• NELC acknowledged for woodland project

  By elsawill at 10:28 on 11/03/13

  

  North East Lincolnshire Council has been officially recognised by the Woodland Trust for its part in creating over 60 acres of new woodland to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. A framed certificate has been unveiled at the council's Municipal Offices building to mark the council's Diamond Status – awarded to only 60 other areas in the country that have set aside over 60 acres of land for new woodland. In total five woodlands...

• Speed limits could be reduced in Sidney Sussex ward

  By elsawill at 09:31 on 09/03/13

  

  The NELC speed limit select committee have made several recommendations to reduce the speed limit on our roads. Now these recommendations will  go before the regeneration and environment scrutiny panel. The proposed speed limit changes are: *Reduce from 40 to 30mph  through Aylesby village *Reduce from 40 to 30mph the B1210 in Healing *Reduce from 60 to 40mph on the B1210 between Healing and Great Coates *Reduce from 60...

• Roadshow extended to gather views on leisure in Grimsby

  By elsawill at 20:35 on 01/03/13

  

  Additional events have been added to the council's consultation roadshow to gather residents' opinions on the designs for the new leisure centre in Cromwell Road in Grimsby. ⿨⿨Due to public interest in the plans, the design team, elected members and council officers will now be holding two additional events on Tuesday, March 5 at Grimsby Central Library and Cleethorpes Leisure Centre. The full...

• Planting seeds to reduce NELC's budget

  By elsawill at 14:03 on 26/02/13

  

  Further work to reduce North East Lincolnshire Council's budget for floral displays will take place across the borough our area in the coming months.

 A number of roadside or roundabout island flowerbeds will be replaced with lower maintenance designs including Patrick Street subway, Lovelane island and Laceby Bypass (Morrison's Island). These areas will be planted with low growing shrubs and will continue to...

• NELC budget 2013/14

  By elsawill at 08:45 on 22/02/13

  

  A zero per cent council tax increase for the fourth year running and measures to boost the economy and protect vulnerable people are the hallmarks of North East Lincolnshire Council's 2013/14 budget, agreed by full council last night (Thursday, February 22). 

The authority's budget, which has seen an 8.3 per cent cut in central government funding from £95.62 million to £87.695 million for the year,...

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