Pictured is the Aitolos - a crude oil tanker here moored off the Tetney terminal at the mouth of the Humber Estuary earlier today. The 20-year-old vessel, which sails under the flag of the Marshall Islands, arrived here shortly after 7am after setting out from the Norwegian port of Stura on March 23. Prior to that, her previous voyage, made last month, was from Mongstad in Norway to Immingham.
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Do we have a celebrity in town? A magnificent McLaren car - value £200,000-plus - was this weekend attracting plenty of admirers outside a house in Cleethorpes.
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| A bloomin' wonderful lady - Beryl with a well-deserved bouquet |
HATS off to longest serving school crossing patrol person in the country, Beryl Quantrill.
Today (Friday) marked the day of her final shift patrolling along Queen Mary Avenue in Cleethorpes.
Beryl (85) has been helping children safely cross the road since 1964.
She started working for the Grimsby Borough Police as a lollipop lady at Barcroft School where she was stationed for 12 years.
Beryl then moved to Queen Mary Avenue Infant and Nursery School in Cleethorpes where she has been safely ushering children across the road for 45 years.
She is well-known by the families who live locally - having helped three generations of some families to cross the road safely.
Over the years, Beryl has received a number of awards and recognitions for her service, including being invited to the Queen’s Garden Party twice and turning on the Christmas lights at Freshney Place with Santa.
A much-loved member of the community, Beryl is described as a dedicated and caring individual with a warm, friendly, and helpful character.
Students at Queen Mary Avenue Infant and Nursery School and their families have been passing on their good wishes for Beryl’s retirement and have arranged a special concert in the school to say goodbye.
Over the years, Beryl has received a number of awards and recognitions for her service, including being invited to the Queen’s Garden Party twice and turning on the Christmas lights at Freshney Place with Santa.
"I have loved the job," says Beryl. "I truly believe the reason I am so fit and healthy at my age is because I have spent so much time out and about and walking to work.
"I am touched by all of the comments and goodwillwishes that I have received - I will miss going to school and seeing the kids."
Says Paul Thorpe, operations director at Equans in North East Lincolnshire: "We wish Beryl a long and happy retirement after 57 years of service and thank her for her remarkable commitment throughout this time.
"Beryl has been a pillar of the local community and has helped countless children to make their journeys to and from school safely.
"We know she will be missed by the children and families at Queen Mary Avenue Infant and Nursery School."
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| Beryl's last day at work |
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| It seems like only yesterday! Beryl in 1983 |
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| A fallen tree has been attracting admiration from those approaching the Tesco supestore roundabout from the direction of Taylor's Avenue in Cleethorpes. Although split asunder - possibly by Storm Eunice - the tree has not only clung to life but also managed to blossom. It is now past its best but was magnificent for much of March. Anyone know the species? |
A COUNCIL tax rebate of £150 is be paid to residents across North East Lincolnshire from mid-May.
Most householders in council tax bands A to D will be eligible for the rebate which is aimed at helping to ease cost of living pressures, notably rising energy bills.
The payment will not have to be repaid.
The first tranche of payments will go automatically to residents who pay their council tax by direct debit, and should start appearing in bank accounts from mid-May onwards.
Anyone who does not pay by direct debit can sign up quickly and easily over the phone by calling 0300 3030164 (option 5).
For callers, it will be essential to have council tax account reference number and bank account details to hand.
Anyone who continues to pay their council tax by other methods will be contacted later with details of how they will receive the rebate.
THE coffers of North East Lincolnshire Council have taken a hit to the tune of more than £600,000 because of unpaid debts.
At a cabinet meeting, the sums were formally written off as "uncollectable".
Business rate debts amounted to £574,974.51.
Council tax debts totalled £51,409.82.
The identities of the debtors have not been revealed, but it is understood NELC would still seek to pursue the monies if realistic opportunities for their recovery were to arise in the future.
From Russia with oil? Will Seavictory be allowed to unload her cargo in Immingham?
SPARE a thought for the 20 or so crew on board Seavictory, an Immingham-bound tanker ship with a cargo thought to comprise many thousands of gallons of Russian oil.
The vessel set out from the Black Sea port of Tuapse on March 11.
Even though she was on course to arrive at the South Bank port just before daybreak last Sunday, there has been a hold-up.
As of 5pm today, she was at anchor off Withernsea on the Yorkshire Coast where she has been since 7.37am on Sunday.
Why the hitch? This is not known.
It could, for instance, be for operational reasons or maybe because ABP Humber is under pressure, not to accept the cargo given its source.
Or it may be that dockside employees, in sympathy with Ukraine, have registered opposition to unloading the oil.
The nationalities of the crew members, thought to number between 20 and 25, are not known but Seavictory sails under the flag of Malta.
Whatever the explanation, the men must be bored and frustrated not yet to have completed their journey after 18 days at sea.
