Safety measures in place for voters as Notice of Election published 29th March 2021 On Thursday 6 May 2021, Hull City Council local elections and the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) election takes place. Residents in Hull have their chance to vote on who represents them in their local ward area, and who represents the Humberside area as Police and Crime Commissioner. Voters can find out who is […] Read more Coronavirus Council Government and Democracy News Local Elections 2021Notice of ElectionPolice and Crime Commissioner electionRegister to vote
First cycle hub to open in Hull’s historic Old Town 26th March 2021 A brand new cycle hub has opened in Trinity Market today. The first of its kind to open in the Old Town area, the space will hold storage for up to 40 cycles and offer a repair service to commuters, shoppers and visitors. Local charity R-evolution have been appointed to operate the cycling hub from […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets Councillor Daren HaleCyclingOld TownR-evolutionTrinity Market
Hull City Council commended for ‘leading the field’ in national housing pilot 26th March 2021 Hull City Council has been recognised for ‘leading the field’ in a national programme aiming to crackdown on rogue landlords and housing benefit fraud. On Friday 19 March the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced that the council would receive an additional £840k to carry out vital work to improve the standards […] Read more Housing News BBC Radio HumbersideCouncillor John BlackEddie Hughes MPMHCLGSupported accommodation
New Restart Grants to help businesses recover from lockdown 26th March 2021 Hull City Council is preparing to pay out vital restart grants to businesses to help them recover from the Covid pandemic and kickstart the local economy. The new Restart Grants announced by the Chancellor in the last Budget are to be paid by the Council starting from April 6 as businesses start to reopen their […] Read more News Additional Restrictions GrantBusiness supportcovidRegeneration
More than 30,000 Hull pupils in school each day for face-to-face learning 25th March 2021 As children complete their third week back at school, Helen Christmas, Hull’s public health lead for children and families reflects on their return. Helen said: “We always knew the return to school was going to be challenging, with much wider use of asymptomatic testing helping us to identify more Covid cases that we wouldn’t have […] Read more Children and families Coronavirus Education and Learning News Hull SchoolsPublic health
Hull business partners with charity that empowers widows and orphans in Sierra Leone 25th March 2021 A Hull-based business has partnered with a charity in Sierra Leone that supports widows and orphans through education and economic development projects. The Jamil and Nyanga Jaward Foundation supports people throughout Sierra Leone, where 86 per cent of the rural population live in extreme poverty. Hull has a strong relationship with the West African nation. […] Read more Business News Assured MarketingThe Jamil & Nyanga Jaward Foundation
Easter holidays health boost for city’s children 25th March 2021 Thousands of families in Hull will benefit from Easter Healthy Holidays packs – full of healthy meal and activity ideas, plus items to encourage healthy play over the school holidays. Children who are in receipt of free school meals will be the majority of the recipients. Meanwhile the broader activity programme, will see trusted organisations […] Read more Children and families Coronavirus News Children's centresCouncillor Peter ClarkFree school mealsHealthy Holidays
113,000 homes in Hull are now better protected from flooding 25th March 2021 Thousands of homes in Hull are now better protected from flooding thanks to a new multi-million-pound flood protection scheme. The Environment Agency’s £42 million Humber frontages scheme will help towards protecting residents in 113,000 homes in the city. The new, higher defences built by the Environment Agency along the estuary foreshore are now in place, […] Read more Living With Water News Councillor Mike ThompsonEnvironment AgencyHumber Hull Frontage SchemeSt Andrew's QuayVictoria Dock
Magical Museums activity booklet returns for Easter holidays 24th March 2021 Children across the city will be keeping themselves entertained this Easter with the Magical Museums activity booklet from Hull Museums. The second edition of the booklet, developed in partnership with Hull City Council’s Healthy Lifestyles Team and designed by artist Joseph Cox, has a health and wellbeing theme and is filled with fun activities inspired […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Councillor Marjorie BrabazonFerens Art GalleryHull Culture and LeisureHull MuseumsMagical Museums
Silence and lights to honour our Coronavirus victims 23rd March 2021 Tonight at 8pm buildings in Hull city centre will be lit yellow to honour those who have died with Coronavirus. The date marks a year since the first UK lockdown was announced and every person at the UK was first told to ‘stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives’. Julia Weldon, Director of Public […] Read more Coronavirus News Public Health beaconcovidlightsminute silenceremembrance
Plans submitted for a new ‘aquagreen’ to reduce flooding in east Hull 23rd March 2021 Plans to create a large ‘aquagreen’ to reduce flood risk to homes and businesses near Bransholme in east Hull have been submitted for planning approval. A public consultation was launched in September 2020 on proposals for a versatile green space, south of the old Bransholme Dairy Farm, that will store excess water during a flood […] Read more News AquagreenBransholmeCouncillor Mike ThompsonEast Hull Pumping StationEnvironment Agency
Council and University unite to re-launch Hull legal Mediation Centre 23rd March 2021 Hull City Council and the University of Hull have joined forces to re-launch the legal Mediation Centre, with the help of one of the most senior and respected judges in England. The Mediation Centre will be available to local businesses and individuals in need of mediation services to solve civil law disputes such as consumer, […] Read more News EducationThe University of Hull
