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View article Footpath resurfacing works commence in east Hull  

Footpath resurfacing works commence in east Hull  

Essential resurfacing works began in east Hull yesterday (Monday 29 April), which aim to provide much-needed improvements to the footpaths. As part of the council’s investment in the city’s footpaths, improvements and resurfacing works will take place on Clare Grove, Oriel Grove, Exeter Grove, and St Johns Grove. The improvements will involve resurfacing and reconstructing […]

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View article Hull City Council offering cash bonus to new childcare practitioners

Hull City Council offering cash bonus to new childcare practitioners

Hull City Council has been chosen to take part in a new pilot scheme that offers a cash incentive to newly qualified or returning childcare practitioners. Back in March 2023, the government announced transformative reforms in childcare for working parents, expanding the offer of free childcare to more working parents. As a result, all local […]

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View article Home-grown heroes, bdrmm, headline Humber Street Sesh 2024

Home-grown heroes, bdrmm, headline Humber Street Sesh 2024

The critically acclaimed 4-piece Hull band, bdrmm, hailed last year by NME as one of “Britain’s best kept musical secrets,” will headline the Main Stage at Humber Street Sesh this year. The annual, award-winning music festival, Humber Street Sesh will take place on August 3rd and is expected to attract around 20,000 people throughout the […]

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View article Drypool Bridge reopens after detailed investigations and surveys confirm safety 

Drypool Bridge reopens after detailed investigations and surveys confirm safety 

Drypool Bridge has reopened today (Friday 26 April) following the completion of detailed investigations and surveys, which have concluded that the bridge is safe for use whilst major repair works are being planned.  During these investigations, carried out on behalf of the Council by engineering specialists, Mason Clark Associates, detailed assessments were made of the […]

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View article New artist in residence announced for Ferens Art Gallery

New artist in residence announced for Ferens Art Gallery

The Ferens Art Gallery has announced its next artist in residence as Sam Larter, an artist from East Yorkshire who makes sculptures, drawings and prints. Sam will be working as the Ferens artist in residence from April until 27 June at the gallery. She has been invited to create new work inspired by the Ferens’ […]

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View article Walker Street to undergo essential carriageway repairs

Walker Street to undergo essential carriageway repairs

Hull City Council has announced that essential repairs to Walker Street will commence next month.  The work will improve and repair the existing carriageway in Walker Street from Rawling Way to Quantock Close, for the benefit of road users and pedestrians.   The intention of the work is to resurface and reconstruct where the carriageway is […]

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View article Local contractor appointed to restore former National Picture Theatre

Local contractor appointed to restore former National Picture Theatre

Local contractor, Hobson and Porter, has been appointed to restore and preserve the last remaining WW2 civilian ruin in the UK, National Picture Theatre, on Beverley Road. Thanks to funding from Hull City Council and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the façade will be restored to its former period style, including its iconic windows and […]

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View article Hull Cultural Strategy needs you!

Hull Cultural Strategy needs you!

Views from residents and businesses across Hull are being sought to further develop Hull’s Cultural Strategy. A month on from the city’s inaugural cultural conference, Cultural Tides, which 170 local cultural organisations and individuals attended, along with industry experts from across the UK and Europe, Hull City Council is now looking to progress the plans […]

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