Day: 3 April 2025

View article Hull’s active and sustainable travel credentials showcased at national awards

Hull’s active and sustainable travel credentials showcased at national awards

Hull has been highlighted as an example of best practice, nationally, in promoting walking, wheeling, cycling and the use of public transport for everyday journeys after securing two awards at a summit in London. Representatives from Hull-headquartered business, Sewell Group, and from Hull City Council attended the event, organised by Modeshift, the not-for-profit sustainable travel […]

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View article Invest Hull shortlisted for prestigious award

Invest Hull shortlisted for prestigious award

Hull City Council has been shortlisted for the prestigious Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards 2025. The council’s ‘Invest Hull – supporting business growth’ submission is a finalist in the Economic Development category. The council demonstrated the success of its UK Shared Prosperity Fund scheme in supporting local businesses to grow and was said to have […]

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View article Increase in first choice of school for Hull’s secondary allocation

Increase in first choice of school for Hull’s secondary allocation

Today, Monday 3 March, parents of children starting secondary school in Hull in September 2025 will be offered a school place. This year, over 85 per cent of pupils have received their first choice of school and 96 per cent have been offered one of their choices. These are both increases from the 2024-25 allocation, […]

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View article Families consulted on designs for permanent memorials

Families consulted on designs for permanent memorials

Families affected by an investigation into a former funeral home business in East Yorkshire have been consulted on designs for permanent memorials. Memorial gardens will be built at the Northern Cemetery in Hull and at the Lelley Fields Crematorium near Preston in the East Riding of Yorkshire. They will provide peaceful and respectful settings, where […]

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View article Love Your Neighbourhood: North Carr ward next in line for a tidy-up

Love Your Neighbourhood: North Carr ward next in line for a tidy-up

Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project has arrived in the North Carr ward today.  As part of the citywide initiative, several streets within Hull’s North Carr ward will undergo a comprehensive tidy-up from today, Monday 3 February, until Friday 14 February, leaving streets transformed and residents with a renewed sense of pride in their community.     […]

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View article Public engagement launched to shape future of Hull city centre

Public engagement launched to shape future of Hull city centre

Hull City Council is seeking views on a new plan for its city centre. The Hull City Centre Vision will help the council realise its ambition to deliver a more family-friendly, sustainable and prosperous city centre of the future – one that benefits residents, businesses and visitors alike. Led by urban design specialists, Planit, the […]

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View article Phase two of west Hull footpath improvements to start

Phase two of west Hull footpath improvements to start

After phase one of the footpath resurfacing and reconstruction programme in west Hull was completed ahead of schedule, Hull City Council has confirmed that phase two will commence on Monday 6 January. Works will begin on the northern footpath of River Grove, as well as on Lulworth Avenue and Lymington Garth. This will be undertaken […]

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View article Newland area next to benefit from Hull City Council’s Priority Streets regeneration programme

Newland area next to benefit from Hull City Council’s Priority Streets regeneration programme

Hull City Council has approved a £4 million investment into streets between Newland Avenue and Beverley Road in north Hull. The funding is part of Hull City Council’s Priority Streets programme which identifies areas of the city most in need of housing improvement works. The streets involved are De Grey, Lambert and Grafton Streets and […]

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View article Council issues warning of significant fines after more people caught fly tipping

Council issues warning of significant fines after more people caught fly tipping

Hull City Council has reiterated its zero tolerance approach to people caught illegally depositing rubbish in the city after three separate £1,000 fixed penalty notices were handed out. The first fine was issued when a local resident was seen dumping bagged and loose household waste on Harlech Close in July. This was reported by a […]

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View article Love Your Neighbourhood: Boothferry area receives tidy-up treatment 

Love Your Neighbourhood: Boothferry area receives tidy-up treatment 

Boothferry is the latest area to be supported by Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project.      Streets across the Boothferry area are now basking in the glow of a much-welcomed makeover, thanks to Hull City Council’s ambitious Love Your Neighbourhood initiative.      As part of the citywide project, several streets within the area underwent a comprehensive […]

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