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View article Council leader’s message to businesses: “We can only protect our city and residents by continuing to work together”

Council leader’s message to businesses: “We can only protect our city and residents by continuing to work together”

3rd August 2020

Hull City Council is contacting businesses explaining how it can help mitigate risks and offer support in response to cases of Covid-19. Councillor Stephen Brady, leader of Hull City Council, has highlighted the importance of the businesses sector taking appropriate action and working with the local authority in order to protect the city and residents. […]

Councillor Stephen Brady

View article City leaders call for support for Hull’s cultural sector

City leaders call for support for Hull’s cultural sector

29th July 2020

The leader of Hull City Council and the portfolio holder for leisure and culture have written to government asking for support for the city’s cultural, arts and heritage industries. In a letter to Oliver Dowden, secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, Councillors Stephen Brady and Dave Craker reference the “enormous” development and […]

View article Hull businesses urged to apply for financial support before funding ends

Hull businesses urged to apply for financial support before funding ends

28th July 2020

Businesses in Hull hit by the effects of coronavirus are being urged to apply for financial support before funding ends. The Hull Business Discretionary Grant Fund has so far seen more than £2 million distributed to 368 businesses in the city. And with the fund closing to new applications at midnight on Thursday 30 July, […]

View article Pop-up cycle lanes in Hull seeing more get on their bikes

Pop-up cycle lanes in Hull seeing more get on their bikes

24th July 2020

Pop-up cycle lanes are becoming a key feature of Hull’s transport infrastructure as more people opt to use this greener form of travel. As a result of lockdown, cycling has increased by 29 per cent in the Yorkshire and Humber region. And to support this shift towards a more active Hull, Hull City Council wants […]

View article Hull Street Race 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus

Hull Street Race 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus

22nd July 2020

The Hull Street Race 2020 has been cancelled, its organisers have confirmed. Greenpower Education Trust, the charity behind the electric racing event, confirmed in a statement that the 2020 event will be unable to go ahead. Last year, thousands packed into the city centre to watch young people from the Humber region race electric cars […]

View article Whitefriargate to benefit from up to £1.75m Historic England boost

Whitefriargate to benefit from up to £1.75m Historic England boost

22nd July 2020

The regeneration of Whitefriargate is benefiting from grant funding of up to £1.75m from Historic England. Hull City Council has now entered into a formal agreement to deliver the scheme with Historic England after Whitefriargate was allocated the investment last year as part of a £95m nationwide funding pot. The funding will be used to […]

View article Cycling upgrade to begin in two major Hull city centre roads

Cycling upgrade to begin in two major Hull city centre roads

21st July 2020

Work to install pop-up cycle lanes in Spring Bank and Ferensway will begin in the next few weeks. The Spring Bank scheme will include converting the left-hand lane in both directions into a combined bus and cycle lane, which will run between Ferensway and Princes Avenue. And in Ferensway, cyclists will also benefit from a […]

View article ‘Lifeline’ for creatives in Hull as £1.6m funding is handed out to businesses in the city

‘Lifeline’ for creatives in Hull as £1.6m funding is handed out to businesses in the city

20th July 2020

People working in the creative industries in Hull are being handed a “lifeline” as £1.6 million in grant support is handed out in the city. Businesses in the creative industries who have been hit by the effects of coronavirus were last month urged to apply for funding from the Hull Business Discretionary Grant Fund. Already, hundreds of […]

View article £13.4m funding for these for six projects in Hull and East Riding

£13.4m funding for these for six projects in Hull and East Riding

17th July 2020

Six projects across Hull and East Yorkshire are set to receive a share of £13.4m in funding which could create up to 1,300 jobs in the region. The projects were agreed by the Humber LEP Board today after the announcement of the area’s allocation from the Government’s Getting Building Fund last week. The fund is designed to […]

View article Hull exceeds new housing target for fifth year in a row

Hull exceeds new housing target for fifth year in a row

16th July 2020

Hull has exceeded its target for delivering new housing for the fifth year in row. More than 1,000 new homes have been created in the city in the past 12 months against an annual target of 620 homes. The figures put Hull City Council in the top 20 UK local authorities for the delivery of […]

View article #LocallyYours campaign launches to promote Hull and East Yorkshire businesses and tourist spots

#LocallyYours campaign launches to promote Hull and East Yorkshire businesses and tourist spots

10th July 2020

A new campaign is encouraging people to support businesses and tourist spots in Hull and East Yorkshire. The #LocallyYours campaign will highlight some of the top businesses and locations in the region. Councillor Dave Craker, portfolio holder for culture, leisure and tourism at Hull City Council, said: “We are fortunate to have so many fantastic […]

View article 39 streets in Hull to be protected from potholes

39 streets in Hull to be protected from potholes

2nd July 2020

Work to reduce the number of potholes on Hull’s roads will begin next week. Hull City Council will be laying a specialist treatment to 39 sections of road starting from Monday 6 July to Friday 14 August. The works will cover a total of 66,169 sq m of road. Councillor Anita Harrison, portfolio holder for […]