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Hull City Council weekly traffic and travel update – 04 October
Here is the latest breakdown of scheduled and emergency works taking place across Hull over the next few weeks. All works are subject to change. For the latest updates:
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Love Your Neighbourhood: Boothferry area receives tidy-up treatment
Boothferry is the latest area to be supported by Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project.
Streets across the Boothferry area are now basking in the glow of a much-welcomed … More
Hull Fair: Full list of road closures
One of the largest travelling fairs in Europe returns to Hull tomorrow!
To support the event, and to maintain safety, a number of road closures will be in place:
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Exhibition celebrating the rich history of Black music opens at Wilberforce House Museum
A new exhibition celebrating the vibrant and transformative power of Black musical traditions is opening this week at Wilberforce House Museum.
The Echoes of Our Heritage exhibition, created in partnership … More
Sound of Our Skin: The arts festival celebrating cultural collaboration in Hull this weekend
Hull’s Old Town is hosting a two-day arts festival this weekend, which will celebrate the richness of diverse human experiences and challenge discriminative racial narratives.
Sound of Our Skin takes … More
Unthinkable Film Festival: The new and exciting festival hitting Hull this week
Hull is hosting a new and upcoming film festival this week, from Wednesday 2 October until Sunday 6 October.
The Unthinkable Film Festival includes intensive film-making courses with industry professionals … More
Your chance to meet the Lord Mayor
The annual Lord Mayor At Home event is to take place again in Hull later this month.
The Lord Mayor and Admiral of the Humber, Councillor Mark Collinson, extends an … More
Hull celebrates 730 years of fair fun
One of Europe’s largest travelling fairs will return to Hull this week for its 730th year.
Opening this Friday (4 October) and taking over 16 acres of Walton Street … More
East Park to benefit from essential footpath improvement scheme
Hull City Council has confirmed that one of the city’s most cherished parks, East Park, will benefit from essential footpath improvement works this month (October).
The scheme will involve renewing areas … More
Council continues to futureproof Hull’s roads with Saltshouse Road resurfacing scheme
Hull City Council is preparing to begin an essential carriageway resurfacing scheme on Saltshouse Road next week.
As part of the council’s commitment to improving and futureproofing the city’s road … More
Celebrate Black History Month in Hull this October
In the UK, Black History Months falls every October. Originating in the US in the 1920s, it was first celebrated in the UK in 1987.
There are a number of … More
What’s on in Hull – October 2024
Councils fund new ‘freedom pass’ to provide free bus travel for care leavers
Hundreds of young people in Hull and the East Riding are to receive six months of free bus travel to support them as they leave care.
Working in partnership with … More
Love Your Neighbourhood: Marfleet area next in line for a tidy-up
Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project has arrived in the Marfleet area today (Monday 30 September).
As part of the citywide initiative, several streets within Hull’s Marfleet Ward will … More
Council seeks contractor for Phase 1 of Hull District Heat Network
Hull City Council is seeking a Design, Build, Operate and Maintain contractor to help deliver the next stage of Hull District Heat Network (HDHN).
The successful tender will deliver Phase … More
Hull City Council weekly traffic and travel update – 27 September
Here is the latest breakdown of scheduled and emergency works taking place across Hull over the next few weeks. All works are subject to change. For the latest updates:
- Visit
New commission unveiled in Hull Museums
New artwork by leading artist Deanio X will be on display from tomorrow (Sat 28 Sept) at Wilberforce House Museum.
To Heal a Butterfly is a project that creates a … More
Free Hull Business Breakfast returns
Businesses in Hull are invited to a free insightful and inspirational breakfast event next month.
Hull Business Breakfast aims to provide local businesses with information on the latest support offerings … More
HTAE learners hear of One Punch impact from survivor
Hull Training and Adult Education (HTAE) learners welcomed Paul Spence from Hull-based charity P.A.U.L For Brain Recovery during a series of inspirational talks.
Paul, CEO and founder of the charity, … More
Vietnamese delegates learn of region’s offshore wind success
Delegates from Vietnam visited Hull this week as the council demonstrated the success of the region’s offshore wind industry and its programmes, such as Green Port Hull.
Around 25 representatives … More
Council warns against illegal waste disposal
Hull City Council is reminding residents that placing bagged waste or bulky items next to on-street litter bins is illegal and classed as fly-tipping.
This reminder comes following a recent … More
Fares on two key rail routes in East Yorkshire slashed in bid to increase the number of customers
Northern and TransPennine Express have announced plans to slash the price of tickets for two key routes on their networks in East Yorkshire.
The train operators’ services from Hull to … More
Young People, Skills & Employability service celebrates record applications
Hull City Council’s, Young People, Skills & Employability (YPSE) team are excited to share that they received a record number of applications from Year 11 students across Hull and the … More
Council improves road safety with additional traffic calming measures on Pearson Park
In a bid to enhance road safety, Hull City Council has announced that work to install additional traffic calming measures on Pearson Park will start next week.
The work … More
Vision for Hull endorsed by Cabinet
Hull City Council’s priorities for the next four years have been set out, as Cabinet members have endorsed the proposed Council Plan.
The Council Plan is the Council’s contribution … More
Hull City Council weekly traffic and travel update – 20 September
Here is the latest breakdown of scheduled and emergency works taking place across Hull over the next few weeks. All works are subject to change. For the latest updates:
- Visit
Humber Forest plants a quarter of a million trees to support communities and local environment
Humber Forest has planted a record number of trees in the last 12 months, with 238,000 trees planted across Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.
Since the project began three … More
Long-serving park keeper retires after half a century of service
Last week Hull City Council and Hull Culture and Leisure said goodbye to one of its longest serving members of staff.
Stuart MacDonald, or ‘Mac’, as he has been fondly … More
Leaders welcome news of devolution deal sign off
Cllr Mike Ross and Cllr Anne Handley, leaders of Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council respectively, have welcomed the news that creation of Hull and East Yorkshire’s … More