Council News

More people than ever before are having to self-isolate due to the spread of coronavirus. Many businesses are finding themselves short-staffed and some shops are struggling to remain open. Don’t panic – we’ve compiled a list of the best ways to avoid having to self-isolate! Social distance We still have one of the highest Covid…

Local residents have just five days left to have their say on air quality in the area. North East Lincolnshire Council is carrying out a public consultation on the issue, with the responses set to inform a new approach to air quality and pollution over the coming years. Many Council services are affected by air…

North East Lincolnshire Council and its regeneration partner, ENGIE, will be carrying out road marking works on Butt Lane, between Blyth Way and Mulberry Lane, next month. The works are required to improve road safety following the recent completion and review of resurfacing works in this area. Works will be taking place on Friday 13…

There’s still time to vote in our Crew of the Year competition. Does your bin crew brighten up your day with a friendly wave? Have they come to the rescue for someone in need? Have they recovered a precious item you may have accidentally thrown away? You can nominate them to get the recognition they…

North East Lincolnshire Council and its regeneration partner, ENGIE, have been working with local business, Pattesons Glass Ltd, in a review of their business travel plan. Pattesons Glass Ltd worked with transport officials in 2018 to develop a Business Travel Plan to promote, encourage and enable more sustainable travel to and from their site on…

North East Lincolnshire Council and its regeneration partner, ENGIE, have teamed up with Cycle Hub Lincs to offer free secure indoor cycle parking at Grimsby and Cleethorpes Cycle Hubs to mark Cycle to Work Day next month. On Thursday 5 August, those cycling to work will be able to park freely and securely for the…

Winsby Community Lottery is celebrating its first £250 winner from the draw last weekend! The local lottery is run by Gatherwell, and is designed to help local voluntary and community groups to diversify their fundraising streams and enable year-round fundraising in a safe, fun and effective way. Buy a ‘chance’ and support the local community…

Residents in the area are being asked to share their experiences of local community pharmacy services. North East Lincolnshire Council is asking residents to tell them about pharmacy services in their area as part of a pharmaceutical needs assessment used by the NHS. The assessment aims to understand what pharmacy services are available in our…

A world-class free spectacle is heading to Cleethorpes later this year in the form of “The Twilight Hour”. Created by internationally recognised performance company, Periplum and produced by From the Fields, The Twilight Hour will help re-imagine some of the stories, history, folklore and memories unique to Cleethorpes and its people. Ahead of the performance,…

North East Lincolnshire Council is urging people to make sure their cigarette butts are completely put out before throwing them into a rubbish bin. It comes after a fire broke out at the council’s Doughty Road Depot at 10pm on Tuesday 20 July. Humberside Fire and Rescue were called out to the incident after a…

North East Lincolnshire Council and its regeneration partner, ENGIE, are planning to carry out a programme of highway maintenance on Bargate, between the Abbey Road and Westward Ho junctions. Over the coming weeks, works will include sections of carriageway resurfacing, deep carriageway reconstruction, road marking reinstatement, footway reconstruction and kerbing works. Footway reconstruction and kerb…

North East Lincolnshire Council has successfully prosecuted a Grimsby woman and a Cleethorpes man as part of an ongoing crackdown against fly-tipping.  In two separate cases, the fly-tippers were caught on CCTV dumping rubbish illegally at the former recycling banks in Grimsby’s Garibaldi Street Car Park. The first incident happened on 18 May 2019 when…

Two new Phone ‘n’ Ride routes running to and from Stallingborough will be launched from Tuesday 3 August.  The weekly Tuesday morning service links villagers with Morrison’s supermarket and Grimsby town centre. Residents will also have a regular service through the village to Immingham on a Friday morning.  The introduction of the service follows a…

Two men have been taken to court and fined for breaching a public space protection order in Grimsby town centre. A Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) covers the whole of Grimsby Town Centre. This makes it an offence to: Behave in such a manner causing or likely to cause nuisance, alarm, harassment or distress. Be…

As restrictions relaxed earlier this week, there is a plea to the 160000 people of our borough to carry on keeping safe and getting vaccinated. Latest figures, released today (Tuesday) show that whilst more people are in hospital and the area has experienced its first new outbreaks in care homes, the uptake of the vaccine…

