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View article Busy Holderness Road route to benefit from additional road improvements

Busy Holderness Road route to benefit from additional road improvements

Work to improve a key section of Holderness Road, between Diadem roundabout and Ganstead roundabout, will begin next year. A full carriageway reconstruction will take place, providing a safer road surface for motorists. Work to improve parts of Holderness Road is already taking place, thanks to a major investment boost from central Government. And now […]

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View article Proposals to expand city schools to be discussed by Hull City Council

Proposals to expand city schools to be discussed by Hull City Council

Hull City Council is seeking permission to enter into formal consultation on plans to increase the number of secondary school places in the city. It is projected that over the next four years there will be an increase in the number of pupils entering secondary schools in Hull, with most of the demand being in […]

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View article Million-pound industrial estate sold at auction in Hull

Million-pound industrial estate sold at auction in Hull

An industrial estate located just outside of Hull city centre has been sold by Hull City Council for more than £1 million. The Kingston Way Unit Factory Estate constitutes 12 purpose-built units situated over nearly two acres. Acting as property consultants, NPS Humber Ltd helped the council secure the sale of the £1.36m site. The […]

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View article Hull City Council wins prestigious housing award

Hull City Council wins prestigious housing award

Hull City Council has won a prestigious housing award for its delivery of sustainable homes. The local authority won Sustainability project of the year at the UK Housing Awards for its Decarbonisation/Energy Efficiency Programme. The award recognises the council’s unique targeted approach to reducing fuel poverty and tackling climate change through its decarbonisation agenda as […]

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View article Highways England boost Hull’s transport network with funding grant

Highways England boost Hull’s transport network with funding grant

Hull City Council has been awarded £1m by Highways England to carry out improvements to the city’s roads. The funding will support a range of measures to assist in mitigating the traffic impact at various locations in the vicinity to the main A63 Castle Street works, including roads which will be used as diversions during […]

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View article Popular Middle Child panto gets animated makeover

Popular Middle Child panto gets animated makeover

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas in Hull without the Middle Child panto, and in 2020 the popular festive show is getting an animated makeover. The show will be free to watch on YouTube from Saturday 19 December to Thursday 31 December. A radio version will also be broadcast on BBC Radio Humberside. Pattie Breadcake: Into the […]

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View article Hundreds of Hull businesses applying for this coronavirus grant fund

Hundreds of Hull businesses applying for this coronavirus grant fund

The first payments are now being made under a new fund designed to help Hull businesses through coronavirus. More than 350 applications have already been received for the Additional Restrictions Grant, set up to provide support to businesses hit by the pandemic. This scheme can provide grants to businesses required to close which do not […]

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View article Major award for scheme to protect Hull homes from flooding

Major award for scheme to protect Hull homes from flooding

A scheme designed to protect thousands of homes in Hull and the East Riding from flooding has won a prestigious award. The Anlaby and East Ella Flood Alleviation Scheme (AAEFAS) has been awarded Highly Commended status in the national Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards Grand Final. RICS is the world’s leading professional body […]

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View article Hull city centre lit up ready for Christmas

Hull city centre lit up ready for Christmas

Hull’s Christmas lights have been switched on overnight, brightening up the city centre as national lockdown lifts. In a change to the usual switch-on event, which attracts thousands each year, a drone has captured the moments that all 45,600 lights have brightened up city centre streets for 2020. As well as the 45ft Norway Spruce […]

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