Image source, Josh Moore Hull Fair 2026: Full list of road closures 5th October 2026 Full list of road closures for Hull Fair 2026. Read more News Transport & Streets Community Plan: Safe and Welcoming NeighbourhoodsHull Fairroad closures
Image source, Hull City Council Council shortlisted for two national recycling awards 5th October 2026 Hull City Council has been shortlisted for two prestigious MRW National Recycling Awards. Read more News Waste award shortlistCommunity Plan: Safe and Welcoming NeighbourhoodsCouncillor Charles QuinnMRW National Recycling Awardssimpler recycling
Image source, David Street Photography Hull Fair arrives for 2026 5th October 2026 One of Europe’s largest travelling fairs will return to Hull this month for its 732nd year. Opening this Friday, 9 October, and taking over 16 acres of Walton Street car park, Hull Fair boasts attractions from across the country. This year there are more than 300 attractions from rollercoasters and white-knuckle-rides to hook-a-duck and bingo, […] Read more Civic Leisure & Culture News What's on Chief Inspector Derek HussainCllr Maria Cowardfamily eventHull Fair 2026Lord Mayor
Image source, Hull City Council Hull College receives national accreditation for supporting sustainable travel 5th October 2026 One of Hull’s most well-known further education providers has been recognised nationally for its work in encouraging and supporting staff and students to walk, cycle and use public transport to get to and from its campus in the heart of the city. Read more Education and Learning Environment News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelCommunity Plan: A Healthier and Fairer HullCommunity Plan: Responding to the Climate and Nature EmergencyCommunity Plan: Safe and Welcoming NeighbourhoodsCouncillor Mark IeronimoHull City CouncilHull CollegeModeshift STARSsustainable transportTeam Modeshift
Image source, Emily Underworld, Unsplash Survey aims to help improve mental health at work 5th October 2026 A new survey is launching ahead of this week’s World Mental Health Day (October 10) to help take stock of the mental health of Hull’s workforce. The long-term goal of the research is to help reduce work-related stress, and improve mental health and wellbeing at work. Businesses and employers around the city will be urged […] Read more Business News
Image source, Hull City Council Hull residents prosecuted and fined over £7,000 for littering 5th August 2026 Hull City Council is continuing to warn residents to dispose of their litter responsibly, to avoid a substantial fine or prosecution. Read more News Waste Councillor Charles QuinnHull Magistrates CourtLA Support LtdLitteringprosecutions
Image source, Hull City Council Hull Litterbugs hit with criminal records and over £13,000 in fines 5th June 2026 Hull City Council is continuing to warn residents to dispose of their litter responsibly, to avoid a substantial fine or prosecution. The warning comes after 30 residents, who failed to pay fines issued by the council, were recently convicted in Hull Magistrates’ Court after littering in the following locations: All residents were issued a criminal record and ordered to pay […] Read more News Waste Councillor Charles QuinnKeep Britain TidyLittering
Image source, Hull City Council 113th Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull installed 5th June 2026 The new Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull and Admiral of the Humber, Councillor Maria Coward, has been installed at a ceremony at the Guildhall today. Councillor Coward was elected at a Full Council meeting on Thursday 21 May as Lord Mayor for the city for the 2026/2027 civic year. The installation ceremony took place […] Read more Civic News Cllr Maria CowardCouncillor Cheryl PayneGuildhallLord Mayor
Debenhams building regeneration as part of £75 million investment 5th May 2026 Clearance of the former Debenhams building has commenced and construction will soon be underway at the building in Hull, transforming the former store into 178 city centre apartments, as part of DBG Group Holdings Limited’s multi-million-pound investment into the city. The building on Prospect Street has stood vacant since 2021 but is now undergoing redevelopment […] Read more Housing News Planning Regeneration Circus CircusDBG GroupDebenhamsProspect StreetShirethorn House
Essential carriageway resurfacing work to commence on Falkland Road 5th May 2026 Hull City Council will begin a three-month carriageway resurfacing scheme on Falkland Road in Marfleet, east Hull, starting on Monday 11 May. Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets Angela BlakeAnnandale RoadFalkland RoadMarfleetWright Civil Engineering
Image source, Back to Ours Hundreds of Hull residents to take part in spectacular city-wide processions celebrating local identity 5th February 2026 Hull’s city centre streets will transform into a carnival of colour, music and spectacle on Saturday 14 March, as hundreds of local residents take part in ‘Our City’ – a major community-led celebration. The free event, directed by Hull-based arts charity Back to Ours and supported and funded by Hull City Council, will feature two […] Read more Children and families Community and Living Leisure & Culture News What's on Back to OursCllr Rob PritchardColliderfestCultural TideseventLouise YatesOur City
Image source, Hull City Council Registered waste carrier prosecuted for burning waste and fly-tipping 5th January 2026 Hull City Council has successfully taken legal action against a registered waste carrier for burning waste and fly-tipping mattresses. On Friday 5 December 2025, Mr Andrew Pearson, trading as Kingston Clearances of Paragon Street, Hull, appeared at Hull Magistrates’ Court and pleaded guilty to multiple offences under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. These offences were as follows: The offences occurred between January and […] Read more News Waste Councillor Charles QuinnFly-tipping prosecutionsHull Magistrates Court
