Hull City Council statement on Hull Paragon Interchange gates closure 28th June 2019 Hull City Council has issued a statement on the closure of the Hull Paragon Interchange gates at the Anlaby Road entrance. The statement reveals that representatives of the council met with Hull West and Hessle MP Emma Hardy and Hull North MP Diana Johnson to discuss the issue with senior representatives of TransPennine Express. It […] Read more News Diana Johnson MPEmma Hardy MPHull City CouncilHull Paragon InterchangeHullBIDHumberside PoliceTransPennine Express
Council responds to rising demand for secondary school places with multi-million pound investment 25th June 2019 Hull City Council is increasing the capacity of three schools in the city to respond to the rising demand in secondary school places. It is projected that over the next five years there will be an increase in demand of 1,000 secondary school places in the west of Hull. St Mary’s College, Kelvin Hall School […] Read more Education and Learning Regeneration Boulevard AcademyHull City CouncilKelvin Hall SchoolSecondary SchoolsSt Mary's College
Hull leads the way in how to tackle threat of flooding 24th June 2019 Hull City Council’s Cabinet has approved plans to consult the public on a joint framework to address flooding issues when considering future planning developments. The authority is the first in the UK to join hands with a water company to produce an SPD (supplementary planning document). The partnership between Hull City Council and Yorkshire Water […] Read more Environment Living With Water Planning Regeneration Climate changeHull City CouncilLiving With Water
Hull City Council takes steps to control rise of HMOs in the city 24th June 2019 Hull City Council has moved a step closer to tackling problems arising from houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) across the city. The council’s Cabinet today supported a plan that would give the authority greater control over the creation of HMOs in three areas. The Article 4 directions would cover three areas of the city – […] Read more Housing News Planning CabinetCouncillor Daren HaleHMOsHull City Council
Hull City Council makes climate change pledge 5th June 2019 Hull City Council has identified climate change as a core challenge, setting ambitious targets to reverse its impact. The local authority declared a climate emergency in March this year and has set a target for the city to become carbon-neutral by 2030. It comes as World Environment Day, the United Nations initiative dedicated to promoting […] Read more Environment News Climate changeCouncillor Mike ThompsonHull City CouncilWorld Environment Day
Hull City Council signs up for Humber push to tackle climate change 29th May 2019 Hull City Council is among 11 major Humber organisations that it is hoped will place the region at the forefront of global decarbonisation. The organisations from the private and public sector have signed up to become Principal Partners in the Marketing Humber push. The partnership will play a lead role in delivering an ambitious strategy […] Read more Environment News Climate changeEast Riding CouncilHull City CouncilMarketing HumberUniversity of HullYorkshire Water
Hull City Council accelerates improvement plans for children’s services in response to Ofsted inspection 17th May 2019 Hull City Council is accelerating its improvement plans, which aim to increase investment and put children at the centre of its social care transformation, following an inspection by Ofsted. A report detailing the findings of the inspection, which took place from 14 to 25 January 2019, has been published today. Ofsted looked at three areas […] Read more Education and Learning News Hull City CouncilOfsted
Living with Water beats Dubai Police for international award 17th May 2019 The Living with Water partnership has won an Excellence in Collaboration Award at the British Quality Foundation Awards 2019, beating the likes of Dubai Police, Sun Chemical and Ricoh UK. The award comes just after the Environment Minister Therese Coffey visited Hull to officially open the biggest flood defence scheme in the country. The BQF […] Read more News Climate changeDubai PoliceHull City CouncilLiving With Water
Watch: Hull’s first electric street race takes over city centre 29th April 2019 More than 50 electric go-karts whizzed around Hull at the weekend as the city hosted its first electric street race. The Hull Street Race – organised by Green Port Hull and Greenpower – was designed to encourage young people to consider a career in the STEM subjects of science, technology, engineering and maths. Students from […] Read more News Councillor Stephen BradyGreenpowerHull City CouncilHull Street Race
Hull City Council wins prestigious LGC Award for driving growth 14th March 2019 Hull City Council has won the prestigious Driving Growth award at the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards. The local authority scooped the award after employment in the city reached the highest level on record, with 69% of people in work (69.7%) – an increase of 15,100 from six years ago. There is less than half the […] Read more News Regeneration Hull City CouncilLGC Award
High Court rules in Hull City Council’s favour in bid to protect private rented tenants 12th March 2019 Hull City Council has been successful today in defending a claim for Judicial Review in the High Court from the Humber Landlords Association. The claim challenged the implementation of the new Private Housing Enforcement Policy and wanted to prevent the Council’s approach in favour of formal enforcement (rather than informal) action to protect tenants in […] Read more News Hull City Council
Hull housing growth plan given go-ahead 29th January 2019 A £4 million investment in housing renewal from the Local Growth Fund has been approved by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership. Hull City Council confirmed the move in a decision record. It will allow the local authority to continue a city-wide housing regeneration plan to build up to 1,000 new homes, for sale and affordable rent in established renewal […] Read more Housing News HousingHull City CouncilHumber LEP
