From Monday 10 August, bus pass application centres will begin to re-open to allow eligible residents to make an appointment to apply for a bus pass. Due to COVID-19, all applications and renewal services were stopped. To support residents with this, changes were introduced so that residents could continue to use their bus pass even…
4 years ago | GeneralTonight, 3 August, some of the barriers introduced to help social distancing on St Peter’s Avenue will be removed to allow for additional safe on-street parking and to support local businesses. The barriers will be removed from two areas: From the parking bays at the top of St Peter’s Avenue near the High Street From…
4 years ago | GeneralOfficers from North East Lincolnshire Council have contacted landlords of Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO) in the area to issue guidance to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks on their properties. The guidance, which has been compiled by the Council’s Public Health team, explains what landlords, letting agents and property managers should do if they suspect a tenant…
4 years ago | Health and wellbeingNorth East Lincolnshire Council is sharing further guidance for vulnerable or self-isolating residents who are struggling to get to the shops or access supermarket delivery slots. For those who do not have friends, family or neighbours who can shop on their behalf, there are a number of other options available. Many supermarkets, wholesalers and other…
4 years ago | GeneralFollowing recent Government announcements, all shoppers visiting Grimsby’s Top Town Market will be required to wear a face mask from Friday 24 July. The market, located in the Bull Ring, remained partially open during the coronavirus lockdown, selling essential items only. It fully re-opened on 4 July with strict measures in place to ensure the…
4 years ago | GeneralMore than £30million in government grants has now been paid out to more than 2600 small businesses in North East Lincolnshire to help them through the COVID crisis. Additionally, 154 businesses we successful in their application to the discretionary grants scheme and have received funds totalling £1.587million. But there are a number of businesses who…
4 years ago | GeneralNorth East Lincolnshire Council has today (Tuesday 14 July) handed over 56 drawings from local children to Care Plus Group to put up inside a new care facility. Back when lockdown began, the council asked children from across the borough to come together to decorate Cambridge Park Care Home. The home, which was purchased by…
4 years ago | GeneralThe beach safety team in Cleethorpes has welcomed four new recruits in a bid to keep the resort as safe as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. A key part of the COVID-19 Outbreak Control Plan produced by North East Lincolnshire Council and Public Health refers to the prevention of local outbreaks in high-risk places, locations…
4 years ago | GeneralBusinesses in our area are being warned to put measures in place to protect teenage employees (those aged between 13 and 16). The warning being issued by Council licensing officials comes as the National Network for Children in Employment and Entertainment (NNCEE) issued updated guidance for businesses employing children during the Coronavirus pandemic. In the…
4 years ago | Business and investmentNorth East Lincolnshire Council is encouraging taxi drivers and their passengers to wear a face covering when travelling. Although it is not a legal requirement to wear a face covering, the council recommends that face coverings be worn wherever possible to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Face coverings were made compulsory on all forms of…
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