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View article Council enhances cycling infrastructure with Boothferry Road cycle lane resurfacing scheme 

Council enhances cycling infrastructure with Boothferry Road cycle lane resurfacing scheme 

Hull City Council has confirmed that the on-road cycle lane on Boothferry Road, heading out of the city towards Hessle and the Humber Bridge, will be resurfaced later this month.   As part of the council’s commitment to improving cycling infrastructure across the city, the resurfacing of the cycle lane would enhance safety by improving the […]

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View article Hull City Council awards money for empty homes to be brought back into use

Hull City Council awards money for empty homes to be brought back into use

Hull City Council has allocated funding to Giroscope to bring up to ten empty homes back into use as social housing. West Hull-based Giroscope, which specialises in buying and renovating long term empty homes, has received £370,000 from the Right to Buy Replacement Programme Fund.  There is also the option for further discretionary funding (up […]

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View article Hull fly-tippers prosecuted and ordered to pay over £13,000 in fines

Hull fly-tippers prosecuted and ordered to pay over £13,000 in fines

Hull City Council warns residents and businesses to dispose of their waste legally to avoid facing enforcement action.  The warning comes following eight individuals, and two businesses, being prosecuted and fined a total of £13,060 last month (May).   Details of the successful prosecution cases are as follows:    The council continues to advise residents to dispose […]

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View article Council adopts new Paragon Conservation Area

Council adopts new Paragon Conservation Area

Hull City Council has adopted the new Paragon Conservation Area. The council’s cabinet approved final changes to the former Jameson Street Conservation Area last month. This included boundary extensions, which now contains additional areas of Jameson Street, King Edward Street, Prospect Street, Ferensway and Waltham Street, as well as renaming it Paragon Conservation Area. A […]

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View article Summer Shindig announced to combat loneliness amongst Hull’s over 65s

Summer Shindig announced to combat loneliness amongst Hull’s over 65s

Following a successful national fundraising Big Give campaign earlier this year, Hull-based arts organisation Back to Ours has announced the first of many ‘Shindig’ events, aimed at bringing joy, connection and a bit of magic to Hull’s elderly residents. Thanks to the generosity of the Hull community, Back to Ours’ first attempt at raising funds […]

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View article Voting in the General Election: all you need to know

Voting in the General Election: all you need to know

Today (Tuesday 4 June), the Notice of Election has been posted by Hull City Council Chief Executive Matt Jukes as people across the country will soon be given the chance to vote on who represents their constituency in Parliament in the General Election. This year will see changes to the parliamentary constituency boundaries since the […]

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View article Hull property owners prosecuted and fined for untidy land   

Hull property owners prosecuted and fined for untidy land   

Hull City Council is warning property owners and occupiers to maintain the cleanliness of their land, to avoid facing prosecution.    This warning comes after seven property owners were prosecuted and fined a combined total of £5,907 last month (May) for failing to deal with the condition of their property.    In all cases, action was taken […]

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View article Children meet with Lord Mayor at launch of new Lord Mayor’s Award

Children meet with Lord Mayor at launch of new Lord Mayor’s Award

Schoolchildren from Hull have had a breakfast meeting with the Lord Mayor, celebrating the launch of the Lord Mayor’s Award. A teacher and three schoolchildren from Stockwell Primary School, along with two young people and a youth worker from Route One Youth Centre met with the Lord Mayor at the Guildhall. The meeting was held […]

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View article Hull City Council announce upcoming footpath improvement works 

Hull City Council announce upcoming footpath improvement works 

A further six streets in Hull are set to receive essential footpath improvement works this month.  As part of Hull City Council’s continued investment in the city’s footpaths, improvement, and reconstruction work will take place in Amsterdam Road, Pembroke and Downing Grove, Retford Grove, Saltford Avenue, and Romford Grove.  The improvements will involve resurfacing and […]

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View article Illegal Hull waste collector prosecuted and fined over £1,000 

Illegal Hull waste collector prosecuted and fined over £1,000 

Hull City Council has issued a warning to people in the city who collect waste illegally.  The warning comes after the council successfully secured a prosecution against an unlicensed waste collector last month (May).   Ashley Mathew Rugg of Morley Villas, Sherburn Street, Hull, was found guilty of unlawfully collecting scrap metal in January of last […]

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View article Council unveils new visuals ahead of public engagement on plans for Preston Road Cycle Scheme

Council unveils new visuals ahead of public engagement on plans for Preston Road Cycle Scheme

Three new visuals have been released by Hull City Council to showcase how a new cycle scheme planned for Preston Road could look ahead of a six-week public engagement exercise, which starts on Monday 3 June. The council appointed Pell Frischmann Consulting Engineers Limited to design the scheme, following a successful bid to Active Travel […]

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