Local Flood Risk Management Strategy 2022-28 published after public consultation 21st June 2022 Hull City Council has published its updated Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) for the next six years. The LFRMS provides information on local flood risk and the approaches taken to manage it, including flood alleviation schemes completed between 2015 and 2021 and those planned for the next six years, in line with the Environment […] Read more Environment News Environment AgencyFloodingLiving With Water
Plans approved for new ‘aquagreen’ to reduce flooding in east Hull 16th February 2022 An Environment Agency project to create a large “aquagreen” that will reduce flood risk to more than 870 properties and key infrastructure in east Hull has been given the go-ahead. Planning permission for the project at Castlehill has now been approved by Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, and work is expected […] Read more Environment Living With Water News Planning AquagreenEast Riding of Yorkshire CouncilEnvironment AgencyFlood protection
Vital flood defences at Victoria Pier completed 22nd December 2021 Works to install flood defences in Victoria Pier and Humber Dock Basin have been completed and the frontages will reopen to the public on Thursday 23 December. The £42 million pound Humber: Hull Frontage scheme was funded by the Environment Agency (EA) to provide tidal flooding protection to 130,000 properties in Hull. The EA removed […] Read more Environment News Climate changeEnvironment AgencyFlood defenceVictoria PierVictoria Pier Frontages flood defence scheme
Flood Action Week: How you can help shape new six-year plan to protect our region from flooding 24th November 2021 This Flood Action Week, the people of Hull are being asked to help shape a new flood risk management plan. Working with England’s lead local flood authorities, including Hull City Council, along with other risk management authorities, the Environment Agency has produced 10 draft Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMPs) for public consultation, one for each […] Read more Environment News Environment AgencyFloodFlood Action WeekFlood Risk Management PlanFloodingFlooding in HullLiving With WaterLocal Flood Risk Management Strategy
Plans to protect city from flooding revealed 21st June 2021 A six-year plan on how the city will be protected from flooding has been revealed. In Hull, more than 100,000 homes are at risk of flooding. To try and reduce flood risk, a huge amount of work and investment has gone into building flood defences to protect the city and its residents, but it can […] Read more Living With Water News Councillor Dean KirkEnvironment AgencyFloodingYorkshire Water
CCTV helps catch three Hull residents fly-tipping in the city 19th April 2021 Two men and a woman have been fined for fly-tipping waste in Hull, after CCTV cameras caught them in the act. Danut Volovaci of Suffolk Terrace, Hull, was prosecuted and ordered to pay £826 after a mobile CCTV camera caught him fly-tipping a sofa on Suffolk Street, Hull. Watch the CCTV footage here: Sofia Musi […] Read more News Waste Caught on cameraCCTVDoug SharpEnvironment AgencyFly-tipping
113,000 homes in Hull are now better protected from flooding 25th March 2021 Thousands of homes in Hull are now better protected from flooding thanks to a new multi-million-pound flood protection scheme. The Environment Agency’s £42 million Humber frontages scheme will help towards protecting residents in 113,000 homes in the city. The new, higher defences built by the Environment Agency along the estuary foreshore are now in place, […] Read more Living With Water News Councillor Mike ThompsonEnvironment AgencyHumber Hull Frontage SchemeSt Andrew's QuayVictoria Dock
Plans submitted for a new ‘aquagreen’ to reduce flooding in east Hull 23rd March 2021 Plans to create a large ‘aquagreen’ to reduce flood risk to homes and businesses near Bransholme in east Hull have been submitted for planning approval. A public consultation was launched in September 2020 on proposals for a versatile green space, south of the old Bransholme Dairy Farm, that will store excess water during a flood […] Read more News AquagreenBransholmeCouncillor Mike ThompsonEast Hull Pumping StationEnvironment Agency
‘Selfish’ fly-tippers warned in new campaign 22nd February 2021 A city-wide fly-tipping campaign has been launched to remind people of how to dispose of their waste. The warning comes after nine people were issued with fixed penalty notices this year, for illegally dumping their waste in the city. People who are caught fly-tipping will be fined £400, or prosecuted with the possibility of an […] Read more News Transport & Streets Caught on cameraCouncillor Anita HarrisonEnvironment AgencyFacebookFly-tippingGumtree
Man prosecuted for a number of waste offences in Hull and the East Riding 29th January 2021 A Hull man has been prosecuted for a number of waste offences across Hull and the East Riding. Nathan Barrett of Bedford Street, Hull, has been sentenced to a 12 month Community Order to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and pay £1,000 in costs to Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire […] Read more News Waste Bedford StreetCaught on cameraCouncillor Anita HarrisonEast Riding of Yorkshire CouncilEnvironment AgencyFly-tippinghousehold waste and recycling centreHowden
Hull prepares for a month’s worth of rainfall over the next few days 18th January 2021 Residents are being reminded to implement personal flood protection measures as the city prepares for significant rainfall this week. The MET office has predicted that Hull may experience around 30-60mm of water between midnight tonight and Thursday morning. The total average monthly rainfall for this area in January is around 50-60mm. With the level of […] Read more Environment Living With Water News Councillor Mike ThompsonEast Riding of Yorkshire CouncilEnvironment AgencyFlood alleviation schemeFlood protectionHumber LEPLiving With Water
Avoid becoming a waste offender this festive season 23rd December 2020 Residents are being reminded to dispose of their waste correctly this festive season after five offenders were prosecuted for fly-tipping. The warning comes as families prepare for the festive season, traditionally handling a substantial increase in excess packaging. Earlier this month, a resident was fined £400 for waste found dumped in land next to Saner […] Read more News Waste Caught on cameraCCTVCouncillor Anita HarrisonEnvironment AgencyEnvironmental Protection Act 1990Fly-tipping
