Housebuilder unveils proposals for attractive-looking development in Grimsby town centre

                                                                 

KEEPMOAT Homes have now revealed artists' impressions of their proposed housing development off  Garth Lane in the centre of Grimsby.

Even before planning permission has been granted, North East Lincolnshire Council has been 'bigging up' the project which it sees as crucial to regeneration of the town centre.

The proposal is for 103 houses, a 20-flat apartment block and three shops, plus space for parking.

The application is currently under consideration by planners who welcome comments from the public.

Above and below are a selection of 'visuals which have been submitted to support the proposal.

Former Cleethorpes school playing field earmarked for 70-homes development

Plans have been submitted for redevelopment of the former Lindsey Lower School playing fields. Subject to planning permission from North East Lincolnshire Council, Gleeson Homes intend to build 70 homes and garages on the site off Bentley Street and Beacon Avenue. The firm says part of the field will be landscaped with the intention of encouraging wildlife.

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Cleethorpes Country Park mystery: why (and how) did the muntjac deer cross the lake to reach the island?

 

This one of two showy  muntjac deer that provided a weekend talking point among  Cleethorpes Country Park visitors. For how long had they been on the island and how did they get there? By swimming through the water, skating over the ice or jumping? Anyone know?

Unhappy start to 2025 for Cleethorpes watering hole as landlord repossess premises and changes locks

 

It looks like a chapter has closed in the life of a Cleethorpes meeting place. The Tipsy Terrace has not been open in recent days, and an ominous notice has been placed on one window with the announcement that the premises have been repossessed by the landlord and the locks changed. Particularly in current economic conditions, trading is fiercely  competitive among  the town's bar and pubs - nowhere more so than in and and around the High Street.   

                                                                  

Cyclists and walkers come a cropper on icy footpath around Cleethorpes Country Park

Memo to North East Lincolnshire Council's parks and gardens department: in the next freeze-up, be sure to grit the paths around the Cleethorpes Country Park. The icy conditions made them particularly treacherous, especially near the Links Road entrance, this morning. As a result, several cyclists and walkers took a painful tumble.    

Grimsby and Cleethorpes MP elected to Labour Party's influential National Executive Committee

                                           

Melanie Onn - enjoys confidence of fellow MPs

GRIMSBY and Cleethorpes MP Melanie Onn has been elected to the influential Labour Party National Executive Committee

This is the party's governing body which sets the overall "strategic direction" of the party and policy development.

It is made up of representatives from each section of the Party -  the Cabinet, MPs, councillors, trade unions, Socialist societies, Constituency Labour parties, Young Labour and Black and Ethnic Minority  Labour.

The current membership is: 

Chair: Ellie Reeves MP

Vice Chair: Shabana Mahmood MP

Leader: Sir Keir Starmer MP

Deputy Leader: Angela Rayner MP

Treasurer: Mike Payne

Frontbench: Shabana Mahmood MP

Frontbench: Ellie Reeves MP

Frontbench: Jonathan Reynolds MP

Shadow Scottish Frontbench: Jackie Baillie MSP

Welsh Labour Representative: Ann Jones

Young Labour: Elsie Greenwood

Disabled Members: Ellen Morrison

Black and Minority Ethnic Labour: Carol Sewell

Trade Unions: Nicola Jukes (Transport Salaried Staff's Association)

Trade Unions: Isabelle Gutierrez (Musicians’ Union)

Trade Unions: Wendy Nichols (Unison)

Trade Unions: Karen Rose (Communication Workers' Union)

Trade Unions: Gavin Sibthorpe (GMB)

Trade Unions: Mary Williams (UNITE)

Trade Unions: Kathy Abu-Bakir (GMB)

Trade Unions: Ian Murray (FBU)

Trade Unions: Mick Whelan (ASLEF)

Trade Unions: Joanne Thomas (USDAW)

Trade Unions: David Agbley (UNITE)

Trade Unions: Maggi Ferncombe (Unison)

Trade Unions: Jane Jones (USDAW)

Socialist Societies: Anu Prashar

Constituency Labour Party: Cat Arnold

Constituency Labour Party: Jessica Barnard

Constituency Labour Party: Ann Black

Constituency Labour Party: Gemma Bolton

Constituency Labour Party: Yasmine Dar

Constituency Labour Party: Angie Davies

Constituency Labour Party: Abdi Duale 

Constituency Labour Party: Peter Mason

Constituency Labour Party: Jane Thomas 

Labour councillor: Cllr Claire Holland

Labour councillor: Cllr Peter Wheeler

Parliamentary Labour Party: Luke Akehurst MP

Parliamentary Labour Party: Melanie Onn MP

Parliamentary Labour Party: Gurinder Singh Josan MP

In addition, the General Secretary (Hollie Ridley), the Parliamentary Labour Party Chief Whip (Alan Campbell MP) and Parliamentary Labour Party Chair (Jessica Morden MP) attend ex officio without a vote.

The Grimsby News says: The fact that Melanie Onn has been elected is a reflection of the respect she enjoys among her parliamentary colleagues. NEC is obviously not a forum for her to fly the flag for her own constituency, but it is pleasing that any contributions she makes to discussions will be informed by her understanding of what matters to people in Grimsby and Cleethorpes. Whether she will be able to exert much influence on the shaping of policy is questionable. Judging by membership numbers, it looks like trades unions are  the most powerful lobby. And many Labour MPs, including Ms Onn, are themselves sponsored by unions  - in her case Unison.

Praise where praise is due - contractors worked in bitterly cold weather to make park footbridges safe

 

Credit to contractors from BCJ for installing anti-slip surfacing on the footbridges in Cleethorpes Country Park. The paths had become treacherous, particularly during the recent cold snap, and the team worked well to carry out the work this week in temperatures that were sometimes below zero.