Council responds to rising demand for secondary school places with multi-million pound investment 25th June 2019 Hull City Council is increasing the capacity of three schools in the city to respond to the rising demand in secondary school places. It is projected that over the next five years there will be an increase in demand of 1,000 secondary school places in the west of Hull. St Mary’s College, Kelvin Hall School […] Read more Education and Learning Regeneration Boulevard AcademyHull City CouncilKelvin Hall SchoolSecondary SchoolsSt Mary's College
Hull leads the way in how to tackle threat of flooding 24th June 2019 Hull City Council’s Cabinet has approved plans to consult the public on a joint framework to address flooding issues when considering future planning developments. The authority is the first in the UK to join hands with a water company to produce an SPD (supplementary planning document). The partnership between Hull City Council and Yorkshire Water […] Read more Environment Living With Water Planning Regeneration Climate changeHull City CouncilLiving With Water
Latest generation of traders breathe new life and ideas into city 24th June 2019 Young traders and independent businesses are going to be celebrated on Saturday at Hull’s Trinity Market. Some of the city’s most creative, entrepreneurial and hard-working traders are going in front of a panel of judges – full of familiar faces – with the hope of being crowned the National Market Traders Federation’s (NMTF) Young Trader […] Read more Business News Regeneration Trinity Market
Cabinet to consider £4m Queens Gardens improvements 18th June 2019 Cabinet is being asked to approve the allocation of £4m of funding to carry out improvements to Queens Gardens. The improvements would see the complete rebuilding of the retaining walls to the gardens. Cllr Daren Hale, portfolio holder for economic investment and regeneration, said: “Queens Gardens is a vital part of the city centre. By […] Read more Community and Living Leisure & Culture News Regeneration Queens Gardens
Hull firm Tevalis grows from two-man team to global client base with support 7th June 2019 For more than 10 years, a Hull company has been providing hospitality services across the world, thanks to support from Hull City Council. Tevalis, a hospitality-focused point of sale and management technology, opened in 2005 with just two employees. Based in Alfred Gelder Street, the company later opened a second office in the K2 building […] Read more Business News Humber Business Week
Trinity Market opens seven days a week 7th June 2019 Hull’s thriving Trinity Market is now open seven days a week. The market in the Old Town will open every Sunday from 11.30am to 4pm starting this weekend. The market reopened in 2017 following a £3m refurbishment. Councillor Dave Craker, portfolio holder for culture and leisure, said: “Trinity Market continues to go from strength to […] Read more Business Leisure & Culture Regeneration What's on Trinity Market
How therapy service is using ICT funding to grow business 7th June 2019 A Hull therapy provider is urging other SMEs to see if they can access funding for game-changing tech improvements. Focus Counselling Services has huge ambitions to grow its operation beyond Hull after purchasing new premises in Beverley. But before setting its expansion into motion, the company identified a need to transform its ICT systems – […] Read more Business News Humber Business Week
Hull firms responding to evolving city centre 6th June 2019 Hull city centre is reacting well to the changing needs of its companies, according to the developer of one of the city’s most ambitious recent office developments. Tradepark Ltd is the developer behind the K2 building in Albion Street. And during Humber Business Week, director Mark Butters said: “K2 responds to the growing and changing needs […] Read more Business News Regeneration Humber Business Week
Women encouraged into manufacturing and engineering careers 6th June 2019 Women across the region are being encouraged to find out more about career opportunities in the manufacturing and engineering sectors at an event this month. Women into Manufacturing and Engineering (WIME) is a project designed to encourage businesses to recruit a diverse workforce and employ more women in manufacturing and engineering roles. Organisers also hope […] Read more Business News Humber Business Week
Plans for 150-bed hotel in Hull city centre approved 5th June 2019 Plans for a 150-bed hotel in the city centre have been approved by Hull City Council’s planning committee. The £20m development is to be built on land next to the £36m Bonus Arena, between Castle Street and Princes Quay shopping centre. It would also see the protection of two of the city’s listed buildings, with the […] Read more News Planning Regeneration
How Hull is ‘setting the benchmark’ in support for young entrepreneurs 5th June 2019 Future young entrepreneurs are being urged to take advantage of financial support and mentoring from a growing partnership scheme The Youth Enterprise Bank has so far offered support to 500 young people – and it is hoped that number will soon soar. The project, which is operated alongside Hull City Council’s Making Changes for Careers […] Read more Business News Humber Business Week
How businesses can help care leavers Hull 4th June 2019 Businesses in Hull are being urged to offer support for the city’s young care leavers. During Humber Business Week, Hull City Council is highlighting what can be done to help people aged from 16 to 25 who have at some point been taken into local authority care. Mark Jones, the council’s Director of Regeneration, said: “Hull […] Read more Business News Humber Business Week
