Huge Lego exhibition goes on display in Hull
An exhibition of major historical milestones made entirely from Lego goes on display in Hull at the weekend.
Brick History tells the story of pivotal moments in world history using … More
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Hull Minster visitor records smashed in milestone year
Hull Minster is celebrating record-breaking visitor numbers following its £4.5 million transformation into a leading events venue.
During 2018, 225,000 people visited the Minster following work to enable the building … More
Hull’s £42 million flood alleviation scheme gets green light
Construction of a multi-million pound scheme to protect thousands of homes and businesses in Hull from flooding from the Humber estuary has been given the go-ahead.
The £42 million flood … More
Do you recognise this man?
Hull City Council is calling on the public to help identify a man they wish to speak with in regards to a fly-tipping incident that was caught on camera.
Hull to host first Anti-Bullying Summit
HeadStart Hull is leading the fight against bullying and will host the city’s first Anti-Bullying Summit on Thursday 22 November at The Guildhall.
Funded by the Big Lottery Fund, HeadStart … More
Special interest groups take part in community maritime day
Over 60 people from local community and special interest groups came together to help shape the £27.4m Hull: Yorkshire Maritime City project.
A community feedback day took place yesterday, Thursday … More
Christmas cards through the years on display at Hull History Centre
An exhibition showing the humble Christmas card through the years will open at the Hull History Centre next week.
The exhibition, Greetings and Glad Tidings: Christmas Cards Through The Years, … More
Celebrating apprenticeship success at awards ceremony
Hull Training and Adult Education recognised the achievements of apprentices, learners and businesses at its annual awards ceremony.
A panel of judges featuring local employers, past apprenticeship award-winners and partners, … More
Hull City Council shortlisted for three national awards
Hull City Council has been shortlisted in the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) awards 2019 in three categories.
The local authority has been nominated in the Driving Growth, Council of the … More
Hull named third-most improved UK city to live and work
Hull has been named the third-most improved UK city as a place to live and work, according to a new report.
The Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities Index 2018 ranks … More
21 offenders prosecuted for environmental crime
21 members of the public have been prosecuted for a number of environmental crimes across the city.
The following statutory notices were served in accordance with Section 80 Environmental Protection … More
Festival showcases young creative talent
Young people aged between 11 and 19 can get involved in a mix of creative performances, conversations, workshops and exhibitions exploring and campaigning on issues important to young people during … More
Libraries call out to ambitious young writers to become published authors
A new children’s writing competition exclusive to Hull residents is encouraging more young people to get involved ahead of its November closing date.
The JVenn Young Writers’ Competition launched in … More
£4.8 million in European funding for Hull projects
Hull community projects are beginning to bear the fruits of a £4.8 million European funding programme – increased to £7.5 million with match-funding.
Ten ventures are benefitting from European Structural … More
Hull Freetown partnership to be celebrated as Mayor of Freetown comes to the city
Hull is set to celebrate its partnership with Freetown, Sierra Leone, as the Mayor of Freetown visits the city.
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown, will talk about her hopes and … More
Launch of online guides for parents
Children do not come with instructions or a handbook! ‘Understanding Your Child’ is a new set of free online guides with useful hints, tips and support from pregnancy through to … More
£6 million boost for SMEs in the Humber region
Growing businesses in the Humber will be able to access assistance offered as part of more than £6 million of European funding as three unique projects are launched in November.… More
Pick up a pencil for Big Draw Festival events at Hull museums
A torrent of terrifically arty events will take place at Hull’s museums during October half-term.
It comes as the national Big Draw Festival sees creative offerings taking place across the … More
Council supports city’s care leavers
Care Leavers Week is taking place between Monday 22 and Friday 26 October and Hull City Council is using this week to highlight its support to the city’s care leavers.… More
Guildhall Greenwich Time Ball Restoration project wins National Lottery support
Hull City Council has been successful in securing a confirmed £281,100 National Lottery grant to fully restore the Guildhall Greenwich Time Ball.
Dating back to 1918, Hull’s Guildhall Greenwich Time … More
£575,000 funding for enterprising young people in Hull
Young people in Hull looking to develop enterprise skills or set up businesses can get help from £575,000 in new funding.
Hull City Council’s award-winning Making Changes for Careers Programme … More
New Head of Hull Music Service returns to city to start role
James Dickinson, the new Head for the award-winning Hull Music Service will start his new role on Monday 15 October.
Formerly the head of the Head of Hertfordshire Music Service … More
National campaign sees Hull residents Try 1 Thing online
Next week will see Get Online Week help Hull residents learn that getting the most out of the internet can be easy and fun.
Get Online Week is coming to … More
Hull’s school pupils encouraged to chat at Talking Tables
To coincide with World Mental Health Day on Wednesday 10 October, some of Hull’s secondary schools will launch Talking Tables, a Public Health initiative to encourage people to strike up … More
Hull youth enterprise manager to pick up award
A Hull youth enterprise manager is to be recognised for his dedication to supporting entrepreneurial young people.
Hull City Council’s Charles Cracknell, founder of the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank, … More
500 trees planted to mark success of renewable energy
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy is planting 500 native trees in the Northern Forest to mark its milestone delivery of five hundred blades.
The wind turbine blade manufacturer is the first … More
Five inspirational young ambassadors recruited by Hull City Council
Five young entrepreneurial ambassadors have been recruited by Hull City Council to encourage others to develop enterprising ideas.
The five have been brought in by the authority’s Youth Enterprise Section … More
Hull City Council’s Making Changes for Careers project commended at Enterprising Britain Awards
Hull has again received recognition at the Enterprising Britain Awards.
A year after the city was named the UK’s most enterprising place, Hull City Council’s Making Changes for Careers (MC4C) … More
Love Your Street
A team dedicated to tackling poor waste standards in hot-spot areas of the city will be out on the streets talking to residents about their environmental concerns.
Four highly-visible environmental … More
Your bin collection dates may be changing
Changes to thousands of waste collection dates will take place at the beginning of October.
Up to 50,000 households will have a different waste collection day as part of an … More