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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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View article Council issues notice to derelict building owner over need to act

Council issues notice to derelict building owner over need to act

Hull City Council is warning property owners in the city that it is prepared to take tough action against them if buildings are allowed to fall into poor condition. This was demonstrated by a Section 215 notice issued by the council to a freeholder that should act as a deterrent to other building owners to […]

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View article Council seeks contractor for Phase 1 of Hull District Heat Network

Council seeks contractor for Phase 1 of Hull District Heat Network

Hull City Council is seeking a Design, Build, Operate and Maintain contractor to help deliver the next stage of Hull District Heat Network (HDHN). The successful tender will deliver Phase 1 of HDHN which will involve providing heat and hot water to more than 40 buildings in Hull city centre. This will include a variety […]

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View article Vietnamese delegates learn of region’s offshore wind success

Vietnamese delegates learn of region’s offshore wind success

Delegates from Vietnam visited Hull this week as the council demonstrated the success of the region’s offshore wind industry and its programmes, such as Green Port Hull. Around 25 representatives made the trip over from southeast Asia and attended the Guildhall on Monday 23 September. The delegates were welcomed in the reception room by leader […]

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View article Humber Forest plants a quarter of a million trees to support communities and local environment

Humber Forest plants a quarter of a million trees to support communities and local environment

Humber Forest has planted a record number of trees in the last 12 months, with 238,000 trees planted across Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Since the project began three years ago, 400,000 trees have been planted across the region. Humber Forest, supported by Defra, is the community forest for Hull, East Yorkshire and North […]

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View article Discover 700 years At The Heart of Drypool at community dig

Discover 700 years At The Heart of Drypool at community dig

Budding archaeologists are invited to take part in a community dig on a historic Hull site this autumn. Time travellers are welcome to get involved with a free archaeological dig on the site of the former Clarence Mill which will be open to the public from Monday 2 September. A statutory exploration was undertaken by […]

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View article Ridge and Partners LLP appointed as district heat project progresses

Ridge and Partners LLP appointed as district heat project progresses

Hull City Council has appointed Ridge and Partners LLP to provide further topographical and utility surveys as part of Phase 1 of its Hull District Heat Network (HDHN). Ridge will conduct these additional surveys around Cambridge Street flats and at buildings on Osborne Street, St Luke’s Street, Great Thornton Street and Portland Street. HDHN was […]

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View article Drypool Bridge overnight closures to allow for district heat survey

Drypool Bridge overnight closures to allow for district heat survey

Drypool Bridge will close for three nights next week to allow for surveys to take place as part of the council’s Hull District Heat Network (HDHN) project. The closures will take place on Clarence Street between 8pm and 6am on Monday 24, Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 June. The road will reopen as normal at […]

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View article Primary pupils to take to the track in self-made electric cars

Primary pupils to take to the track in self-made electric cars

Children from six primary schools will be racing their own electric kit cars in Hull next week which they will have designed and built themselves. The Greenpower Challenge will see the budding racers, between the ages of nine and 11, construct their own Goblin Kit Car before racing against each other. The design and building […]

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View article Cabinet to hear next phase of green energy projects

Cabinet to hear next phase of green energy projects

Hull City Council’s cabinet will consider whether to progress to the next phase of two of its green energy projects. The cabinet will hear plans on both Hull District Heat Network (HDHN) and the decarbonisation of corporate buildings. Plans for HDHN include progressing with procurement activity associated with the delivery of Phase 1 of the […]

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