Hull City Council leader proposes no service cuts in Budget proposal 18th January 2019 Hull City Council leader Stephen Brady has proposed no cuts to council services in the next financial year, despite £5 million of new cuts from central government. Councillor Brady’s Budget Statement for 2019/20 proposes to continue to fund a pensioner bus pass scheme, free bulky item collection and subsidies to school meals. It will also […] Read more Council Government and Democracy News BudgetCouncillor Stephen Brady
Hull City Council promotes Alex Codd to senior economic development role 18th January 2019 Hull City Council has promoted City Planning Manager Alex Codd to a new City Economic Development and Regeneration Manager role. Alex, one of the council’s most highly respected and well-known senior officers, has spent the past 10 years leading the council’s planning team. He has helped in the delivery of major employment opportunities at Siemens, […] Read more Business Housing News Planning
Any Old Rag Bone exhibition in Hull celebrates ‘original recyclers’ 16th January 2019 The call of “rag bone” can be heard down the city’s tenfoots and passages to this day. For decades, men on horses and carts collecting scrap metal have issued this cry for people to bring out any unwanted goods for recycling. Now an exhibition at Hull’s Streetlife Museum will see this uncelebrated aspect of the […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Hull Culture and LeisurerecyclingStreetlife Museum
Council to get tough on environmental offenders 16th January 2019 Councillors are being asked to consider plans to implement robust enforcement action against littering and environmental offences. In addition, they will also consider the prospect of increasing the level of fines issued after the government changed the minimum, default and maximum penalty levels back in April 2018. The council currently spends over £2m on street […] Read more News Transport & Streets Councillor Anita HarrisonFly-tippingstreetscene
Hull Maritime Museum to get new ramps after £150,000 funding boost 14th January 2019 Hull Maritime Museum is set to receive new ramps improving access to its main entrance of the striking building. Hull City Council has successfully bid for £150,000 funding from the DCMS Wolfson Foundation to install two new access ramps and an access staircase to one of the three domes. The new ramp at the front […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Hull Maritime MuseumHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City
London celebrates first Borough of Culture – with a little help from Hull 10th January 2019 London launched its first-ever Borough of Culture this year, a Mayor of London initiative partly inspired by Hull’s transformative year as UK City of Culture. Waltham Forest is the first borough, before Brent takes over the mantle in 2020. In 2017, during Hull’s year as UK City of Culture, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Councillor Stephen BradyUK City of Culture 2017
Huge Lego exhibition goes on display in Hull 10th January 2019 An exhibition of major historical milestones made entirely from Lego goes on display in Hull at the weekend. Brick History tells the story of pivotal moments in world history using models created from the famous Danish toy. The free exhibition from artist Warren Elsmore will go on display at the Hull History Centre on Saturday 12 January. […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Hull History CentreLego
Hull youth travel card to offer further discount 9th January 2019 A discounted Hull youth travel card will relaunch this month offering further price reductions for young people across the city. The KAT Hull Card will give those aged 19 and under the freedom and flexibility to travel across Hull and parts of the East Riding for just £10 a week. Earlier this year, members of […] Read more News Transport & Streets KAT Hull CardTravel
Hull Minster visitor records smashed in milestone year 9th January 2019 Hull Minster is celebrating record-breaking visitor numbers following its £4.5 million transformation into a leading events venue. During 2018, 225,000 people visited the Minster following work to enable the building to become a major social, cultural and community hub. It also allowed the hosting of flexible and inclusive forms of worship. Highlights from last year […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Hull MinsterTrinity Square
Hull’s £42 million flood alleviation scheme gets green light 9th January 2019 Construction of a multi-million pound scheme to protect thousands of homes and businesses in Hull from flooding from the Humber estuary has been given the go-ahead. The £42 million flood alleviation scheme has now had final sign-off from local government secretary James Brokenshire. It was approved by Hull’s planning committee earlier this month – on the fifth […] Read more Business Environment News Regeneration Environment AgencyFloodingHumberHumber: Hull Frontage Flood Defence scheme
Bellfield Avenue road repairs to start this weekend 9th January 2019 Essential repair works will take place in Bellfield Avenue from Saturday 12 until Tuesday 15 January. Bellfield Avenue will be closed between Middlesex Road and Holderness Road, and a signed diversion route will be in place via Holderness Road, Saltshouse Road and Middlesex Road, and vice versa. Buses that travel along this section of Bellfield […] Read more News Transport & Streets Councillor Anita HarrisonRoadworks
What is Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project? 7th January 2019 The Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project will see the extensive redevelopment of the city’s historic maritime assets, supporting Hull’s goal to become a world-class visitor destination. Project director Rob Kingdom explains what it will mean for the city. Building on the success as UK City of Culture 2017, we’re working with Hull Culture and Leisure on […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityUK City of Culture 2017
