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
Top 10 archaeological gems in Hull 4th March 2019 Hull and East Riding Museum – one of the fantastic free museums in the city’s Old Town – takes visitors through 235 million years of history. Its unique collection of exhibits allow visitors to look on majestic mammoths, meet Saxon invaders, walk through an Iron Age village and enter a Roman bath house. Here are 10 of […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Hull and East Riding MuseumHull Culture and LeisureHull Museums
Take a look inside Taphouse Brewpub in Hull’s Fruit Market 4th March 2019 Here is a look at Hull’s newest bar and brewery, offering craft beers brewed on-site and from around the world Taphouse Brewpub has opened in Hull’s resurgent Fruit Market quarter. It is both a working brewery and stylish bar, offering almost 40 draught craft beers, lagers and ciders, plus bottled and canned beers, wines and […] Read more Business News Regeneration Fruit Market
Hull youth enterprise manager to pick up award 4th October 2018 A Hull youth enterprise manager is to be recognised for his dedication to supporting entrepreneurial young people. Hull City Council’s Charles Cracknell, founder of the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank, is to be honoured at a University of Winchester graduation ceremony. Charles will receive the University of Winchester Alumni Recognition Award – which recognises contributions […] Read more Business John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank
Historic maritime painting conservation framework to be introduced 4th September 2018 A painting conservation framework is to be introduced to conserve over 30 historic maritime paintings from Hull Maritime Museum’s collection. To support the design, development and delivery of the city’s major maritime heritage programme, Hull City Council require painting conservation services in advance of the main £27.4m project, scheduled for 2020 and subject to Heritage […] Read more Leisure & Culture
Repairs to Foredyke Bridge now complete 4th September 2018 Essential repair works to Foredyke Bridge have now been completed. Councillor Daren Hale, portfolio holder for strategic highways, said: “The completion of this vital scheme highlights our commitment to improving the city’s transport infrastructure, and although it took slightly longer than anticipated, the benefits will last for years to come. “I would like to thank […] Read more Transport & Streets
Ferens Art Gallery sees 91% increase in visitor numbers 4th July 2018 Visitor numbers for the first five months of the year at Ferens Art Gallery have shown a 91% increase from the same period prior to Hulls year as UK City of Culture 2017. The figures, comparing the first five months of 2018 and 2015*, are promising for both the gallery and the city as Hull […] Read more Leisure & Culture News
Council commits to securing future of Hulls Banksy as structural survey of Scott Street Bridge reveals it is a hazard to shipping 4th July 2018 Plans to preserve an artwork by Banksy on Scott Street Bridge have been revealed after a structural survey has found the bridge to be a hazardous structure. Whilst there is no immediate risk to shipping or the public, Hull City Council will press ahead with plans to appoint a contractor to carry out urgent works […] Read more Environment News
City centre to be seen in a new light as Golden Hour goes live 4th April 2018 Some of Hulls most treasured landmarks are set to take the spotlight as new permanent artistic lighting is switched on across the city centre. Complementing the recent transformation of the citys public realm, lighting specialist Nayan Kulkarnis artwork has been designed to draw the eye naturally from the ground up to the sky and is […] Read more Leisure & Culture
