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BBC News
10 hours ago
- General
- BBC News
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire councils crackdown on dog fouling
Two councils have set up schemes to clamp down on dog owners not cleaning up after their Riding of Yorkshire Council said it was stepping up efforts to tackle dog fouling and has urged people to send in doorbell videos or CCTV footage of incidents in order to issue East Lincolnshire Council said it had issued nearly 300 fines between September 2023 and August 2024 for dog-related offences including pet owners leaving dog said it would be rewarding those who pick up mess left by their pooch through a new scheme. Dog mess can pass on a disease called neosporosis which can affect other animals, like cattle. It can also cause infections in humans. Lyn Healing, an East Riding of Yorkshire councillor, said everyone needed to play a part in helping to keep areas clean. "We know that many dog owners are responsible and conscientious members of their communities, but there are a minority responsible for antisocial behaviour and unsanitary conditions," she said."We highly encourage everyone to play their part in helping to keep their areas clean and to use technology such as doorbell cameras to assist the council in its work in tackling dog fouling offences."Anyone with evidence of dog fouling incidents have been advised to get in touch with the council. A total of 284 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) of £100 have been issued by North East Lincolnshire Council for dog-related offences including "having no means to pick up, dogs not on leads and dog fouling".The authority said offenders could be prosecuted and face up to £1000 fine if they fail to has started a "responsible dog ownership" initiative to recognise those who clean up after their pets, with people being offered the opportunity to enter a prize draw as part of the Shepherd, a North East Lincolnshire councillor, said: "Whilst there are rules that need to be enforced, it's important we reward the people who are acting in the appropriate manner." 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.
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE PE teacher who had sex with a pupil and sent flirtatious texts and selfies to another is pictured after being banned from the classroom
A super-fit PE teacher who had sex with a pupil and sent flirtatious texts and selfies to another has been banned from the classroom for life. Married Cheyne Phillips, 34, was Deputy Head of PE at Healing Science Academy, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, when he started the inappropriate relationships, a Teaching Regulation Agency disciplinary panel was told. The fitness fanatic, who competed in combat sports and ran marathons worked at the school between 6 July 2016 to 22 July 2022. In that period Phillips raised more than £6,000 for a seriously ill child by running a Yorkshire marathon. During that time he had regular sexual encounters with Pupil B, who also sent him 'nudes' and he flirted with Pupil A on Instagram asking 'how's the head game?' The panel heard that on 6 October 2021 Pupil A's mother made a complaint to the school after she saw messages from Phillips which she considered were sexual in nature. On 15 November 2021, Pupil B's mother reported that she had become aware that Pupil B, who had recently left the school, had been engaging in sexual activity with Phillips since July 2021. She reported that Pupil B had also received a number of messages from Mr Phillips that were sexual in nature. Humberside Police, the school and the Local Authority Designated Officer ('LADO') proceeded to investigate the allegations. The panel found Phillips: Followed Pupil A on Instagram Sent one or more photographs of himself to Pupil A Received photos and videos of Pupil A Made one or more comments of a sexual nature/innuendo and/or inappropriate nature towards Pupil A Told Pupil A,'ur a secret' The panel found Phillips engaged in an inappropriate relationship with Pupil A. Regarding Pupil B, the panel found Phillips: Communicated with her via email and/or Instagram and/or Snapchat; Winked at Pupil B on one or more occasions; Received one or more explicit photographs of Pupil B Stated to Pupil B 'your bum in that suit' Asked Pupil B 'am I going to make the first move, or are you?' Pupil B submitted that on 3 July 2021, Mr Phillips added her on Instagram and Pupil B followed him back. Pupil B indicated that afterwards they continued messaging on Instagram and their messages moved to Snapchat from July. Pupil B stated that when they had connected on Instagram Phillips started to message her and repeatedly tried to arrange to meet up. Phillips had flirtatiously complemented her on her leggings whilst she was walking a dog and later kissed her in a car park after he'd been meeting fellow teachers. On a later date Phillips parked near her house and she went to meet him, and they drove to the car park. The first thing he said to her was 'are you gonna make the first move or am I'. Pupil B stated that she did not know what to do and would not have initiated anything as she was young and naïve. Mr Phillips was persistently trying to meet up and Pupil B confirmed that they met up, in total, on five or so occasions. Pupil B stated that they would talk on Snapchat but also exchanged some explicit images. Pupil B explained that Phillips would request explicit images. Pupil B recalled specifically that she sent to him two pictures of herself in the shower naked and a video of her in the shower naked and touching herself intimately. She recalled she also sent him two images where, respectively, the bottom of her breasts and her thong were shown. She also recalls that Mr Phillips sent her a couple of images of him topless and wearing boxer shorts. Pupil B stated that shortly after this on another day Phillips had arranged to meet her and had collected her in his car. He had driven to the car park and he started kissing her and put his hand on her leg and started to rub it. She stated that he then moved his hand up and started to touch her private parts over her leggings and said to her 'next time you need to wear something looser. Pupil B stated that he then said to her 's**k me off', so she did, and after this he dropped her back home. Pupil B stated that she believed that she met up with Phillips five times in total, and stated that she had sex with him on two of those occasions, and the first three times they met up they did 'sexual things' but didn't have sex. She stated that they kissed, she performed a sex act on him, and he digitally penetrated her. The panel was satisfied that Phillips was guilty of unacceptable professional conduct and prohibited from teaching indefinitely.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Campaigners attend meeting over libraries changes
