Councillor Daren Hale

View article Hull ice skating community reassured over £1.45m Hull Arena refurb

Hull ice skating community reassured over £1.45m Hull Arena refurb

Hull City Council has met with representatives of the city’s ice skating community to reassure them a £1.45m revamp of the Hull Arena is on schedule. The council is working closely with ice hockey clubs, figure skating groups and other customers, as well as with the English Ice Hockey Association, to try to minimise the […]

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View article Hull building specialist hired for next stage of £1.2m Hull Arena revamp

Hull building specialist hired for next stage of £1.2m Hull Arena revamp

Update: The overall budget for the Hull Arena works now stands at about £1.45m following a recent decision record. Learn more here. Hull City Council has agreed to hire a building specialist from the city to lead the next stage of the £1.2 Hull Arena revamp. The local authority has awarded an engineering and construction […]

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View article Hull City Council joins call for a Community Wealth Fund

Hull City Council joins call for a Community Wealth Fund

Hull City Council is one 35 local councils and more than 400 public, private and voluntary sector organisations nationwide calling for a Community Wealth Fund to help “left behind” neighbourhoods become more sustainable. The Fund is an innovative and radical approach to combatting high levels of local deprivation and low levels of community provision. Legislation, […]

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View article Hull highlighted in new tourism campaign

Hull highlighted in new tourism campaign

Hull is being celebrated as part of a new tourism campaign highlighting the region’s great cities. The Yorkshire Northern Cities promotion, funded by VisitBritain as part of their national campaign ‘Escape the Everyday’ is supporting and showcasing the region’s seven glorious cities of Hull, Bradford, Leeds, Ripon, Sheffield, Wakefield and York Councillor Daren Hale, leader […]

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View article ‘The responsibility to keep our shops, bars and restaurants safe and open is on all of us – not just businesses’

‘The responsibility to keep our shops, bars and restaurants safe and open is on all of us – not just businesses’

‘We all need to play our part’, that’s the message from Hull City Council as restrictions are lifted and more people visit the city’s shops, bars and restaurants. As the country continues on the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, more people have been enjoying the return to normality. Shops have reopened, bars and restaurants are […]

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View article Inspiring City of Culture volunteering programme secures funding for further three years – and a new home

Inspiring City of Culture volunteering programme secures funding for further three years – and a new home

The iconic City of Culture volunteering programme has received funding for a further three years from Spirit of 2012. The programme, which was fundamental to the success of Hull UK City of Culture 2017 and has continued to be run by Absolutely Cultured since 2018, will now be hosted by Visit Hull and East Yorkshire […]

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View article ‘Hull used to be one of Britain’s best kept secrets – not anymore’

‘Hull used to be one of Britain’s best kept secrets – not anymore’

Visit Hull launches campaign to welcome visitors back to the city. The It Must Be Hull Campaign will invite local, regional and national visitors to rediscover Hull. The city is continuing to grow its reputation as a top tourist destination with latest figures showing that its visitor economy grew to £350m in 2019. This rose […]

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View article Appointment of new leader and cabinet confirmed for Hull City Council

Appointment of new leader and cabinet confirmed for Hull City Council

The new leader of Hull City Council and cabinet has been formally agreed at today’s full council meeting. Councillor Daren Hale was elected as leader earlier this week by the ruling Labour group, which has been ratified today. Councillor Hester Bridges has taken up the deputy seat, and will remain chair of Health & Wellbeing […]

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View article Trinity Market is full – for the first time in its 117-year history

Trinity Market is full – for the first time in its 117-year history

Hull’s Trinity Market, home to a range of independent and creative businesses, is at full capacity for the first time in its 117-year history. Trinity Indoor Market has provided local produce from independent traders for more than a hundred years. The historic market has changed significantly over the years. Butchers with sawdust on the floor […]

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View article Whitefriargate awarded £100,000 for cultural programme

Whitefriargate awarded £100,000 for cultural programme

Hull City Council has been awarded a £100,000 grant from Historic England as part of the Whitefriargate High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) to create and deliver community-led cultural activities on the high street over the next three years. Whitefriargate HSHAZ is one of more than 60 high streets to receive a share of £6 […]

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View article Smart tech used to improve safety as part of Stoneferry Corridor project

Smart tech used to improve safety as part of Stoneferry Corridor project

As part of the multi-million-pound Stoneferry Corridor project, smart technology will be installed at the road entries in Maxwell Street, Woodhall Street and Morley Street to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists. The first of its kind in the city, intelligent road studs will be installed to detect cyclists on the footway and illuminate to […]

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