Regeneration

View article Historic Truelove flag to be conserved

Historic Truelove flag to be conserved

15th February 2021

The Truelove flag, dating back to 1873, is to be conserved as part of the Hull Maritime project. The 147 year-old flag hung from the north wall of the old Pickering Park Museum and was on open display on the ground floor of the Hull Maritime Museum for four decades. Last month, the rare 15ft […]

View article Guildhall Time Ball restoration works get underway

Guildhall Time Ball restoration works get underway

15th February 2021

Preparatory work to one of the UK’s last remaining Time Balls is now underway. Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Hull City Council, a fully working Time Ball and internal mechanism will be installed. The historic Guildhall Time Ball, once operational, will join a handful of other working Time Balls in […]

View article Empty homes week celebrates success of shared tenancies for young people in Hull

Empty homes week celebrates success of shared tenancies for young people in Hull

15th February 2021

Empty Homes Week, 15-21 February, provides an opportunity to highlight the work of councils and housing providers to bring empty properties back into use to help meet housing needs. Hull City Council is celebrating the success of a shared tenancy scheme for people under the age of 35, which has homed 101 young people since […]

View article Work set to start on £4.3m Queens Gardens refurbishment

Work set to start on £4.3m Queens Gardens refurbishment

29th January 2021

Preparatory work will get underway next week on the eagerly awaited £4.3m Queens Gardens refurbishment. The £4.3m Queens Gardens refurbishment will improve accessibility and visitor flows, deliver structural repairs through rebuilding the perimeter walls, introduce bespoke pieces of public art, improve biodiversity and regenerate a much-loved open space. The project will make the gardens fit […]

View article National Storytelling Week to explore rich history of Whitefriargate

National Storytelling Week to explore rich history of Whitefriargate

29th January 2021

To celebrate National Storytelling Week, Hull Libraries and Hull City Council are sharing some of the special memories people have of Whitefriargate in a series of oral history interviews. The stories include memories of a thriving, bustling shopping street in the 1960s and 1970s, ice cream vans, nightclubs and restaurants, as well as thoughts and […]

View article Bude playing fields development gets council backing

Bude playing fields development gets council backing

28th January 2021

Plans to improve the playing fields and build new changing facilities at Bude Park have moved a step closer. The proposed scheme at Bude Park could include both playing field redesign and upgrade, re-provision of changing accommodation and flood prevention design work to ensure the pitches are useable all year round. Hull City Council’s cabinet […]

View article Weekend work paves way for progress in major transport upgrade

Weekend work paves way for progress in major transport upgrade

25th January 2021

A weekend closure will be in place for the A63 this coming weekend, as work to the major road upgrade continues. Over the course of the weekend hoardings around Murdoch’s Connection, Hull’s new footbridge, will be removed in preparation for its eagerly-anticipated opening. Yorkshire Water will be rerouting the sewers to allow for construction of […]

View article Temporary goodbye to some of Hull’s fine collection of maritime paintings

Temporary goodbye to some of Hull’s fine collection of maritime paintings

15th January 2021

A number of Hull’s historic maritime paintings from the Hull Maritime Museum, with some dating back to the 1700s, have been sent to a specialist laboratory for conservation. Following a survey of 400 paintings, the 12 selected paintings that depict a variety of maritime themes with important links to Hull’s rich maritime history have been […]

View article Deputy Chair appointed to new Hull and East Yorkshire LEP

Deputy Chair appointed to new Hull and East Yorkshire LEP

15th January 2021

In anticipation of the formal creation of the Hull and East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) on 1st April 2021, James Newman, the Chair designate of the new LEP, has appointed Stephen Parnaby OBE as Deputy Chair following an independent selection process led by Thomas Martin, Chair of the Hull and East Riding Business Engagement […]

View article Hull City Council awarded green certificate for action on environmental impact

Hull City Council awarded green certificate for action on environmental impact

14th January 2021

Hull City Council has been awarded the Investors in the Environment Green certificate for the seventh year in a row. An audit in December praised the local authority’s energy use during 2019-20 and its action on reducing its environmental impact between October 2019 and November 2020. The report highlighted key achievements including the council’s adoption […]

View article Historic Queens Dock set to be unearthed for first time in 60 years

Historic Queens Dock set to be unearthed for first time in 60 years

14th January 2021

Once the largest dock of its kind in the country, sections of the original dock edge walls of Queens Dock are set to be unearthed for the first time in 60 years this month as part of a £4.3m city centre project. The sections of the dock edge were last seen in the 1960s, when […]

View article Hull City Council and Civica to bring 100 home-based jobs to city

Hull City Council and Civica to bring 100 home-based jobs to city

14th January 2021

Hull City Council is partnering with Civica, a global leader in software for public services, to bring 100 new home-based call centre jobs to the city. The council has partnered with Civica since 2015 to deliver its revenues and benefits services at its Kingston Centre. Employees handle more than one million customer enquiries every year, with those […]