Find out more about property investment in Hull 10th March 2020 A group of Hull businesses are hosting an event on Thursday to act as a one-stop shop for those looking to find out more about property investment. Hull Property Investment Discovery Day will highlight Hull’s evolving residential property market, share best practice from local industry experts and showcase current opportunities. The event has been organised […] Read more Business Housing News Regeneration Hull Property Investment Discovery DayIguana DevelopmentsMy-Agent
Hull care leaver now competing for international business award 10th March 2020 A Hull woman who built a successful business with her partner after they met in a Hull care home has been shortlisted for an international business award. Sarah Fenwick and partner Gareth Pennington escaped issues around homelessness, drugs and mental health which trapped family members. The pair set up Tree Fellas, a Hull firm of […] Read more Business Education and Learning News Care LeaversTree Fellas
Hull bucks national trend with multi-million-pound leisure investment 9th March 2020 Hull is leading the way in leisure investment as a report finds almost two-thirds of the country’s leisure centres are in need of improvements. Figures released by the Local Government Association show nearly two-thirds of UK leisure centres are in need of urgent investment. In Hull, it is a very different story – with both Woodford […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Regeneration Albert Avenue bathsBeverley Road bathsCouncillor Daren Hale
New screens to be fitted in Paragon Interchange 6th March 2020 New information screens for Paragon Interchange are being purchased by Hull City Council. A total of 49 new screens will be installed in the station, enabling bus passengers to plan their journeys as efficiently as possible, with real-time updates on bus arrival and departure times using smart technology. The investment comes after the screens stopped […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets ConnexinCouncillor Daren HaleParagon Interchangepublic transportSmart City
Hull business centre leading the way for female entrepreneurs 6th March 2020 A business centre run through Hull’s libraries has supported the creation of 536 new businesses – 54 per cent of those coming from women. The lounge, recently opened at Hull Central Library, provides an affordable, vibrant working space for the city’s entrepreneurs and business-owners. Ahead of International Women’s Day on Sunday 8 March, the Business […] Read more Business Leisure & Culture News Business and IP CentreCommunity Led Local DevelopmentCouncillor Marjorie BrabazonHCALHull Central LibraryInternational Women's Day
Hull almost doubles new homes target – earning praise from housing secretary 6th March 2020 Hull is one of the UK’s top-performing cities for building new homes, according to new data. The city almost doubled its target for new houses over the past three years, the Government’s Housing Delivery Test has revealed. Hull City Council has overseen the construction of 2,649 new houses – which is 194 per cent of […] Read more Housing News Planning Regeneration Councillor Stephen BradyHousing Delivery TestHull City Council
Hull’s famous National Picture Theatre to see stabilising work 5th March 2020 Work to stabilise the 106-year-old National Picture Theatre will begin this month. Hull contractors Hobson and Porter will arrive on site on Monday 16 March and spend around a month at the Beverley Road building to complete remedial work. The work is required to prepare the site for future conservation and repair works to the […] Read more News Regeneration Councillor Daren HaleHobson and PorterHull City CouncilNational Lottery Heritage FundNational Picture Theatre
How Hull’s young people are being helped into creative jobs 5th March 2020 Young people in Hull are getting help to climb the career ladders in creative and cultural roles. Create To Change is a Goodwin Development Trust employment initiative aimed at young adults aged from 16 to 29 who live in Hull. The programme, set up in March 2017, provides with paid work opportunities and experience for young […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Regeneration Create to ChangeGoodwin Development Trust
Hull boxer Luke Campbell to open stylish health hub in city centre 28th February 2020 Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Luke Campbell is working with Hull City Council to create a new health and wellbeing hub in the city centre. The stylish facility is set to take up the vacant former Farm Foods building in Prospect Street. The hub, called It’s Everyone’s Fight, is designed to support the improvement of physical […] Read more Business Leisure & Culture News Public Health Regeneration BoxingCouncillor Daren HaleHealth and wellbeingHull City CouncilLuke CampbellOlympic GamesProspect Street
Budget 2020/21: 10 things you need to know 27th February 2020 The budget statement from Councillor Stephen Brady, Leader of Hull City Council, has been approved for 2020/21. The budget, approved at a meeting of Full Council today, includes changes in Council Tax and children’s services, and the city’s carbon neutral commitment for 2030. Here are 10 things you need to know about the 2020/21 budget: […] Read more Adult social care Children and families Civic Community and Living Council Government and Democracy Housing News Regeneration Waste Armed ForcesBudgetcouncil taxCouncillor Stephen BradyFly-tipping
Who should inspire new name for A63 bridge? Five historic figures shortlisted 27th February 2020 A Second World War veteran, a headscarf heroine and Hull’s first female GP are among five figures who could inspire the name for Hull’s new bridge spanning the A63. These are just some of the influential figures students from Newland School for Girls and Archbishop Sentamu Academy have written about after they were tasked with […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets A63A63 footbridgeDr Mary MurdochHull MinsterHumber LEPJulia LeeLillian BiloccaNational HighwaysThomas RansomWilliam Wilberforce
Hull care leavers thriving in roles with major Hull firm 27th February 2020 Two Hull care leavers are thriving after being offered work placements with a major Hull construction firm. Jimmy Green and Nathan Bray, both 21, have accepted paid training and development roles with The Ashcourt Group, a family-run company with more than 300 employees. Jimmy and Nathan had been working with Room 42, a care leavers’ […] Read more News Regeneration AshcourtCare LeaversHull City CouncilMark JonesRoom 42
