Hull residents receive £1,000 fines for fly-tipping 8th August 2024 Hull City Council is urging residents to make use of the multiple waste schemes and services available in the city, following three substantial fly-tipping fines last month (July). In the separate incidents, the offenders were caught dumping waste in Holland Street, St Augustine’s Avenue, and Enstone Garth. In light of these recent fines – which […] Read more News Waste Cllr Jack HainesfineFly-tipping
Love Your Neighbourhood: Beverley and Newland area receives tidy-up treatment 7th August 2024 The Beverley and Newland area is the latest area to be supported by Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project. Streets across the Beverley and Newland Ward are now basking in the glow of a much-needed makeover, thanks to Hull City Council’s ambitious Love Your Neighbourhood initiative. As part of the citywide project, several streets […] Read more News Waste Cllr Jack HainesLove Your NeighbourhoodLove Your Street
Council continues to take action against dog fouling in Hull 6th August 2024 Hull City Council is urging dog owners to clean up after their animals to avoid fines and keep the city clean. The warning comes after a Hull resident from Pools Brook Park, Hull, was issued with a £50 fine last month (July), for failing to clean up after his dog. Allowing a dog to foul […] Read more News Waste Cllr Jack Hainesdog fouling
Hull opens for business as usual as huge clean up operation completed 4th August 2024 Street cleansing crews from Hull City Council have worked overnight to ensure the city is open for business as usual. Hull interchange has reopened, Queen Victoria Square, Ferensway and Spring Bank have also been cleared following damage caused yesterday after scenes of criminality. Jameson Street has also reopened apart from a number of shops between […] Read more News Cllr Jack Haines
Hull City Council announce reopening of public toilets in Queen Victoria Square 31st May 2024 Hull City Council is pleased to announce the reopening of the public toilets in Queen Victoria Square following essential repair work. Due to water leaking into the electrics, the public facilities in Queen Victoria Square have been closed since the end of 2023. Although KWL – the contractor appointed to carry out the works on […] Read more News Cllr Jack HainesKWLQueen Victoria Square
Stepney green spaces improvements thanks to half a million pound award 20th May 2024 The Stepney area of Hull is to receive major improvements as £500,000 of green funding has been awarded to Hull City Council. The work will be targeted to green space improvement works as part of the government’s High Street Accelerator Pilot Programme. The funding came as a result of a successful green spaces proposal submission […] Read more Business Community and Living Environment News Regeneration Cllr Jack HainesHigh Street Accelerator Pilot ProgrammeJohn ScotneySculcoates ParkStepney
Successful launch of High Street Accelerator Pilot 22nd March 2024 Hull’s High Street Accelerator Pilot Programme was successfully launched with Action Week this week. A spring clean of the Stepney Area of Beverley Road has taken place following its confirmation as one of 10 pilots nationally for high street accelerator status. Hull City Council was awarded almost £250,000 of revenue funding from the Department of […] Read more Community and Living Environment News Regeneration Beverley RoadCllr Jack HainesHigh Street Accelerator Pilot ProgrammeStepney
New attraction in two Hull parks as chess tables installed 21st March 2024 Visitors to two of Hull’s most popular parks can now enjoy a game of chess after seating and tables were installed. The facilities were installed at East Park, near to the lake, and Pearson Park, close to the pond and café, yesterday, Tuesday 19 March. Hull City Council was the recipient of £5,000 from the […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Regeneration ChessCllr Jack HainesEast ParkLevelling Up Parks FundPearson Park
Energy efficiency works for public buildings following successful funding application 14th March 2024 Hull City Council is set to reaffirm its commitment to becoming carbon neutral as it prepares to launch a £2.5m energy efficiency scheme thanks to a successful funding bid. Funding of more than £1.5m from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme will support the project which will see three public sector buildings undergo energy efficiency and […] Read more Customer Services Environment News Regeneration Cllr Jack HainesHull 2030 Carbon Neutral StrategyNet ZeroStreetlife MuseumTreasury BuildingWestern Library
Low-cost funerals available from Council’s Bereavement Services 20th February 2024 Hull City Council’s Bereavement Services is helping families at a difficult time by offering funeral services from as little as £800. The starting cost of an unattended cremation service at the Chanterlands Crematorium is almost half the average price for a direct cremation (according to the Sunlife Cost of Dying Report 2024). Chanterlands Crematorium is […] Read more Customer Services News Bereavement ServicesChanterlands CrematoriumCllr Jack HainesPriory Woods Cemetery
Certificate of excellence for Rosmead Street project 19th February 2024 The Living With Water partnership has received a certificate of excellence at a regional awards. The flood resilience project on Rosmead Street in east Hull was recognised at the Institute of Chartered Engineers Yorkshire & Humber awards evening in Harrogate. It received the certificate of excellence accolade in the Smeaton Award for projects under £5 […] Read more Environment Flooding Living With Water News Regeneration Alex CoddCllr Jack HainesLiving With WaterRosmead StreetSmeaton Award
Devolution: Committing to net zero 15th January 2024 Hull City Council continues to work towards its net zero targets as it reaffirms its commitment to creating a sustainable future. Devolution would help to achieve these goals, with the proposals on the table for Hull and East Yorkshire promising close working on pan-Humber matters. This would come in the shape of representation from the […] Read more Devolution Environment Flooding Living With Water News Regeneration 2030 Carbon Neutral Hull StrategyCllr Jack HainesDevolutionHull District Heat NetworkLiving With WaterOh Yes! Net Zero
