Enterprising young people invited to pitch their ideas to TV business expert 24th October 2022 Young entrepreneurs in Hull, East Riding and Ryedale are being urged to pitch their enterprising ideas to a TV business expert for a chance to win a year of mentorship and up to £1,000 in funding. Aspiring young entrepreneurs aged from 16 to 29 can submit a two-minute video about their business idea to former […] Read more Business News Regeneration businessCouncillor Drake-DavisGlobal Entrepreneurship WeekHull Youth EnterpriseJohn Cracknell Youth Enterprise BankRegenerationyouth enterprise
City’s first council-backed warm spaces open doors 24th October 2022 Today, Hull’s first council-supported warm spaces will open their doors. Venues include Jubilee Church in Hull city centre, libraries, St Michael’s Youth Project, and the Community Trust, which will be utilising space at the Freedom Centre. Warm spaces are buildings where people are welcome to spend time and enjoy some company for free – some […] Read more News
Whitefriargate units to be given new frontages following Historic England funding 24th August 2022 Units in Whitefriargate are to benefit from new frontages following over £95,000 funding from Historic England. Owned by Hull Trinity House, 1-3 Whitefriargate will be given new frontages and 9 Whitefriargate will receive a new gate. Councillor Drake-Davis, Portfolio Holder for regeneration said: “These are landmark buildings in the city, and new frontages, kept in […] Read more Civic Environment News Regeneration Councillor Drake-DavisHigh Street Heritage Action ZoneHistoric EnglandHull Trinity HouseWhitefriargate regeneration
Innovative ‘Floodmobile’ coming to Hull to help you protect your home 24th August 2022 A “flood-resilient house on wheels” will visit Hull next month during its tour of the Humber region. The Flood Innovation Centre’s Floodmobile is an innovative mobile demonstration vehicle created to show the public what property flood resilience measures are and how they work. It is packed with around 50 different flood resilience measures that can […] Read more Environment Flooding News flood innovation centreflood risk
Council funds new service which will deliver more personalised care to people in Hull 24th August 2022 Hull City Council has awarded new contracts to deliver Extra Care Community Wellbeing Services, which will see adults in Hull receiving more personalised care. The five-year contracts begin on Monday 21 November 2022, with the option to extend them for a further two periods of 12 months each. The new contracts form part of the […] Read more Adult social care Community and Living News Councillor Linda ChambersExtra Care
Further significant milestones achieved in Hull’s social care improvement journey 24th August 2022 Hull has been on an improvement journey across children’s social care since January 2019, when Ofsted assessed the service as Inadequate. Over the last two years, Hull City Council’s Children’s Services have had six monitoring visits by Ofsted, looking at different parts of the service. The Department for Education (DfE) also appointed a Children’s Services […] Read more Children and families News children's social careChildren's services commissionerCouncillor Linda TockDepartment for EducationEarly help and safeguarding hub (EHASH)Hull safeguarding children partnershipOfstedSEND
Hull floods 15 years on: How the city built up its defences after the devastation of 2007 24th June 2022 ‘It’s hard to believe what happened 15 years ago,” says Gerry Dippnall. “It affected so many people and really showed how underprepared we were as a city.’ On 25 June 2007, Gerry’s Kingswood home was one of more than 10,000 properties damaged when a “once in 150 years [1]” storm led to widespread flooding across […] Read more Environment Living With Water News Flooding
Weekly roadworks update – June 24 24th June 2022 Read more News Transport & Streets Hull weekly roadworks updateRoadworks
Hull City Council backs project to support Ukrainian women entrepreneurs 24th May 2022 Hull City Council has today announced that it will be backing a national project to support Ukrainian women entrepreneurs as part of a programme that will see women entrepreneurs from war-torn Ukraine relocate to the UK. During the first Global Entrepreneurship Congress [GEN] since before the pandemic, 6,000 ecosystem builders, ministers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors exchanged ideas […] Read more Business News Regeneration businessRegenerationUkraine
Free school meal vouchers for 12,500 families to help with cost of living 24th May 2022 Hull City Council has announced that children who live in Hull and are currently receiving free school meals will receive food vouchers worth £15 over the May half-term week. Around 12,500 families currently receive free school meals in Hull. These families will be sent a text or an email asking them to choose the supermarket […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Free school mealsHousehold Support Scheme
New plans place active travel at the forefront of Transport for the North’s agenda 24th March 2022 Active travel and multimodal hubs have been highlighted as two important strands of future transport policy by Transport for the North (TfN). As part of plans to update the 2019 Strategic Transport Plan, TfN published two documents which support the need for integrated active travel and multimodal hubs across the northern region. The documents – […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelCouncillor Daren HaleTransport for the North
Exciting new expo will showcase proposed improvements at Hull Royal Infirmary and the surrounding area – come along and share your views 24th March 2022 A weekend exhibition is taking place to showcase new proposals for Hull Royal Infirmary as Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust seeks to develop new healthcare facilities as part of wider plans to improve the surrounding area. The event is taking place on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 April from 10am – 4pm at the […] Read more Health and Social Care News Planning Regeneration Councillor Daren HaleHealthHull Royal InfirmaryPlanningRegeneration
