Council funds new service which will deliver more personalised care to people in Hull 24th August 2022 Hull City Council has awarded new contracts to deliver Extra Care Community Wellbeing Services, which will see adults in Hull receiving more personalised care. The five-year contracts begin on Monday 21 November 2022, with the option to extend them for a further two periods of 12 months each. The new contracts form part of the […] Read more Adult social care Community and Living News Councillor Linda ChambersExtra Care
Further significant milestones achieved in Hull’s social care improvement journey 24th August 2022 Hull has been on an improvement journey across children’s social care since January 2019, when Ofsted assessed the service as Inadequate. Over the last two years, Hull City Council’s Children’s Services have had six monitoring visits by Ofsted, looking at different parts of the service. The Department for Education (DfE) also appointed a Children’s Services […] Read more Children and families News children's social careChildren's services commissionerCouncillor Linda TockDepartment for EducationEarly help and safeguarding hub (EHASH)Hull safeguarding children partnershipOfstedSEND
Hull stands with Ukraine on Independence Day 23rd August 2022 Wednesday 24 August is Ukrainian Independence Day, marking 31 years since Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union and, this year, six months since the country was invaded by Russia. The city has welcomed 149 people who have fled from war-torn Ukraine, with residents across the city opening their homes to the refugees. Since March, the […] Read more Community and Living News Homes for UkraineHull 4 UkraineUkraine
Freedom Festival 2022: Spectacular 9-day arts festival kicks off this weekend 23rd August 2022 The phenomenal Freedom Festival returns this weekend with a jam-packed programme featuring artists and performances from all over the world. Back for its 16th year, this year’s festival features more than 350 individual performers, artists, musicians, visual artists and creatives. We sat down with Mikey Martins, artistic director & CEO of Freedom Festival Arts Trust, […] Read more Leisure & Culture News What's on Freedom Festival 2022Freedom Festival Arts TrustGravity and Other MythsHull New TheatreMiddle ChildMikey MartinsResonanceTheir Should Be Unicorns
Weekly roadworks update – August 19 19th August 2022 Have your say on the city’s roads: Hull City Council Traffic and Travel Resident Survey. Read more News Transport & Streets Hull Transport SurveyHull weekly roadworks updateRoadworks
New plans show how Freetown Way could look following major upgrade 19th August 2022 A new image has today been revealed (Friday 19 August) showing how Freetown Way could look under new plans to upgrade the busy road network and make it accessible for everyone. As part of the new scheme the bollards and cycle lanes will be removed from the road and two lanes of traffic will be […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets CommonplaceCouncillor Mark IeronimoFreetown Way
5 reasons why Hull is always the right choice 18th August 2022 Thousands of young people are receiving their A-Level results today (Thursday 18 August) and planning the next exciting chapter in their lives. For many, this will bring them to our great city of Hull, whether that’s to work and forge a career at one of our brilliant businesses and organisations, or to study at one […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Hull CityHull FCHull foodHull KRHumber Street SeshLove HullThe AdelphiThe SeshYorkshire Wolds Way
Major improvement work on Wold Road 16th August 2022 Essential improvement work will begin on Wold Road next week. The work will include road resurfacing, kerbing and gully repairs, and new road markings. When the improvements are complete, road users will benefit from a smoother and safer road surface. The work will begin on Monday 22 August and will be in two phases: Phase […] Read more News Transport & Streets RoadworksWold Road
Hull’s biggest-ever transport survey hits 1,000 online responses in first five days 16th August 2022 More than 1,000 people have already had their say in Hull’s biggest-ever transport survey. The Hull City Council Traffic and Travel Resident Survey went live online last Thursday, giving everyone in the city the opportunity to have their say on Hull’s roads. The survey has now hit its first milestone, with 1,000 people giving their […] Read more News Transport & Streets Hull Transport SurveyRoadworkstransport
Hull Maritime and Toronto Inuit Association ‘Dive Deeper’ into city’s museum collections 15th August 2022 Hull Maritime, the project transforming the city’s maritime treasures, has joined forces with Toronto Inuit Association in Canada to learn more about the Inuit culture and the artefacts within Hull’s Maritime Museum collection. The Maritime Museum’s collections have official Designated status and are viewed as being of national significance. Part of these collections are a […] Read more Museums News
Weekly roadworks update – August 12 12th August 2022 Hull City Council is urging the people of Hull to help shape the future of the city’s roads after launching its biggest transport consultation to date. The Hull City Council Traffic and Travel Resident Survey gives everyone the opportunity to offer feedback on issues such as congestion, public transport, cycle lanes and more. Anyone who […] Read more News Transport & Streets Hull weekly roadworks updateRoadworks
£120,000 funding to tackle barriers to training and employment for young people in Hull 12th August 2022 Hull City Council, The Warren and Humber Learning Consortium have been successful in securing £120,000 grant funding from the Youth Futures Foundation. The money will be used to undertake research into the mismatch between the high number of apprenticeship vacancies and job vacancies locally, compared with the high number of young people not in employment, […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News connected futuresCouncillor Linda TockHumber Learning ConsortiumThe WarrenYouth futures foundation
