Day: 4 February 2025

View article National Gallery partnership to bring Monet to Ferens

National Gallery partnership to bring Monet to Ferens

The National Gallery has announced it will partner with Hull’s Ferens Art Gallery as part of its Masterpiece Tour 2025-27. Ferens will join the Sainsbury Centre, Norwich; South Shields Museum and Art Gallery and Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, as part of the tour, which has been running for over a decade. This marks the first […]

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View article Appleton Primary pupils plant hedges as part of Setting Dyke flood resilience scheme

Appleton Primary pupils plant hedges as part of Setting Dyke flood resilience scheme

Children from Appleton Primary School spent a morning planting hedges and learning of the benefits of Hull City Council’s Setting Dyke Catchment Improvement Scheme. The pupils were given expert talks from the council’s flood resilience team before planting hedges which will help to protect the new natural flood management feature. The youngsters also learnt about […]

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View article East Riding and Hull City Council work with letting agents to counter damp and mould in the private rented housing sector

East Riding and Hull City Council work with letting agents to counter damp and mould in the private rented housing sector

East Riding of Yorkshire Council, alongside Hull City Council, is among the local authorities selected by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to run pilot projects which raise awareness among private tenants and landlords of the dangers of damp and mould and the statutory requirements to resolve them. Working together, both councils […]

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View article Young people to design Hull City Council’s Christmas card

Young people to design Hull City Council’s Christmas card

School children in Hull have been invited to create a design for Hull City Council’s official Christmas e-card. Posters are going up in primary and secondary schools, asking pupils to design a card with the theme of ‘Hull at Christmas’. Young people are being asked to come up with an entry that could, for example, […]

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View article New community minibus services to support passengers in East Hull

New community minibus services to support passengers in East Hull

Hull City Council has announced that two new community minibus services will launch in November to support passengers, in the east of the city, to access shopping and medical facilities in the Marfleet ward as well as to attend appointments at Castle Hill Hospital. The Marfleet Community Minibus Service will run from David Lister Court, […]

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View article Hull City Council serves closure order following drug dealing and nuisance behaviour

Hull City Council serves closure order following drug dealing and nuisance behaviour

Hull City Council’s Neighbourhood Nuisance Team, working with Humberside Police and the Council’s Neighbourhoods and Housing Service, has been granted a three-month closure on a property, owned by the council, in Arundel Close in the Drypool area of the city.  Tenants have been removed from the house which had become a focal point for drug […]

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View article Hull City Council Leader signs up for the Big Sleep Out

Hull City Council Leader signs up for the Big Sleep Out

Hull City Council Leader Cllr Mike Ross will be participating in the Big Sleep Out at Craven Park on Thursday 7 November. The fundraising event is aiming to raise vital funds for three local causes that address issues including homelessness, youth activities and end of life care. Homelessness and rough sleeping is a global problem, […]

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View article Free budding entrepreneurs event at Hull Central Library

Free budding entrepreneurs event at Hull Central Library

Budding entrepreneurs are invited to a full day of free inspirational talks and practical sessions at Hull Central Library as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week. Those thinking about or wanting more information about starting their own business are invited to Start-Up Day on Tuesday 19 November. Visitors will hear of start-up stories of local businesses, […]

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

Love Your Neighbourhood: Southcoates area receives tidy-up treatment 

Southcoates is the latest area to be supported by Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project.     Streets across the Southcoates 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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