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View article Discover how you can become more flood resilient

Discover how you can become more flood resilient

28th October 2025

Greater awareness of Hull’s current and future flood risk will be on the way for everyone after Hull City Council appointed a team to update Hull’s Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA). Ove Arup & Partners Limited will assess the current SRFA which helps to inform planning decisions to ensure new development considers flood risk management […]

View article Certificate of excellence for Rosmead Street project

Certificate of excellence for Rosmead Street project

19th February 2024

The Living With Water partnership has received a certificate of excellence at a regional awards. The flood resilience project on Rosmead Street in east Hull was recognised at the Institute of Chartered Engineers Yorkshire & Humber awards evening in Harrogate. It received the certificate of excellence accolade in the Smeaton Award for projects under £5 […]

View article Devolution: Committing to net zero

Devolution: Committing to net zero

15th January 2024

Hull City Council continues to work towards its net zero targets as it reaffirms its commitment to creating a sustainable future. Devolution would help to achieve these goals, with the proposals on the table for Hull and East Yorkshire promising close working on pan-Humber matters. This would come in the shape of representation from the […]

View article Hong Kong drainage delegates visit Hull’s flood defences

Hong Kong drainage delegates visit Hull’s flood defences

19th October 2023

Delegates from the drainage section of Hong Kong’s government visited the Guildhall in Hull last week to learn about the city’s resilient flood alleviation schemes. The visitors from Asia visited Hull’s tidal surge barrier and Humber Hull Frontage, as well as sharing ideas with Hull City Council’s partners Living With Water. This was followed by […]

View article Mark Jones

Mark Jones

18th September 2023

Tributes have been paid to Hull City Council’s Director of Regeneration Mark Jones, who has died following a short illness. Mark, who worked for Hull City Council since 1996, was awarded an MBE in 2016, in recognition of his dedication and commitment to economic regeneration and inward investment in Hull. Matt Jukes, Chief Executive of […]

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View article Flood defence schemes show worth after significant summer rains

Flood defence schemes show worth after significant summer rains

8th August 2023

Hull’s flood defence schemes have shown their worth once again after no property flooding was reported in the city despite significantly higher than average rainfall in recent weeks. Following the June 2007 floods, which saw more than 9,000 properties in the city damaged, as well as the December 2013 tidal surge, drastic improvements were made […]

View article Living With Water transforms Rosmead Street

Living With Water transforms Rosmead Street

26th May 2023

On time and safely delivered, the first Living With Water scheme has reached its conclusion on Rosmead Street and will open on Friday 26th May. Over the past six months, the Living With Water team, along with Morrison Water Services, has been working hard to fit Hull’s first permeable paved street to protect homes in […]

View article Living With Water badge launched for Guides, Brownies and Scouts

Living With Water badge launched for Guides, Brownies and Scouts

14th December 2022

The Living With Water partnership has launched a new badge for Guides, Brownies and Scouts as part of its work to increase flood awareness and resilience in Hull and the East Riding. Hull remains the second-biggest flood risk in the UK outside of London, and the new badge will encourage the next generation to “be […]

View article Hull floods 15 years on: How the city built up its defences after the devastation of 2007

Hull floods 15 years on: How the city built up its defences after the devastation of 2007

24th June 2022

‘It’s hard to believe what happened 15 years ago,” says Gerry Dippnall. “It affected so many people and really showed how underprepared we were as a city.’ On 25 June 2007, Gerry’s Kingswood home was one of more than 10,000 properties damaged when a “once in 150 years [1]” storm led to widespread flooding across […]

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View article Hull residents urged to register for flood warnings as only 6.6 per cent signed up

Hull residents urged to register for flood warnings as only 6.6 per cent signed up

23rd June 2022

Just days ahead of the 15-year anniversary of the 2007 flooding in Hull, Living with Water has revealed the city is lagging behind other towns and cities in Yorkshire when it comes to signing up for crucial flood warnings. Environment Agency figures show just 6.6 per cent of people in Hull have signed up to […]

View article Can we reach net zero? Oh Yes! Hull City Council joins forces with city partners to help Hull get to net zero

Can we reach net zero? Oh Yes! Hull City Council joins forces with city partners to help Hull get to net zero

14th March 2022

Hull City Council has joined forces with some of the biggest organisations in the area, including Reckitt, the University of Hull and Marketing Humber to support the launch the Oh Yes! Net Zero campaign – marking the start of our city leading the region and the UK to a net zero future. The Oh Yes! […]

View article Floods minister visits Hull to officially open new £42m Humber defences

Floods minister visits Hull to officially open new £42m Humber defences

3rd March 2022

Floods minister Rebecca Pow was in Hull today to officially open the new flood defences along the Humber. The £42million Humber: Hull Frontages flood scheme was officially opened by the minister, along with Emma Howard Boyd, chair of the Environment Agency. As part of the Environment Agency project, the tidal flood defences along the Humber estuary […]