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View article Hull businesses urged to seek support during coronavirus pandemic

Hull businesses urged to seek support during coronavirus pandemic

7th May 2020

Businesses in Hull are being urged to seek support as they struggle to deal with the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Hull City Council’s business support team is appealing to business-owners in the city to get in touch to find out what options are available. A dedicated team of specialist business support and investment […]

View article How planning applications are being heard in Hull during coronavirus pandemic

How planning applications are being heard in Hull during coronavirus pandemic

6th May 2020

New measures have been introduced to ensure planning applications can still be heard in Hull during the coronavirus pandemic. Hull City Council has introduced changes to allow applications to be considered by the local authority’s Planning Committee as steps are taken to help stop the spread of Covid-19. It means the public will still be […]

View article A63 bridge to be named after Hull’s first female GP

A63 bridge to be named after Hull’s first female GP

30th April 2020

Hull’s new A63 bridge will be named after the city’s first female GP after 55,000 votes were cast. The footbridge will be named after trailblazer Dr Mary Murdoch, who was House Surgeon at the Victoria Hospital for Sick Children in Park Street and founder of the Hull Women’s Suffrage Society. Students from the Newland School […]

View article Hull care leaver wins international business award

Hull care leaver wins international business award

23rd April 2020

A woman who built a successful Hull company with her partner after meeting in a care home has scooped an international business award. Sarah Fenwick set up Tree Fellas, a Hull tree surgery firm, with Gareth Pennington in 2019. Now she has been named Student of the Year by the International Association of Bookkeepers (IAB). […]

View article Hull in top 30 UK councils for business grant delivery

Hull in top 30 UK councils for business grant delivery

23rd April 2020

More than £38 million in grant funding has been paid to Hull businesses suffering due to coronavirus. Hull City Council has identified 4,341 businesses in the city that are eligible for the grants. So far, 3,446 companies have been paid a combined £38.5 million – which is 79.4 per cent of those eligible businesses. This […]

View article ‘I can’t express enough pride in these bright young people’

‘I can’t express enough pride in these bright young people’

21st April 2020

A walk-by food hub has been launched to help Hull’s young care leavers who may need food and supplies during the coronavirus outbreak. Mark Jones, Hull City Council’s Director of Regeneration, tells us how proud he is of the young people who are leading it. It’s easy to get caught up in the first-world problems […]

View article City centre improvements continue during coronavirus measures

City centre improvements continue during coronavirus measures

21st April 2020

Work to improve Hull’s public realm continues with contractors and workers following guidance from Government and Public Health England. Contractors are at four sites – Paragon Interchange, Ferensway, Prospect Street and the Maritime Museum – working in small groups with workers maintaining two-metre distances between each other. Workers have been supplied with face masks and […]

View article Three schemes helping Hull businesses during coronavirus

Three schemes helping Hull businesses during coronavirus

14th April 2020

Businesses in Hull and the Humber are being urged to take advantage of support during the coronavirus outbreak. Three Humber Business Growth Hub schemes are already helping firms deal with challenges brought on by Covid-19. The ICT for Growth scheme has received more than 250 enquiries in a month. The majority have come from companies […]

View article Coronavirus: Hull Central Library lends support to university’s face shield production

Coronavirus: Hull Central Library lends support to university’s face shield production

9th April 2020

Hull Central Library is the latest in a long list of places to lend its support in the battle against coronavirus. The library’s Makerspace facility, which usually helps individuals, creatives and small organisations build and produce artwork and products, has lent its two 3D printers to the Univeristy of Hull to help support its production […]

View article Businesses in Hull urged to access online support during coronavirus

Businesses in Hull urged to access online support during coronavirus

9th April 2020

Businesses in the Hull and Humber region are being urged to take advantage of online support to help them deal with the impact of Covid-19. A series of webinars organised by the Humber Business Growth Hub will offer guidance on subjects including Government grant support, how to mitigate disruption during the outbreak and market insight […]

View article £23m in grant funding paid out to Hull businesses hit by coronavirus

£23m in grant funding paid out to Hull businesses hit by coronavirus

7th April 2020

More than £23m in grant funding has been handed over to Hull businesses hit by coronavirus since an online application form went live on Friday. The local authority is distributing £58m in grant funding on behalf of the Government, with more than 4,000 businesses in the city expected to be eligible. The online form allowing […]

View article Young people in Hull urged to apply for apprenticeships on major A63 project

Young people in Hull urged to apply for apprenticeships on major A63 project

3rd April 2020

Young people are being urged to apply for skilled apprentice positions on upcoming major A63 Castle Street project in Hull. Apprentices are being sought in positions across civil engineering, surveying and digital professions for the Highways England scheme, which is expected to run for five years. And Hull City Council and contractor Balfour Beatty are […]