Recommendation to demolish Henson Villas
Following consultation with residents living in Henson Villas, Hull City Council is recommending that the flats should be demolished and replaced with brand new homes for Hull council tenants. This … More
News
‘There’s no reason a flat city like Hull couldn’t become the cycling capital of Britain’
Reverend Canon Dominic Black cycles to work every day from his home in Victoria Dock to his place of work at Hull Minister in Trinity Square, Old Town.
The Vicar … More
Hull social workers share their stories as part of Social Work Week
Hull City Council is celebrating Social Work Week 2022, with stories from the people working in Children’s and Adults Social Work.
Claire Rutherford, principal social worker in Hull said: “Social … More
Hull City Council is calling for information from the public to help catch fly-tippers
Over the past few months, there have been multiple incidents of tyres being fly-tipped in Hull and surrounding areas.
Details are as follows:
- Approximately 70 tyres in the tenfoot to
Can we reach net zero? Oh Yes! Hull City Council joins forces with city partners to help Hull get to net zero
Hull City Council has joined forces with some of the biggest organisations in the area, including Reckitt, the University of Hull and Marketing Humber to support the launch the Oh … More
Hull to welcome Ukrainian refugees
Hull City Council has today welcomed the Government’s announcement of a scheme to provide homes and assistance to those fleeing the shocking and senseless invasion of Ukraine.
Leader of the … More
New plan to improve health for everyone in Hull
Hull Health and Wellbeing Board has launched its new Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy. The board is a partnership of organisations around the city and is dedicated to improving health … More
Conservation in Action: Volunteers lend a helping hand to conserve maritime objects
Volunteers are helping to conserve artefacts from Hull Maritime Museum.
Working with the Conservation and Engagement Officer, the small team of volunteers will carry out practical conservation tasks to ensure … More
Weekly roadworks update – March 11
Today, it was announced that work on a £6million highways improvement project would begin later this month.
As part of the Priory Way scheme, the highway will be widened to … More
Work to begin on £6m highways upgrade to drive Priory Park investment
A major highways improvement project will begin this month on Priory Way, paving the way for further development of the Priory Park East business park.
There are six remaining sites … More
Crematorium’s recycling boost for local bereavement charity
Stoneferry improvement scheme: Overnight resurfacing work on West Carr Lane
Essential overnight resurfacing will take place on West Carr Lane from Tuesday 15 March in the latest phase of the Stoneferry improvement scheme.
The work is expected to last … More
Hull shows huge support for Ukraine aid effort
Hull’s appeal for humanitarian aid for the people of Ukraine has seen such a huge response that organisers are opening new drop-off points and a larger storage facility.
Over the … More
Empty houses to quality homes
The Hull Partnership Empty Homes Programme has had considerable success over the years, and to date the partnership has created more than 650 quality homes. Hull City Council wants to … More
First tree arrives as part of huge planting programme in Queens Gardens
The first tree arrives in Queens Gardens today (Thursday 10 March) signalling the start of a major planting programme as part of the park’s £11.7m redevelopment.
An 11-metre tall Metasequoia … More
Hull City Council appoints contractor to carry out works at Myton Retail Park
A contractor has been appointed to carry out the demolition of two buildings at Myton Retail Park and extend the existing car park onto the cleared site.
Hull City Council … More
People urged to change their travel behaviour for one day a week
People in Hull are being encouraged to Walk It, Bike It or Bus It for a cleaner, greener and healthier city.
For just one day a week, people who travel … More
Community invited to get on board as new look for Hull Maritime is revealed
Hull is set to celebrate its status as Yorkshire’s only maritime city, urging people to get on board a voyage of discovery in 2022 and beyond.
On 9 March, a … More
Hull Cruise Yorkshire proposed Preferred Partner published
The council has today published a report requesting approval to appoint a Preferred Partner to the Hull Cruise Yorkshire project.
If approved by the council’s cabinet, the decision would see … More
Arts Council England invites Hull Music Service to take a larger regional role
Hull Music Service has been invited by Arts Council England to become lead partner for North East Lincolnshire Music Education Hub, in addition to being the lead partner for Hull … More
Hull Women’s Week to celebrate inspiring women from Hull
A week-long programme of events will celebrate women across all communities, give a platform to local groups and feature talks from leading figures.
Launched on Saturday 5 March, the week … More
Food businesses reminded to register
New food businesses are booming in Hull, with increasing numbers of pizzerias and takeaway premises as well as people running bakeries from their own kitchens. The growth has been driven … More
Weekly roadworks update – March 4
The multimillion-pound Stoneferry improvement scheme continues over the next week with overnight resurfacing work in Stoneferry Road and Chamberlain Road.
- Until March 9, Stoneferry Road will be closed on weeknights
Young people elected to represent Hull as Members of Youth Parliament announced
The Lord Mayor of Kingston Upon Hull, Councillor Lynn Petrini, has announced who will represent Hull in the UK Youth Parliament.
Four youth representatives have been announced; Toby Gold and … More
Hull unites to support humanitarian aid effort for Ukraine
Hull’s communities are coming together to collect and deliver humanitarian aid for Ukraine under the Hull 4 Ukraine collective. This is being led by Hull’s community and voluntary organisations who … More
Humber leading the way in the digital sector as government minister visits Hull to launch the Humber Local Digital Skills Partnership
A drive to improve the digital skills of thousands of people across the Humber is being launched today following match-funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).… More
Floods minister visits Hull to officially open new £42m Humber defences
Floods minister Rebecca Pow was in Hull today to officially open the new flood defences along the Humber.
The £42million Humber: Hull Frontages flood scheme was officially opened by the minister, … More
Urban tree experts brought in to support £11.7m Queens Gardens redevelopment
A company with a track-record of delivering urban tree planting projects all over the world has been appointed to deliver specialist tree planting within the £11.7m Queens Gardens redevelopment.
Founded … More
Huge investment boost for Hull city centre with launch of new £7.5m Levelling Up Fund Grant Scheme
A new grant scheme has been launched today (Wednesday 2 March) to support various businesses and inject millions of pounds of investment into Hull city centre.
£7.5m has been allocated … More
New off-road cycle track opens in Beverley Road
An off-road cycle track along Beverley Road has now opened for public use.
The route stretches from Greenwood Avenue to the city boundary at the top of Beverley Road, near … More