July 2023

Remains of Roman ‘ladder settlement’ discovered during archaeological dig in North East Lincolnshire

Archaeologists have discovered the distinctive ‘ladder settlement’ as part of the planning requirements laid out by Equans, on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council, ahead of a housing development being permitted in Healing. Due to the archaeological interest in the area, and the potential for further significant archaeology still being buried under the development site,…

11 months ago | General

Scartho cemetery buildings being restored to Victorian glory

STEPPING into the Victorian buildings at Scartho cemetery is like drifting back in time, to an era where ladies in bustling skirts and men with wool jackets and flat caps arrived at the large, wrought iron gates to say a final farewell to their loved ones. Opened in 1889, the arrival of a funeral cortege,…

11 months ago | Births, marriages and deaths

Council’s Cabinet calls an end to nursery Consultation

“Our intention was always to listen, to understand and to make decisions based upon evidence and the views of everyone.” The words of North East Lincolnshire Council’s Portfolio Holder for Children and Education, Councillor Margaret Cracknell as she announced an immediate end to the current consultation around the future of Great Coates and Scartho nurseries,…

11 months ago | Children and families

£250,000 grant boost by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help more people access museums’ vast collections.

Two local museums have received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant for an exciting heritage project, Documenting Northern Lincolnshire’s Local History. Made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the substantial injection of funding will enable more people to get involved with the 90,000 strong local history collections. North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire…

11 months ago | General

Former Grimsby shop owner pleads guilty to sale of illegal products

A former shop owner has pleaded guilty to selling illegal vapes, tobacco and cigarettes in Grimsby. Rawand Khdir Rasul, 26, of Pasture Street, Grimsby, appeared before Grimsby Magistrates Court on Tuesday 11 July, facing a total of 26 charges under The Trade Marks Act 1994, The Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Regulations 2015, the Tobacco and…

11 months ago | General

Freshney Place update: nearly one year on

AS the first anniversary of North East Lincolnshire Council’s ownership of Freshney Place approaches, there’s good news for the shopping centre in a number of key areas. A report being presented to a special Freshney Place Cabinet meeting at the Town Hall next week reveals how, between the council’s purchase on August 4 2022 and…

11 months ago | General

Award Ceremony Celebrates Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Grimsby’s very own ‘hero’ teacher Zane Powels MBE made a flying visit back to his hometown to say well done to some of our borough’s most deserving and determined young people. Zane earned international recognition for his heroic efforts delivering school meals to children in North East Lincolnshire during the COVID lockdowns in 2020. At…

11 months ago | Children and families

Being a “priority place” is worth it…

Arts Council England designated North East Lincolnshire as one of 54 priority places for action in 2021. In choosing its priority places, the Arts Council looked at a number of existing factors, including levels of social and financial deprivation,  the amount of engagement with arts and culture and historic data to understand how they could…

11 months ago | General

Temporary Prohibition of Traffic TTRO 23-016 – Cromwell Road, Grimsby – 13 July 2023

EnGRef: TTRO 23-016THE NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCILROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)(a)CROMWELL ROAD, GRIMSBY (TEMPORARY PROHIBITON OF TRAFFIC – TTRO 23-016) ORDER 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the North East Lincolnshire Borough Council have made, an Order, the effect of which will be that no person shall cause or permit any…

11 months ago | Public Notice

Temporary Prohibition of Traffic TTRO 23-015 – A18 Barton Street, Grimsby – 13 July 2023

EnGRef: TTRO 23-015THE NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCILROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)(a)A18 BARTON STREET, GRIMSBY(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC – TTRO 23-015) ORDER 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the North East Lincolnshire Borough Council have made, an Order, the effect of which will be that no person shall cause or permit any…

11 months ago | Public Notice