Residents urged to dispose of litter responsibly to avoid prosecution 8th August 2025 Hull City Council is urging residents to dispose of their litter responsibly following the recent prosecution of four individuals who failed to pay fixed penalty notices for littering. The individuals each received criminal records and in total were ordered to pay £1,158 in fines and costs – an average of £289 per person. The offences […] Read more Environment News Waste Ciuncillor Mike RossKeep Britain TidyLA Support LtdLitteringprosecution
Love Your Street: Community garden blossoms on Melbourne Street 7th August 2025 A once-neglected patch of land on Melbourne Street has been transformed into a vibrant community garden, thanks to the dedication of local resident Maria Pearce and a team of volunteers. Since February 2025, Maria has worked tirelessly to bring the space to life – laying grass seed, planting trees and flowers, and creating a colourful […] Read more Environment News Waste communityCouncillor Jack HainesLove Your StreetMelbourne street
Love Your Neighbourhood: Boothferry next area in line for clean-up 1st August 2025 Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project will be arriving in Boothferry next week. As part of the citywide initiative, several streets within the ward will undergo a comprehensive tidy-up between Monday 4 August and Friday 15 August, leaving areas transformed and residents with an enhanced sense of pride in their community. The streets that […] Read more Community and Living Environment News Transport & Streets BoothferryCllr Charles QuinnLove Your Neighbourhood
Hull climate education programme expanded to primary schools to inspire next generation 29th July 2025 A successful climate education programme is being expanded to primary schools so more Hull students can become sustainability changemakers. Oh Yes! Net Zero’s Climate Changemakers initiative has already inspired hundreds of secondary school students to take action against climate change. Research has shown that young people are more conscious than ever before about climate change […] Read more Education and Learning Environment News Regeneration Climate ChangemakersCllr Charles QuinnMartin BuddOh Yes! Net Zero
Council to begin bench improvements in Queen Victoria Square 15th July 2025 Hull City Council will begin the first phase of improvements around the Queen Victoria Square fountains, starting with the temporary removal of selected benches on Wednesday 16 July from 8.30am. Three benches closest to the fountains will be removed tomorrow and refurbished to provide a cleaner, safer, and more welcoming public space. The refurbishment and […] Read more Environment News Regeneration Councillor Mark IeronimoFairburnsQueen Victoria Square fountains
Urgent tree works on Victoria Avenue 9th July 2025 Due to safety concerns, Hull City Council will be carrying out the emergency felling of a sycamore tree located outside 110 Victoria Avenue on Thursday 10 July. The tree is unfortunately dying and showing clear signs of sooty bark disease – a condition caused by the fungus Cryptostroma corticale, which cannot be treated and leads to rapid tree […] Read more Environment News Cllr QuinnVictoria Avenue
Council leader warns of renewable energy job losses without urgent government support 20th June 2025 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 […] Read more Business Environment News Cllr Mike RossEast Riding of Yorkshire CouncilVivergo Fuels
Thoresby Primary School: Pupils join Love Your Neighbourhood team for community litter-pick in Avenues ward 17th June 2025 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 […] Read more Environment News Waste Avenues wardCouncillor Charles QuinnLove Your NeighbourhoodThoresby Primary School
Hull and East Riding – Let’s Go Electric! 23rd May 2025 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 […] Read more Business Environment News Regeneration Transport & Streets Councillor Mark IeronimoEast Riding of Yorkshire CouncilElectric buseselectric carsHull City CouncilLet's Experience Electric
Four more public sector buildings targeted for energy efficiency works 21st May 2025 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 […] Read more Environment News Regeneration Cllr Charles QuinnHull 2030 Carbon Neutral StrategyNet ZeroSalix
Unlock green spaces with Hull’s new ‘Right to Grow’ initiative 19th May 2025 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 […] Read more Environment News Councillor Charles QuinnParks and Open SpacesRight to Grow
Active travel journeys increase at Hull schools participating in national challenge 15th May 2025 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 […] Read more Children and families Environment Health and Social Care News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelCouncillor Mark IeronimoLiving StreetsWOW Challenge
