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View article Hull City Council staff shortlisted in multiple national awards

Hull City Council staff shortlisted in multiple national awards

Staff working in Adult Social Care and Children’s Services across Hull City Council have been shortlisted for a number of national awards. The council have been shortlisted in the national Social Worker of the Year Awards three times, the Children and Young People Now Awards four times and they have one shortlisted in the Local […]

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View article Council encourages city to ‘walk, wheel and ride’ this TravelWise Week and beyond

Council encourages city to ‘walk, wheel and ride’ this TravelWise Week and beyond

Hull City Council and its partners will once again be supporting TravelWise Week and assisting residents, businesses and communities to consider making more sustainable and active travel choices. Organised by Modeshift – the UK’s leading sustainable travel organisation – TravelWise Week is a yearly, global, week-long travel challenge that takes place from Monday 16 September […]

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View article Plimsoll Way works completed ahead of schedule 

Plimsoll Way works completed ahead of schedule 

An essential resurfacing scheme on Plimsoll Way in Hull has been completed ahead of schedule.   The work began on Monday 2 September, with road closures and temporary traffic signals expected to be in place until Wednesday 25 September.   However, following the completion of the final resurfacing works and road marking installations, the road has reopened […]

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View article One punch can be a killer punch – Council supports One Punch Awareness Week

One punch can be a killer punch – Council supports One Punch Awareness Week

Hull City Council is marking One Punch Awareness Week, which runs from Monday 16 September. Over the last five years, there have been 82 deaths because of one punch attacks across the UK, including Hull man Scott Akester. His devastated family, subsequently set up the One Punch Hull & East Yorkshire (OPH&EY) charity, and  is […]

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View article 2024/25 waste and recycling packs are on the way!   

2024/25 waste and recycling packs are on the way!   

All households in Hull will receive their new waste and recycling packs within the next couple of weeks.   This year’s packs include a new bin collection calendar, a residents’ pass for Hull’s household waste and recycling centres and a guide to recycling right.    To celebrate, the council has once again included prize-winning golden tickets in […]

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View article Love Your Neighbourhood: Boothferry area next in line for a tidy-up   

Love Your Neighbourhood: Boothferry area next in line for a tidy-up   

Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project will be arriving in the Boothferry area next week.    As part of the citywide initiative, several streets within Hull’s Boothferry Ward will undergo a comprehensive tidy-up from Monday 16 September and Friday 27 September, leaving streets transformed and residents with a renewed sense of pride in their community.      […]

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View article Road safety activities planned to support red light enforcement at East Hull junction

Road safety activities planned to support red light enforcement at East Hull junction

Hull City Council, Humberside Police and Safer Roads Humber will be undertaking a programme of education and enforcement activity at an East Hull junction, this September, to help reduce accidents and improve safety. Earlier this summer, four red light enforcement cameras were installed on the approaches to the Holderness Road and Mount Pleasant junction, using […]

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