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View article Start-Up Day: Get support for your business at Hull Central Library

Start-Up Day: Get support for your business at Hull Central Library

The Business & IP Centre’s Start-up Day is back for 2021 on Thursday 11 November at Hull Central Library to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week. A wealth of business support and expert guidance will be available for anyone with a business idea or a business they would like to grow. Join us for a day of […]

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View article Video: Artists encourage others to enter Ferens Open Exhibition

Video: Artists encourage others to enter Ferens Open Exhibition

With applications now being accepted for the 2022 Ferens Open Exhibition, two artists have explained why the event is so special and encouraged others to take part. The annual Ferens Open Exhibition is one of the highlights of the Ferens calendar, offering a platform to both seasoned exhibitors and artists looking to show their work for […]

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View article Financial help available for young people to progress education or training

Financial help available for young people to progress education or training

Grants are available for children and young people in Hull to help them progress in their education. There are four types of grants available: Hull Education Foundation – this grant aims to help young people prepare to enter a profession, trade, occupation or service up to the age of 25 years old. It can be […]

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View article Hull and high water: How the city became a leader on flood management after devastation of 2007

Hull and high water: How the city became a leader on flood management after devastation of 2007

As part of our COP26 coverage and the #OneStepGreener campaign, Hull CC News looks at the work that has been done since 2007 to protect the city from the threat of flooding, and what you can do to improve your own resilience… With its proud maritime history and an emerging status as the UK’s ‘Energy […]

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View article Bandstand Roundabout to close for two weekends as part of Stoneferry improvement scheme

Bandstand Roundabout to close for two weekends as part of Stoneferry improvement scheme

Bandstand Roundabout will close over two weekends for essential repair and resurfacing works as part of the Stoneferry improvement scheme. The roundabout, at the junction of Stoneferry Road, Leads Road and West Carr Lane, will be closed to traffic from 7pm on Friday 26 November to allow the carriageway surfacing to be removed and repairs […]

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View article Decision Record: Council services to return in-house

Decision Record: Council services to return in-house

The Council has today published a Decision Record that outlines plans to bring the Customer Contact (Call) Centre and the Revenues and Benefits services back ‘in-house’. The two contracts, currently run by Civica, end in 2022 and will not be renewed, meaning staff will be transferred over to direct Council employment. The current contract for […]

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View article Hull City Council and local partners highly commended for working in partnership to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic

Hull City Council and local partners highly commended for working in partnership to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic

Hull City Council, alongside local partners, including the voluntary sector, NHS, Humberside Fire & Rescue and Humberside Police have been Highly Commended at the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards. The annual LGC Awards celebrate the very best innovation and talent in local government and the council was Highly Commended in the Partnership (Public Public) category […]

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View article Weekly roadworks update – November 5

Weekly roadworks update – November 5

Essential overnight resurfacing works on Stoneferry Road and Ferry Lane will continue into next week, owing to unforeseen circumstances. This phase of the work, part of the multi-million-pound Stoneferry improvement scheme, will now end at 6am on Tuesday 9 November. The carriageway will be closed overnight on Ferry Lane from the River Hull bridge (eastbound) […]

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View article Why solar energy will help power Hull’s future

Why solar energy will help power Hull’s future

World leaders are at Cop26 in Glasgow this week discussing the global response to climate change. In Hull, the local authority has already pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030. This pledge includes various bold changes and strategies, one of which  involves embracing and utilising solar power. Hull City Council is keen to install solar […]

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View article Young people in Hull can apply now to be part of the UK Youth Parliament

Young people in Hull can apply now to be part of the UK Youth Parliament

Young people in Hull, aged 11 to 17, can apply now to be part of the UK Youth Parliament. Four representatives are being sought to represent Hull’s young people on a local, regional and national level. Councillor Shane McMurray, Portfolio Holder for children’s services said: “The UK Youth Parliament gives young people from Hull the […]

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View article Packed programme to celebrate young local entrepreneurs for Global Entrepreneurship Week

Packed programme to celebrate young local entrepreneurs for Global Entrepreneurship Week

The Youth Enterprise and Micro Business Team at Hull City Council are delighted to again be offering a packed programme to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week 2021, supported by Hull Culture and Leisure, John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank and Engaging Education. Global Entrepreneurship Week was founded 13 years ago to celebrate and empower entrepreneurs in every […]

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