Hull City Council accelerates improvement plans for children’s services in response to Ofsted inspection 17th May 2019 Hull City Council is accelerating its improvement plans, which aim to increase investment and put children at the centre of its social care transformation, following an inspection by Ofsted. A report detailing the findings of the inspection, which took place from 14 to 25 January 2019, has been published today. Ofsted looked at three areas […] Read more Education and Learning News Hull City CouncilOfsted
Living with Water beats Dubai Police for international award 17th May 2019 The Living with Water partnership has won an Excellence in Collaboration Award at the British Quality Foundation Awards 2019, beating the likes of Dubai Police, Sun Chemical and Ricoh UK. The award comes just after the Environment Minister Therese Coffey visited Hull to officially open the biggest flood defence scheme in the country. The BQF […] Read more News Climate changeDubai PoliceHull City CouncilLiving With Water
First look at new inflatable Ferens Art Gallery exhibition 16th May 2019 An interactive exhibition that brings together science and art is opening at Ferens Art Gallery this weekend. Opening on Saturday, Microbes is the Ferens Art Gallery’s family-focused summer exhibition. It’s an engaging sensory landscape of giant inflatable microbes, allowing children to learn more about microbes as well as have fun. This brand new exhibition brings […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture News What's on Ferens Art Gallery
Plans for Hull’s House of Fraser building revealed 16th May 2019 This is how the House of Fraser building in Hull could look under new plans revealed today. A planning application to comprehensively redevelop 1 Paragon Square into a dynamic mix of retail, restaurant, residential and office space has been submitted to Hull City Council. It has been submitted by Redefine Paragon Square Hull Limited, the […] Read more News Planning Regeneration HullBID
New-look Azuma train from Hull to London launched 16th May 2019 A new high-speed rail service between Hull and London arrived on-time at King’s Cross on maiden journey from Paragon Interchange. London North Eastern Railway’s (LNER) inaugural Azuma service was launched in front of guests at the Hull station on Thursday at 7am before arriving in London at 9.53am. It follows the final High Speed Train […] Read more News
Work to country’s largest flood defences gets under way 16th May 2019 Construction of one of the biggest flood defence schemes in the country has been officially launched by the Environment Minister in Hull today. Dr Therese Coffey visited the city to mark the start of work on the Environment Agency’s Humber: Hull Frontage Flood Defence Improvements. The £42 million investment in the city will see the […] Read more Environment Living With Water News Flood defenceHumber: Hull Frontage Flood Defence scheme
Hull named as one of England’s greenest areas 16th May 2019 Hull has been named as one of England’s greenest areas. The city is fourth on a list of “Areas for a Beautiful Future” – compiled using recycling rates and numbers of homes with a smart meter. Hull beat all local authorities in England aside from Cheshire West and Chester in first, neighbouring East Riding in second […] Read more Environment News
Careers event to showcase apprenticeship opportunities 15th May 2019 A careers event showcasing a wide-range of apprenticeship opportunities at Hull City Council is taking place at the end of this month. Hull City Council’s ambition is to employ 100 new apprentices, across a variety of areas. The event at the Guildhall on Thursday 30 May will be an opportunity for potential apprentices, and parents, to […] Read more Education and Learning News
New six-storey hotel planned for Hull city centre 15th May 2019 A new six-storey hotel could be built across the road from Hull’s Paragon Station on the site of the former New York Hotel. Plans for a 110-room hotel with first-floor restaurant, banqueting facilities and car parking on vacant land in Anlaby Road have been submitted to Hull City Council planners. The former hotel building on […] Read more News Planning
Hull independent retail scene ‘thriving’ 14th May 2019 41 per cent of retail units in Hull city centre are independent, according to latest figures. The stats from HullBID (Hull Business Improvement District) also show retail unit vacancy rates in the city centre have once again fallen, this time to 12.61% for the end of April. This figure fell by 0.67 per cent from […] Read more Business Leisure & Culture News Regeneration Hepworth ArcadeHullBIDParagon ArcadeTrinity Market
Could you foster a child in Hull? 14th May 2019 Could you help change the future of a child for the better? Foster Care Fortnight – the UK’s biggest foster care awareness campaign – began this week and runs until Sunday 26 May. In Hull, almost 500 children are in foster care with Hull Fostering, but the service needs more people from every type of […] Read more News Hull Fostering
12 prosecuted for environmental crimes in Hull 14th May 2019 Hull City Council has prosecuted 12 residents for environmental crimes across the city. Enforcement action was taken against the following people after they failed to manage their waste or clear up their land and property. A&D Market in Beverley Road, Hull, was prosecuted and ordered to pay £1,240 for failing to comply with two statutory […] Read more News Waste CCTVFly-tipping
