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View article Successful launch of High Street Accelerator Pilot

Successful launch of High Street Accelerator Pilot

Hull’s High Street Accelerator Pilot Programme was successfully launched with Action Week this week. A spring clean of the Stepney Area of Beverley Road has taken place following its confirmation as one of 10 pilots nationally for high street accelerator status. Hull City Council was awarded almost £250,000 of revenue funding from the Department of […]

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View article Local councils and bus operators welcome Government funding announcement for electric buses

Local councils and bus operators welcome Government funding announcement for electric buses

Hull City Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, and the region’s two main bus operators, East Yorkshire Buses and Stagecoach have welcomed the Department for Transport’s funding announcement to support the rollout of electric buses in Hull and the East Riding. The Government today (Friday 22 March) confirmed that it has made nearly £6 million […]

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View article Love Your Neighbourhood: Avenues Ward gets tidy-up treatment 

Love Your Neighbourhood: Avenues Ward gets tidy-up treatment 

The Avenues area of Hull is the latest to be tidied up as part of Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project.  Streets within the Avenues Ward are now basking in the glow of a much-needed makeover, thanks to Hull City Council’s ambitious Love Your Neighbourhood initiative.  As part of the citywide project, the Avenues […]

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View article Stepney community partnership launched for High Street Accelerator Pilot Programme

Stepney community partnership launched for High Street Accelerator Pilot Programme

Hull’s High Street Accelerator Pilot Programme has launched today, Friday 15 March, with a spring clean of the Stepney area of Beverley Road. Hull City Council was awarded almost £250,000 of revenue funding from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing & Communities as the Stepney area was confirmed as one of 10 pilots nationally for […]

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View article Energy efficiency works for public buildings following successful funding application

Energy efficiency works for public buildings following successful funding application

Hull City Council is set to reaffirm its commitment to becoming carbon neutral as it prepares to launch a £2.5m energy efficiency scheme thanks to a successful funding bid. Funding of more than £1.5m from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme will support the project which will see three public sector buildings undergo energy efficiency and […]

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View article Love Your Neighbourhood: Central ward next in line for a tidy-up 

Love Your Neighbourhood: Central ward next in line for a tidy-up 

Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project will be arriving in the Central ward next week.  As part of the citywide Love Your Neighbourhood project, Hull’s Central ward will undergo a comprehensive tidy-up from Monday 18 March to Sunday 31 March, leaving streets transformed and residents with a renewed sense of pride in their community.  […]

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View article Hull City Council takes action to keep city’s gullies clean  

Hull City Council takes action to keep city’s gullies clean  

A team from Hull City Council are out in force in the Avenues area of Hull this week, taking action to improve the cleanliness of the gullies following concerns raised by local residents.  As part of this work Park Avenue has received a thorough clean today (Wednesday 6 March), with gullies cleared of debris, leaves […]

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View article East Area Committee to discuss East Park plans

East Area Committee to discuss East Park plans

Plans for changes at East Park will be discussed at the East Area Committee next week, after public consultation came to an end. One of Hull’s most popular parks is subject to planned changes to improve parking and access. As part of the proposals, the main gates to East Park will reopen to motorists (in-line […]

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View article Certificate of excellence for Rosmead Street project

Certificate of excellence for Rosmead Street project

The Living With Water partnership has received a certificate of excellence at a regional awards. The flood resilience project on Rosmead Street in east Hull was recognised at the Institute of Chartered Engineers Yorkshire & Humber awards evening in Harrogate. It received the certificate of excellence accolade in the Smeaton Award for projects under £5 […]

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View article Sale of council land paves way for new pet hospital

Sale of council land paves way for new pet hospital

Plans have been submitted to create a new state-of-the-art pet hospital in Hull following the sale of council land. Pets Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) entered the proposals for land adjacent to Brunswick Avenue and Waterloo Street in Central ward after a Decision Record was published authorising the sale. PDSA, a charity which offers free […]

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View article Garden Village residents’ view sought over conservation area proposals

Garden Village residents’ view sought over conservation area proposals

Residents of Garden Village will be asked for their views on proposed changes to its conservation area as a public consultation begins tomorrow. Hull City Council’s proposals include the adoption of a new Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan (CAMP) and the adoption of new article 4 directions concerning cross overs and hardstanding areas. […]

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View article Devolution: Increasing productivity, jobs and skills

Devolution: Increasing productivity, jobs and skills

An assessment across many industries in Hull and East Yorkshire would show they have something to be proud of in terms of productivity and their levels of innovation. The region is home to world class research and development facilities, such as Reckitt’s global Research & Development HQ, the University of Hull’s Allam Medical building and […]

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