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| Looking for love - the Cleethorpes song thrush |
SPARE a thought for a lonely Cleethorpes song thrush!
Formerly common in gardens throughout North East Lincolnshire, the species has been lost to most of the 15 wards in the borough.
But this spring, after a 12-year absence, a solitary male has returned to the Croft Baker ward where it has been a regular visitor to gardens in Lindsey Road and Parker Street.
The bird's diet largely consists of slugs and snails.
In the hope of attracting a female, it sings every day from the treetops, but so far to no avail.
Its wait for a mate goes on. . .
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A HUGE new housing development is on the cards for Waltham.
Full planning permission has been granted to local firm Cyden Homes to build 194 homes on land off Brigsley Road in the village.
Although North East Lincolnshire Council sought to block the application, its refusal decision has been overturned by independent planning inspector Darren Hendley.
Addressing NELC's objections, the inspector states: "I conclude that the proposal would not be unacceptable concerning the effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring properties on, in particular, Elsham Drive, Chestnut Road and Brigsley Road by way of outlook, visual impact and privacy."
He continues: "The proposal would be accessed from a simple T-junction arrangement that would be formed onto Brigsley Road.
"Traffic would be able to enter or leave the site in either direction.
"Concerning the predicted traffic generation levels, the appellant’s transport assessments acknowledge there would be some adverse effects on key junctions within Waltham and beyond.
"In order to mitigate these effects, a number of measures are proposed that would aim to encourage the use of transport modes other than the car.
"These include the provision of a bus stop, a zebra crossing and extending an existing footway. "
Mr Hendley does not believe the development will have an unduly detrimental impact on the character of the site which currently consists of fields and trees.
As a condition of consent, Cyden Homes will be obliged to make substantial contributions towards the provision of extra classroom space at the nearest primary and secondary schools.
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CLEETHORPES MP Martin Vickers has boosted his income by accepting a £5,000 donation from a property rental company.
The Hessle-based company, Estates UK, buys houses - mostly in the Humberside region - and lets them privately.
It mostly has a good reputation with tenants, though a minority have posted online unfavourable reviews about the promptness and quality of any required repairs.
It is not known why the firm has made the donation, nor what it requires from Mr Vickers in return.
The only other non-parliamentary income the Brexit-backing Conservative MP has received so far this year is understood to be the £200 fee he received for an article, published on March 3, in Mail on Sunday Online.
THREE new classrooms could be created at a Grimsby school if NELC planners give the green light.
Old Clee Primary has applied for consent to infill an existing open-air courtyard with two single-storey extensions.
Existing windows and doors will have to be altered to meet the proposed new configuration.
A decision is expected later this summer.
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A NEW church meeting room and cafe is in prospect for Cleethorpes.
Mark Chapman is seeking planning permission to convert the premises of Barcroft Motorcycles at 77a Barcroft Street in the town.
The application is likely to be determined shortly by a North East Lincolnshire Council case officer without the need for consideration by the borough planning committee.
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Can this advertisement in today's Grimsby Telegraph really means what it says?
If so, perhaps it's no wonder there's a childhood obesity problem.
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| Don't film it, please! |
GRIMSBY MP Melanie Onn has revealed an unusual party trick.
In an interview with House magazine, she confided that she could "make her tongue go upside down".
She told her interviewer: "Do you want to see it? Don’t film it though because it’s quite disgusting."
Impressively (especially for a 39-year-old), the Labour MP can still do cartwheels with almost the same agility as when she was a pupil at Healing School.
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