Councillor Mark Ieronimo

View article Hull pupils step up for new challenge

Hull pupils step up for new challenge

Chiltern Primary School is the first school in Hull to sign up for WOW – the walk to school challenge from Living Streets, which sees pupils record how they get to school using the interactive WOW Travel Tracker, with those who walk, wheel, cycle, scoot or ‘Park and Stride’ to school being awarded a monthly […]

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View article Hull Bus Alliance celebrates electric bus milestone

Hull Bus Alliance celebrates electric bus milestone

The Hull Bus Alliance has welcomed an important milestone in the revolution of public transport in the city, after The Go-Ahead Group placed a national order for zero-emission buses, which follows a similar order being placed by Stagecoach earlier this year. To reach the UK’s net zero goal by 2050, the Department for Transport has […]

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View article Enhancements to Hull Paragon Interchange continue to improve customer experience

Enhancements to Hull Paragon Interchange continue to improve customer experience

Hull City Council is making several changes to improve the experience of bus passengers at Hull Paragon Interchange, after listening to feedback from those who use services within the city. The changes include new braille signage at each bay to assist visually impaired customers and will also soon involve the installation of laser door sensors […]

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View article East Park to benefit from essential footpath improvement scheme 

East Park to benefit from essential footpath improvement scheme 

Hull City Council has confirmed that one of the city’s most cherished parks, East Park, will benefit from essential footpath improvement works this month (October).     The scheme will involve renewing areas of the footpath between the animal shelter and the play park, which is currently in a deteriorated state.  Once finished the newly improved footpath will […]

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View article Council continues to futureproof Hull’s roads with Saltshouse Road resurfacing scheme 

Council continues to futureproof Hull’s roads with Saltshouse Road resurfacing scheme 

Hull City Council is preparing to begin an essential carriageway resurfacing scheme on Saltshouse Road next week. As part of the council’s commitment to improving and futureproofing the city’s road network, the Highways Capital Programme will fund an essential resurfacing scheme on Saltshouse Road, from the junction of Robson Way/Saltshouse Road to High Tree Mount, […]

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View article Councils fund new ‘freedom pass’ to provide free bus travel for care leavers

Councils fund new ‘freedom pass’ to provide free bus travel for care leavers

Hundreds of young people in Hull and the East Riding are to receive six months of free bus travel to support them as they leave care. Working in partnership with East Riding of Yorkshire Council, East Yorkshire Buses and Stagecoach East Midlands, Hull City Council has introduced the Young Persons’ Freedom Pass using bus service […]

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View article Fares on two key rail routes in East Yorkshire slashed in bid to increase the number of customers

Fares on two key rail routes in East Yorkshire slashed in bid to increase the number of customers

Northern and TransPennine Express have announced plans to slash the price of tickets for two key routes on their networks in East Yorkshire. The train operators’ services from Hull to both Scarborough and Selby will be cut from Sunday 29 September as part of a 12-week trial (until Saturday 21 December) to try and increase […]

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View article Council improves road safety with additional traffic calming measures on Pearson Park  

Council improves road safety with additional traffic calming measures on Pearson Park  

In a bid to enhance road safety, Hull City Council has announced that work to install additional traffic calming measures on Pearson Park will start next week.    The work will include the installation of four road humps around Pearson Park, as well as widening the existing footpath at the junction of Park Road near […]

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View article Two-phase reconstruction for Anlaby Park Road South 

Two-phase reconstruction for Anlaby Park Road South 

Hull City Council is preparing to begin a two-phase road reconstruction programme on Anlaby Park Road South later this month (September).  As part of the council’s commitment to improving the city’s road network, the Highways Capital Programme will fund an essential reconstruction programme on Anlaby Park Road South, from Tilbury Road to number 174.   The […]

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View article Council encourages city to ‘walk, wheel and ride’ this TravelWise Week and beyond

Council encourages city to ‘walk, wheel and ride’ this TravelWise Week and beyond

Hull City Council and its partners will once again be supporting TravelWise Week and assisting residents, businesses and communities to consider making more sustainable and active travel choices. Organised by Modeshift – the UK’s leading sustainable travel organisation – TravelWise Week is a yearly, global, week-long travel challenge that takes place from Monday 16 September […]

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View article Plimsoll Way works completed ahead of schedule 

Plimsoll Way works completed ahead of schedule 

An essential resurfacing scheme on Plimsoll Way in Hull has been completed ahead of schedule.   The work began on Monday 2 September, with road closures and temporary traffic signals expected to be in place until Wednesday 25 September.   However, following the completion of the final resurfacing works and road marking installations, the road has reopened […]

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View article Road safety activities planned to support red light enforcement at East Hull junction

Road safety activities planned to support red light enforcement at East Hull junction

Hull City Council, Humberside Police and Safer Roads Humber will be undertaking a programme of education and enforcement activity at an East Hull junction, this September, to help reduce accidents and improve safety. Earlier this summer, four red light enforcement cameras were installed on the approaches to the Holderness Road and Mount Pleasant junction, using […]

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