North East Lincolnshire Council and its regeneration partner, ENGIE, have completed footpath modification works in Grimsby’s Ainslie Street Park. Contractors raised the footpath above previous levels of standing water in the park and it is now fully open. There is a natural spring in the park which contributes to the standing water. It becomes further…
3 years ago | Environment and community safety
North East Lincolnshire Council is appealing for witnesses after a van load of tyres was dumped in Grimsby. Someone illegally dumped the car tyres in the grounds of the former Conservative Club on the corner of Bargate and Augusta Street. The incident was reported to the Council on Wednesday 16 June. If you saw anyone…
3 years ago | Environment and community safety
North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) is set to adopt a new litter strategy to help take better care of the environment. Cabinet members are meeting on Wednesday 16 June to discuss a report that sets out the aims of the new strategy and why it is needed. The strategy focuses on: The causes and types…
3 years ago | Bins, waste and recyclingNorth East Lincolnshire Council’s Trading Standards team are asking people to report doorstep callers offering to carry out work on homes, gardens and business premises. Suspected rogue traders have been seen in the area and are thought to be offering work such as clearing gutters, jet washing patios and other garden works. People are asked…
3 years ago | Environment and community safetyEnforcement officers working for North East Lincolnshire Council patrolled almost 30 dog fouling trouble spots since a new crackdown started in March. Councillors and members of the public helped identify problem areas by reporting them online at www.nelincs.gov.uk/dog-mess. Officers put up signs to remind people to pick up after their pets or face a fine….
3 years ago | Environment and community safety
North East Lincolnshire Council is launching a new poster competition as part of Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean. The Council is inviting people of all ages to come up with designs for Posters in the Park to remind people to put litter in a bin or take it home. Four winners will win…
3 years ago | Bins, waste and recycling
If you are visiting Cleethorpes this bank holiday weekend, please respect the resort’s unique environment. North East Lincolnshire’s coastline is internationally important for wading birds and everyone can help look after it. Cleethorpes sits on the banks of the Humber Estuary, one of the UK’s greatest wetlands. Every year, 90-million birds fly along the East…
3 years ago | Bins, waste and recycling
A Cleethorpes man left court with a £715 bill after pleading guilty to fly-tipping a washing machine. Anton Zenobiu, 36, of Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes, was caught on CCTV dumping the appliance at the Garibaldi Street Car Park in Grimsby. Video footage from the car park cameras shows him pulling into the car park with a…
3 years ago | Environment and community safetyDumped rubbish in ditches is increasing the risk of flooding and also threatening wildlife, warns North East Lincolnshire Council and its regeneration partner ENGIE. People dumping garden waste, tree cuttings, tyres and other rubbish in ditches or other waterways are blocking the flow of water and putting others at risk of flooding. Watercourses are there…
3 years ago | Bins, waste and recycling
A new recycling sculpture unveiled today (Thursday 20 May) is joining Hammy the Haddock in the battle to keep Cleethorpes beach clean. North East Lincolnshire Council teamed up with Grimsby-based Blackrow Engineering and several other sponsors to bring the new stainless-steel globe to the resort. The 2-metre-tall recycling globe illustrates the vital role Cleethorpes plays…
3 years ago | Bins, waste and recycling