North East Lincolnshire Council and its delivery partner, Equans, are reinstating the bus shelter in Laceby Square on Grimsby Road, adjacent to Church Lane, on Wednesday 22 February. The works will take up to one working day to complete, and a small road closure will be in place between Grimsby Road and Church Lane to…
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North East Lincolnshire Council and its delivery partner, Equans, are carrying out investigation works on Peaks Parkway (from Ellis Way junction to B&Q) and Ellis Way (from Peaks Parkway junction to Holles Street). The works will include breaking out brickwork of the walls to carry out structural investigation works of the retaining structures behind the…
1 year ago | GeneralA former Grimsby shop owner has pleaded guilty following a Trading Standards seizure of illicit cigarettes and tobacco. Atta Hussein Abasi, 27, of Tewkesbury Street, Cardiff, appeared before Grimsby Magistrates Court on Friday 10 February charged with eight offences relating to illegal tobacco products, four offences under the Trade Marks Act 1994 for possession to…
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Action is being taken to tackle three anti-social hotspots in the borough following a meeting of the Council’s Cabinet. Two Grimsby properties and one in Cleethorpes are all earmarked to be bought by the local authority under Compulsory Purchase Orders after repeated failed attempts to get the owners to bring the properties back into use….
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Festival of the Sea will make a welcome return to Grimsby Town Centre on 15 July 2023. For the last couple of years, the festival has drawn thousands of visitors to the town to take part in activities, markets and discussions about the town’s historic links with its sea-faring past. This year, the new festival…
1 year ago | GeneralCommunity groups are taking a grassroots approach to bring fresh produce to a Grimsby neighbourhood in the drive against rapidly rising food prices. Groups in the town’s East Marsh community are coming together and are set to create a new urban orchard and garden that will feed and educate local people as well as serving…
1 year ago | Environment and community safety
Cleethorpes’ wonderful light installation “Luminations” is competing on an international stage for a prestigious d[arc] award. The awards celebrate the best in lighting concepts delivered in the past year, whether through art installations, such as Luminations, or through the lighting of spaces, places, structures and events. The installation will compete with 19 other submissions from…
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AN in-depth report into future options for three historic buildings along Grimsby’s Eleanor Street has been received by North East Lincolnshire Council. The authority can confirm that it is now considering the ‘options appraisal’ into the possible future of Numbers 5, 7 and 9. Numbers 7 and 9, the latter being the former Art College,…
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A long-serving ‘lollipop lady’, who has helped thousands of local children get to school safely, is celebrating four decades of service to the community. Josie Hides first put on a hi-vis jacket and picked up a lollipop stick when covering a shift for a friend back in 1983. Having never previously considered the role herself,…
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Bus travel across North East Lincolnshire continues to cost just £2 a journey – and with half-term coming up, families are urged to hop on board and take a school holiday trip! Until the end of March, people can benefit from low-cost travel with the Government’s £2 price cap on fares across the country (except…
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