Employment in Hull at highest level on record 6th February 2019 Employment in Hull is once again at its highest level on record, new figures have revealed. The total number of employed residents in the city rose by 1,600 during the third quarter of 2018, when compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest Hull Data Observatory statistics. As a result, the total employment rate […] Read more Business News
Free adult swimming as part of Hull Big Swim 6th February 2019 Free adult swimming sessions are being offered to residents as part of the Hull Big Swim campaign. Hull Culture and Leisure is launching Hull Big Swim to motivate more adults to get active. The free adult swimming sessions will be on offer during February and March at Ennerdale Leisure Centre, Woodford Leisure Centre, Albert Avenue […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Hull Culture and Leisure
Here Be Whales exhibition at Hull Maritime Museum 6th February 2019 A new contemporary art exhibition on the past, present and future of whales opens at the Hull Maritime Museum this February. Here Be Whales, which brings together a selected group of national and international artists who explore the sea mammals, is on show from 5 February to 22 April at the museum. The exhibition features drawings, […] Read more News Hull Culture and LeisureHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City
Young artists inspired by incredible club 6th February 2019 Masterclasses with world-renowned artists, visits to some of the country’s most prestigious art galleries and producing their own exhibitions – that’s just some of the experiences young artists in Hull are being given as they take part in an incredible Art & Design National Saturday Club. As part of the National Saturday Club network, Ferens […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture Museums News Ferens Art GalleryHull Museums
House style launched in Hull wins housing Oscar 3rd February 2019 Hull City Council’s development partner Home Group, part of the Hull’s City-wide Partnership (KCWP), has won the silver award in the Best House category in the recent What House Awards. The awards, often regarded as the “Housing Oscars”, are open to all levels of housing developer, from small housing associations to volume builders. The winning […] Read more News Housing
Hull housing growth plan given go-ahead 29th January 2019 A £4 million investment in housing renewal from the Local Growth Fund has been approved by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership. Hull City Council confirmed the move in a decision record. It will allow the local authority to continue a city-wide housing regeneration plan to build up to 1,000 new homes, for sale and affordable rent in established renewal […] Read more Housing News HousingHull City CouncilHumber LEP
University of Hull in six-year partnership with Team GB 29th January 2019 The University of Hull has become the first university to be an official partner of Team GB. The exclusive six-year partnership will cover the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. It includes opportunities for students, staff and communities, while creating the opportunity for joint research and enterprise […] Read more Education and Learning News University of Hull
Hull City Council joins Co-operative Councils Innovation Network 25th January 2019 Hull City Council has joined a network of local authorities committed to transforming the way they work with communities. The Co-operative Councils’ Innovation Network was created as a result of public sector funding cuts during one of the most challenging periods for local government. As councils look for innovative ways of providing services, the network […] Read more Community and Living News Co-operative Councils Innovation Network
Do you know this man? Help find suspected fly-tipper 25th January 2019 Do you recognise this man suspected of dumping waste in Hull? Hull City Council is calling on the public to help identify the man over waste seen dumped in West Parade. Watch CCTV footage of the incident, below, which shows the offender kicking an electrical kitchen appliance next to a bin. The incident took place […] Read more Environment News Fly-tipping
Knife Angel sculpture goes on display in Hull 24th January 2019 A Knife Angel sculpture is to go on display in Hull throughout February. The sculpture has been created from more than 100,000 knives collected through police force surrender campaigns across the country. The national monument against violence and aggression stands at 27ft. To coincide with the sculpture going on display in Queens Gardens, a school programme […] Read more Community and Living News Humberside Police
Ferens Art Gallery to host Swinging the Lamp 24th January 2019 A performance showing the drama of a life at sea is coming to Hull. Swinging the Lamp, told in the words of a former fisherman, will be shown at Ferens Art Gallery on Saturday 9 March. The show remembers the life of skipper Jim Williams and tells tales of Hull and Grimsby’s past fishing communities through storytelling, theatre and folk […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Ferens Art GalleryHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City
Arctic Corsair: learn more about Hull’s famous vessel 22nd January 2019 Sam North, project support intern on the Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project, worked closely with volunteers who catalogued the Arctic Corsair collection and was one of the staff members who helped to remove the collection last summer. Here, he explains more about the famous vessel. The Arctic Corsair sailed from Hull between 1960 and 1987. Fishing was […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Hull MuseumsHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City
