Councillor Mark Ieronimo

View article New ‘iconic’ bike racks erected in Hull City Centre to help promote cycling

New ‘iconic’ bike racks erected in Hull City Centre to help promote cycling

Hull City Council has installed two new ‘bike ports’ in Jameson Street as part of repair works to fix damage in the area following the recent disorder in the city centre. As part of its efforts to promote more sustainable and active forms of travel, the council has taken the opportunity to provide increased cycle […]

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View article Essential resurfacing work to commence on Orchard Park Road 

Essential resurfacing work to commence on Orchard Park Road 

Hull City Council is preparing to begin an essential resurfacing scheme on Orchard Park Road later this month.     The scheme will improve the existing carriageway between Ellerburn Avenue and the eastern junction of Hall Road.  The intention of the scheme is to renew the failed surface of the carriageway, to ensure the highway provides a […]

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View article Local councils join-up to fund new medibus service

Local councils join-up to fund new medibus service

A new ‘medibus’ service has launched to help patients in west Hull and five East Riding parishes access health services at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. Funded jointly by Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, the new Haltemprice & West Hull MediBus Service is now available for bookings. Initially, the […]

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View article Frog bikes presented to Hull school students following safety campaign

Frog bikes presented to Hull school students following safety campaign

Hull City Council has presented four Frog Bikes to pupils at four schools, as awards in a competition held as part of the recent ‘Kid Alert’ programme. Kid Alert takes place each summer, with the aim of helping support pupils with the transition from Year 6 to Year 7. The event, which is administered and […]

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View article Overnight closures for investigations on Ennerdale Bridge 

Overnight closures for investigations on Ennerdale Bridge 

Ennerdale Bridge will close for two nights next week to allow for essential investigations on the lifting span of the structure.  Earlier this year, the bridge on Raich Carter Way experienced a fault that affected one of the lifting spans. To identify the fault and proceed with the necessary repair work, the council must carry […]

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View article Hull Bus Alliance confirms service enhancements from September

Hull Bus Alliance confirms service enhancements from September

The Hull Bus Alliance has announced a number of changes to bus services, as of Sunday 1 September 2024, designed to improve punctuality and reliability as well as to enhance provision on several key routes across the city. The service enhancements form part of the council’s bus service improvement plan (BSIP) for 2024/2025 and are […]

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View article Festival goers can enjoy the ‘freedom’ of travelling by bus

Festival goers can enjoy the ‘freedom’ of travelling by bus

The Hull Bus Alliance is encouraging those going to this week’s Freedom Festival to make the journey by bus and take advantage of discounted travel. With a packed programme of music, arts and culture, Freedom Festival has something for everyone and runs from Wednesday 28 August until Sunday 1 September. Getting to events taking place […]

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View article Essential resurfacing work to commence on Plimsoll Way 

Essential resurfacing work to commence on Plimsoll Way 

Hull City Council are preparing to begin an essential resurfacing scheme on Plimsoll Way next month.    The scheme will improve the existing carriageway between the junction of The Haven to South Bridge Road, including the roundabout.  The intention of the scheme is to reconstruct and resurface the failed area of the carriageway, to ensure the […]

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View article Road improvement works set to commence on Bricknell Avenue  

Road improvement works set to commence on Bricknell Avenue  

Hull City Council has announced that essential maintenance work on Bricknell Avenue will start next week.   The work will improve a 53-metre stretch of the existing inbound carriageway between the junction of Strathcona Avenue and Hotham Road North.  The intention of the work is to reconstruct and resurface the failed area of the carriageway, to […]

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View article Hull City Council commence repairs on damaged pavements  

Hull City Council commence repairs on damaged pavements  

In response to the recent unrest and subsequent criminal damage, Hull City Council has announced a comprehensive repair programme to restore damaged pavements in the city centre.  The intention of the programme is to restore and reinstate £17,000 worth of damaged pavements on Jameson Street, King Edward Street, Paragon Square, and Paragon Street.  The programme started today […]

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View article Council thanks transport sector following travel disruption over the weekend

Council thanks transport sector following travel disruption over the weekend

Hull City Council has thanked the city’s bus operators and taxi drivers for keeping commuters and members of the travelling public moving on Saturday in the face of extremely challenging circumstances due to the scenes of violent criminality witnessed in the city centre. It was a busy weekend in Hull, with the annual Humber Street […]

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View article Hull maintains top 10 ranking for children’s cycle training

Hull maintains top 10 ranking for children’s cycle training

Hull has maintained its status as one of the country’s top locations for the delivery of cycle training to children, according to new figures from The Bikeability Trust. Between April 2023 and March 2024, 92% of Year 6 pupils in the city received either Level 1 and 2 or Level 2 Bikeability training (3,212 children, […]

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