HULL: Proposals to tackle a number of long-standing eyesore sites in the city centre are expected to be given the go-ahead by councillors later this month.
As the Mail revealed earlier this year, the plans include the possible purchase and demolition of the former New York Hotel in Anlaby Road, which has been derelict for more than a decade.
The council has earmarked a number of sites it owns in the city centre for clearance in an attempt to attract interest from developers and new investment.
They include a row of shops that have recently been bulldozed in Ferensway and the former Municipal Offices complex in Freetown Way.
However, the latest move, which is due to go before the council's cabinet on Monday, June 24, will examine the feasibility of buying up privately owned sites for demolition.
EAST YORKS: Employers in the region's financial services sector are being urged to offer more apprenticeships as more people are applying for each position than ever before.
The call comes as figures reveal there are now 11 applications being made for each apprenticeship vacancy in the UK.
Liz Field, chief executive of the Financial Skills Partnership, which oversees the recruitment of apprentices, said, "These figures show there has been a positive reaction from young people to vocational routes into jobs.
"For sectors such as finance, which haven't been seen as traditional apprenticeship-based industries, the work that has been carried out to create awareness of apprenticeships has shown progress.
"However, there is now an even bigger challenge to businesses in East Yorkshire to further embrace apprenticeships."
HULL: Electors will soon be able to see how their council tax was spent over the past 12 months when Hull City Council publishes its accounts for the year.
People who are registered to vote in the city can inspect the books between June 26 and July 24, during normal office hours, at the council's finance offices in the City Treasury building in Guildhall Road, city centre.
HULL: A new report says football is the most popular after-hours activity at school sites in the city.
Football edges out rugby and martial arts in terms of community use of school facilities by the public.
Sites with the highest reported usage include Adelaide and Thoresby primary schools. The most popular secondary school facilities are at Winifred Holtby, Andrew Marvell and Sydney Smith schools.