North East Lincolnshire Council and its regeneration partner, ENGIE, are supporting Gas Safe Register’s annual Gas Safety Week, from Monday 13 to Sunday 19 September. The Council and ENGIE are taking the opportunity to encourage residents to remain gas safe and ensure appliances are properly maintained. Without proper care and maintenance, you may be at…
4 days ago | Environment and community safetyNorth East Lincolnshire Council’s planned £1m upgrade to CCTV infrastructure has moved a step closer with companies now being invited to tender for the work following a review of the current CCTV capability. The investment will see all existing cameras upgraded to digital, backed up by a new transmission network and state-of-the-art control room. New…
2 weeks ago | Environment and community safetyNorth East Lincolnshire Council has revealed the winners in the Posters in the Parks competition. A total of 142 children, young people and adults entered the competition with fantastic poster designs reminding people to put litter in a bin or take it home. Winners were announced at a presentation ceremony in People’s Park. The five…
2 weeks ago | Environment and community safety
North East Lincolnshire is being invaded – by shopping trolleys. Street cleaners at North East Lincolnshire Council collected more than 140 trolleys in only eight weeks. They are finding them everywhere from river banks and under bushes to street corners and car parks. Usually, the trolleys are collected by a private contractor and returned to…
2 weeks ago | Environment and community safety
If you are visiting Cleethorpes this bank holiday weekend, here are seven top tips that will help you respect the resort’s unique environment. Cleethorpes is a great place to be, so help us to keep it that way for everyone. The resort is a special place and we all have a part to play in…
3 weeks ago | Bins, waste and recycling
North East Lincolnshire Council is publishing new CCTV images as part of a campaign to help tackle fly-tipping in the area. Environmental enforcement officers at the Council are releasing CCTV images in connection with several fly-tipping incidents in Grimsby and Cleethorpes. People can view the images and use an online reporting form at www.nelincs.gov.uk/caught-on-camera. The…
3 weeks ago | Environment and community safetyToilet facilities that are open and inclusive to disabled people are an important step in making our communities more accessible, and now Government funding is being offered to create more of these facilities. Community groups, businesses and town and parish councils are being encouraged to bid through their Local Authority for funding to create more…
1 month ago | Business and investmentNorth East Lincolnshire Council is warning households to be on their guard following reports of known rogue traders operating in the area. The Council is advising people not to take up offers for jobs such as clearing gardens and replacing driveways from traders knocking at the door. They will often quote a low price for…
1 month ago | Environment and community safetyNorth East Lincolnshire Council successfully prosecuted two fly-tippers for dumping rubbish illegally after they were caught on CCTV. In one hearing, Steven Vines, 34, of Tunnard Street, Grimsby, pleaded guilty to an offence under the Environmental Protection Act. He was seen on CCTV arriving at Garibaldi Street car park in a black Mazda on 18…
1 month ago | Environment and community safety
Armchairs, mattresses, a shopping trolley and a door – just some items from a heap of rubbish North East Lincolnshire Council enforcement officers had cleared from a Grimsby garden. It cost the Council £2,000 to remove the rubbish from the long-term empty property in Hainton Avenue. Owners Peter Reid, 58, and Sara Short, 55 ,…
1 month ago | Environment and community safety