Environment

View article Council leader warns of renewable energy job losses without urgent government support

Council leader warns of renewable energy job losses without urgent government support

Cllr Mike Ross, leader of Hull City Council, has warned that thousands of jobs in the renewable energy sector could be at risk, including hundreds locally, without urgent government backing. In a joint letter with Cllr Anne Handley, leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, addressed to secretary of state for business and trade, Jonathan […]

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View article Thoresby Primary School: Pupils join Love Your Neighbourhood team for community litter-pick in Avenues ward  

Thoresby Primary School: Pupils join Love Your Neighbourhood team for community litter-pick in Avenues ward  

Year 1 pupils from Thoresby Primary School recently joined Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood team for a community litter-pick, helping to make the streets around their school cleaner and greener.  Held in May, the session began with an engaging presentation delivered by a team member from the Love Your Neighbourhood project. The presentation introduced […]

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View article Hull and East Riding – Let’s Go Electric!

Hull and East Riding – Let’s Go Electric!

Organised by Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, ‘Let’s Go Electric!’ will take place on Saturday 21 June, from 10am-3pm, and will showcase the growing range of EVs, both cars and commercial, that are now available and allow people from across Hull and East Yorkshire to explore some of the benefits of […]

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View article Four more public sector buildings targeted for energy efficiency works

Four more public sector buildings targeted for energy efficiency works

Four city centre buildings will benefit from energy efficiency and decarbonisation works thanks to almost £5m in government funding. Hull City Council has been successful in securing £4,935,960 of funding from the government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme. This grant will support the council towards the delivery of the project which will see the Guildhall, Hull […]

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View article Unlock green spaces with Hull’s new ‘Right to Grow’ initiative  

Unlock green spaces with Hull’s new ‘Right to Grow’ initiative  

Hull City Council invites residents and community groups to submit project ideas for the ‘Right to Grow’ initiative, a programme designed to empower communities to transform and maintain their local unused green spaces.  In September 2023, Hull made history as the first city in the UK to pass the ‘Right to Grow’ motion – which […]

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View article Active travel journeys increase at Hull schools participating in national challenge

Active travel journeys increase at Hull schools participating in national challenge

More and more children are opting to walk and wheel to school in Hull, following the launch of WOW – the walk to school challenge from UK charity Living Streets, in autumn 2024, and now even more schools across the city can take part thanks to further funding from Active Travel England. WOW sees pupils […]

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View article Latest Hull District Heat Network proposals to be considered

Latest Hull District Heat Network proposals to be considered

Approval will be sought this month for Hull City Council’s district heating project to take a significant step forward. The council’s cabinet will hear of proposals to approve the full business case and award the construction contract for Phase 1 of the Hull District Heat Network (HDHN) to Vital Energi Utilities Limited. The development of […]

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View article Rix Group continues to receive national recognition in supporting staff to choose sustainable travel

Rix Group continues to receive national recognition in supporting staff to choose sustainable travel

One of Hull’s most prominent businesses has received another national award for its workplace travel plan, which encourages and supports its workforce to walk, cycle and use public transport for their daily commute. Rix Group, the sixth-generation, family-owned business, with a portfolio of 22 companies ranging across many industries, has received a ‘Very Good Travel […]

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View article Further funding approved to increase electric bus rollout in Hull

Further funding approved to increase electric bus rollout in Hull

Hull City Council and the region’s two main bus operators – East Yorkshire Buses and Stagecoach East Midlands – have welcomed the Department for Transport’s (DfT) announcement of additional funding for the rollout of electric buses in Hull. Today (Tuesday 8 April 2025), the Government confirmed it has made £3,907,844 available to increase the scope […]

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View article Hull’s active and sustainable travel credentials showcased at national awards

Hull’s active and sustainable travel credentials showcased at national awards

Hull has been highlighted as an example of best practice, nationally, in promoting walking, wheeling, cycling and the use of public transport for everyday journeys after securing two awards at a summit in London. Representatives from Hull-headquartered business, Sewell Group, and from Hull City Council attended the event, organised by Modeshift, the not-for-profit sustainable travel […]

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