Hull’s biggest haul of illegal tobacco seized 4th September 2019 Hull’s biggest haul of illicit tobacco has been discovered in a flat above a shop in Beverley Road, Hull, and in a nearby van. More than 145,000 cigarettes and 283 pouches of tobacco – with a value of more than £40,000 and a tax revenue loss of around the same amount – were found and […] Read more News Public Health Beverley RoadHull City CouncilHumberside PoliceTrading Standards
Hull’s major maritime project is given go-ahead by Planning Committee 4th September 2019 Plans to transform some of Hull’s maritime treasures have been given the go-ahead by planners. The decision by Hull City Council’s Planning Committee now means if the £13.6m bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund is successful, 800 years of Hull’s seafaring history would be protected and promoted by the creation the best maritime trail […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Arctic CorsairCouncillor Daren HaleDock Office ChambersHull Maritime MuseumHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityNational Lottery Heritage FundNorth End ShipyardSpurn Lightship
£4.3m Queens Gardens plans go before councillors next week 4th September 2019 Plans that could lead to £4.3m improvements to one of Hull’s most popular green spaces are to be considered by councillors. The plans for Queens Gardens will next week go before Riverside Area Committee councillors, who will be given the opportunity to add comments before the designs are submitted to the council’s planning committee. The […] Read more News Regeneration Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityQueens Gardens
Here is how to get tickets for Sistine Chapel exhibition at Hull Minster 4th September 2019 Tickets for the Sistine Chapel exhibition at Hull Minster are now available. The Michelangelo – A Different View exhibition will be on show at the church from Tuesday 8 October to Monday 18 November. It is free to enter, but a ticketing system for specified time slots will apply to ensure an uncrowded experience for visitors. Arrangements […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Hull MinsterMichelangelo's Sistine Chapel: A Different ViewSistine Chapel
Hull’s ambition to become a cycling city 4th July 2019 A task and finish panel has been established in order to improve the quality of cycling provision in the city. The group will come together to review the current cycling infrastructure, and make recommendations to Cabinet on how to improve facilities and encourage cycling in Hull. Councillor Aneesa Akbar, chair of the infrastructure and energy […] Read more Regeneration Transport & Streets Cyclingsustainable traveltransport
Young musicians from Hull to perform at London’s Southbank Centre 4th July 2019 A group of young musicians from Hull are heading to London this weekend to perform at the Southbank Centre as part of PRS Foundation’s New Music Biennial. This month, Hull arts company Absolutely Cultured and London’s the Southbank Centre will present the critically acclaimed free festival, which will feature 20 pieces of new music by […] Read more News Absolutely CulturedArun GhoshBBC Radio 3Freedom FestivalNew Music BiennialPRS FoundationSouthbank Centre
How businesses can help care leavers Hull 4th June 2019 Businesses in Hull are being urged to offer support for the city’s young care leavers. During Humber Business Week, Hull City Council is highlighting what can be done to help people aged from 16 to 25 who have at some point been taken into local authority care. Mark Jones, the council’s Director of Regeneration, said: “Hull […] Read more Business News Humber Business Week
Meet a few of Trinity Market’s independent traders 4th June 2019 You may have tried the street food in Trinity Market, but have you sampled the shopping? As Humber Business Week continues, traders at Hull’s oldest covered market are encouraging shoppers to love local and support independent businesses to try something bespoke and new. Watch the video below to meet a few of the independent local […] Read more Business News Humber Business WeekTrinity Market
Local elections: Find out who is standing in your ward 4th April 2019 Nominations are in for this year’s local elections. Residents can now look at who is standing for election in their ward. A seat is up for election in 19 of Hull’s 21 wards, with Bricknell and University wards do not have elections this year. Find out who is standing for election here. Residents who are […] Read more Council Government and Democracy News
Efforts to return historic trawler Viola to Hull stepped up 4th April 2019 A push to bring a historic steam trawler back to Hull has been stepped up. The Viola sailed from the city more than 100 years ago – but now sits abandoned on the island of South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean. She was built in 1906 at Beverley Shipyard and became part of a fleet of 50 […] Read more News Alan JohnsonHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityThe Viola
11 Easter school holiday activities at Hull museums 4th April 2019 The Easter school holidays are just around the corner in Hull – which means parents and carers of children in the city will be frantically trying to find activities to keep their young ones busy. This year’s Easter holidays, from Friday 5 April to Tuesday 23 April, will see the fantastic museums in the city’s […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Ferens Art GalleryHull and East Riding MuseumHull Maritime MuseumHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityStreetlife MuseumWilberforce House Museum
Huge skills event in Hull to help prospects of thousands young people 4th March 2019 A huge interactive skills event will take place at the Bonus Arena in Hull tomorrow and on Wednesday. Skills Humber, the region’s largest careers and skills event, is designed to allow people aged for 14 to 24 to meet with more than 40 employers, training providers, universities and professional bodies, each offering hands-on activities and industry […] Read more Education and Learning News
