Children in Hull to receive laptops to support learning 22nd June 2020 Children in Hull will be given laptops to support their learning. About 1,200 laptops are to be distributed by the city’s schools to disadvantaged children who do not have access to electronic devices. Children who are in care or those who have a social worker will be prioritised, but schools will also give laptops to […] Read more Children and families Coronavirus Education and Learning News Hull Schools and Learning Partnership
97 per cent of coronavirus grant funding delivered in Hull 19th June 2020 More than 97 per cent of coronavirus grant funding has been delivered to eligible businesses by Hull City Council. The local authority has distributed grants to 4,022 of 4,133 eligible businesses hit by the effects of the pandemic. More than £45 million has been handed out since applications began in April. The Small Business Grant […] Read more Business Coronavirus News Regeneration Business supportCouncillor Daren HaleGovernmentRetail Hospitality Leisure Grant FundSmall Business Grant Fund
Retail returns to Hull’s Fruit Market as traders reopen doors to customers 19th June 2020 Retail has returned to Hull’s Fruit Market as traders reopen their doors to shoppers. Independent businesses in Humber Street have reopened with safety measures in place, including hand sanitiser stations, contactless payments, two-metre socially distanced floor markings, one-way systems and limits on shoppers allowed inside at any one time. While several Fruit Market businesses had […] Read more Business Coronavirus News Regeneration Fruit MarketHumber StreetWykeland Beal
More than 4,000 pupils now attending Hull primary schools each day 19th June 2020 The number of primary pupils attending schools in Hull continues to increase as secondary schools phase a wider opening to pupils. The number of vulnerable children attending primary schools has risen fourfold since March, increasing from 167 attending at least once a week in March to 757 in June. Pupils attending nursery, reception, year one […] Read more Children and families Coronavirus News Hull Schools and Learning Partnership
Work begins on major upgrade of A63 18th June 2020 A major upgrade that will transform Hull’s transport network is now officially under way. Work has now begun to improve the A63 Castle Street, which will improve transport links between the Port of Hull to the A63 and M62 along with the wider strategic road network. The scheme will also help to reunite the city […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets A63Castle StreetCouncillor Daren HaleGrant ShappsM62National HighwaysTransport for the NorthTrinity Burial Ground
Five people caught dumping waste in one Hull street 18th June 2020 Five people have been caught fly-tipping in the same spot. Five offenders have been caught on CCTV fly-tipping at the junction of Boulevard and Ena Street in Hull. Anyone with any information on the following offenders should contact Hull City Council or email enviro.crime@hullcc.gov.uk On Sunday 19 April, a man was caught dumping excess waste […] Read more Environment News Waste BoulevardCaught on cameraCCTVCouncillor Anita HarrisonEna Street
App launched to support key workers using public transport 17th June 2020 Bus company Stagecoach East Midlands has launched an app for NHS staff to book travel in Hull. The Stagecoach Connect app will allow NHS workers from Hull Royal Infirmary to book their travel to and from work for free. It follows the launch of several dedicated shuttle services for hospital workers across the region. Matt […] Read more News Transport & Streets Councillor Daren HaleHull Royal InfirmaryNHSStagecoach East Midlands
Hull museum’s golden discovery – pages from one of first books printed in English unearthed 17th June 2020 An extract from one of the first books to be printed in the English language has been unearthed at the Hull Maritime Museum. Dating back to 1498, William Caxton’s The Golden Legend was a collection of hagiographies written by Jacobus de Varagine in 1290, widely read in late medieval Europe. It is considered by experts […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News HCALHull Maritime MuseumWilliam Caxton’s The Golden Legend
Take this weekly survey on lockdown effects and win £500 17th June 2020 People in Hull are being urged to take part in series of short surveys into how they have been affected by the coronavirus lockdown. Those who take the weekly tracker surveys could win £500 in high street shopping vouchers. The surveys, titled Helping Hull Bounce Back, are part of Hull City Council’s People’s Panel project. […] Read more Coronavirus Council Government and Democracy News Councillor Daren HalePeople’s PanelSurveys
Roadworks to begin in Greenwood Avenue 12th June 2020 Essential maintenance works will begin in Greenwood Avenue from Monday 15 June. The road will be closed from Cranbrook Avenue and 8th Avenue for one week only. The signed diversion route for motorists will be via Cranbrook Avenue, Endike Lane and Ellerburn Avenue. Bus services will also be diverted during the closure. Councillor Anita Harrison, […] Read more News Transport & Streets Councillor Anita HarrisonCranbrook AvenueGreenwood Avenue
Toilets in Queen Victoria Square set to reopen next week 12th June 2020 Public toilets in Queen Victoria Square will reopen on Monday 15 June. The facilities will be open from 8am to 6pm Monday to Sunday, with social distancing notices in place. Hand sanitisers will be available in both the male and female toilets alongside the usual hand-washing facilities. Councillor Anita Harrison, portfolio holder for street cleaning […] Read more News Transport & Streets Waste Councillor Anita HarrisonCOVID-19hand sanitisersparkingQueen Victoria Square
Thousands of green jobs to be created in Hull over next decade 12th June 2020 Thousands of green jobs could be created in Hull over the next decade, according to a new report. The Local Government Association (LGA) Local green jobs report has identified the number of green jobs needed in each local authority area to ensure the UK is carbon neutral by 2050. The report, developed by Ecuity Consulting LLP for […] Read more Business Environment News Regeneration Climate changeHull 2030 Carbon Neutral StrategyLGARenewable energySiemens Gamesa
