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View article Dove House: Re-Use Electrical Shop re-opens in new location

Dove House: Re-Use Electrical Shop re-opens in new location

A shop aimed at encouraging the reuse and repair of second-hand electrical goods has moved to a new location. The Re-Use Electrical Shop, previously located on Marfleet Lane, has now re-opened within Dove House’s Furniture Superstore on Hessle Road. Three times the size of the previous site, the shop aims to continue reducing waste by […]

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View article Cabinet to decide on city centre developments to bring over 1,000 new homes

Cabinet to decide on city centre developments to bring over 1,000 new homes

Hull City Council’s Cabinet will consider ambitious plan to unlock the development of over 1,000 new homes on three empty city centre sites. Cabinet will decide whether to give the green light to bring forward development on brownfield sites at the East Bank, known as Eastern Quarter, at St Stephen’s Place on Colonial Street and […]

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View article South Atlantic Medal holders to receive Honorary Freedom of the City

South Atlantic Medal holders to receive Honorary Freedom of the City

Veterans of the Falklands War are to receive the Honorary Freedom of the City of Kingston upon Hull. The Freedom Scroll will be presented to holders of the South Atlantic Medal at an Extraordinary Meeting of Hull City Council. The meeting, called specifically for the purpose, will take place on Thursday 20 July at 4:00pm, […]

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View article Rugby and Clive Sullivan celebrated at Streetlife Museum

Rugby and Clive Sullivan celebrated at Streetlife Museum

A new display celebrating the legendary Clive Sullivan and rugby as a whole in Hull has opened at the Streetlife Museum. Hull Museums has been working in partnership with the Sullivan family, rugby league teams Hull FC and Hull KR, and the Hull Roundheads rugby union team to tell the story of Hull’s strong relationship […]

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View article Parklets trial aimed at boosting Hull’s evening economy

Parklets trial aimed at boosting Hull’s evening economy

Works will soon get underway to install new parklet outdoor seating areas on Princes Dock Street. A published decision record confirmed Hull City Council has awarded a contract to local firm Pearl Green Engineering Limited to manufacture, supply, deliver and install the project. The six parklets will be in the existing pedestrianised zone between Mccoy’s […]

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View article R-evolution awarded grant to continue running community cycle hubs in Hull

R-evolution awarded grant to continue running community cycle hubs in Hull

Local cycling charity R-evolution has been awarded a grant of £60,000 to maintain the existing community cycle hubs in Hull, as well as deliver two more.  The funding has been confirmed in a decision record published by Hull City Council on Friday 30 June.  The decision states that the cash boost will help the Cottingham-based charity […]

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View article Football Foundation kicks off major improvements for Bude Park

Football Foundation kicks off major improvements for Bude Park

A scheme that will see much-improved football facilities at Bude Park will soon kick-off thanks to investment from the Premier League, The FA and government’s Football Foundation. Bude Park was identified as a potential site for improvement by the Football Foundation. Submitted last summer, the project will see the creation of a full-size pitch, six […]

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