Councillor Daren Hale

View article Queen Victoria Square fountains return next week

Queen Victoria Square fountains return next week

6th August 2021

The popular Queen Victoria Square fountains will return on Monday 9 August. The fountains were turned off during lockdown in accordance with public health guidance. Councillor Daren Hale, leader of Hull City Council, said: “I’m delighted that the Queen Victoria Square fountains will soon be back on. They are a popular and much-loved attraction, especially […]

View article Pendrill House, Beverley Road to receive regeneration funding

Pendrill House, Beverley Road to receive regeneration funding

28th July 2021

The council has published a decision record allocating funding towards external repairs and restoration of Pendrill House, a landmark building on Beverley Road. The project is part of the Beverley Road Townscape Heritage Scheme and the council’s commitment to restoring and celebrating Hull’s history. The work will see the unique two-storey corner building, with clock […]

View article Rockcity in Hull hits new heights with Olympic Games success

Rockcity in Hull hits new heights with Olympic Games success

27th July 2021

A popular Hull climbing venue has reached the top after its equipment was chosen to support world-class athletes at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Rockcity Climbing in Hawthorn Avenue has supplied more than 100 pieces of equipment for competitors at the Games. The firm has supplied 130 climbing holds in two categories, macros, which are large […]

View article Business start-ups in Hull can now apply for up to £5,000 grants

Business start-ups in Hull can now apply for up to £5,000 grants

22nd July 2021

Hull City Council has launched a new grant scheme which will deliver up to £5,000 for start-up businesses in the city. The scheme, through Government funding, will allow the council to help the local economy’s recovery from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic while supporting business formation and growth. It is aimed at new Hull […]

View article Hull City Council doubles fleet of electric vehicles in six months

Hull City Council doubles fleet of electric vehicles in six months

21st July 2021

Hull City Council has taken a major step forward in its push to become carbon neutral by 2030 after doubling its electric battery-powered fleet vehicles (BEVs) in just six months. The council has one of the largest electric fleets in the region with more than 10 per cent of vehicles now fully electric – and […]

30 free bikes help students get into gear

15th July 2021

Students from Adelaide Primary School have been given free bikes to encourage more active travel. 30 students were loaned the bikes for one year as part of a scheme called The Bike Library by local charity R-evolution, which aims to make cycling an accessible form of transport, allowing them to travel more independently over the […]

View article Remembering Srebrenica

Remembering Srebrenica

7th July 2021

Hull City Council is supporting the Srebrenica Memorial Day through two acts of remembrance. This Sunday, 11 July, marks 26 years since the Bosnian genocide in Srebrenica, where more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim people, mainly boys and men, were murdered on the basis of their ethnicity and religion. The Bosnian genocide is the worst atrocity […]

View article Hull star Lucy Beaumont backs city’s ambitious young entrepreneurs

Hull star Lucy Beaumont backs city’s ambitious young entrepreneurs

6th July 2021

A famously funny Hull-born star is the latest to back a trailblazing initiative that supports enterprising young people in Hull. The John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank, which works in partnership with Hull City Council, offer grants of up to £1,000 for the region’s young people to finance business ideas. It has gained support from educationalists, […]

View article Hull’s thriving Fruit Market records busiest month ever

Hull’s thriving Fruit Market records busiest month ever

5th July 2021

Hull’s popular Fruit Market has recorded its highest ever monthly footfall figures, as businesses begin to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic. Humber Street, in the heart of the Fruit Market, recorded 147,519 visitors in June. It surpassed the area’s previous record of 111,554, also recorded this year, in March. The encouraging figures from the […]

View article Join us in thanking key workers, says Hull City Council Leader

Join us in thanking key workers, says Hull City Council Leader

4th July 2021

As the nation celebrates its first-ever Thank You Day, millions of people across the country are thanking key workers who have helped them to get through the past 18 months. Hull City Council Leader Daren Hale offers his thanks. Today marks the first-ever national Thank You Day, giving us all a special chance for people […]

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View article Jack gets a Kickstart into new career with Hull City Council

Jack gets a Kickstart into new career with Hull City Council

1st July 2021

An ambitious young man from Hull has used a national employment scheme as a springboard to begin an exciting career. Jack Rimmington, 23, from west Hull, has secured a permanent position as Recruitment Assistant in Hull City Council’s HR department with the help of the Government’s Kickstart Scheme. The council is an approved intermediary for […]

View article Have you say on plans to decarbonise transport

Have you say on plans to decarbonise transport

24th June 2021

People in Yorkshire and the Humber are encouraged to have their say on the region’s Decarbonisation Strategy at an online public consultation event next month. The draft strategy, developed by the region’s political and business leaders through Transport for the North, sets out the ambitious goal of achieving near-zero carbon emissions from surface transport by […]