Councillor Rosie Nicola

View article Hull City Council awarded highest level for its green credentials nine years running

Hull City Council awarded highest level for its green credentials nine years running

Hull City Council have retained their Investors in the Environment (iiE) Green level accreditation for the ninth year running. The accreditation is a national environmental scheme designed to help organisations save money, reduce their impact on the environment and receive endorsement for their green credentials. The council achieved a score of 81% and Green level, […]

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View article New waste management facility set to produce low-carbon fuel and minimise environmental impact in Hull

New waste management facility set to produce low-carbon fuel and minimise environmental impact in Hull

The Council’s waste disposal contractor, Geminor, has awarded a contract to construction company Keltbray that will see building work begin on a new facility in late January. The new waste management site, based on St Mark Street, will produce refuse-derived fuel (RDF) from Hull’s domestic waste collections, which cannot otherwise be recycled. The low-carbon fuel […]

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View article Hull City Council in the running for national award from environmental charity

Hull City Council in the running for national award from environmental charity

Hull City Council’s Streetscene services shortlisted for an award at Keep Britain Tidy’s annual awards ceremony. The authority’s efforts to make environmental improvements for local residents has seen it shortlisted in this year’s Keep Britain Tidy Awards Network Awards 2022. There are ten award categories, each with three shortlisted contenders, and the council has beaten […]

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View article Further fines for multiple littering offences committed in Hull

Further fines for multiple littering offences committed in Hull

A further 16 people have been convicted of littering offences committed in Hull, with fines and costs amounting to £6,210.  The convictions come after individuals failed to pay fixed penalty notices, issued in June of this year and obtained in November. This follows 15 convictions decided by magistrates between April and May 2021, which totalled £5,268. Councillor Rosie […]

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View article Streetscene services shortlisted for two national awards

Streetscene services shortlisted for two national awards

Hull City Council’s Streetscene services have been shortlisted for two awards in the 2021 APSE Performance Network Awards. Making up part of the Association for Public Service Excellence’s (APSE) Performance Network Programme event, the awards ceremony celebrates the best-performing and most-improved authorities for their achievements. Streetscene services’ work throughout 2020 and 2021 sees them nominated […]

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View article Reuse Electrical Shop successful in bid for further funding

Reuse Electrical Shop successful in bid for further funding

Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council have been successful in securing a bid for further funding of £71,000, plus an additional £20,000 for a communications campaign, for the Reuse Electrical project which operates the Reuse Electrical Shop. The partnership project between Hull City Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, FCC Environment and […]

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View article Littering warning as fines of over £5,000 handed out

Littering warning as fines of over £5,000 handed out

People in Hull are once more being urged to dispose of their litter responsibly. The call comes after 15 people were convicted for littering offences throughout the city, heard in Hull Magistrates’ Court between April and May 2021, after failing to pay fixed penalty notices. The fines and costs totalled £5,268, an average of more than £351 per person, and the individuals received […]

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View article Why solar energy will help power Hull’s future

Why solar energy will help power Hull’s future

World leaders are at Cop26 in Glasgow this week discussing the global response to climate change. In Hull, the local authority has already pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030. This pledge includes various bold changes and strategies, one of which  involves embracing and utilising solar power. Hull City Council is keen to install solar […]

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View article East Park and Pearson Park celebrate Green Flag Award

East Park and Pearson Park celebrate Green Flag Award

Hull City Council is celebrating Green Flag Awards for Pearson Park, which has been successful in attaining the award for the first time, and for East Park, which has retained the award for a further year. The Green Flag Award recognises the international quality mark for parks and green spaces. The scheme, managed by environmental […]

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View article Hull City Council supports carbon neutral ambitions with promotion of renewable energy and low carbon technologies

Hull City Council supports carbon neutral ambitions with promotion of renewable energy and low carbon technologies

Hull City Council is committed to identifying and promoting green solutions and technologies within the city. The council is looking to appoint consultants to undertake detailed feasibility and project development studies for the possible installation of solar photovoltaic arrays and complementary energy system technologies to the rooftops of the Council’s corporate buildings. The technologies would […]

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