Regeneration

View article Council to publish plan to improve bus connectivity and grow passenger numbers in the city

Council to publish plan to improve bus connectivity and grow passenger numbers in the city

Hull City Council’s Cabinet has approved proposals to publish its Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) for 2024/2025 and to submit the document to the Department for Transport (DfT) to outline how it will spend funding to improve and enhance bus services within the city. The BSIP sets out how the council, working alongside local bus […]

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View article Final feedback sought on design of Freetown Way Cycle Scheme

Final feedback sought on design of Freetown Way Cycle Scheme

Hull City Council has launched a six-week engagement exercise to seek feedback from the public and other stakeholders on the proposed final design of the new cycle scheme planned for Freetown Way. Starting today (Monday 20 May), people can view and comment on the plans, both digitally, via the council’s YourSay website, or in-person at […]

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View article Stepney green spaces improvements thanks to half a million pound award

Stepney green spaces improvements thanks to half a million pound award

The Stepney area of Hull is to receive major improvements as £500,000 of green funding has been awarded to Hull City Council. The work will be targeted to green space improvement works as part of the government’s High Street Accelerator Pilot Programme. The funding came as a result of a successful green spaces proposal submission […]

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View article Bude Park improvements underway

Bude Park improvements underway

Major improvement works to Bude Park’s football facilities are underway. Work began this week which will see the creation of a new changing pavilion and improvements to the existing football pitches, including drainage. The new pavilion will include modern, comfortable changing rooms for mixed teams, as well as referee facilities, toilets, showers and a kitchen […]

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View article Full Councils to consider next stage in devolution proposals

Full Councils to consider next stage in devolution proposals

Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire councils will decide in the coming weeks on whether to move forward to the next stage of regional devolution. The councils will consider the proposed arrangements for the Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority in relation to its establishment, governance, legal powers, and the areas that it will […]

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View article More than 50 trolleys removed from Hull watercourses amid flooding concerns

More than 50 trolleys removed from Hull watercourses amid flooding concerns

Hull City Council is urging residents to ensure that they dispose of rubbish in the correct manner amid a flood risk after a shocking amount of litter was collected from Hull’s watercourses. As part of Hull’s Dynamic Drains project with the Environment Agency, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and Groundworks, more than 50 shopping trolleys and hundreds […]

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View article Restoration work to well-known pub thanks to Levelling Up support

Restoration work to well-known pub thanks to Levelling Up support

One of Hull’s most well-known pubs will undergo restoration improvements following support from Levelling Up Funding (LUF). The Whittington & Cat on Commercial Road, opposite Hull Marina, has been granted £69,916.69 from Hull City Council’s government backed LUF allocation. The money has been awarded to Whittington and Cat Limited to support restoration to the building’s […]

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View article LUF grant to help create city centre office space

LUF grant to help create city centre office space

Gosschalks’ building will undergo significant refurbishment to create city centre office space and employment opportunities thanks to support from Levelling Up Funding (LUF). Sixtyone QG Limited has been awarded £381,807 as part of its large-scale project in the city centre at 61 Dock Street. The grant award has come from Hull City Council’s government LUF […]

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View article The Step in the Right Direction Hull Blog – Make May ‘a Month of Movement’

The Step in the Right Direction Hull Blog – Make May ‘a Month of Movement’

In his third post for ‘The Step in the Right Direction Hull Blog’, Paul Schofield, a tour guide in the city for more than 30 years, talks about how you can improve your health and wellbeing by taking a few small steps each day. May is very much the month of movement. With the weather […]

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