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View article Fountain Road: Council continues to address Hull’s deteriorated roads with overnight resurfacing scheme  

Fountain Road: Council continues to address Hull’s deteriorated roads with overnight resurfacing scheme  

Hull City Council is preparing to begin overnight resurfacing works on Fountain Road next week.   The scheme will improve the existing carriageway on Fountain Road between Wincolmlee and Main Street.  The intention of the scheme is to renew the failed area of the carriageway, to ensure the highway provides a safe and even surface for […]

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View article Flood resilience scheme underway at Setting Dyke

Flood resilience scheme underway at Setting Dyke

Works will begin today, Monday 11 November, on the first phase of the construction of habitat and a flood storage feature within a west Hull watercourse channel, to improve flood defences in the area. Setting Dyke Catchment Improvement Scheme, based at Setting Dyke, which carries water from agricultural land in the East Riding, a storage […]

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View article Stepney Station shortlisted for National Railway Heritage Award

Stepney Station shortlisted for National Railway Heritage Award

The restoration of Stepney Station has been shortlisted for the prestigious National Railway Heritage Awards. These awards are the only recognition dedicated to encouraging best practices in the re-use, restoration, and upkeep of railway and tramway heritage across the UK. Located on Beverley Road, Stepney Station is a key landmark that plays a significant role […]

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View article Council issues notice to derelict building owner over need to act

Council issues notice to derelict building owner over need to act

Hull City Council is warning property owners in the city that it is prepared to take tough action against them if buildings are allowed to fall into poor condition. This was demonstrated by a Section 215 notice issued by the council to a freeholder that should act as a deterrent to other building owners to […]

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View article Your Ticket, Your Choice – Hull Card and KAT Card Now Available Through Bus Operators’ Apps

Your Ticket, Your Choice – Hull Card and KAT Card Now Available Through Bus Operators’ Apps

Bus passengers in Hull can now buy two discounted travel card products, that allow unlimited travel on both Stagecoach East Midlands and East Yorkshire Buses in the city, through their smartphones. A local campaign from the Hull Bus Alliance will raise awareness of the products on the theme of ‘Your Ticket, Your Choice’ and explain […]

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View article Love Your Neighbourhood team target leaf clearance and dog fouling  

Love Your Neighbourhood team target leaf clearance and dog fouling  

From 11-22 November, the Love Your Neighbourhood team will be turning their focus to tackling leaf clearance and dog fouling, issues regularly raised with the council.   As autumn leaves blanket our streets, the Love Your Neighbourhood team will be working diligently over the next two weeks to ensure that footpaths and public spaces across […]

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View article Young people promote Anti-Bullying Week message through music

Young people promote Anti-Bullying Week message through music

Young Voices Influencing Care (YVIC) have been hard at work ahead of Anti-Bullying Week, devising and creating resources, including a song called ‘Shine Bright’ which highlights individuality and uniqueness. With support from the council’s music service, Shine Bright was written and performed by the young people to encourage everyone to respect each other’s differences and […]

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View article Council social worker receives national recognition  

Council social worker receives national recognition  

Winners of the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2024 will be announced tomorrow – and Helen Hewitt, from Hull City Council has been recognised amongst the finalists.  The prestigious annual awards, which include 18 categories from social work lecturer of the year to team leader of the year, celebrate high-quality practice, practice education, leadership, teamwork, […]

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View article Move over, Tom Hardy: Hull’s young storytellers set to rival CBeebies Bedtime Stories

Move over, Tom Hardy: Hull’s young storytellers set to rival CBeebies Bedtime Stories

Hull school pupils now have the opportunity to star in their own read-aloud films as Hull Schools’ Library Service launch a new project – ‘Hull’s Young Storytellers: Lights, Camera, Read!’ ‘Hull’s Young Storytellers’ aims to boost literacy and creativity by combining storytelling with filmmaking. Year five pupils from six schools across the city will produce […]

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View article Lord Mayor’s Christmas Tree Festival back at Minster

Lord Mayor’s Christmas Tree Festival back at Minster

The Lord Mayor’s annual Christmas Tree Festival will return to Hull Minster this December. The popular event will run from Tuesday 3 December to Saturday 21 December, and will see dozens of decorated trees fill up the 700-year-old church. Businesses and organisations, and individuals, can get involved by providing a tree, which can be decorated […]

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