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View article Three Hull infrastructure projects to receive £9.5m

Three Hull infrastructure projects to receive £9.5m

Three infrastructure schemes designed to kickstart the region’s economy have received full funding commitments from the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The LEP board has committed £9.5m to the projects across Hull and East Yorkshire to stimulate the Humber’s economy over the next 18 months. The three infrastructure projects are being supported by Humber LEP’s […]

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View article Whitefriargate secures £1.75m grant from Historic England

Whitefriargate secures £1.75m grant from Historic England

Whitefriargate in Hull has received a grant of £1.75m from Historic England. Hull City Council was informed earlier this year that its funding bid, for up to £1.75m for the historic street, had been accepted. Historic England has confirmed that the regeneration project in Hull city centre will receive the full amount. Councillor Daren Hale, […]

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View article 30 young people in Hull given job placements as part of £2bn Government scheme

30 young people in Hull given job placements as part of £2bn Government scheme

Hull City Council is backing a £2bn Government scheme to help 30 of Hull’s young people into employment. The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to small and medium-sized employers to create six-month job placements for young people who are currently on Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment. The Government published details of the £2 […]

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View article Hull businesses offered new support to go green

Hull businesses offered new support to go green

Hull businesses are being offered an exciting opportunity to become more energy efficient, thanks to a new council-led scheme that launches today. The Hull Business Energy Efficiency Scheme (HBEES) is a new project led by Hull City Council and part-funded by the 2014 – 2020 European Regional Development Fund Programme. The scheme offers a whole […]

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View article Coronavirus: ‘We had to adapt and take responsibility’, says Hull bar owner

Coronavirus: ‘We had to adapt and take responsibility’, says Hull bar owner

A Hull business owner has spoken of the importance of following public health guidance and how the early implementation of Covid-19 safety measures has boosted his trade. Lee Kirman is the joint owner of Taphouse, Minerva and Humber Street Distillery on Hull’s Marina alongside his partner Charlotte Bailey. Mr Kirman said: “We had to adapt […]

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View article Major investment to boost city’s key transport routes

Major investment to boost city’s key transport routes

Major improvement work is to be carried out in three arterial roads in the east and west of the city. Holderness Road, Hessle Road and Anlaby Road will be undergoing extensive resurfacing works as part of a phased programme to improve the routes for motorists and cyclists. The work will be undertaken in short sections […]

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View article Hull’s new footbridge to be named Murdoch’s Connection

Hull’s new footbridge to be named Murdoch’s Connection

Hull’s new footbridge is to be named after Dr Mary Murdoch. The name was chosen by school students following an essay competition to determine which of the city’s iconic figures should be honoured. Murdoch’s Connection’ immortalises the city’s first female GP, Dr Mary Murdoch, and was chosen after students from Newland School for Girls and […]

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View article RB takes action to support vulnerable communities in the fight against COVID-19

RB takes action to support vulnerable communities in the fight against COVID-19

Hull based company RB has donated £266k to six charities in the city to support their efforts in the fight against COVID-19. The donations will enable Fareshare, Hull Homeless Community Project, HEY Mind, John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank, The Food Partnership and Forum to continue critical support for the most vulnerable groups in the local […]

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View article City urged to help fast-track Hull’s route towards electrification

City urged to help fast-track Hull’s route towards electrification

Residents and businesses in Hull are being asked to support the final push in a long campaign to electrify and upgrade the railway lines from Hull to Selby and Hull to Sheffield. If successful, it could cut journey times from Hull to Leeds from 57 minutes to just 38 minutes, and Hull to Sheffield from […]

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View article Contractor appointed for Beverley Road Heritage works

Contractor appointed for Beverley Road Heritage works

A contractor has been appointed to undertake specialist works on the boundaries of sites as part of the Beverley Road Townscape Heritage Scheme. Local firm PBS Construction will deliver restoration works to the boundaries of 15 properties across six locations facing onto Beverley Road, including Stepney Station, Grade 2 listed terraces, Kingston Youth Centre and […]

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View article Hull embarks on multi-million pound project to deliver low carbon heat to thousands of homes and businesses

Hull embarks on multi-million pound project to deliver low carbon heat to thousands of homes and businesses

Plans to deliver low carbon heat to thousands of homes in Hull through a new heating network have moved a step closer. The Hull District Heating Project would provide heating to public and private business, and residential accommodation, in the city centre. The project forms part of the Council’s decarbonisation agenda, Hull 2030 Carbon Neutral […]

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View article Residents invited to help create new Humber Mouth project

Residents invited to help create new Humber Mouth project

Humber Mouth literature festival has launched a new project in conjunction with the Freedom Festival for 2020. The Hull Story Map is inviting contributions from the city’s residents to create a new digital map complete with their words about Hull. Writer and artist Joanna Walsh was commissioned as Humber Mouth’s Digital Writer-in-Residence and has created […]

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