Councillor Charles Quinn

View article The Venn Boulevard Centre: School pupil creates winning logo for Hull Nature Trail

The Venn Boulevard Centre: School pupil creates winning logo for Hull Nature Trail

A Hull school pupil has designed the winning logo for the city’s new Nature Trail initiative.  Earlier this year, pupils across Hull were invited to submit design concepts for the Hull Nature Trail – a new initiative aimed at helping people reconnect with nature.  After careful consideration, a logo created by Blake, a pupil at […]

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View article Silver Award success for Hull!

Silver Award success for Hull!

Hull has won a prestigious Sustainable Food Places Silver Award. The award recognises Hull Food Partnership’s work to promote healthy, sustainable and local food and to tackle some of today’s greatest social challenges; from food poverty and diet-related ill-health to the disappearance of family farms and the loss of independent food retailers. The Sustainable Food Places Award […]

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View article Love Your Neighbourhood: Footpath improvements set to begin in east Hull 

Love Your Neighbourhood: Footpath improvements set to begin in east Hull 

As part of Hull City Council’s ongoing Love Your Neighbourhood initiative, improvement works are set to begin on several footpaths within the Longhill and Bilton Grange and Marfleet areas.  Following a recent ‘patch walk’ in these areas, 10 footpaths were identified as being in poor condition and in urgent need of repair.    In response, the […]

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View article Council cracks down on littering outside Hull Royal Infirmary 

Council cracks down on littering outside Hull Royal Infirmary 

Hull City Council is to issue £150 fixed penalty notices to individuals caught littering outside Hull Royal Infirmary.  Starting tomorrow (Wednesday 12 November) the council’s enforcement contractor, LA Support Limited, will be issuing £150 fixed penalty notices to those found to be littering around the perimeter of Hull Royal Infirmary – including those dropping cigarette […]

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View article Hull City Council urges local residents to fight fly-tipping this November 

Hull City Council urges local residents to fight fly-tipping this November 

Hull City Council is teaming up with Keep Britain Tidy for ‘Fight Fly-Tipping Fortnight’, a new campaign to crack down on rogue ‘white van’ operators.  Fly-tipping costs councils across England millions of pounds every year in clean-up costs, draining money that could otherwise be spent on essential local services.   In Hull, the council cleared up a […]

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View article Council launches leaf clearance programme to keep streets clear and safe 

Council launches leaf clearance programme to keep streets clear and safe 

Hull City Council has begun its leaf clearance programme, which runs from mid-October to mid-January, to tackle the seasonal increase in leaf fall across the city.   As autumn leaves blanket Hull’s streets, the council’s dedicated street cleansing team will be working hard to keep footpaths and public spaces clear and safe for residents.  A team of seven operatives will monitor leaf fall across […]

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View article Tis the season to give: Hull City Council’s Christmas jumper donation drive returns 

Tis the season to give: Hull City Council’s Christmas jumper donation drive returns 

Hull City Council is once again appealing for residents to donate unwanted children’s Christmas jumpers, to support local families and reduce textile waste.  As the festive season approaches, the council is encouraging residents to spread some cheer by donating unwanted children’s Christmas jumpers.  For many families, Christmas is an added financial pressure, and this jumper collection is designed to help ensure all children can take […]

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View article Council urges residents to take action against dog fouling

Council urges residents to take action against dog fouling

Hull City Council is calling on residents to be responsible and vigilant in tackling issues of dog fouling across the city.   Now the evenings are drawing darker, dog fouling incidents tend to rise. However, the council wishes to remind residents that allowing a dog to foul on any land and failing to remove it is a criminal offence.   Anyone who fails to clear […]

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View article Hull Nature Trail pilot launches to reconnect communities with nature 

Hull Nature Trail pilot launches to reconnect communities with nature 

Hull City Council is proud to announce the launch of the first section of the Hull Nature Trail, a scenic route along the Holderness Drain.  The pilot trail was developed in partnership with The Environment Agency, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Living with Water, and Groundwork, and marks the beginning of a wider plan to link green […]

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View article Council urges residents to dispose of Halloween pumpkins responsibly

Council urges residents to dispose of Halloween pumpkins responsibly

With Halloween just around the corner, Hull City Council is reminding residents how to dispose of their Halloween pumpkins responsibly.   Whilst many people enjoy the tradition of pumpkin picking and carving, every year millions of pumpkins are incorrectly discarded, contributing to significant food waste and environmental harm.   Once Halloween is over, you may be wondering […]

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View article Humber Forest launches 25-year strategy to improve local environments, tackle climate change, and help local communities 

Humber Forest launches 25-year strategy to improve local environments, tackle climate change, and help local communities 

Humber Forest, the community forest for Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, has launched a new strategy for its work for the next 25 years.  It is committed to ensuring that it plants the ‘right tree in the right place for the right reason,’ and to working with communities, landowners and external agencies to increase […]

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