New hub for rough sleepers opens in Hull 28th November 2019 A new service to help people who are sleeping rough has opened in Hull. As temperatures plummet, a new hub has opened with room to accommodate up to eight people who have some of the most complex needs in the city. The hub in Great Union Street offers specialist support including immediate assessment by a […] Read more Housing News domestic abusehomelessnessHull City CouncilHull Domestic Abuse Partnershiprough sleeping
£362,355 awarded for 121 affordable homes in Hull 24th October 2019 Hull City Council has been awarded more than £350,000 by Homes England to allow 121 new homes to be built. This will comprise 12 homes for affordable rent and 109 for sale, with quality open space integrated into the development. The £362,355 awarded to the local authority, part of Homes England’s Local Authority Accelerated Construction […] Read more Housing News Affordable housingCouncillor John BlackHomes EnglandHull City Council
Matt Jukes: Why I am braving a night sleeping in the cold 24th October 2019 Tonight is the CEO Sleepout in Hull, when big-hearted business leaders and swap suits for sleeping bags to brave a night out in the cold at Craven Park. Hull City Council chief executive Matt Jukes will be among them. Read more Housing News Opinion CEO SleepoutEmmausHull City CouncilMatt Jukes
Meet abseilers defying gravity to keep Hull’s tower blocks clean 21st October 2019 It is not a job for the faint of heart. Meet the team of abseilers who defy gravity to make sure cladding on Hull City Council’s 26 tower blocks is kept sparkling clean. Larry and his colleagues at Industrial Abseiling think nothing of launching themselves off high-rise blocks such as Hull’s Gatwick House, which is […] Read more Housing News Gatwick HouseHull City CouncilIndustrial Abseiling
See award-winning gardens from council tenants in Hull 19th October 2019 These gardens are the gold standard among Hull City Council’s talented tenant gardeners. From pots and hanging baskets to lush lawns and vegetable plots, entries in this year’s council tenants’ gardening competition showed the time and care taken to nurture these green spaces. Doreen Hunt from Park Area won the Best Maintained Garden award, while […] Read more Housing News Councillor Lynn PetriniGardeningHull City CouncilPark AreaRiverside
Hull team wins tech challenge for design to help dementia suffers 3rd October 2019 A Hull team has been crowned as the winner of the Humber Care Tech Challenge 2019 with their design on how to support people living with the dementia. Team Ull-tra Fast designed a technological concept on how to ease the symptoms of dementia suffers who experience sundown syndrome. The term refers to an end-of-day confusion […] Read more Adult social care Community and Living Health and Social Care Housing News AmazonBridlington SpaC4DICCGCouncillor Gwen LunnEast Riding CouncilHumber Care Tech Challenge 2019KCOMUniversity of Hull
What kind of housing do you want to see in Hull? 13th September 2019 Hull City Council is asking residents to share their views on the future of housing in Hull. A survey has been launched which asks the public what type of housing development they would prefer the authority to build, based on the needs of the city’s most vulnerable people. This could include bungalows or sheltered extra-care […] Read more Adult social care Health and Social Care Housing News adult social carecouncil housingCouncillor Gwen LunnHull City Council
Meet Freda – one of Hull City Council’s longest tenants 27th August 2019 At 89 year old, Freda Milson is one of Hull City Council’s longest tenants. Freda, of Bilton Grange estate, has lived in the same house for more than 60 years. Here, she shares her memories. “All my memories are in this house,” said Freda. “I moved here with my husband in 1955 or 1956, 63 […] Read more Housing News Bilton GrangeHolderness High RoadHull City CouncilNorth Hull estate
Homelessness – from a teenager’s perspective 26th August 2019 You don’t have to be sleeping on the streets to be homeless. If you’re staying somewhere that you have no legal right to stay, such as a friend’s house or somewhere that is not safe for you, then you are homeless. Young people’s homelessness is a complex issue and there are many reasons why you […] Read more Housing News begginghomelessnessrough sleepingTargeted Youth Support
Last properties to be demolished in Hawthorn Avenue regeneration area 14th August 2019 The demolition of the 29 remaining properties in the Newington and St Andrew’s Renewals Area has been given the go-ahead by Hull City Council. A milestone in the Hawthorn Avenue regeneration programme, it will complete the site clearance for redevelopment of the area. Once cleared, the land will be handed over to Keepmoat, which has […] Read more Housing News Hawthorne AvenueHull City CouncilKeepmoatNewington and St Andrew’s
Group working to tackle problem begging in Hull city centre 2nd July 2019 A partnership in Hull is working to address the issue of problem begging in the city centre. Hull City Council, Humberside Police, HullBID, Emmaus Hull and East Riding, the NHS and other partners are part of the Improving Outcomes group. The group is launching a city centre advertising campaign on Tuesday 2 July, advising people […] Read more Health and Social Care Housing News beggingEmmaushomelessnessHull and East Yorkshire MindHullBIDHumberside PoliceNHSrough sleepingThe Salvation Army Hull
Hull City Council takes steps to control rise of HMOs in the city 24th June 2019 Hull City Council has moved a step closer to tackling problems arising from houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) across the city. The council’s Cabinet today supported a plan that would give the authority greater control over the creation of HMOs in three areas. The Article 4 directions would cover three areas of the city – […] Read more Housing News Planning CabinetCouncillor Daren HaleHMOsHull City Council
