Cllr Paul Drake Davis

View article Exploring the world of business during Global Entrepreneurship Week

Exploring the world of business during Global Entrepreneurship Week

Young people from across the Hull and East Yorkshire will explore the world of business when they take part in an international festival of enterprise in November. Global Entrepreneurship Week 2024 (GEW) will embrace 180 countries, with millions of people participating in activities designed to provide them with the knowledge, experience and connections they may need to […]

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View article Ultimate Go Karting Tournament to support Cash4Kids

Ultimate Go Karting Tournament to support Cash4Kids

To celebrate its rebrand, Hull Adventure Centre has teamed up with Cash4Kids for a fantastic team karting challenge next month. The centre on Poorhouse Lane in east Hull has brand new signage and has launched a new online booking system, making it easier and simpler for customers to book activities. Hull Adventure Centre, in partnership […]

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View article Discover 700 years At The Heart of Drypool at community dig

Discover 700 years At The Heart of Drypool at community dig

Budding archaeologists are invited to take part in a community dig on a historic Hull site this autumn. Time travellers are welcome to get involved with a free archaeological dig on the site of the former Clarence Mill which will be open to the public from Monday 2 September. A statutory exploration was undertaken by […]

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View article Local artists welcomed for new street art on replacement hoardings

Local artists welcomed for new street art on replacement hoardings

Hull City Council is engaging with local artists to create new street art on new hoardings around the Clarence Mill site. The land was surrounded by hoardings which have deteriorated over time and are now damaged beyond repair, posing a health and safety risk to the public. The council has commissioned a contractor to remove […]

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View article Levelling Up Funding to support city centre Wendy’s with dozens of new jobs

Levelling Up Funding to support city centre Wendy’s with dozens of new jobs

An empty unit in one of Hull’s busiest streets is being brought back into use thanks to support from Levelling Up Funding (LUF). Square Burgers Limited has been awarded £200,000 from Hull City Council’s government-backed fund. Trading as Wendy’s fast-food restaurant, the recipient will occupy Unit 1 of Grade II listed King Albert Chambers on […]

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View article Up, up and away! New space-themed hub for Prospect Shopping Centre receives Levelling Up backing

Up, up and away! New space-themed hub for Prospect Shopping Centre receives Levelling Up backing

Families will soon be able to enjoy an inter-galactic experience in Hull as a new space-themed venue is coming to the Prospect Shopping Centre. Hull City Council has granted £158,044.50 to Roman Adventures Limited, trading as Little Astronauts, for a facility on the top storey of the shopping centre. The funding has come from the […]

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View article Tag archery and bubble ball football at popular annual business event

Tag archery and bubble ball football at popular annual business event

Hull City Council is proud to once again be a main sponsor of The Business Day and will be showcasing some of its latest attractions from Hull Adventure Centre. The annual event, held at Bridlington Spa, is an inspirational day with guest speakers, breakout sessions and networking with some of the region’s biggest business leaders. […]

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View article Trial launched to explore benefits of heat pumps for council tenants

Trial launched to explore benefits of heat pumps for council tenants

Ideal Heating has launched a heat pumps trial with Hull City Council. The Living with Heat Pumps project will explore the benefits of living in a home with an air source heat pump compared to a traditional gas boiler. Ideal Heating has worked with Hull City Council and regional net zero campaign, Oh Yes! Net […]

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View article Thousands of jobs to be created at multi-million-pound green energy park

Thousands of jobs to be created at multi-million-pound green energy park

Hull City Council’s cabinet has today given the green light for a multi-million-pound innovative scheme at the former Hedon Aerodrome with is expected to create thousands of new jobs. The land, now known as Yorkshire Energy Park, is allocated as part of the Humber Freeport to the east of Hull. Cabinet’s decision means that implementation […]

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View article Hundreds of city centre jobs to be created thanks to Levelling Up Funding

Hundreds of city centre jobs to be created thanks to Levelling Up Funding

Up to 200 full-time equivalent city centre jobs will be created thanks to the latest grant award from Hull City Council’s Levelling Up Fund. Clearanswer Call Centre Limited has been awarded £283,403 towards its project at Essex House on Manor Street. The applicant aims to revamp the first floor office space into a 120-seat call […]

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View article Levelling Up Funding supports former Marks & Spencer building restoration

Levelling Up Funding supports former Marks & Spencer building restoration

Plans are in place to support enabling works to bring back into life one of Hull city centre’s most prominent buildings. The former Marks & Spencer (M&S) building at 40-44 Whitefriargate is subject to improvement works which are being supported by Levelling Up Funding (LUF). Hull City Council is supporting the work by allocating government […]

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