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View article Free festive fun thanks to Hull Training and Adult Education

Free festive fun thanks to Hull Training and Adult Education

Families in Hull can get into the Christmas spirit with a series of free festive fun events courtesy of Hull Training and Adult Education (HTAE). On Saturday 6 December, step into the magical world of Narnia at Aslan’s Winter Narnia Extravaganza, taking place at The Freedom Centre on Preston Road. Visitors will journey through enchanting, […]

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View article Bollywood movie set comes to Hull

Bollywood movie set comes to Hull

Hull will once again become a film set this month as scenes for a new feature are shot across the city centre. Hotshot Production Limited, in conjunction with UK Line Producers 4K INC Limited and Northern Films Limited, will shoot parts of ‘Dastaar’, the first Bollywood production to visit city, from Sunday 16 November to […]

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View article Pride of Britain winner to light up Hull for Christmas

Pride of Britain winner to light up Hull for Christmas

Hull’s Christmas lights will be switched on next week by Pride of Britain 2025 award winner Marcus Skeet, known to his online followers as The Hull Boy. Marcus will join the Lord Mayor, Councillor Cheryl Payne, as well as a special guest direct from the North Pole to get the festive period underway. On Thursday […]

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View article East Hull footpath resurfacing programme due to begin 

East Hull footpath resurfacing programme due to begin 

Hull City Council is set to begin essential footpath resurfacing works across three streets in the east of the city, as part of its ongoing investment in improving the city’s pedestrian routes.  The works will take place on Uxbridge Grove, Gainford Grove and Ridgestone Avenue, focusing on resurfacing and reconstructing deteriorated sections of the footpaths.   Once […]

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View article Customer Services expands in the Bransholme area

Customer Services expands in the Bransholme area

Local residents in the Bransholme area are to benefit from expanded options to talk face-to-face to Hull City Council’s Customer Services representatives. Staff who are currently based at Bransholme Health Centre will go out further into the community to advise on available services and support. From Monday 1 December, face-to-face walk-in help desk surgeries will […]

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View article Two more conservation areas updated

Two more conservation areas updated

Two conservation areas in Hull have adopted new character appraisals and management plans, providing refreshed guidelines for future planning applications. Both Ella Street and The Broadway conservation areas have been updated, with the former also welcoming boundary amendments.  The changes are the result of resurveys undertaken in both areas during which residents, visitors and property owners […]

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View article Love Your Neighbourhood: Footpath improvements set to begin in east Hull 

Love Your Neighbourhood: Footpath improvements set to begin in east Hull 

As part of Hull City Council’s ongoing Love Your Neighbourhood initiative, improvement works are set to begin on several footpaths within the Longhill and Bilton Grange and Marfleet areas.  Following a recent ‘patch walk’ in these areas, 10 footpaths were identified as being in poor condition and in urgent need of repair.    In response, the […]

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View article Hull City Council and East Riding Council host Apprenticeship Expo 2025

Hull City Council and East Riding Council host Apprenticeship Expo 2025

Hull City Council is teaming up with East Riding Council to host a large-scale apprenticeship event. Members of the public are invited to attend the Hull & East Riding Apprenticeship Expo 2025 on Wednesday 19 November from 3.45pm-6pm at Bishop Burton College’s Equine Centre*. More than 50 exhibitors will attend, including apprenticeship employers, colleges, Independent […]

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View article Hull City Council seeks to understand the oral health of home-educated children with survey

Hull City Council seeks to understand the oral health of home-educated children with survey

Hull City Council’s Public Health team is keen to understand the oral health of children who are educated at home. Due to a lack of national and local data, Public Health would like to hear the challenges and problems you may have encountered in relation to oral and dental health for your child or children. […]

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View article Council cracks down on littering outside Hull Royal Infirmary 

Council cracks down on littering outside Hull Royal Infirmary 

Hull City Council is to issue £150 fixed penalty notices to individuals caught littering outside Hull Royal Infirmary.  Starting tomorrow (Wednesday 12 November) the council’s enforcement contractor, LA Support Limited, will be issuing £150 fixed penalty notices to those found to be littering around the perimeter of Hull Royal Infirmary – including those dropping cigarette […]

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View article Hull Young Voices Influencing Care celebrate recognition at Amplify 2025

Hull Young Voices Influencing Care celebrate recognition at Amplify 2025

Young people from Hull’s Young Voices Influencing Care (YVIC) group recently celebrated their nomination for the Campaign Award at A National Voice’s (ANV) Amplify 2025 event, held in London on Friday 31 October. ANV, which is the Children in Care Council for England, hosts the Amplify event annually, to bring together groups across the country […]

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