Regeneration

View article Board members wanted to help shape Hull and East Yorkshire’s economic future

Board members wanted to help shape Hull and East Yorkshire’s economic future

On 27 March 2024, the Hull and East Riding Unitary Leaders’ Board (a joint committee for the two Councils of Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire) took the decision to establish a Business, Growth and Skills Hub, upon the cessation of the operation of the Hull and East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). That hub […]

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View article Ridge and Partners LLP appointed as district heat project progresses

Ridge and Partners LLP appointed as district heat project progresses

Hull City Council has appointed Ridge and Partners LLP to provide further topographical and utility surveys as part of Phase 1 of its Hull District Heat Network (HDHN). Ridge will conduct these additional surveys around Cambridge Street flats and at buildings on Osborne Street, St Luke’s Street, Great Thornton Street and Portland Street. HDHN was […]

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View article Drypool Bridge overnight closures to allow for district heat survey

Drypool Bridge overnight closures to allow for district heat survey

Drypool Bridge will close for three nights next week to allow for surveys to take place as part of the council’s Hull District Heat Network (HDHN) project. The closures will take place on Clarence Street between 8pm and 6am on Monday 24, Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 June. The road will reopen as normal at […]

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View article Refugee Week celebration at Avenues Centre: A week of unity, culture and community

Refugee Week celebration at Avenues Centre: A week of unity, culture and community

The Avenues Adult Education Centre has held a series of events in celebration of Refugee Week. This week-long event, running from June 17-23, aims to honour the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees in our community. Refugee Week is an annual event dedicated to celebrating the positive contributions made by refugees to the UK. In […]

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View article Hull Bus Alliance encourages people to choose more sustainable transport this Clean Air Day

Hull Bus Alliance encourages people to choose more sustainable transport this Clean Air Day

Hull City Council, Stagecoach and East Yorkshire Buses are working together to encourage residents, businesses and communities in Hull to make more sustainable travel choices and help clean up our air this Clean Air Day (Thursday 20 June). Air pollution is linked to 43,000 deaths per year in the UK, with both the World Health Organization […]

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View article Primary pupils to take to the track in self-made electric cars

Primary pupils to take to the track in self-made electric cars

Children from six primary schools will be racing their own electric kit cars in Hull next week which they will have designed and built themselves. The Greenpower Challenge will see the budding racers, between the ages of nine and 11, construct their own Goblin Kit Car before racing against each other. The design and building […]

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View article Cabinet to hear next phase of green energy projects

Cabinet to hear next phase of green energy projects

Hull City Council’s cabinet will consider whether to progress to the next phase of two of its green energy projects. The cabinet will hear plans on both Hull District Heat Network (HDHN) and the decarbonisation of corporate buildings. Plans for HDHN include progressing with procurement activity associated with the delivery of Phase 1 of the […]

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View article Love Your Neighbourhood: Newington and Gipsyville area receives tidy-up treatment

Love Your Neighbourhood: Newington and Gipsyville area receives tidy-up treatment

Newington and Gipsyville is the latest area to be supported by Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project.  Streets within the Newington and Gipsyville area are now basking in the glow of a much-needed makeover, thanks to Hull City Council’s ambitious Love Your Neighbourhood initiative.  As part of the citywide project, several streets within the […]

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View article Council enhances cycling infrastructure with Boothferry Road cycle lane resurfacing scheme 

Council enhances cycling infrastructure with Boothferry Road cycle lane resurfacing scheme 

Hull City Council has confirmed that the on-road cycle lane on Boothferry Road, heading out of the city towards Hessle and the Humber Bridge, will be resurfaced later this month.   As part of the council’s commitment to improving cycling infrastructure across the city, the resurfacing of the cycle lane would enhance safety by improving the […]

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View article Council adopts new Paragon Conservation Area

Council adopts new Paragon Conservation Area

Hull City Council has adopted the new Paragon Conservation Area. The council’s cabinet approved final changes to the former Jameson Street Conservation Area last month. This included boundary extensions, which now contains additional areas of Jameson Street, King Edward Street, Prospect Street, Ferensway and Waltham Street, as well as renaming it Paragon Conservation Area. A […]

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View article Council unveils new visuals ahead of public engagement on plans for Preston Road Cycle Scheme

Council unveils new visuals ahead of public engagement on plans for Preston Road Cycle Scheme

Three new visuals have been released by Hull City Council to showcase how a new cycle scheme planned for Preston Road could look ahead of a six-week public engagement exercise, which starts on Monday 3 June. The council appointed Pell Frischmann Consulting Engineers Limited to design the scheme, following a successful bid to Active Travel […]

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