SEVEN major projects in the heart of Grimsby have been submitted to Central Government as part of the Town Investment Plan. If approved, the projects will receive a slice of £25m Government cash, which has been ringfenced for investment in…
Loyal to Local team sprinkle Christmas cheer to highstreet retailers’ lockdown with the launch of the Loyal to Local Facebook Christmas Market NE Lincs. A brand new virtual Christmas market has been launched to help support North East Lincolnshire’s local…
GRIMSBY’S new Garth Lane footbridge will start to take shape in December as detailed work begins on its construction. With delivery and installation due in the spring, planning permission has now been passed by North East Lincolnshire Council, giving the…
YOUNGSTERS swimming out to ‘peanut’ boats to pinch the cargo, 1pm Friday Fish Dock races and the day Queen Victoria visited – just some of Grimsby’s history that is reflected in a unique pathway being installed in St James’ Square.…
THE re-modelling of Cleethorpes’ street scene continues next week, with the next phase of work undertaken as part of the wider regeneration of the Sea Road area. The continuation of this work, making the area pedestrian-friendly with better connections between…
A unique opportunity has become available for Creative Workspace providers and organisations to help shape the Grimsby Creates cultural development programme. Earlier this year, world-renowned architects, Donald Insall Associates were appointed to create redevelopment plans for a group of heritage…
Case study The background Founded in 2014, Mistral Renewable Energy set out with big ambitions; to transform the way private and public sector think about their energy. Now one of the UK’s leading independent renewable energy companies they are working…
THE Great Escape, a venue where creativity inspires people to achieve their dreams, is planning to further its work on Grimsby docks’ historic Kasbah with the help of a heritage grant. With its main base within the Conservation Area, the…
A LEGACY to Novartis Grimsby will take the shape of a unique wildlife site, which will provide industrial opportunity along the South Humber Bank in the decades ahead. When the pharmaceutical giant leaves the town in December 2021 after 70-years…
GRIMSBY’S fishing community and its supporters have welcomed the return of the town’s Fishermen’s Memorial Statue to St James’ Square as the transformation of this key public space reaches its final stages. They have also highlighted the memorial’s importance and…
THE huge structures that will together form Garth Lane’s new centrepiece footbridge are being constructed at a specialist workshop. By the end of March, the new bridge will be in position across the River Freshney as the £3.5m grant-funded transformation…
MORE than 30 internationally important bird species have made their home at the South Humber bank’s award-winning wildlife mitigation site in the last four months. Proving the value of purpose-built wetland areas, which allow industry and nature to thrive side-by-side,…
More than £17million has been awarded to North East Lincolnshire to deliver sweeping changes to the heart of Grimsby, including a fresh home for Grimsby’s Top Town Market, a new cinema and leisure units nearby. Following the initial submission in…
The Blue Flag will be flying high once again in Cleethorpes as the resort’s Central beach, from Wonderland through to the leisure centre, has secured the prestigious international award for water quality. Cleethorpes Central beach joins the country’s very best…
NEW paving work in a section of Riverhead Square starts on Monday as a fore-runner to a planned major overhaul of the public space in central Grimsby. The phase one work will focus on a stretch from the Victoria Street…
High profile announcements in the Chancellor’s Budget speech today (Wednesday 3 March) have been described as huge declarations of support for the borough by North East Lincolnshire Council. News that the Humber is to be one of Britain’s newly-established Freeports,…
STREET furniture designed to rest, chat or exercise on has been installed along Cleethorpes’ North Prom – but it comes with a reminder for people to comply with lockdown and resist the temptation to use or view it straight away.…
Two major projects for Grimsby town centre will take a major step forward following this week’s Cabinet meeting. Between the Future High Streets’ Fund and the Towns Fund, the Council has secured nearly £40million to be spent in Grimsby town…
North East Lincolnshire’s Cabinet have approved the next stage of plans to unlock the next stage of the Strategic Link Road – a key project in the council’s ambition to improve sustainable transport options, and reduce congestion, journey times and…
A NEW Mayor for a new square – just hours after officially accepting the role as North East Lincolnshire’s new civic head, Cllr David Hasthorpe led the first official walk through of Grimsby’s transformed St James’ Square. Although there are…