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View article The Apprentice star delivers motivational afternoon to HTAE learners

The Apprentice star delivers motivational afternoon to HTAE learners

Hull Training and Adult Education (HTAE) learners were given the opportunity to pick the brains of Hull-based entrepreneur Megan Hornby during a recent motivational afternoon. Megan, who appeared on BBC’s ‘The Apprentice’, owns The Candy Shop on Newland Avenue and shared her experiences with Business, Creative and Digital apprentices at HTAE’s Craven Park Enterprise & […]

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View article Survey feedback calls for clean and tidy neighbourhood for Stepney area of Beverley Road

Survey feedback calls for clean and tidy neighbourhood for Stepney area of Beverley Road

A clean and tidy area free of litter, graffiti and fly-tipping would have the greatest impact in improving Stepney, according to a survey completed by the area’s residents and businesses. A four-week survey held earlier in the summer showed that 69 per cent of respondents were of the same opinion. The survey, part government’s High […]

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View article Ultimate Go Karting Tournament to support Cash4Kids

Ultimate Go Karting Tournament to support Cash4Kids

To celebrate its rebrand, Hull Adventure Centre has teamed up with Cash4Kids for a fantastic team karting challenge next month. The centre on Poorhouse Lane in east Hull has brand new signage and has launched a new online booking system, making it easier and simpler for customers to book activities. Hull Adventure Centre, in partnership […]

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View article CDC moves step closer as professional services team appointed

CDC moves step closer as professional services team appointed

High-quality and easily accessible health facilities in Hull city centre have moved a step closer after a contractor was appointed to support the delivery of a Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC). Ridge and Partners LLP has been awarded a Multi-Disciplinary Services Team (MDST) contract by Hull City Council to support the provision of the CDC on […]

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View article Sports clubs offered chance to win Hull City matchday hospitality tickets

Sports clubs offered chance to win Hull City matchday hospitality tickets

Hull City Council has secured exciting prizes from partners Tigers Trust and Hull Culture and Leisure for local sports clubs which air their views on sporting facilities in the city. Prizes such as hospitality tickets at Hull City and free swimming and skating sessions can be won by those completing the Playing Pitch Strategy (PPS) […]

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View article Hull city centre is open for business

Hull city centre is open for business

Hull City Council is pleased to announce that the majority of businesses, which were damaged in the unrest on Saturday 3 August, have reopened.  Businesses on Jameson Street, including, Lush, Specsavers, and Holland and Barratt have re-opened their doors after scenes of criminality and are delighted to welcome and serve residents and visitors once again.  Despite […]

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View article Discover 700 years At The Heart of Drypool at community dig

Discover 700 years At The Heart of Drypool at community dig

Budding archaeologists are invited to take part in a community dig on a historic Hull site this autumn. Time travellers are welcome to get involved with a free archaeological dig on the site of the former Clarence Mill which will be open to the public from Monday 2 September. A statutory exploration was undertaken by […]

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View article Council thanks transport sector following travel disruption over the weekend

Council thanks transport sector following travel disruption over the weekend

Hull City Council has thanked the city’s bus operators and taxi drivers for keeping commuters and members of the travelling public moving on Saturday in the face of extremely challenging circumstances due to the scenes of violent criminality witnessed in the city centre. It was a busy weekend in Hull, with the annual Humber Street […]

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View article Hull maintains top 10 ranking for children’s cycle training

Hull maintains top 10 ranking for children’s cycle training

Hull has maintained its status as one of the country’s top locations for the delivery of cycle training to children, according to new figures from The Bikeability Trust. Between April 2023 and March 2024, 92% of Year 6 pupils in the city received either Level 1 and 2 or Level 2 Bikeability training (3,212 children, […]

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View article Have your say on latest round of pocket parks in Hull

Have your say on latest round of pocket parks in Hull

The second round of applications for pocket parks in Hull is now open. Hull City Council is asking members of the public wishing to put forward pieces of land for rejuvenation in their area to contact their ward councillors or neighbourhood co-ordinators. The first round of pocket parks applications was held last year and four […]

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View article Local artists welcomed for new street art on replacement hoardings

Local artists welcomed for new street art on replacement hoardings

Hull City Council is engaging with local artists to create new street art on new hoardings around the Clarence Mill site. The land was surrounded by hoardings which have deteriorated over time and are now damaged beyond repair, posing a health and safety risk to the public. The council has commissioned a contractor to remove […]

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View article Restoration work starts on Hull’s historic bombed cinema

Restoration work starts on Hull’s historic bombed cinema

The restoration of a derelict Grade II listed cinema in Hull is now underway. The National Picture Theatre on Beverley Road, which still bears the scars of a World War Two bombing raid, will be given a new lease of life. The cinema was the “last surviving civilian bomb-damaged building” from the period and was […]

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