call 01482 300 300, quoting reference […] Read more News Waste Caught on cameraCCTVFly-tipping
Steps icon Claire Richards joins Mel C at Pride in Hull 24th May 2019 Steps star Claire Richards has been announced as the final headliner at this year’s Pride in Hull. She will join Spice Girl Mel C and RuPaul’s Drag Race phenomenon Alaska 5000. Claire first found fame as the lead vocalist of pop legends Steps, notching up 26 hit singles including dancefloor favourites 5,6,7,8, Stomp and Tragedy. […] Read more Leisure & Culture News What's on Pride in Hull
Why you should support Dementia Action Week 24th May 2019 Dementia affects thousands of people living in Hull. There are estimated to be more than 2,900 people living with dementia in the city. About 1,800 are formally diagnosed and recorded on GP dementia registers. And both of these figures are expected to increase by up to 1,000 by 2020. And as this week is Dementia […] Read more Adult social care News
Hull bids for major maritime project funding 24th May 2019 Hull has bid for funding to secure a project that will transform its most important maritime treasures. Hull City Council has applied for £13.6m from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for the ambitious £27.4m Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project. A successful bid would enable the full realisation of the plan to celebrate Hull’s 800 years of […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City
Gandhi’s grandson coming to Hull for 150th birthday of activist 24th May 2019 The grandson of Mahatma Gandhi is to give a lecture in Hull to mark his grandfather’s 150th birthday. Gopal Gandhi is a former IAS officer and diplomat who was the 23rd Governor of West Bengal, serving from 2004 to 2009. As an IAS officer, he served as Secretary to the President of India and as […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture
Knife Angel sculpture goes on display in Hull 24th January 2019 A Knife Angel sculpture is to go on display in Hull throughout February. The sculpture has been created from more than 100,000 knives collected through police force surrender campaigns across the country. The national monument against violence and aggression stands at 27ft. To coincide with the sculpture going on display in Queens Gardens, a school programme […] Read more Community and Living News Humberside Police
Ferens Art Gallery to host Swinging the Lamp 24th January 2019 A performance showing the drama of a life at sea is coming to Hull. Swinging the Lamp, told in the words of a former fisherman, will be shown at Ferens Art Gallery on Saturday 9 March. The show remembers the life of skipper Jim Williams and tells tales of Hull and Grimsby’s past fishing communities through storytelling, theatre and folk […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Ferens Art GalleryHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City
Hull City Council praised for top-quality leadership in LGA Corporate Peer Challenge report 24th September 2018 Hull City Council has been told it is a “hugely ambitious” organisation with top-quality leadership and a strong sense of place. The local authority was praised in its LGA (Local Government Association) Corporate Peer Challenge report, released on Monday. As part of the review, a team of senior officers and councillors from local authorities from […] Read more Council Government and Democracy
Council congratulates students on improved GCSE results 24th August 2018 Thousands of young people across Hull collected their GCSE results yesterday (Thursday 23 August), with more options than ever before open to 16-year-olds. Provisional results released by Hull City Council show 59 per cent of the city’s pupils achieved at least a standard pass in both English and mathematics, with 34 per cent achieving at […] Read more Education and Learning
Ten residents prosecuted for fly-tipping 24th May 2018 Ten Hull residents have been prosecuted for a number of environmental crimes across the city. Councillor Anita Harrison, portfolio holder for Streetscene, said: By taking a tough stance on enforcement we can deter any potential offenders, and we encourage members of the public not to shrink from reporting any perpetrators they see. We will prosecute, […] Read more Environment
Hull migrants share their journeys through artwork 24th January 2018 Learners who have moved to Hull from other countries have created an art instillation to represent their unique journeys to the city. The Homelands project invited people who had moved to live in Hull from abroad to attend 10 three-hour workshops, at which they created a 6ft-by-4ft piece of artwork depicting flags from around the […] Read more Education and Learning
Young dancers to display skills at Hull College 24th January 2018 Young performers and choreographers from Hull will show off their talents at a dance performance taking place in the city. Groups from across the city will perform street and contemporary dance at the event at the Hull Colleges Riverside Theatre. It is part of Creative Voice, a Hull City Council youth arts initiative. Hull Dance […] Read more Leisure & Culture
