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View article Road will close for essential flood defence repairs

Road will close for essential flood defence repairs

3rd January 2020

Parts of Bankside will be closed until June for flood defence improvement works. A section of Wincolmlee between Wilmington Bridge and Air Street will be closed from January to June so the Environment Agency can continue with the essential repairs. A diversion will be in place from Fountain Road to Bridlington Avenue, Beverley Road, Sculcoates […]

View article Cottingham business fined for fly-tipping in Hull

Cottingham business fined for fly-tipping in Hull

30th December 2019

A business in Cottingham has been fined for dumping waste in Hull. Amazing Lets Limited of Dunswell Road, Cottingham, was prosecuted and ordered to pay £735 under Section 80 Environmental Protection Act 1990. A further 10 Hull residents have also been prosecuted for environmental crimes. Clare Hilton of St Giles Court was fined £830, Michelle […]

View article Bin dates over the festive period are changing

Bin dates over the festive period are changing

18th December 2019

Waste collection dates for Hull residents will be changing over the Christmas and new year break. Bin collections will change slightly over a three-week period, before returning to normal next month. Councillor Anita Harrison, portfolio holder for waste management at Hull City Council, said: “We would like to remind residents to check their bin collection […]

View article ‘Aqua greens’ and how Hull is tackling flood risk

‘Aqua greens’ and how Hull is tackling flood risk

11th December 2019

Actions are in place to alleviate flood risk across Hull after unprecedented rainfall over the past three months. It comes after September, October and November brought more than double the average rainfall in the city. Hull has the second-highest number of properties at flood risk in the UK outside of London, with more than 95 […]

View article How Hull is responding to flooding

How Hull is responding to flooding

15th November 2019

Following yesterday’s downpour, a number of leisure services have been affected. Sutton Park Golf Course remains closed due to waterlogged grounds and the local authority’s amateur football and rugby pitches will not be in use over the weekend. Gully cleansing crews worked through the night to protect properties from flooding, saving potential damage ten houses […]

View article Flood defences in Victoria Pier given go-ahead

Flood defences in Victoria Pier given go-ahead

9th October 2019

Plans to install flood defences in Victoria Pier have been approved by Hull City Council’s planning committee. The plans will see the Environment Agency removing the existing flood wall and build out three metres into the Humber estuary with sheet piling to provide protection against flooding until 2040. The defence will be designed to be […]

View article Hull team wins tech challenge for design to help dementia suffers

Hull team wins tech challenge for design to help dementia suffers

3rd October 2019

A Hull team has been crowned as the winner of the Humber Care Tech Challenge 2019 with their design on how to support people living with the dementia. Team Ull-tra Fast designed a technological concept on how to ease the symptoms of dementia suffers who experience sundown syndrome. The term refers to an end-of-day confusion […]

View article Here is Hull’s best garden

Here is Hull’s best garden

27th September 2019

The winners of this year’s Hull in Bloom competition were announced at a presentation evening last night (Thursday 26 September) in The Guildhall. Terry Alsop of Waldegrave Avenue, Hull, walked away with the title of Hull in Bloom winner 2019. Mr Alsop was awarded the title after the judges unanimously voted his garden as the […]

View article Huge Mick Ronson mural created in Hull to commemorate rock legend

Huge Mick Ronson mural created in Hull to commemorate rock legend

3rd September 2019

The late great rock musician Mick Ronson has been immortalised in a huge mural in Bilton Grange. The artwork is the result of a collaboration between residents, arts company Back to Ours and Hull City Council. Overwhelmingly, residents opted for a mural of the east Hull legend on the blank canvas – a bare brick […]

View article Concerned about flooding? Then have your say

Concerned about flooding? Then have your say

2nd September 2019

People living and working around the Humber are being invited to complete a public survey to help organisations working on a new tidal flood risk strategy understand local views and priorities. Hull City Council is working in partnership with 11 other local authorities around the Humber, the Environment Agency and the Humber Local Enterprise partnership, […]

View article One of Hull’s oldest parks gets a makeover

One of Hull’s oldest parks gets a makeover

30th August 2019

One of Hull’s oldest parks has received a £90k makeover. Barnsley Street Park in east Hull is one of the city’s oldest original play areas, dating back to the 1970s. It is one of several in the city that has benefited from the first phase of investment from the £1.2m parks refurbishment fund. Picnic benches, […]

View article Victoria Pier flood defence plans go on show

Victoria Pier flood defence plans go on show

29th August 2019

Victoria Pier flood defence plans will go on show at a public drop-in event on Tuesday 3 September. Staff from the Environment Agency will be on hand to explain the plans and answer any questions at a pop-up stand on Nelson Street from 12.30pm to 5.30pm. The proposed work would see the existing steel sheet […]