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BBC News
16-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Plans to expand green training at Stallingborough site approved
Plans to expand facilities at a green skills training centre in North East Lincolnshire have been development at the Catch site in Stallingborough includes an industrial decarbonisation centre and a renewable energy training bosses said the facilities would help to deliver the skills needed to deliver the UK's net-zero East Lincolnshire Council approved the plans on Friday and both facilities are expected to open in 2026. Catch, which launched its apprenticeships programme in 2021, is supported by investment from partners including Associated British Ports and Humber Talbot, chief executive of Catch, said: "These developments mark the next stage in our plans to train 1,000 apprentices per year by 2030."The renewable energy training centre will have classroom space and purpose-built workshops to offer hands-on training for technicians and decarbonisation centre will include a lecture theatre and office space. Simon Green, chief executive of Humber Freeport, said: "To decarbonise the Humber's industrial cluster and transition to a net-zero economy, we need the right people with the right skills and expertise."Facilities like Catch are absolutely vital to equip our future workforce with the capabilities and the confidence to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving and growing green skills sector."Earlier this year, the government announced plans to invest in green-skills training to support a transition to clean power with "thousands" of new Cheshire, Lincolnshire and Pembrokeshire were identified as key growth regions for clean energy. 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
03-04-2025
- BBC News
Large haul of tobacco seized in raids in Grimsby and Cleethorpes
More than £140,000 worth of illicit cigarettes, tobacco and vapes have been seized from shops in Grimsby and East Lincolnshire Council's trading standards team, working with Humberside Police, confiscated the counterfeit products from several premises during an operation on 21 haul included more than 90,000 cigarettes, 44lbs (20kg) of tobacco and 4,800 illegal vapes. The raids were part of an ongoing operation targeting counterfeit and illicit cigarettes, the council said. Officers raided premises in Pasture Street and Cross Coates Road in Grimsby and Cross Street and High Street in Cleethorpes.A number of the stores were found to have hidden storage areas which were forced open by officers following their discovery by search dogs, trading standards Ron Shepherd, portfolio holder for safer communities, said: "Multi-agency operations such as these are keeping these products, that do not meet safety standards and are putting lives at risk, off the streets."When you buy these products, you could be putting your own health at risk. Not only has no duty been paid on them but they've not been tested to ensure they're safe."Nearly £2.2m worth of illicit tobacco products have been seized in North East Lincolnshire since 2021, trading standards officers said. 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
28-03-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Grimsby Central Library closed after water leak
Grimsby Central Library has been forced to close temporarily after water leaked onto the premises following a period of rainfall overnight this East Lincolnshire Council said an inspection revealed urgent remedial work was needed and the service would be "relocated as soon as possible".Both the authority and operator Lincs Inspire have apologised for "any inconvenience".The council was to spend £4.2m on refurbishing the library but in January, a North East Lincolnshire Council meeting revealed most of the money earmarked on the revamp had been spent on the town's Freshney Place development. People have been urged to use services at Cleethorpes Library, Immingham Library, and Waltham Library and the online facility continues to be who are due to return books have been asked to drop them off at an alternative branch until a suitable arrangement has been Inspire is working with the Credit Union to ensure its continued service, the authority has said. 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
18-03-2025
- BBC News
Petition to improve street lighting in Cleethorpes after attack
The MP for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes has started a petition to improve street lighting in part of Onn said she had asked the local authority to provide better lighting around the North Wall follows a recent alleged rape on Fuller Street East Lincolnshire Council said it could not comment while a "live police investigation" was ongoing. Onn said many residents had got in touch with her to express their concerns about safety in the area especially regarding the lack of adequate added ensuring well-lit public spaces was a crucial step in making streets safer.A 15-year-old boy was arrested in February on suspicion of rape and remains on conditional said: "This horrific incident has understandably caused an immense amount of concern in our community. Many local people have rightly raised concerns about the lighting in the area." North East Lincolnshire councillor Sophia Farren said she welcomed Onn's petition: "We are over the moon because residents need support."Farren said along with her fellow councillors and Humberside police she had been looking at lighting and cameras in the area of the alleged attack. The petition was launched just a few days before a Reclaim these Streets walk which is taking place on 21 North East Lincolnshire Community Safety Partnership said it organised the walk to raise awareness about violence against women and girls. 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
10-03-2025
- General
- BBC News
New Grimsby town square to get further building work
Further work is to be carried out on a town centre square in Square has been transformed as part of a £21m project to revamp the town, with funding coming from the East Lincolnshire Council said the space had been well used since it was completed last year, but "some minor works were left outstanding".Northern Power Grid is to spend five weeks upgrading power cables in the area. A council spokesperson said work was also needed to replace and bond in stones that had been damaged during anti-social Riverhead Square renovation was completed last year and has been used for Christmas and food total, the works will take nine weeks, with some disruption on site, the spokesperson completed, stallholders will be able to connect directly to power outlets rather than using 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.
