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View article Devolution: Council announces citywide consultation events

Devolution: Council announces citywide consultation events

Residents of Hull will have the chance to give their views on the Hull and East Yorkshire devolution proposals in person after a series of consultation drop-in events have been announced. The first event is taking place this Thursday, 18 January, with residents able to visit sessions all over Hull across January and February, where […]

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View article Call for artists to submit artwork for the 2024 Open Exhibition

Call for artists to submit artwork for the 2024 Open Exhibition

Ferens Art Gallery is calling for submissions from professional and amateur artists for the 2024 Open Exhibition. Whether a regular exhibitor or entering for the very first time, for work to be seen by thousands of people, or to sell, the Ferens Open caters for all. Artists from all backgrounds are encouraged to submit their […]

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View article Devolution: What £4.6m for brownfield sites would mean for housing in Hull

Devolution: What £4.6m for brownfield sites would mean for housing in Hull

Devolution would provide up to £4.6m over the next two years to pave the way for new homes where local people need them, with the possibility of more to follow. This is for the 2024/25 financial year and would help to provide essential funds for new homes within Hull. Brownfield land – land that has […]

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View article Business Engagement Board supports devolution proposals for the region

Business Engagement Board supports devolution proposals for the region

Business and council leaders from Hull and the East Riding have come together for positive discussions on devolution. Hull City Council leader, Mike Ross, as well as East Riding of Yorkshire Council leader, Anne Handley, attended the Hull and East Riding Business Engagement Board (BEB) yesterday, Monday 8 January. The board is chaired by Arco […]

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View article Devolution: Time for the public to have their say

Devolution: Time for the public to have their say

People across Hull and East Yorkshire can now have their say on devolution proposals for the region. Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council have today launched an eight-week consultation on the proposal to create a Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA), led by a directly elected mayor. The leaders of […]

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View article Hull and East Riding councils back devolution consultation

Hull and East Riding councils back devolution consultation

Councillors in Hull and the East Riding have today agreed that proposals for devolution in the region should go out to public consultation. Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council both held extraordinary full council meetings today (Thursday 21 December), in which each council voted in favour of progressing with the devolution proposals. […]

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View article Cabinet agrees to progress with Devolution public consultation

Cabinet agrees to progress with Devolution public consultation

Hull and East Riding Devolution (HEY Devolution) will be heard at an extraordinary Full Council meeting this week following Hull City Council’s Cabinet choosing to progress to a full public consultation on the proposed deal. The detailed report setting out the case for the devolution of powers and funding from the government and Hull and […]

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View article Minister and council leaders sign devolution deal for Hull and East Yorkshire

Minister and council leaders sign devolution deal for Hull and East Yorkshire

Council leaders in the East Riding and Hull put pen to paper on a proposed devolution deal with the Government as Levelling Up Minister Jacob Young visited East Yorkshire yesterday. Councillor Anne Handley, leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Councillor Mike Ross, leader of Hull City Council and the Levelling Up Minister all signed […]

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View article Devolution deal announced for Hull and East Yorkshire

Devolution deal announced for Hull and East Yorkshire

Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council have welcomed the news that the Government has today (November 22) announced a proposed devolution deal for Hull and East Yorkshire. The deal was announced as part of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement, after several months of negotiations between the two councils and the Government. The […]

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View article Stark warning to government over council funding

Stark warning to government over council funding

The Leader of Hull City Council, Councillor Mike Ross, and the Leader of the Council’s Majority Opposition Group, Councillor Daren Hale, have warned that Hull faces a “toxic cocktail” if there is no new support from the government to help deliver vital services.  The leaders have written jointly to the Secretary of State for Levelling […]

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