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BBC News
5 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Roads to close for Grimsby 10K
Several roads will be closed on Sunday when thousands of runners take part in the annual Grimsby 10K event will see about 3,000 competitors set off at 09:00 BST from Grimsby Town Hall running to the finish line at People's apologised for any disruption caused by the closures and said they expected all roads to reopen by 11: East Lincolnshire Council said warning signs and diversions would be in place. The following roads will be closed:• Town Hall Square• Doughty Road• Abbey Road• Bargate and Brighowgate to Nuns Corner A1243• A1243 Scartho Road and roads accessed from it• A1243 Louth Road including roads accessed from it• A16 Peaks Parkway between the Louth Road roundabout and Welholme Road• Welholme Road between the A16 Peaks Parkway and BargateEvent organisers Tape2Tape said plans were in place to maintain access to Diana Princess of Wales Hospital via Second with pre-arranged appointments had been advised of the road closures, they event, now in its 10th year, has seen an estimated 27,000 runners take addition to the Grimsby 10k, a family fun run will take place in People's Park. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
13-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Grimsby to get two new high-tech bone scanning machines
Grimsby is to get two new bone scanning machines to help spot conditions such as DEXA machines will be installed at Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital and the new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), due to open at Freshney Place later this hospital scanner will be used on frailer patients and is one of 13 in England funded by the the funding, Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said the new machines would provide an extra 30,000 scans a year nationwide. Craig Jones, chief executive of the Royal Osteoporosis Society, said people in Grimsby who have undiagnosed osteoporosis were "going to benefit enormously" from the new machines."Osteoporosis can cause life-threatening fractures, bringing hospitalisation and isolation," he said."This new scanner will diagnose thousands of patients early, giving them back the lives and futures they deserve."According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the new unit at the CDC will allow GPs to send patients for a scan without needing to refer them for a hospital to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
27-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Grimsby, Hull and Scunthorpe hospitals given solar power grants
Hospitals in Hull and northern Lincolnshire have been awarded grants to help them carry out major solar power investment of £8.5m by state-owned Great British Energy will enable rooftop panels and solar car ports to be installed at Hull Royal Infirmary, Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby and Scunthorpe General investment was announced by the government on Best, of NHS Humber Health Partnership, said solar ports would be installed in the Argyle Street car park as well as in smaller car parks at Hull Royal Infirmary. "We will be putting panels on roofs wherever possible – starting with the women's and children's building," he said."Together, these panels will generate estimated savings of more than £635,000 a year."According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, solar panels will be installed on the roof of the Grimsby hospital and just over £1m will go to Scunthorpe General Hospital. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
