As we prepare for perhaps the most unusual Christmas celebrations many of us will have seen in our lifetimes, it’s a good time to both reflect on the most challenging year I can remember, but also look forwards to what I hope will be a brighter 2021 With the promise of a wider COVID vaccine…
5 months ago | Council information and partnershipsNorth East Lincolnshire Council is asking residents, businesses and organisations to give their view on the authority’s budget proposals for the next financial year. An online consultation being launched today (Dec 22nd) is inviting people to have their say on issues and activities important to them in the local area. “It’s been a hugely difficult…
5 months ago | Council information and partnershipsTo mark Census 2021 in England and Wales, a competition has launched to find the nation’s unsung community heroes. 22 people, one for each census that has taken place to date, will have their community spirit and efforts commemorated with a unique purple plaque. The iconic purple plaques, in the brand colour of Census 2021,…
5 months ago | Births, marriages and deathsHouseholds across North East Lincolnshire will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021. The census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives us the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out every decade since 1801, with the exception of 1941. It will be…
5 months ago | Births, marriages and deathsMore than 14,000 local households will receive a phone call or a house visit from canvassers acting on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council over the coming weeks. The effort is part of the annual canvass, checking that the electoral roll records are accurate and up to date. In July and August, letters were sent…
9 months ago | Council information and partnershipsCouncillors in North East Lincolnshire will this week “return’’ to the Town Hall for the first time since the outbreak of Covid 19 when the authority holds its first Full Council meeting since the Spring. In a first for the Council, the 42 members of the authority will take part in virtual, hybrid set up…
10 months ago | Councillors and democracyLocal and national elections may be delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but that isn’t stopping some local residents from exercising their democratic right. Around a hundred people in our area register a week in the lockdown, meaning that they will be able to vote in the next elections. Registering to vote only takes 5…
11 months ago | Councillors and democracy