Victoria Pier flood defence plans go on show 29th August 2019 Victoria Pier flood defence plans will go on show at a public drop-in event on Tuesday 3 September. Staff from the Environment Agency will be on hand to explain the plans and answer any questions at a pop-up stand on Nelson Street from 12.30pm to 5.30pm. The proposed work would see the existing steel sheet […] Read more Community and Living Environment Living With Water News Planning Regeneration Environment AgencyFlood defencePilingVictoria Pier
Plans submitted in £42m Hull flood defence scheme 20th August 2019 A planning application for flood defence work at Victoria Pier has been submitted to Hull City Council. The application submitted by the Environment Agency is part of the £42 million Humber: Hull Frontage Flood Defence Improvements scheme, which was granted permission in December 2018. Now permission is being sought to amend the scheme at Victoria […] Read more Environment Living With Water News Environment AgencyFlood defenceHull City CouncilHumber: Hull Frontage Flood Defence scheme
Hull to get a flood learning lab 23rd July 2019 A flood-themed community hub and learning laboratory will open at Wilberforce Sixth Form College thanks to a new grant. The hub will work with projects and communities in the city to deliver a large-scale flooding training programme. It will be created after the Yorkshire Future Flood Resilience Pathfinder project, delivered by City of York Council, […] Read more Environment Living With Water Regeneration Councillor Mike ThompsonEnvironment AgencyFloodHull City CouncilWilberforce Sixth Form College
Hull’s famous Arctic Corsair to move for first time in two decades 15th July 2019 The country’s last distant water sidewinder trawler is on the move for the first time in more than 20 years. The Arctic Corsair, Hull’s famed museum ship, will move to a temporary berth at Alexandra Dock on Sunday 4 August. It is part of the Environment Agency’s £60 million River Hull flood defence scheme, linked […] Read more News Arctic CorsairCouncillor Daren HaleEnvironment AgencyEuropean Regional Development FundHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityRiver Hull
Man with a van caught fly-tipping in Hull 5th July 2019 A man has been fined more than £1,000 after he was caught fly-tipping by a CCTV camera. Graham Spiking, 46, of Feldane, Hull, was prosecuted and ordered to pay £1,230 for waste found dumped in Northolt Close in the city. CCTV captured Spiking driving a van full of waste before turning into Northolt Close, then […] Read more Environment News Waste Caught on cameraCCTVCouncillor Anita HarrisonEnvironment AgencyFly-tipping
The Hulltimate Challenge returns for 2020 3rd July 2019 A huge water-themed obstacle course is heading back to the city next year. More than 900 racers took part in the Hulltimate Challenge last year, taking on a range of tasks including the Hullmageddon – a giant water slide placed outside of Hull Minister. Organised by the Living with Water partnership, the race brings to […] Read more Community and Living Living With Water What's on Climate changeEast Riding CouncilEnvironment AgencyFloodingHulltimate ChallengeYorkshire Water
Hull’s £42 million flood alleviation scheme gets green light 9th January 2019 Construction of a multi-million pound scheme to protect thousands of homes and businesses in Hull from flooding from the Humber estuary has been given the go-ahead. The £42 million flood alleviation scheme has now had final sign-off from local government secretary James Brokenshire. It was approved by Hull’s planning committee earlier this month – on the fifth […] Read more Business Environment News Regeneration Environment AgencyFloodingHumberHumber: Hull Frontage Flood Defence scheme