Runners were out in force for the return of the Ørsted Great Grimsby 10k. The event saw runners, residents, volunteers and charities come together. As runners battled the high temperatures, there were residents in the streets spraying runners with their hosepipes to keep them cool on what was an extremely hot summer’s day. The spectacular…

North East Lincolnshire Council and its regeneration partner, ENGIE, are asking for your views on how bus services could be improved in the area. The survey follows on from funding announced by the Government earlier this year to support local transport providers recover from the effects of COVID-19 and to bring ‘Buses Back Better’ and…

Throwing your partner’s wedding dress out the day before you get married? Losing your wedding ring? Or throwing away a sentimental item by accident? These are just some of the unusual (and unfortunate) incidents where bin crews have come to the rescue. It’s not all about emptying your waste and recycling bins. Bin workers at…

Patients entering GP surgeries across the Humber are being reminded they should continue to wear a face mask and follow social distancing rules. Covid restrictions will end in most settings in England from Monday, 19 July. However, as infection rates rise significantly across the region, health bosses in the Humber are reiterating the message that…

Carriageway improvement works will be taking place from Monday 26 July on a number of key roads in Healing. Resurfacing works will be taking place on Stallingborough Road, between Wisteria Drive and Wells Road, and Stallingborough Road/Great Coates Road, between Healing Manor Hotel and the pedestrian crossing on Great Coates Road. As part of the…

Two people left court with a £1,020 bill after their vehicles were used to fly-tip waste at bring to recycling banks. In the first of two separate hearings, Jason Robinson, 39, of Vincent Road, Grimsby, pleaded guilty to an offence under the Environmental Protection Act. His white Ford Transit van was captured on CCTV at…

North East Lincolnshire Council has been awarded the Gold standard under the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme, the highest national accolade for its support for Britain’s Armed Forces. Cllr Ron Shepherd, Cabinet member for Safer and Stronger Communities, said: “This is great for the Council, and for North East Lincolnshire. We are fully committed…

As restrictions relax, there is a plea to the 160,000 people of our borough to carry on keeping safe and getting double jabbed. Meanwhile as our COVID rates, driven by the Delta variant and infections in schools and hospitality venues, continue to rise there is a warning that a disruption to public and health services…

North East Lincolnshire Council have today launched a new Digital Boost Grant through the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) scheme for businesses who would benefit from support to diversify, increase productivity, or improve existing digital systems. Priority will be given to businesses who are diversifying into new ways of working to recover from Covid. The grants…

ENTRY TICKETS GOING FAST TO INAUGURAL FESTIVAL OF THE SEA WHILE THE DIGITAL EVENT IS ALREADY IN FULL FLOW! IF YOU are looking to join in with Grimsby’s latest family event, timed tickets for this weekend’s Festival of the Sea are going fast! While tickets are free, visitors must pre-book their slots as Covid restrictions…

North East Lincolnshire Council’s portfolio holder for environment and transport, Councillor Stewart Swinburn, is calling on local residents to show support for the proposed Cleethorpes to London rail route by completing LNER’s online survey. LNER are currently consulting on their May 2022 timetable, which is proposing to include a seven-day-a-week Cleethorpes to London direct train…

We’re looking for people to run activity clubs for children during the school holidays. In return, we can offer grants to cover the cost for the activities. The Holiday Activities and Food programme is aimed tackling so-called ‘unhealthy holidays’ by improving children’s physical health and nutrition during the school break. We want to work with…

The Mayor of North East Lincolnshire will soon be taking to the skies in a bid to raise £1,500 for St Andrew’s Hospice. Councillor David Hasthorpe will be jumping out of a plane from 15,000 feet on Saturday 21 August as he takes on a skydive at Hibaldstow Airfield. Andy’s, which is one of three…

Young people between the ages of 10-21 are being offered an exciting new summer experience this August as part of the Grimsby Creates Noise Summer School. NEL Music Hub are hosting a summer school in partnership with Grimsby Creates this summer between 23 and 27 August, at Grimsby Institute. The summer school will focus on…

Over the last year, parks and green spaces have been a lifeline to many people throughout the pandemic and lockdowns. Between 23 July and 1 August, Keep Britain Tidy’s annual Love Parks Week campaign is calling on people to love, respect and protect our parks and open spaces throughout the summer and beyond. Around 9…