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Lincolnshire flood plain housing to have £13 million defence scheme

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Lincolnshire flood plain housing to have £13 million defence schemeEngineering consultancy Mott MacDonald has been appointed by North Lincolnshire Council to design a £13 million flood defence scheme for the new Lincolnshire Lakes multi-village development near Scunthorpe, UK. The £1.2 billion Lincolnshire Lakes …
December 25, 2015 |

New care service addressing loneliness for Keelby residents

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With the groundwork completed, and a central office, based in Aylesby, the charity is now able to pursue its aims of recruiting volunteers and carers to offer a service focused on the needs of Keelby residents. Volunteer co-ordinator John Spowage …
December 22, 2015 |

Stunning picture shows Northern Lights visible from Grimsby

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The ‘s picture editor Jon Corken captured this picture from the A18 at Beelsby at around 7pm. Other photographers have taken pictures of the phenomenon from our region. The northern lights – technically known as the aurora borealis 
December 20, 2015 |

COURT listings

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All offences happened in Beelsby. Ellis has been handed a 12-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months. He must take part in a rehabilitation activity requirement for up to 10 days and carry out 150 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months.
December 7, 2015 |

THE FLOODS: Two years after devastation, £86m pledged to protect 50000 homes

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THE FLOODS: Two years after devastation, £86m pledged to protect 50000 homesMORE than £86 million will be spent in the Humber area to reduce flood risk to 50,000 homes in the next six years. Two years on from the horror of the 2013 tidal surge, a number of measures to prevent flooding have taken place and much more work is
December 5, 2015 |

THE FLOODS: Residents still ‘living in fear’ two years after tidal surge swamped homes

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But Councillor Dave Oldfield, who represents Burringham and Gunness on North Lincolnshire Council, said more needed to be done. He said: “We are still living in fear and nothing has changed. Mr Oldfield said there were also “two or three” properties in …
December 5, 2015 |

£86m to be spent on flood defences in Humber area

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£86m to be spent on flood defences in Humber areaIn Barrow Haven, the Environment Agency repaired and strengthened over 2km of damaged embankments, including improvements to access for maintenance. The Environment Agency is developing a scheme with partners to improve defences to Barton 
December 5, 2015 |

How MPs voted on bombing Isis in Syria – complete list

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MPs debate whether to extend British bombing of Isis to Syria for ten hours on Wednesday. Late in the evening they voted to support the Government’s motion. Most Conservative MPs supported bombing and most Labour MPs opposed it. The SNP opposed 
December 4, 2015 |

Tetney star Ella Henderson’s father appears in court

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He appeared alongside Richard Burn (68) of Kenwick Road, Louth; Mark Pickerden (50) of Main Road, Barnoldby le Beck; David Pickerden (50) of Maidwell Way, Grimsby; Lauraine Chilvers (45) of Clee Road, Cleethorpes; and David Roberts (33) c/o 
December 1, 2015 |

Tiny village with a cow-milking ghost

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This article, which was first published in the in 1955, pays a visit to the Lincolnshire village of Beelsby. UNTIL about 50 years ago, no resident of Beelsby could leave the tiny village, even to visit friends, without permission from …
November 23, 2015 |