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View article Council to regenerate Paragon station with new bar and WHSmith revamp

Council to regenerate Paragon station with new bar and WHSmith revamp

Hull City Council is to award two city centre grants as part of wider regeneration works at Hull Paragon Interchange. Hull Tap Ltd is to be awarded £315,000 for works to the former ticket office and hall in the station to be converted it into a high-quality bar. The ticket hall is currently vacant and […]

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View article Council boosts cost of living help for city’s residents

Council boosts cost of living help for city’s residents

Schemes to help Hull’s most vulnerable residents deal with the cost-of-living crisis will continue after senior councillors agreed the distribution of the Household Support Fund (HSF). £5.3 million will be spent in the city over the next year on initiatives to help keep residents in need warm, clothed and fed. It will include continuing to […]

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View article Four more public sector buildings targeted for energy efficiency works

Four more public sector buildings targeted for energy efficiency works

Four city centre buildings will benefit from energy efficiency and decarbonisation works thanks to almost £5m in government funding. Hull City Council has been successful in securing £4,935,960 of funding from the government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme. This grant will support the council towards the delivery of the project which will see the Guildhall, Hull […]

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View article Chelsea Flower Show garden to find new home in Hull

Chelsea Flower Show garden to find new home in Hull

A stunning garden that debuts at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this week, will then take up permanent residence in Hull, as part of a collaboration with Visit Hull & East Yorkshire. The Songbird Survival Garden will captivate visitors in London, before being carefully relocated to Bransholme’s Neighbourhood Network Community Centre on Goodhart Road, where […]

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View article Ferens wins global museums award

Ferens wins global museums award

An exhibition at the Ferens Art Gallery has won a Museum and Heritage Award. The global awards celebrate the very best in the world of museums, galleries and cultural and heritage visitor attractions. Jason Wilsher-Mills: Are We there Yet exhibition won the Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the Year – budget less than £80k following its […]

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View article ECF confirmed as East Bank lead developer partner at UKREiiF

ECF confirmed as East Bank lead developer partner at UKREiiF

Hull City Council’s ambitious East Bank Urban Village project continues to take steps forward with ECF today being confirmed as lead developer partner. The council will sign a 15-year development agreement with ECF, a partnership between Homes England, L&G and Muse, for the master planning, development and construction of the site, which is expected to […]

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View article Unlock green spaces with Hull’s new ‘Right to Grow’ initiative  

Unlock green spaces with Hull’s new ‘Right to Grow’ initiative  

Hull City Council invites residents and community groups to submit project ideas for the ‘Right to Grow’ initiative, a programme designed to empower communities to transform and maintain their local unused green spaces.  In September 2023, Hull made history as the first city in the UK to pass the ‘Right to Grow’ motion – which […]

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View article Active travel journeys increase at Hull schools participating in national challenge

Active travel journeys increase at Hull schools participating in national challenge

More and more children are opting to walk and wheel to school in Hull, following the launch of WOW – the walk to school challenge from UK charity Living Streets, in autumn 2024, and now even more schools across the city can take part thanks to further funding from Active Travel England. WOW sees pupils […]

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