Environment

View article Stepney community urged to have their say area’s green spaces

Stepney community urged to have their say area’s green spaces

Members of the Stepney community will next week have the chance to shape the future of Sculcoates Park and pocket green spaces in the area by collaborating with landscape architects. Mace Group has been appointed by the Stepney High Street Accelerator Partnership to create the designs based on public survey results and feedback from the […]

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View article TravelWise Week campaign shortlisted for national award

TravelWise Week campaign shortlisted for national award

Hull City Council could secure back-to-back national awards for promoting active and sustainable travel to residents, businesses and communities, after being shortlisted for the 2024 TravelWise Week Awards. Modeshift, the not-for-profit sustainable travel organisation that organises TravelWise Week, has confirmed that Hull City Council has been shortlisted in the TravelWise Week Campaign – Local Authority […]

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View article Love Your Neighbourhood: Sutton area tidy-up begins

Love Your Neighbourhood: Sutton area tidy-up begins

Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project has arrived in the Sutton area today.  As part of the citywide initiative, several streets within Hull’s Sutton Ward will undergo a comprehensive tidy-up from today, Monday 20 January, until Friday 31 January, leaving streets transformed and residents with a renewed sense of pride in their community.     The streets […]

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View article Plaque signifies completion of Alderman Kneeshaw Park improvement project

Plaque signifies completion of Alderman Kneeshaw Park improvement project

The installation of an interpretation panel and a commemorative plaque at Alderman Kneeshaw Park (AKP) signified the final stage of Hull City Council’s Parks Programme Investment. The interpretation panel provides an insight into the park’s Restoration Island and the potential wildflowers and inhabitants that might be seen in years to come. It details how and […]

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View article City ranked in national top 10 for growth in bus patronage

City ranked in national top 10 for growth in bus patronage

Hull has been confirmed as one of the top 10 places in the country for growth in bus patronage, according to the latest figures from the Department for Transport for 2023/2024. In its annual bus statistics report, the city came in at number 10 in a list that included London, Brighton and Hove, Nottingham, Reading, […]

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View article Council ready to respond when winter weather arrives

Council ready to respond when winter weather arrives

With the winter well and truly here, Hull City Council is continuously monitoring forecasts and is ready to put its winter weather plan into action. So far, the season has been a mild one, with warmer temperatures, storms and occasional bouts of rain but the council’s streetsence services have been gearing up for the prospect […]

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View article Double success for Hull City Council at public service excellence awards

Double success for Hull City Council at public service excellence awards

Hull City Council has claimed two honours at the 2024 Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) performance network awards. Teams claimed the most improved performer award in both the Parks, Open Space and Horticultural category, as well as in the Street Cleansing category. The prizes were given at a ceremony in Blackpool, where Hull City […]

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View article Council issues warning of significant fines after more people caught fly tipping

Council issues warning of significant fines after more people caught fly tipping

Hull City Council has reiterated its zero tolerance approach to people caught illegally depositing rubbish in the city after three separate £1,000 fixed penalty notices were handed out. The first fine was issued when a local resident was seen dumping bagged and loose household waste on Harlech Close in July. This was reported by a […]

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View article Hull residents prosecuted and ordered to pay over £6,000 for untidy land

Hull residents prosecuted and ordered to pay over £6,000 for untidy land

Hull City Council is warning property owners and occupiers to maintain the cleanliness of their land, to avoid facing prosecution.   This warning comes after four property owners and two occupiers were prosecuted and fined a combined total of £6,200 last month (October) for failing to deal with the condition of their property’s.   In all cases, […]

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View article City Science to help deliver net zero targets

City Science to help deliver net zero targets

Hull City Council, in partnership with East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC), has appointed City Science to help develop the Hull & East Riding Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP). This project, supported by the North East and Yorkshire Net Zero Hub, will back the council’s commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2030 and achieving net […]

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View article Hull’s net zero story told on global stage as cities confront climate crisis

Hull’s net zero story told on global stage as cities confront climate crisis

Hull’s Oh Yes! Net Zero campaign has been showcased alongside globally significant climate action initiatives at a major international conference. Oh Yes! Net Zero joined delegates from the C40 Cities organisation – a global network of almost 100 cities united to confront the climate crisis – at Smart City Expo in Barcelona. Hull’s climate model […]

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View article Flood resilience scheme underway at Setting Dyke

Flood resilience scheme underway at Setting Dyke

Works will begin today, Monday 11 November, on the first phase of the construction of habitat and a flood storage feature within a west Hull watercourse channel, to improve flood defences in the area. Setting Dyke Catchment Improvement Scheme, based at Setting Dyke, which carries water from agricultural land in the East Riding, a storage […]

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