Further funding available following successful Hull Business – Your Future event 10th October 2023 The recent part two of Hull Business – Your Future has been hailed a huge success, with over 130 businesses from the city attending The Guildhall. The breakfast event showcased business support available to attendees, including new programmes being made available through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). Guests went away full of knowledge on […] Read more Business News Regeneration Cllr Mike RossHull Business - Your FutureInvest HullUKSPF
Road safety measures take step forward for both Lowgate and the A165 10th October 2023 New road safety measures are a step closer after Hull City Council awarded a contract to design schemes to improve Lowgate, in the Old Town, and the A165. In a decision record, published on Monday 9 October, the council has appointed Pell Frischmann Consulting Engineers Limited to develop a full design and oversee the process […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets Councillor Mark IeronimoDepartment for TransportLowgatePell Frischmannroad safetySafer Roads Humber
Devolution deal has to suit the people of Hull 9th October 2023 Next year, 2024, marks ten years since the current phase of English devolution started with the Greater Manchester Agreement in 2014. When we talk about devolution, for many it isn’t really clear what it means, with a lack of clarity on what it really means, whether you are a resident, a business owner or council […] Read more Civic Council Government and Democracy News Regeneration Cllr Mike RossDevolution
Council takes action to futureproof roads in Kingswood 9th October 2023 Plans will be drawn up to help improve the layout of a number of roundabouts in Hull, after the council appointed Align Property Partners Limited to progress proposals for the Kingswood Area Action Plan (AAP) and Calvert Lane to their next stage. In a decision record, published by the council on Friday 6 October, the […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelcalvert laneCouncillor Mark IeronimoCycle lanesCycling
New life for city centre office building thanks to funding boost 6th October 2023 A vacant and dilapidated Hull city centre building will soon benefit from ‘Grade A’ managed office space thanks to significant funding from Hull City Council and Hull & East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (HEY LEP). A contribution of £1.5m has been granted to Venture Business Space, part of Allenby Commercial, towards its £6.5m project to […] Read more Business News Regeneration Cllr Paul Drake DavisEuropa HouseHEY LEPJames Newman OBELevelling Up Funding
Council Leader welcomes near £20m funding boost as Hull’s Levelling Up Partnership plans revealed 6th October 2023 Leader of Hull City Council, Cllr Mike Ross has welcomed a huge £19.35 million funding boost for the city as he met with Levelling Up Minister Jacob Young MP alongside the council’s chief executive, Matt Jukes, and Hull & East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership chair, James Newman OBE. The minister from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing […] Read more Civic Environment News Regeneration Cllr Mike RossHEY LEPJames Newman OBELevelling Up FundingMatt Jukes
Pocket Parks pilot project launched 6th October 2023 A flagship Hull City Council scheme will see pocket parks across the city created and invested in. Four areas in Hull will see new investment from this autumn after the first phase of the council’s Pocket Park programme has been revealed. These are: These sites will be the first areas to see the benefit of the new […] Read more Community and Living Environment News Regeneration Cllr Rob PritchardParks and Open SpacesPocket Parks
Jesy’s Jewellery 1,000th grant recipient from John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank 5th October 2023 The John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank (JCYEB) has issued its 1,000th grant. Jessica Ware, of Hull-based Jesy’s Jewellery, was part of Hull City Council’s Making Changes for Careers Programme (MC4C). JCYEB, now in its 20th year, works closely with the council and not only gives grants to aspiring young entrepreneurs, but it also matches them […] Read more Business News Regeneration Cllr Paul Drake DavisJohn Cracknell Youth Enterprise BankTest Market GrantsUKSPF
Job vacancies at Hull City Council – 5 October 5th October 2023 Want to make a difference in Hull? Join our team of passionate people and work on local projects that matter. Check out the latest job vacancies at Hull City Council this week: DA Men’s Worker – Fixed Term Salary details: £28371 – £31099 (pro-rata) Closing date: 8 October 2023 This is a unique opportunity to join the […] Read more Business Council Government and Democracy News JobsRecruitment
The Step in the Right Direction Hull Blog – International Walk to School Month 4th October 2023 October is International Walk to School Month, when children all around the world celebrate the benefits of walking and wheeling to school. In his first post for ‘The Step in the Right Direction Hull Blog’, Paul Schofield, a tour guide in the city for more than 30 years, talks to us about why Hull is […] Read more News Regeneration active travelThe Step in the Right Direction Hull BlogWalking
Striking new centrepiece for Alderman Kneeshaw Park 3rd October 2023 Visitors to Alderman Kneeshaw Park (AKP) can now enjoy its new centrepiece featuring carved totem poles, as well as a colourful new mural. The green space on Valiant Drive in east Hull has been the recipient of £85,000 worth of Levelling Up Funding’s (LUF) Parks Fund and the latest addition a part of the most […] Read more Community and Living Environment News Regeneration Alderman Kneeshaw ParkCllr Julia ConnerLevelling Up Parks Fund
Semi-derelict listed building to be converted into assisted living centre 3rd October 2023 Works are to begin imminently to create a much-needed assisted living centre in Hull. Netherhall on Wawne Road will see the former Hull City Council corporate office converted into the facility by Hull-based care specialist Urban Wave Ltd. Planning consent has been obtained by the developer for 10 apartments in the historic Netherhall and eight […] Read more Adult social care News Planning Regeneration Cllr Linda ChambersNetherhall
