By definition, Environmental Sustainabilityis about maintaining balance and conserving natural resources, but at North East Lincolnshire Council it’s far more. From applying for grants to getting down and dirty planting trees, there is more to it than meets the eye. This planting season, which runs throughout late February and March, 416 trees will be placed…
2 days ago | Environment and community safety
Works to Grade II listed structure, Corporation Road Bridge, have been progressing. The steel work repairs are ongoing to both sides of the bridge deck. Application of the primer and paint coatings has also been ongoing along with required preparation works and inspections. Control room works are in progress and all rotten timbers and corroded…
2 months ago | Environment and community safety
North East Lincolnshire Council have planted 416 trees in just a few weeks as part of its new Tree Strategy. The plan, which has been in development since 2022, was formerly adopted by Cabinet in December last year. The strategy sets out their approach for managing and protecting the existing tree population, increasing the number…
2 months ago | Green
THE awarding of £119m of funds to bring transformational change to transport across North East Lincolnshire will be formally welcomed by the council’s Cabinet next week. In acknowledging the grant funding, Cabinet members will also be asked to approve the start of a planning journey, which will see a mapping out of how these significant…
2 months ago | Business and investment
Inheriting the British throne from his father in January 1936, Edward VIII was soon embroiled in scandal over his relationship with a married American woman, Wallis Simpson. Later that year, Edward abdicated the British throne and his brother, King George VI was crowned. Today, it can be difficult to track down traces of the uncrowned…
2 months ago | Bridges
Restoration and repair works to Grade II listed structure, Corporation Road Bridge, have been progressing. Engineers on site will be carrying out work over the a number of weekends in March, taking advantage of expected low tide levels, to continue the mechanical preparation works to the underdeck of the bridge. Weekend working dates: Footpaths will…
2 months ago | Environment and community safety
AS PART of the Greening Up Our Place project, launched by North East Lincolnshire Council in late 2023, a total of 12 children joined volunteers from the local community, Equans and NELC staff, and participants from All Things Good and Nice CIC to plant a number of trees in the Haverstoe Ward. With fine, if…
2 months ago | Environment and community safety
Refurbishment works to the iconic Corporation Road Bridge in Grimsby are progressing. Grit blasting works to the undersides of the bridge for spans 1, 2, 3 and 4 have allowed a detailed inspection of the structure, and this revealed an increase in necessary repairs. The timber lifting deck has been removed and a temporary deck…
3 months ago | Environment and community safety
Those caught littering across North East Lincolnshire were fined over £86,000 by the Council’s enforcement teams in 2023. 202 people were found guilty of littering on the borough’s streets at magistrates courts with each offender paying £428 on average. Their fines totalled £44,620 with costs and victim surcharges accounting for a further £41,909. Fines were…
3 months ago | Bins, waste and recycling
Residents across North East Lincolnshire are being reminded of the laws around dog fouling after a spike in incidents. The Council oversees the offence of dog fouling through the use of a Public Space protection Order (PSPO). These are orders that can be made in specific locations to deal with certain behaviour that may cause…
3 months ago | Environment and community safety