Hull City Council has secured £1m to support the regeneration of Whitefriargate under the Humber High Street Challenge fund.
The fund, from the Humber LEP, is providing grants aimed at encouraging private sector landlords and property owners in each of the four Humber local authorities to undertake building and conversion projects that animate high streets, diversify the traditional high street offer and bring unused floor space back into use.
Hull City Council has taken a step closer to securing £22 million to regenerate Whitefriargate.
The council has been successful in the first stage of the bidding process and will now be given a funding grant to develop a full business case for capital investment from the Future High Streets Fund (FHSF).
The RICS Hull and East Yorkshire Local Member Group is hosting its annual CPD morning and networking lunch for property professionals on 26 June at KCOM Stadium.
Organisers of RICS local events research interesting speakers and this year will provide a broad range, covering topical material.
The 28 Day Survey is a new campaign to start conversations around women’s health issues – starting with the question, “what makes a happy period?”
Following suggestions at the Hull Health and Wellbeing Board that up to 3000 (or possibly more) women in Hull will struggle to afford sanitary products, NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Hull City Council have agreed to research the issue locally and launch The 28 Day Survey.
Fly-tipping incidents in Hull are falling rapidly, according to new figures released by Hull City Council.
Reports of illegally dumped waste made to Hull City Council stood at 5,795 in the past year. This is 368 fewer than the 6,163 in the previous year. While it is 1,932 fewer than the 7,727 in 2016/17.
Hull & East Riding Green Party have revealed their candidates for the upcoming local elections in the East Riding of Yorkshire and Hull.
Beverley residents will have a chance to vote for the Green Party in two wards. They have a candidate standing in St Mary’s Ward and also Beverley Rural.
Rugby league fans are being asked to donate food at collection points being set up at Hull FC and Hull KR’s matches, as part of a Teaming up for Families initiative.
Use of the Hull Food Bank has risen every year since it began in 2011, and in 2017/18 it gave out 5,096 parcels. 1,200 of these parcels went to children.
Enterprising youngsters have created a travel card making it easier and cheaper for young people to travel around the region.
The KAT Card, created by Hull’s Young People’s Parliament (HYPP), allows young people aged 19 and under to ride buses in Hull and parts of the East Riding for just £10 per week.
News that Hull City Council is to take action in relation to empty buildings in Hull has been welcomed by a local property developer.
David Shepherd, Director of Iguana Developments has invested £42M regenerating parts of Hull. He feels the council’s announcement will help bring properties in the city back to life.
The Council is delighted to announce that Hull is a host city for the Rugby League World Cup 2021!
Hull City Council bid to be a Rugby League World Cup 2021 host city with the ambition of making the matches the most diversely attended in Rugby League history in the city.
Councillors are being asked to consider plans to implement robust enforcement action against littering and environmental offences.
In addition, they will also consider the prospect of increasing the level of fines issued after the government changed the minimum, default and maximum penalty levels back in April 2018.
A hearing date has been announced when Humber Landlords Association (HLA) will face Hull City Council in the High Court in Leeds on 12 February 2019.
The case concerns Hull City Council’s proposal for a new enforcement policy for private rented housing in the City. In line with national guidelines, the current policy requires informal action to be taken, unless the situation is serious.
Hull Maritime Museum is set to receive new ramps improving access to its main entrance of the striking building.
Hull City Council has successfully bid for £150,000 funding from the DCMS Wolfson Foundation to install two new access ramps and an access staircase to one of the three domes.