North East Lincolnshire Council is submitting a planning application to restore the Scartho Cemetery Lodge and bring it back into use. Plans for the restoration of the 19th Century building will be submitted in the coming weeks. Restoring the Scartho Cemetery Lodge, which was designed by EW Farebrother in the Gothic Revival style and completed…
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Cabinet members have approved almost £3m of central Government money aimed to improve and maintain the carriageways, footpaths and highway structures of North East Lincolnshire. Councillor Stewart Swinburn, portfolio holder for environment and transport, has welcomed the Department for Transport funding following a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday 9 March. The funding will be used throughout…
2 years ago | GeneralCabinet members last night (Wednesday 9 March) approved changes to the council’s car parking strategy for North East Lincolnshire. The review includes various changes to selected car parks such as a change to operational hours, limited stays, and cashless parking via phone or mobile app. Recommendations which were approved by Cabinet members for the council…
2 years ago | GeneralThree more local organisations are set to benefit from “Heritage Starter” grants to support heritage projects, small and large, made possible thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund. This is another set of grants being awarded to small projects in North East Lincolnshire under this scheme, with the other projects covering areas such as Humber…
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Tuesday evening (8 March 2022) saw the unveiling of Luminations, a major new permanent public artwork by Esther Rolinson. Luminations is a 500-metre animated light installation that will sweep along the North Promenade in Cleethorpes, softly rolling with bursts of exhilarating light. It has been constructed in collaboration with architectural lighting specialists The Lightlab and…
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The North East Lincolnshire Music Education Hub is to enter into a new partnership arrangement with the Music Education Hub in Hull. Established in 2012, the North East Lincolnshire-based Hub has been successful in attracting Arts Council England grants of over two hundred thousand pounds each year to our area to help thousands of children…
2 years ago | Children and familiesTEN years on and still going strong – North East Lincolnshire’s unique and award-winning Young Reporters project is celebrating a decade of success. Since its launch in the spring of 2012, when the partnership between the Children’s Services team at North East Lincolnshire Council and the Grimsby Telegraph was created, more than 150 young people…
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Three North East Lincolnshire Council-owned buildings are undergoing energy-saving improvements as part of a £1.6-million project to help in the battle against climate change. North East Lincolnshire Council aims to be carbon Net Zero by 2040 and recently agreed an action plan to reach the ambitious goal. Adopted by the Council in December, the Carbon…
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The Mayor of North East Lincolnshire is getting ready to celebrate all that’s great about our borough in the first Civic Awards. People could nominate individuals, community groups or organisations for award categories, focusing on the community, environment, sport, and business. Nominees and sponsors have been invited to an awards ceremony at Grimsby Town Hall…
2 years ago | GeneralLots of activities and events are planned to celebrate Great Grimsby Charter Day this year, but what is Charter Day, and why do we celebrate it? One of the most significant dates in Grimsby’s rich history has to be 11 March. This is the date of the issuing and sealing of Great Grimsby’s very first Royal…
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