February 2025

Service of Reflection in Grimsby will commemorate UK’s fifth COVID-19 anniversary

A ‘SERVICE of Reflection’ will be held in Grimsby on Sunday 9 March as events are staged across the country to mark five years since COVID-19 struck the UK. The…

3 months ago | General

New Business Hive building will create a real buzz in Grimsby Town Centre

THE windows are in, the ground floor is let and there are already five organisations waiting to be the first tenants at Grimsby Town Centre’s showpiece new business hub. North…

3 months ago | Regeneration

Plans to build a ‘stronger economy and stronger communities’ outlined as cabinet approves proposed new budget

Members of North East Lincolnshire Council’s cabinet have unanimously supported the authority’s proposed Budget, Finance and Business Plan for the financial year starting on April 1, 2025. This proposed plan…

3 months ago | General

Historic day as Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority is created

THE new Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority, (GLCCA), is now an official body, following final communication from the Government. The Leaders of Lincolnshire County Council and North and North East…

3 months ago | Devolution

Government to support workers in North East Lincolnshire to benefit from clean power jobs 

North East Lincolnshire residents are set to benefit from government-backed training programmes so they can benefit from new job opportunities in the clean energy sector, as part of the government’s…

4 months ago | Adult skills

Council leader reflects on year of decisions and looks forward to positive change in 2025.

As 2024 draws to a close, the Leader of North East Lincolnshire Council Cllr Philip Jackson (pictured above at the Alexandra Dock housing site in Grimsby Town Centre), reflects on…

5 months ago | General

Mermaid Café building’s bright new future

150 years ago, in 1874, the Mermaid Café building on Cleethorpes North Prom sea front was constructed as a waiting room for the recently opened Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. …

5 months ago | General

Go-ahead given to the Grimsby town leisure, food hall and market scheme

“Grimsby town centre is changing. And the feel around the town centre is changing too.” These are the words of Cllr Philip Jackson, leader of North East Lincolnshire Council as…

5 months ago | Business and investment

Council teams thanked as storm clear-up continues this week.

A MOP-UP operation swung into action this weekend as North East Lincolnshire Council staff worked around the clock in the wake of Storm Darragh. Winds of around 60mph and driving…

5 months ago | General

End of an era as North East Lincolnshire Council chief announces departure.

THE Chief Executive of North East Lincolnshire Council, Rob Walsh, has announced that he will step down from the role in May 2025, after 11 years at the helm of…

5 months ago | General