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BBC News
01-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Community in Grimsby comes together for well-being day
A community health and well-being day is taking place in Grimsby on event follows on from concerns raised during a meeting in January over mental health support and public has been organised by local councillors, North East Lincolnshire Council's public health team, along with the East Marsh Involve community event, which is being held at Freeman Street Market between 10:00 and15:00 BST, includes family activities aimed at promoting creativity and wellbeing. These include arts and craft sessions, where children can create a "breathing buddy" - an imaginative creature to help them manage anxiety, as well as a poster contest to encourage environmental responsibility. A wide range of local organisations will also be present to offer advice and support, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Nicola Aisthorpe said: "This day has been shaped by the East Marsh community, for the East Marsh community."It is about creating space where people feel seen, heard, and valued [and] brings services and residents together in one place, making support easier to reach and building stronger community ties at the same time," she Hudson, from the council's public health team, added: "We know that connection, creativity, and community are powerful for wellbeing. "This event brings all three together in a really accessible and joyful way." 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
14-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Frimley Park Hospital rebuild site to be confirmed in May
A preferred site for the new Frimley Park Hospital is set to be announced in May, councillors have been existing site has been found to be made of two thirds crumbling concrete, known as government confirmed its rebuild would go ahead following a review of the previous government's new hospitals programme in January, which promised 40 new hospitals by Park in Surrey Heath was one of six that Health Secretary Wes Streeting said would "need to proceed at pace" and placed in wave one of the government rollout. The new hospital has been given £2bn, with work scheduled to begin between 2028 and Forest councillors were told on Wednesday the preferred site for the new hospital was expected to be announced in May, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Caroline Egglestone, who sits on the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny commission for the project, told full council that construction could begin as soon as the trust was ready. NHS Frimley has been working with architects and health planners, construction consultants, energy specialists, transport planners and environmental advisors to select a preferred this work continues the trust is carrying out a "robust programme of remedial works" to the existing Trust says this work "will remain a priority" until the new hospital also updated colleagues on a new extension to the hospital, set to have a phased opening from 76-inpatient beds will provide "much needed additional capacity" and will help the trust managed the increased demand experienced in recent years, she said.
BBC News
14-03-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Work begins on 'death trap' Grange Lane South junction in Scunthorpe
The first set of road safety improvements to improve visibility at a junction described as a "death trap" have been and local councillors raised safety concerns following reports of two road traffic collisions at the junction of Bransdale Road and Grange Lane South in Scunthorpe. One resident, Eric Maw, said: "Somebody's going to get killed, and I don't want it to be me," after his garden wall was hit by a car. A North Lincolnshire Council spokesperson said new road signs and bollards have been installed and further work was due at the end of March. In a statement, the authority said: "Following concerns raised and a review of police collision reports, a full review of the junction on Grange Lane South was conducted. This resulted in a new scheme being designed to enhance the visibility of the bend."The council plans further work to improve the layout of the road. It also intends to paint new road lines and install retro-reflective road studs, reports the Local Democracy Reporting Max Bell, who represents the town's Ashby Lakeside ward, had called the junction "a death trap", highlighting high traffic volumes on Grange Lane South and the angle of the junction. In response to the improvements, he added: "These hard-won road safety improvements are vital for Ashby and Bottesford residents, pupils and teachers at Frederick Gough School, and anybody who drives through this area."Councillor Judith Matthews, who also represents the ward, added: "Local residents regularly tell us that the dangerous road layout and spate of recent accidents is an important issue for them. "We very much hope that the new measures will help make the area safer for residents, pedestrians, and drivers alike."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
04-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Dorset councillors back abattoir reopening and expansion plans
Plans to reopen and expand an abattoir have been backed despite some residents concerns over traffic and light and noise pollution. The facility at Mangerton Lane in Bradpole, Dorset, had been shut for a year but has been acquired by Shropshire-based Pickstock Telford former farm site was first converted to abattoir use in the early local farmer told councillors the area needed the abattoir to be reopened and that its use would be better for animal welfare, avoiding having to transport them long distances. Dorset Council's area planning committee voted almost unanimously in favour of the plans, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Simon Christopher backed the animal welfare argument, but welcomed the additional jobs that reopening and expanding the business would committee heard the new operators would be increasing the size of buildings on the site, adding to security and making changes to the car would also install a 3m (9.8ft) timber acoustic fence and add to the landscaping to the northern and eastern boundary, which would create a biodiversity net gain. Objector Elizabeth Harrop said she accepted that there will be an abattoir on the site but wanted a smaller multi-species said residents nearby would suffer extra noise, light and pollution – and would have to put up with what she described as "juggernauts" every few minutes in peak Christine Le Lievre described the proposal as: "Replacing the corner shop with a hyper-market and all the nightmare logistics that entails." Farmer Robert Bowditch, from Beaminster, backed the told councillors that local farmers had missed having a local slaughterhouse and "we are currently sending cows a long way which we don't like" adding that it was "important to provide jobs here for people who are born here".The meeting heard that there had been 95 objections to the proposal and two in told the meeting that lorry size would be limited to the current HGV national standard which had not been objected to by highway officers. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
BBC News
21-02-2025
- General
- BBC News
Plans to save 'at risk' Halifax mural - but only in digital form
A mosaic by one of the 20th Century's most celebrated ceramic artists is likely to be demolished after warnings that moving it will cause more damage. The work by Kenneth Barden - entitled British Pond Life - decorated part of the wall of the now-closed Halifax Swimming Pool on Skircoat was closed in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic and was damaged significantly by cold, including to the pool hall walls and interior tiles, and Calderdale Council now deems the building to be at the end of its life.A new pool is planned as part of the council's £35m leisure centre, which is to be built across town at North Bridge after the existing leisure centre is demolished. Councillors have been told that the mosaic, which is already damaged, would not survive a move so it is only likely to be reproduced in digital form, said the Local Democracy Reporting Sue Holdsworth, who represents Greetland and Stainland, asked in a full Calderdale Council meeting if members agreed "this important artwork should remain accessible to all and not be lost in any demolition or redevelopment of the former swimming pool building".She said the mosaic was referred to in the Pevsner Architectural Guide and in Historic England's publication Introduction To Heritage Assets which focuses on post-war public art. Danielle Durrans, cabinet member for public services and communities, said a conservation consultant's survey of the mural had identified stress cracking to numerous tiles and said it would not be possible to remove it without further damage. 'Extremely concerned' However, images of the work might be utilised in the new centre's designs, she added."Consequently, digital images of the murals have been captured and are now available for future use as part of the Halifax leisure project and design options are being explored to utilise these images and colour palettes within the scheme." The Twentieth Century Society (C20 Society), which campaigns to save 20th Century buildings from demolition, has previously submitted a listing application to safeguard the swimming pool. Oli Marshall, the society's campaigns director, said it was "extremely concerned" about the plans."We'd question the conclusion of the consultants commissioned by Calderdale Council, that the Halifax Pool murals cannot be moved to another location. "We have a requested a copy of this report for closer scrutiny, and offered our support and expertise in helping to find a solution."These murals are an integral part of Halifax's social and artistic heritage that simply must be saved."Contracts are being finalised to allow work to start on demolishing North Bridge Leisure Centre at Halifax and replace it with a new one on the site. Amid spiralling costs – originally £28m – the project was paused for a year before Calderdale Council could commit to going ahead after revisions, redesign and new to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
