Levelling Up Funding

View article Hundreds of new jobs to be created thanks to Levelling Up grant

Hundreds of new jobs to be created thanks to Levelling Up grant

14th April 2023

Almost 300 new jobs will be created at Hull city centre’s House of Hammonds building, thanks to a Government grant awarded to ResQ by the council. The second floor of House of Hammonds will be renovated and brought back into use by the call centre company which currently occupies the first floor. In the Decision […]

View article Old town building to benefit from Government grant

Old town building to benefit from Government grant

4th April 2023

A well-known city centre building will be restored and reopened thanks to a Government Levelling Up Grant, awarded by Hull City Council. A Decision Record published today confirms that the ground floor of 94 Alfred Gelder Street, known locally as the most recent location of the Kardomah arts venue and cafe, will benefit from the […]

View article Levelling Up Funding to create biodiverse park

Levelling Up Funding to create biodiverse park

3rd March 2023

A biodiversity and park improvement project in east Hull will get underway soon. Hull City Council has awarded a contract to Dunswell firm Landplan Ltd which will undertake £85,000 worth of works at Alderman Kneeshaw Park in Longhill and Bilton Grange. The project has been made possible thanks to Levelling Up Funding’s (LUF) Parks Fund […]

View article Delicious new business gets set to move in to Hull city centre

Delicious new business gets set to move in to Hull city centre

2nd March 2023

Paragon Street will soon be a little bit sweeter as plans for a new dessert restaurant are revealed. Thanks to a grant from the Levelling up Fund, a franchise of national company Heavenly Desserts will move into the currently empty unit 48-50 Paragon Street, after it receives a full refurbishment of the ground floor. In […]

View article Levelling Up Funding to help Hull’s digital and tech sector prosper

Levelling Up Funding to help Hull’s digital and tech sector prosper

27th January 2023

A dilapidated building is scheduled to go under a full building renovation to create a technology training and upskilling innovation hub thanks to support from Hull City Council. A grant of £186,153.50 from the council’s Levelling Up Funding scheme will be given to help bring back into use Kingston House at 41 Myton Street, opposite […]

View article Huge investment boost for former Burton building

Huge investment boost for former Burton building

26th January 2023

Two grants have been awarded to Wykeland Group Ltd to help restore and bring back into use the former Burton building, 34-35 Whitefriargate, in Hull city centre. As one of Hull’s most significant Art Deco buildings, it will benefit from funding from Hull City Council’s Levelling Up Funding grant scheme and the Whitefriargate High Street […]

View article Stretch Pizza gets a slice of Levelling Up Funding

Stretch Pizza gets a slice of Levelling Up Funding

19th December 2022

A new pizza restaurant will bring two vacant city centre units back into use, thanks to a grant from Hull City Council. Stretch Pizza has been awarded £22,638.18 of Levelling Up Funding towards its project. The grant award is for Stretch Pizza’s successful planning application, which will see the merger of Units 5 and 6 […]

View article Albion Square development given go-ahead by Planning Committee

Albion Square development given go-ahead by Planning Committee

18th October 2022

The latest version of plans for Hull’s Albion Square have been given the go-ahead by planners. Cabinet approved the development in December 2021, and since then demolition of the former BHS and Co-Op buildings site has been taking place, by VINCI Construction. This is the second time plans, designed by Faulkner Browns Architects and landscape […]