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View article Local author donates new book to Hull primary schools encouraging kindness and understanding

Local author donates new book to Hull primary schools encouraging kindness and understanding

Hull primary schools are to benefit from the donation of a new book titled The Bad Apple. Local author, Lynne Hope, has written the book which focuses on the messages to be kind and to be understanding. The book is aimed at reception and Year 1 aged children, and for teachers to read the book […]

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View article Good news for air quality in Hull

Good news for air quality in Hull

Data shows air quality in Hull has been steadily improving since 2016 and is expected to continue to get better. Levels of Nitrogen Dioxide, the main pollutant of concern across the country, are monitored at 150 different locations around the city. With the exception of one area along the A63, air quality meets the stringent […]

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View article Weekly roadworks update – November 12

Weekly roadworks update – November 12

Essential overnight resurfacing works will continue next week in the latest phase of the multimillion-pound Stoneferry improvement scheme. During the work, Stoneferry Road (southbound) will be closed from Ferry Lane Roundabout to Chamberlain Roundabout. This will include the Lorraine Street junction. The work is being undertaken overnight (7pm to 6am) on weeknights in order to […]

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View article Plans revealed for £3m winter hardship fund to help families with essentials

Plans revealed for £3m winter hardship fund to help families with essentials

A report, published today, details proposals of how vulnerable households in Hull will be provided with help with essentials over winter as the city continues its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. In September, in response to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the cost of living, the Government announced a £500m Household Support Fund, […]

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View article Reuse Electrical Shop successful in bid for further funding

Reuse Electrical Shop successful in bid for further funding

Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council have been successful in securing a bid for further funding of £71,000, plus an additional £20,000 for a communications campaign, for the Reuse Electrical project which operates the Reuse Electrical Shop. The partnership project between Hull City Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, FCC Environment and […]

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View article Christmas cheer returns to Hull city centre for 2021

Christmas cheer returns to Hull city centre for 2021

Hull city centre will be filled with Christmas cheer from next week as the festive season kicks off with the annual Christmas lights switch-on. Following its cancellation in 2020, next Thursday (18 November) Queen Victoria Square will come alive with live entertainment from Hull City Hall balcony, full lighting displays and a stunning 50ft Norway […]

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View article Littering warning as fines of over £5,000 handed out

Littering warning as fines of over £5,000 handed out

People in Hull are once more being urged to dispose of their litter responsibly. The call comes after 15 people were convicted for littering offences throughout the city, heard in Hull Magistrates’ Court between April and May 2021, after failing to pay fixed penalty notices. The fines and costs totalled £5,268, an average of more than £351 per person, and the individuals received […]

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View article Department for Education grant gives green light to Ron Dearing UTC expansion

Department for Education grant gives green light to Ron Dearing UTC expansion

Hull’s employer-led school, Ron Dearing University Technical College (UTC), has received approval and funding for exciting expansion plans. Ron Dearing UTC has been awarded a grant of just over £3.7m to increase its capacity by reconfiguring space in the school’s existing building and creating a hi-tech new Centre for Sustainability in Hull’s former Central Fire […]

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View article Hull City Council cuts CO2 emissions with University of Hull cooling technology 

Hull City Council cuts CO2 emissions with University of Hull cooling technology 

An innovative University of Hull cooling system has helped Hull City Council reduce electricity consumption at its data centre by as much as 80 per cent. Using a super-performance Dew Point Cooling system, developed at the University’s Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies, Hull City Council has saved more than £50,000 in electricity cooling costs, and […]

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View article Exciting multi-million pound vision for Queens Gardens to go before planners

Exciting multi-million pound vision for Queens Gardens to go before planners

The transformative £11.7m Queens Gardens redevelopment will go before Hull City Council’s planning committee on Tuesday 16 November. Preparatory work has already begun on the site after the project was given pre planning support last December. The Queens Gardens refurbishment will improve accessibility and visitor flows, deliver structural repairs through rebuilding the perimeter walls, introduce […]

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