The Venn Boulevard Centre: School pupil creates winning logo for Hull Nature Trail 10th December 2025 A Hull school pupil has designed the winning logo for the city’s new Nature Trail initiative. Earlier this year, pupils across Hull were invited to submit design concepts for the Hull Nature Trail – a new initiative aimed at helping people reconnect with nature. After careful consideration, a logo created by Blake, a pupil at […] Read more Environment News Councillor Charles QuinnHull Nature TrailThe Venn Boulevard Centre
Silver Award success for Hull! 24th November 2025 Hull has won a prestigious Sustainable Food Places Silver Award. The award recognises Hull Food Partnership’s work to promote healthy, sustainable and local food and to tackle some of today’s greatest social challenges; from food poverty and diet-related ill-health to the disappearance of family farms and the loss of independent food retailers. The Sustainable Food Places Award […] Read more Environment News Councillor Charles QuinnHull Food PartnershipRight to GrowSustainable Food Places Silver Award
Council responds to winter weather 20th November 2025 Hull City Council is encouraging motorists and the travelling public to allow additional time for journeys and to drive to the conditions, following a flurry of winter weather overnight and with the forecast indicating subzero temperatures over the coming days. The council’s streetsence services have been gearing up for the prospect of icy conditions for […] Read more Environment News Regeneration Transport & Streets Councillor Mark IeronimoGrittingWinter Maintenance
Pupils say Oh Yes! to nature as climate education programme expands to primary schools 18th November 2025 Pupils from an east Hull primary school were among the first to benefit from an expanded climate education programme in the city. Year five students at Oldfleet Primary School visited the 25-acre Thwaite Gardens in Cottingham to let their wild sides run free. The group learnt about the importance of supporting biodiversity and maintaining habitats […] Read more Education and Learning Environment News Regeneration Climate ChangemakersOh Yes! Net ZeroOldfleet Primary School
Cabinet to consider energy efficiency scheme to save taxpayer money 14th November 2025 Councillors will decide whether to give the green light to plans aimed at reducing carbon and energy costs across more public buildings. Earlier this year, Hull City Council was successful in securing £4,935,960 of funding from the latest round of the government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, known as Salix 4. On Monday 24 November, the council’s […] Read more Environment News Regeneration 2030 Carbon Neutral Hull StrategyCllr Charles QuinnHull City HallHull GuildhallHull History CentreSalixWilson Centre
Council cracks down on littering outside Hull Royal Infirmary 11th November 2025 Hull City Council is to issue £150 fixed penalty notices to individuals caught littering outside Hull Royal Infirmary. Starting tomorrow (Wednesday 12 November) the council’s enforcement contractor, LA Support Limited, will be issuing £150 fixed penalty notices to those found to be littering around the perimeter of Hull Royal Infirmary – including those dropping cigarette […] Read more Environment News Waste Councillor Charles QuinnenforcementHull Royal InfirmaryHumberside PoliceLA Support Ltdlitter finesLitteringNHS
Hull City Council urges local residents to fight fly-tipping this November 10th November 2025 Hull City Council is teaming up with Keep Britain Tidy for ‘Fight Fly-Tipping Fortnight’, a new campaign to crack down on rogue ‘white van’ operators. Fly-tipping costs councils across England millions of pounds every year in clean-up costs, draining money that could otherwise be spent on essential local services. In Hull, the council cleared up a […] Read more Environment News Waste Councillor Charles QuinnFly-tippingKeep Britain Tidywaste management
Council launches leaf clearance programme to keep streets clear and safe 7th November 2025 Hull City Council has begun its leaf clearance programme, which runs from mid-October to mid-January, to tackle the seasonal increase in leaf fall across the city. As autumn leaves blanket Hull’s streets, the council’s dedicated street cleansing team will be working hard to keep footpaths and public spaces clear and safe for residents. A team of seven operatives will monitor leaf fall across […] Read more Environment News Waste Councillor Charles Quinnleaf clearance programmestreet cleansing
Tis the season to give: Hull City Council’s Christmas jumper donation drive returns 6th November 2025 Hull City Council is once again appealing for residents to donate unwanted children’s Christmas jumpers, to support local families and reduce textile waste. As the festive season approaches, the council is encouraging residents to spread some cheer by donating unwanted children’s Christmas jumpers. For many families, Christmas is an added financial pressure, and this jumper collection is designed to help ensure all children can take […] Read more Environment News Christmas Jumper DayCouncillor Charles QuinnLove Your Streetrecycle
Council urges residents to take action against dog fouling 5th November 2025 Hull City Council is calling on residents to be responsible and vigilant in tackling issues of dog fouling across the city. Now the evenings are drawing darker, dog fouling incidents tend to rise. However, the council wishes to remind residents that allowing a dog to foul on any land and failing to remove it is a criminal offence. Anyone who fails to clear […] Read more Environment News Waste Councillor Charles Quinndog foulingLA Support Ltd
Hull bus operator prepares for arrival of electric buses 4th November 2025 East Yorkshire Buses has announced the successful completion of phase one of its electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure programme, as the operator prepares for the arrival of 21 new electric Wrightbus vehicles later this year. The infrastructure programme has been made possible thanks to an allocation of capital funding from Hull City Council to support the […] Read more Business Environment News Regeneration Transport & Streets Councillor Mark IeronimoDepartment for Transporteast yorkshire busesElectric busesHull City Councilsustainable transportZEBRA2
Hull Nature Trail pilot launches to reconnect communities with nature 30th October 2025 Hull City Council is proud to announce the launch of the first section of the Hull Nature Trail, a scenic route along the Holderness Drain. The pilot trail was developed in partnership with The Environment Agency, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Living with Water, and Groundwork, and marks the beginning of a wider plan to link green […] Read more Environment News Councillor Charles QuinnEnvironment AgencyGroundworkHolderness DrainHull Nature TrailLiving With WaterYorkshire Wildlife Trust
