Levelling Up Funding supports large-scale city centre project 18th December 2023 A heritage building in Hull city centre will be brought back to life with support from Levelling Up Funding. Castle Buildings LLP has been awarded £162,081.60 from Hull City Council’s government-backed fund towards bringing back into use Castle Buildings. The Grade II listed building on Waterhouse Lane will be restored to support the future occupation […] Read more Business News Regeneration Castle BuildingsCllr Paul Drake DavisEarl De GreyLevelling Up FundingWykeland
Cabinet agrees to progress with Devolution public consultation 18th December 2023 Hull and East Riding Devolution (HEY Devolution) will be heard at an extraordinary Full Council meeting this week following Hull City Council’s Cabinet choosing to progress to a full public consultation on the proposed deal. The detailed report setting out the case for the devolution of powers and funding from the government and Hull and […] Read more Civic Council Government and Democracy News Regeneration CabinetCllr Mike RossDevolutionFull Council
Hull Bus Alliance secures Government approval for ‘enhanced partnership’ to deliver better services 18th December 2023 The Hull Bus Alliance has welcomed the Department for Transport’s (DfT) decision to approve its plans for an enhanced partnership to deliver better bus services for the city and for passengers. In 2019, the UK Government set out how it would launch a revolution in bus services, delivering a better deal for bus users and committing to […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets Councillor Mark IeronimoDepartment for Transporteast yorkshire busesHull Bus AllianceStagecoach East Midlands
Search for contractor to restore former National Picture Theatre 14th December 2023 The search is on to appoint a contractor to restore and preserve the National Picture Theatre. Thanks to funding from Hull City Council and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the National Picture Theatre, the last remaining WW2 civilian ruin in the UK, will be restored. Set to become a flexible space for community events and […] Read more News Regeneration National Picture Theatre
Jubilee Church to benefit from Levelling-Up Fund 11th December 2023 Hull city centre’s Jubilee Church will receive an upgrade thanks to support from the Levelling Up Funding (LUF). In a decision record published by the council today, a total of up to £187,000 has been awarded by Hull City Council from the government’s LUF towards the £374,000 project. The church will use the funds to […] Read more Business News Planning Regeneration Cllr Paul Drake DavisDan FryerJubilee ChurchLevelling Up Fund Hull
Levelling Up Funding to support job creation and heritage building re-fit 11th December 2023 Levelling Up Funding has helped to support the creation of new jobs for a city centre business as part of a wider renovation project. Sterling Meat Company Limited has been awarded a grant worth £63,976.85 to re-fit the ground floor of its current home at 39 Whitefriargate. This includes fully relocating the entire business to […] Read more Business News Regeneration Levelling Up FundingSterling Meat Company LimitedWhitefriargate
Councillors to consider £18m NHS facility proposed for Albion Square 11th December 2023 NHS patients could soon be able to access a wide range of healthcare in the city centre if a proposed £18m Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), earmarked for Albion Square, if approved by Cabinet on Monday 18 December. The NHS has secured £16m in funding from the Department of Health and Social Care to develop a […] Read more Health and Social Care News Planning Public Health Regeneration Albion SquareCabinetCllr Linda ChambersCommunity Diagnostic Centre
Public to have its say on Jameson Street Conservation Area 7th December 2023 Residents, business owners and landlords can have their say on the proposed changes to the Jameson Street Conservation Area as part of the public consultation starting next week. In September, Hull City Council’s Cabinet approved hosting the consultation to garner public and stakeholder opinion on the plans. These are: If proposals are approved, the existing […] Read more Business News Planning Regeneration CabinetCllr Paul Drake DavisJameson Street Conservation Area
Residents share memories of Hull’s suburban railways as restoration of Stepney Station is complete 7th December 2023 Vital repairs to a former railway station are now complete. As part of the Beverley Road Townscape Heritage Scheme, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Hull City Council, a grant was awarded to Summit Education Society to support essential repair works and the restoration of traditional historic features at Stepney Station on Beverley […] Read more Business News Regeneration Beverley Road Townscape Heritage SchemeStepney Station
Major city centre road part of national regeneration scheme 6th December 2023 An area of Beverley Road is set to receive a boost after it was named as part of national regeneration scheme. The Stepney area has been confirmed today, Wednesday 6 December, by the government’s Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities as one of 10 pilots for high street accelerator status. The High Street Accelerator […] Read more Business Community and Living News Regeneration Beverley RoadCllr Paul Drake DavisHigh Street Accelerator Pilot Programme
£42m invested to protect from flooding a decade on from tidal surge 5th December 2023 On 5 December 2013, Hull was submerged by a tidal surge, the like of unseen since 1953. Over 250 properties and many roads were flooded and impacted areas stretched from the North Sea to the Humber, with significant damage suffered in many communities. Now, a decade on, over £42 million has been invested in […] Read more Civic Flooding News Regeneration 2013 Tidal SurgeCllr Jack HainesHumber 2100+Humber Hull Frontage Scheme
Drive to reach net zero accelerates with more public and fleet electric vehicle charge points 4th December 2023 Hull City Council will invest a further £150,000 in new electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure to support one of the largest fleets of electric vehicles in the region and more than double capacity at a city centre public car park. The council has appointed SWARCO to supply, install, operate and maintain 20 new EV charging […] Read more Environment News Regeneration Transport & Streets Climate changeCouncillor Mark Ieronimoelectric vehiclesparking
