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BBC News
a day ago
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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.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Hawks to deter birds ahead of car park demolition
Hawks are being used to discourage seagulls and pigeons from nesting in a multi-storey car park which is set to be demolished. Abbey Walk car park, in Grimsby, has been closed since May 2024 because of structural issues caused by water penetrating some of the beams. Plans have been approved to demolish the car park, which was built in 1969. However, should any habitable nests be found, the plans would have to be postponed until the chicks were able to leave the nest. North East Lincolnshire Council said trained hawks Mavric and Chief were being deployed to fly at low levels throughout the car park twice a week to provide a deterrent against birds wanting to nest there. The hawks were also being employed around vacant units on Osborne Street, which are also due to be demolished, the council added. A town centre improvement plan for the area includes a new transport hub and a 120-space surface car park. A spokesperson said the hawks were well trained, would not attack other birds and were purely used as a deterrent. The pillars of the Abbey Walk car park feature modernist reliefs by artist and sculptor Harold Gosney, which a conservation team has scanned using 3D technology so they can be reprinted in the future. It followed a campaign to preserve the artworks by the Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Civic Society. The council said the demolition work would start in the coming months. 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. Work begins on preserving car park's 1960s art Plans to demolish artwork car park win approval Car park demolition threat to sculptor's artworks North East Lincolnshire Council
BBC News
3 days ago
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Hawks to deter birds ahead of Grimsby car park demolition
Hawks are being used to discourage seagulls and pigeons from nesting in a multi-storey car park which is set to be demolished. Abbey Walk car park, in Grimsby, has been closed since May 2024 because of structural issues caused by water penetrating some of the have been approved to demolish the car park, which was built in 1969. However, should any habitable nests be found, the plans would have to be postponed until the chicks were able to leave the East Lincolnshire Council said trained hawks Mavric and Chief were being deployed to fly at low levels throughout the car park twice a week to provide a deterrent against birds wanting to nest there. The hawks were also being employed around vacant units on Osborne Street, which are also due to be demolished, the council added.A town centre improvement plan for the area includes a new transport hub and a 120-space surface car park. A spokesperson said the hawks were well trained, would not attack other birds and were purely used as a pillars of the Abbey Walk car park feature modernist reliefs by artist and sculptor Harold Gosney, which a conservation team has scanned using 3D technology so they can be reprinted in the future. It followed a campaign to preserve the artworks by the Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Civic council said the demolition work would start in the coming months. 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
5 days ago
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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
5 days ago
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- 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.
