Appleton Primary pupils plant hedges as part of Setting Dyke flood resilience scheme 4th December 2024 Children from Appleton Primary School spent a morning planting hedges and learning of the benefits of Hull City Council’s Setting Dyke Catchment Improvement Scheme. The pupils were given expert talks from the council’s flood resilience team before planting hedges which will help to protect the new natural flood management feature. The youngsters also learnt about […] Read more Flooding News Regeneration Cllr Jack HainesFloodingSetting Dyke
Flood resilience scheme underway at Setting Dyke 11th November 2024 Works will begin today, Monday 11 November, on the first phase of the construction of habitat and a flood storage feature within a west Hull watercourse channel, to improve flood defences in the area. Setting Dyke Catchment Improvement Scheme, based at Setting Dyke, which carries water from agricultural land in the East Riding, a storage […] Read more Environment Flooding News Regeneration Cllr Jack HainesDynamic DrainsEnvironment AgencyFloodingLiving With WaterSetting Dyke
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 […] Read more Flooding Living With Water News Cllr Jack HainesFloodingLiving With Water
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 […] Read more Environment Living With Water News Flooding
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 […] Read more Environment Living With Water News Environment AgencyFlood warningsFloodingLiving With Water
Local Flood Risk Management Strategy 2022-28 published after public consultation 21st June 2022 Hull City Council has published its updated Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) for the next six years. The LFRMS provides information on local flood risk and the approaches taken to manage it, including flood alleviation schemes completed between 2015 and 2021 and those planned for the next six years, in line with the Environment […] Read more Environment News Environment AgencyFloodingLiving With Water
Hull’s unique water resilience partnership featured on new climate action podcast 31st March 2022 The Living With Water partnership features on a new episode of climate charity Carbon Copy’s new podcast, Copy This. The podcast, hosted by Carbon Copy’s Ric Casale and podcasting veteran Amanda Carpenter, launched earlier this month for a five-episode pilot series. In “Blue Green City of the Future” released today, guests Lee Pitcher and Andrew […] Read more Environment News FloodingLiving With Water
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 […] Read more Environment Living With Water News FloodingHumber estuaryHumber: Hull Frontage Flood Defence schemeVictoria Dock
Flood Action Week: How you can help shape new six-year plan to protect our region from flooding 24th November 2021 This Flood Action Week, the people of Hull are being asked to help shape a new flood risk management plan. Working with England’s lead local flood authorities, including Hull City Council, along with other risk management authorities, the Environment Agency has produced 10 draft Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMPs) for public consultation, one for each […] Read more Environment News Environment AgencyFloodFlood Action WeekFlood Risk Management PlanFloodingFlooding in HullLiving With WaterLocal Flood Risk Management Strategy
Have your say on flood risk strategy 8th October 2021 People in Hull are being invited to have their say on a six-year plan to protect the city from flooding. As the Lead Local Flood Authority, Hull City Council produces a Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) every six years. The strategy aims to increase flood awareness and resilience among people, communities and businesses living, […] Read more Environment Living With Water News Cllr Dean KirkFlood defenceFloodingLiving With Water
Plans to protect city from flooding revealed 21st June 2021 A six-year plan on how the city will be protected from flooding has been revealed. In Hull, more than 100,000 homes are at risk of flooding. To try and reduce flood risk, a huge amount of work and investment has gone into building flood defences to protect the city and its residents, but it can […] Read more Living With Water News Councillor Dean KirkEnvironment AgencyFloodingYorkshire Water
Help form Hull’s strategy on domestic abuse, flood risk and adult education 20th April 2021 People in Hull are being asked to answer questions which will help to develop a new Domestic Abuse Strategy for the city. Residents are also being asked what they think about important subjects including Hull Training & Adult Education services and the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy. The questions are being posed to residents in […] Read more Adult social care Education and Learning Environment Health and Social Care News domestic abuseDomestic Abuse StrategyFloodingHull Training & Adult Education ServicesLocal Flood Risk Management StrategyPeople’s Panel
