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View article Council urges residents to dispose of Halloween pumpkins responsibly

Council urges residents to dispose of Halloween pumpkins responsibly

With Halloween just around the corner, Hull City Council is reminding residents how to dispose of their Halloween pumpkins responsibly.   Whilst many people enjoy the tradition of pumpkin picking and carving, every year millions of pumpkins are incorrectly discarded, contributing to significant food waste and environmental harm.   Once Halloween is over, you may be wondering […]

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View article Discover how you can become more flood resilient

Discover how you can become more flood resilient

Greater awareness of Hull’s current and future flood risk will be on the way for everyone after Hull City Council appointed a team to update Hull’s Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA). Ove Arup & Partners Limited will assess the current SRFA which helps to inform planning decisions to ensure new development considers flood risk management […]

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View article Humber Forest launches 25-year strategy to improve local environments, tackle climate change, and help local communities 

Humber Forest launches 25-year strategy to improve local environments, tackle climate change, and help local communities 

Humber Forest, the community forest for Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, has launched a new strategy for its work for the next 25 years.  It is committed to ensuring that it plants the ‘right tree in the right place for the right reason,’ and to working with communities, landowners and external agencies to increase […]

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View article Eight residents receive £1,000 fines for fly-tipping in Hull 

Eight residents receive £1,000 fines for fly-tipping in Hull 

Hull City Council is urging residents to make use of the multiple authorised waste schemes and services available in the city, following eight substantial fly-tipping fines.  In the eight separate incidents, the offenders were caught dumping waste in West Parade, Worthing Terrace, Stepney Lane, New George Street, Carrington Street, Worcester Road, and two instances in […]

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View article Hull fly-tippers prosecuted and ordered to pay almost £4,000  

Hull fly-tippers prosecuted and ordered to pay almost £4,000  

Hull City Council continues to warn residents to dispose of their waste legally to avoid facing enforcement action.    The warning follows five recent fly-tipping prosecutions. These individuals were ordered to pay a combined total of £3,950 in fines and costs to the council.    Councillor Charles Quinn, portfolio holder for environment, said: “Fly-tipping is a crime […]

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View article Clifton Primary School: ‘Recycle Me a City’ project empowers schoolchildren to tackle waste

Clifton Primary School: ‘Recycle Me a City’ project empowers schoolchildren to tackle waste

Pupils from Clifton Primary School recently joined Hull City Council’s recycling officers to  ‘Recycle Me a City’, a hands-on session designed to raise awareness about waste, recycling, and environmental responsibility.  Held earlier this month, the session began with an engaging presentation from the council’s recycling officers.   The presentation introduced the pupils to the impact of […]

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View article Hull residents prosecuted and fined over £3,000 for littering 

Hull residents prosecuted and fined over £3,000 for littering 

Hull City Council is continuing to warn residents to dispose of their litter responsibly, to avoid a substantial fine or prosecution.     The warning comes after seven residents, who failed to pay fines issued by the council, were recently convicted in Hull Magistrates’ Court after littering in Mount Pleasant, Goodhart Road, Hessle Road, Holderness Road, Beverley […]

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View article Council unveils first 100% electric food waste collection vehicle

Council unveils first 100% electric food waste collection vehicle

Hull City Council has taken a further step towards its climate goals and improving air quality with the introduction of its first fully electric food waste collection vehicle.  The council’s waste management team is now operating its largest electric vehicle to date – a brand-new 12.5 tonne electric truck dedicated to food waste collection.  This […]

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View article Four more pocket parks on the way across Hull after further council investment

Four more pocket parks on the way across Hull after further council investment

Four more areas of Hull will welcome investment and benefit from improved social spaces as part of round three of Hull City Council’s Pocket Park programme. The flagship scheme improves unloved, neglected or derelict areas into new green space to benefit the physical and mental wellbeing of local people and providing good quality green space […]

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View article Biodiversity Net Gain approach to be discussed by cabinet

Biodiversity Net Gain approach to be discussed by cabinet

A strategic approach to how the council manages Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements will be discussed by cabinet this month. Mandatory legislation in England was introduced in February 2024 stating that all developments must deliver a 10 per cent increase of BNG, resulting in more or better-quality natural habitats. The new approach, should it be […]

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View article Guildhall to help ‘shape tomorrow’ by hosting the North Green Skills Conference 2025

Guildhall to help ‘shape tomorrow’ by hosting the North Green Skills Conference 2025

Hull’s Guildhall will welcome delegates from across the north later this month as Hull City Council becomes the host partner of the North Green Skills Conference 2025. ‘Skills North: Shaping Tomorrow’ will be held on Wednesday 24 September, bringing together business leaders, academics, politicians and the media from a range of different sectors. Speakers and […]

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View article East Park gates reopen as part of major park improvements

East Park gates reopen as part of major park improvements

Significant improvement works to enhance accessibility at East Park have been completed, including the reopening on the main park gates on Holderness Road. East Park now features additional parking spaces, including accessible spaces, a new footpath, new signs and lines for a new road layout with a one-way system and added speed tables.  Tactile paving, […]

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