Hull Paragon railway station to get reliability upgrade this Easter 5th April 2022 Major track upgrades will take place at Hull Paragon station this Easter bank holiday weekend. On Saturday 16, Sunday 17 and Monday 18 April, Network Rail teams will remove and replace more than 500 yards of rail, sleepers and supporting stones across Platforms 2, 3, 4 and 5. Network Rail says the £1.3m project will […] Read more News Transport & Streets Hull Paragon Interchangenetwork railTrains
Free first aid course coming to Ennerdale Leisure Centre 5th April 2022 Hull Culture and Leisure Ltd is joining forces with the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to hold a free first aid awareness course. The free course is for anyone aged 12 and above (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) and will cover everything from responding to choking, the recovery position and how to use an […] Read more News Public Health What's on Alison WalkerEnnerdaleFirst aid coursefree
Success for maritime training programme for young people 5th April 2022 A course aimed to give young people the qualifications they need to enter a career in the seafaring industry has achieved a 75 per cent success rate to date. So far, three of the ten ‘Maritime Futures’ training courses have been delivered, with 25 participants completing the course. Delivered by East Coast Maritime Training, on […] Read more Business Leisure & Culture Museums News Regeneration career at seaHull MaritimeHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityMaritime FuturesTraining
New video launched to tell Hull’s story on tackling climate change 5th January 2022 Hull City Council have launched a new video which shows how Hull and its local businesses are taking action locally to confront climate change. It calls upon even more local businesses and residents to step up and join the fight against climate change. Produced by Reddoor, the short video shows how businesses like manufacturers Eltheringtons […] Read more Environment News 2030 Carbon Neutral Hull StrategyClimate changeenvironment
How to get a Lateral Flow Test 5th January 2022 Lateral Flow Tests (LFTs), also known as ‘no-symptom’ tests are currently affected by national supply issues. This has resulted in a temporary pause in the availability of home testing kits from Hull City Council. This includes all usual council collection points – libraries, pop-up hand-outs and customer service centres. Assisted tests are available at Princes […] Read more Coronavirus News Public Health
Families encouraged to take up free nursery places 5th January 2022 Hull City Council is encouraging parents of pre-school children to take up their child’s free nursery place. All children aged three and four are entitled to 15 hours of free early education a week, and most working families will be eligible for 30 hours per week. The free early education can be at Ofsted registered nurseries, nurseries […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News 30 hours free childcareChildcareChildren and familiesCouncillor Shane McMurrayEarly educationEarly yearsFamily Information Service
Decision Record: Council services to return in-house 5th November 2021 The Council has today published a Decision Record that outlines plans to bring the Customer Contact (Call) Centre and the Revenues and Benefits services back ‘in-house’. The two contracts, currently run by Civica, end in 2022 and will not be renewed, meaning staff will be transferred over to direct Council employment. The current contract for […] Read more News CivicaCouncillor Aneesa AkbarHull customer service centres
Hull City Council and local partners highly commended for working in partnership to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic 5th November 2021 Hull City Council, alongside local partners, including the voluntary sector, NHS, Humberside Fire & Rescue and Humberside Police have been Highly Commended at the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards. The annual LGC Awards celebrate the very best innovation and talent in local government and the council was Highly Commended in the Partnership (Public Public) category […] Read more Coronavirus News Public Health Coronaviruscovid responseCOVID-19LGC Award
Weekly roadworks update – November 5 5th November 2021 Essential overnight resurfacing works on Stoneferry Road and Ferry Lane will continue into next week, owing to unforeseen circumstances. This phase of the work, part of the multi-million-pound Stoneferry improvement scheme, will now end at 6am on Tuesday 9 November. The carriageway will be closed overnight on Ferry Lane from the River Hull bridge (eastbound) […] Read more News Transport & Streets Hull weekly roadworks updateRoadworksStoneferry Corridor
Why solar energy will help power Hull’s future 5th November 2021 World leaders are at Cop26 in Glasgow this week discussing the global response to climate change. In Hull, the local authority has already pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030. This pledge includes various bold changes and strategies, one of which involves embracing and utilising solar power. Hull City Council is keen to install solar […] Read more Environment News COP26Councillor Rosie NicolaHull 2030 Carbon Neutral StrategySolar energySolar power
Young people in Hull can apply now to be part of the UK Youth Parliament 5th November 2021 Young people in Hull, aged 11 to 17, can apply now to be part of the UK Youth Parliament. Four representatives are being sought to represent Hull’s young people on a local, regional and national level. Councillor Shane McMurray, Portfolio Holder for children’s services said: “The UK Youth Parliament gives young people from Hull the […] Read more Children and families Council Government and Democracy Education and Learning News Councillor Shane McMurrayUK Youth Parliament
Packed programme to celebrate young local entrepreneurs for Global Entrepreneurship Week 5th November 2021 The Youth Enterprise and Micro Business Team at Hull City Council are delighted to again be offering a packed programme to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week 2021, supported by Hull Culture and Leisure, John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank and Engaging Education. Global Entrepreneurship Week was founded 13 years ago to celebrate and empower entrepreneurs in every […] Read more Business News Regeneration Children and young peopleGlobal Entrepreneurship WeekHumber business