More than 100 people attended a public meeting over the future of libraries in North East Lincolnshire, a campaign group said. North East Lincolnshire Council wants to move Cleethorpes Library into the town's leisure centre and turn Waltham Library into a community library run by volunteers. It is also considering moving Grimsby Central Library to a town centre hub. The second phase of a public consultation into the plans started in April and continues until Wednesday 9 July. The Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Civic Society, which organised the meeting on Saturday, has started a Save Our Libraries campaign and said more than 900 people had signed a petition against the changes. Angela Greenfield from the society told BBC Radio Humberside: "We are very concerned about the dumbing down of library services. "We just don't feel it's the right way to go. For example, we are just not happy with re-locating Cleethorpes library into Cleethorpes leisure centre. The proposals are just not what we want to see." Grimsby Central Library has been closed since March following a water leak which the council said risked disturbing asbestos. Ms Greenfield said: "We have heard rumours that the plan all along was to move the books out to a temporary location and they would not come back, but we're hoping that's not the case." A spokesperson for North East Lincolnshire Council said: "We are currently still awaiting detailed assessments of the work needed on the Grimsby Library building, including the removal of the asbestos, which means that the building remains closed for safety reasons. "The process to safely decant the books and other important historical archives is continuing. In the interim, once we are in a position to release more information on the location of a temporary pop-up library we will do so. A number of locations are currently being looked at." There are no planned changes to the current location of Immingham Library. 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. Library refit money spent on shopping centre Library that lends just about anything needs cash Library to stay shut for 'some time' after leak North East Lincolnshire Council Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Civic Society
BBC News
28-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Campaigners attend meeting over libraries changes
More than 100 people attended a public meeting over the future of libraries in North East Lincolnshire, a campaign group said. North East Lincolnshire Council wants to move Cleethorpes Library into the town's leisure centre and turn Waltham Library into a community library run by volunteers. It is also considering moving Grimsby Central Library to a town centre second phase of a public consultation into the plans started in April and continues until Wednesday 9 Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Civic Society, which organised the meeting on Saturday, has started a Save Our Libraries campaign and said more than 900 people had signed a petition against the changes. Angela Greenfield from the society told BBC Radio Humberside: "We are very concerned about the dumbing down of library services. "We just don't feel it's the right way to go. For example, we are just not happy with re-locating Cleethorpes library into Cleethorpes leisure centre. The proposals are just not what we want to see."Grimsby Central Library has been closed since March following a water leak which the council said risked disturbing asbestos. Ms Greenfield said: "We have heard rumours that the plan all along was to move the books out to a temporary location and they would not come back, but we're hoping that's not the case."A spokesperson for North East Lincolnshire Council said: "We are currently still awaiting detailed assessments of the work needed on the Grimsby Library building, including the removal of the asbestos, which means that the building remains closed for safety reasons. "The process to safely decant the books and other important historical archives is continuing. In the interim, once we are in a position to release more information on the location of a temporary pop-up library we will do so. A number of locations are currently being looked at."There are no planned changes to the current location of Immingham Library. 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.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Yahoo
Residents 'thrilled' with greening up
Residents in Grimsby have been "thrilled" with efforts to bring more greenery to the town centre, the council has said. The improvements, including new seating, planting and "living walls", were made as part of Levelling Up Funding awarded to the town in May last year, according to North East Lincolnshire Council. Grimsby in Bloom was working with the authority as part of the project, and was providing the plants and flowers throughout the year for hanging baskets along Victoria Street, a spokesperson said. Residents told the authority the town was "more appealing" and the changes were "positive" for the area and "exactly what Grimsby needs". As part of the improvements, new seating has been put in place and a number of "living walls" - structures attached to buildings and filled with plants - are being installed to improve the look of the town and to help air quality, the authority said. According to the council, Grimsby resident Janet Bird had given feedback that the improvements "look lovely". "All the bright plants and flowers really add to Victoria Street and make it more appealing," she said. "This is exactly what Grimsby needs." Meanwhile, Christine Ward, who said she was a regular visitor to the town centre, explained: "It's such a positive for the area and definitely makes it a better place." The authority said a pop-up garden was being created along West St Mary's Gate and festoon lighting was being installed along Victoria Street as part of the project's next stage. Elaine Atkinson, chair of Grimsby In Bloom, said they had also received many positive comments from visitors to the town. "To sit around these flowers makes you feel so much better. It makes the town look great, but it also does wonders for your personal health and wellbeing," she said. Councillor Philip Jackson said he was thrilled to see positive change in Grimsby which was part of the larger regeneration of the town centre. "With demolition under way, the new cinema, state-of-the-art market and other leisure outlets are one step closer," he said. "This is such an exciting time for Grimsby and North East Lincolnshire as a whole," he added. 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. Streets to get £1.5m levelling up money Grimsby receives £20m government cash Long-running market to reopen in temporary space North East Lincolnshire Council
