Hull City Council wins prestigious LGC Award for driving growth 14th March 2019 Hull City Council has won the prestigious Driving Growth award at the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards. The local authority scooped the award after employment in the city reached the highest level on record, with 69% of people in work (69.7%) – an increase of 15,100 from six years ago. There is less than half the […] Read more News Regeneration Hull City CouncilLGC Award
The card that makes it easier and cheaper for young people to travel 13th March 2019 Enterprising youngsters have created a travel card making it easier and cheaper for young people to travel around the region. The KAT Card, created by Hull’s Young People’s Parliament (HYPP), allows young people aged 19 and under to ride buses in Hull and parts of the East Riding for just £10 per week. 700 youngsters […] Read more Council Government and Democracy Education and Learning News Transport & Streets
High Court rules in Hull City Council’s favour in bid to protect private rented tenants 12th March 2019 Hull City Council has been successful today in defending a claim for Judicial Review in the High Court from the Humber Landlords Association. The claim challenged the implementation of the new Private Housing Enforcement Policy and wanted to prevent the Council’s approach in favour of formal enforcement (rather than informal) action to protect tenants in […] Read more News Hull City Council
Royal masterpiece heading to Hull next week 12th March 2019 A masterpiece from the Royal Collection arrives at Ferens Art Gallery next week. The portrait of Sir Thomas More, c.1526-7, by Hans Holbein the Younger will be displayed at the Hull art gallery from Saturday 23 March until Sunday 23 June. Hans Holbein was born in Augsburg, Germany, trained in Basel, Switzerland and spent a total of […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on
Residents encouraged to make sure they are registered to vote in this year’s local elections 11th March 2019 Local elections take place in Hull on Thursday 2 May, when residents go to the polls to have their say on who represents them. People have until Friday 12 April to make sure they are registered to vote. Matt Jukes, Returning Officer, said: “Residents only need to register to vote once, and do not need […] Read more News
Council acquires Arco headquarters as part of A63 scheme 11th March 2019 Another major piece in the delivery of the A63 Castle Street Road Scheme is in place after the council acquired the Arco headquarters on Waverley Street. The site will be used by Highways England during the delivery of the scheme, which is due to begin in 2021. Arco plans to move its headquarters to a […] Read more Business News Regeneration A63A63 footbridgeFruit Market
Five things to do in Hull this weekend 8th March 2019 Stuck for something to do this weekend? Here are five things happening in Hull to keep you entertained. 1.Swinging the Lamp Ferens Art Gallery 7pm-8.30pm £9 Swinging the Lamp is a tribute “in words and song” to Jim Williams, who fished the Arctic seas at the height of the fishing industry, and who was at […] Read more Ferens Hull City Hall Leisure & Culture News Theatre What's on
Partnership conference looks at how SEND provision can be improved 8th March 2019 Hull’s schools, early years and post 16 settings, Hull City Council education, early help and social care services, health services and parents came together on Wednesday to discuss how we can improve provision for the most vulnerable children in our city. The SEND (Special educational needs and disabilities) Inclusion Conference at the Village Hotel included […] Read more News
#BalanceforBetter – International Women’s Day 8th March 2019 There are some fantastic female members in Hull City Council’s leadership team, including the Deputy Chief Executive, Trish Dalby, Director of Children, Young People and Families, Alison Murphy and Director of Public Health, Julia Weldon. The theme is #BalanceforBetter highlights all of the fantastic work the council do and how balanced gender is in the […] Read more News
Why Hull is key to Government’s £250m offshore wind sector deal 7th March 2019 Hull is at the heart of a £250 million Government deal which will forever change the way our homes are powered. The Government’s offshore wind sector deal – designed to see a third of UK electricity coming from offshore wind power by 2030 – will be launched today in an effort to increase the number […] Read more News Regeneration
121 new houses in Bilton Grange given conditional approval 7th March 2019 Plans for 121 new houses in Bilton Grange area of Hull have been granted conditional approval by planners. Plans were approved by Hull City Council’s planning committee yesterday to allow the houses to be built on land to the west of Grange Road in east Hull, subject to the legal agreement and some revisions to […] Read more Housing News Planning
Barrow Boys planning application approved 6th March 2019 A change-of-use planning application for The Barrow Boys bar in Hull Marina has been approved. The retrospective application was for permission to change the ground floor from a restaurant to a mixed-use restaurant and bar. The application was recommended for refusal after Environment Agency officers said plans for the venue “did not comply with requirements […] Read more News Planning
