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BBC News
22-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Mosaic in Freshney Place in Grimsby could not be saved, council says
A mosaic in a Grimsby shopping centre has been demolished, despite a campaign to save it. North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) said it had looked at removing the tiles, one by one, from the 1977 Queen's Silver Jubilee Mosaic in Freshney the authority said the artwork was "cracking extensively" during the removal process and the contractors told them nothing further could be done to extract the a statement, NELC said it took "extensive specialist advice and also consulted with local heritage organisations" for ideas on how to remove it safely. The demolition is part of the Freshney Place leisure scheme works to transform the shopping centre's western end. The local authority insisted that progress on the redevelopment had not taken precedent over the consideration for the mosaic. However, Councillor Robson Augusta expressed his disappointment and said concerns about the mosaic's future did not appear to have been addressed beforehand. 'Troubling' "The mosaic was a valued part of Grimsby's heritage, and concerns were raised early on about its future," he said."It's troubling that these concerns do not appear to have been meaningfully addressed before action was taken. Regeneration should be a collaborative process, one that includes local voices and respects the history and character of our town."According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, a petition to save the mosaic gathered more than 1,250 signatures in February. Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Civic Society also made representations about its said he would have liked to have seen "creative alternatives" to preserve and incorporate the mosaic into the new development before the action was council said it had sought specialist advice for ideas on the mosaic's removal, and arranged for a scan and high resolution photographs for preservation and future reproduction. "We will be involving the community in finding a good town centre location to put the images on show, displaying the full-size mosaic to its best effect in a prominent place," said a NELC spokesperson. 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
05-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Salmon farm approved after legal challenge
A £120m onshore salmon farm has been granted planning approval, despite a legal challenge by an animal rights group. A judicial review was held in February after Animal Equality UK challenged the proposed Cleethorpes farm on the basis of animal welfare concerns. Deputy High Court Judge Karen Ridge upheld the council's decision to allow the salmon farm but ruled that animal welfare concerns could be a key planning consideration in future cases. Following the review, the leader of North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC), Philip Jackson, said he "looked forward to seeing this development progress". The salmon farm, located at New Clee and put forward by Aquacultured Seafood LTD, will span a 10-acre (40,000-sq-m) site and process 5,000 tonnes a year. It will also create over 300 jobs, 100 of which would be permanent, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Councillors voted seven to four in favour of planning approval in November 2023. Construction was put on hold due to the judicial review which was granted in September and took place at Leeds Combined Court Centre. Barrister Alex Shattock, who represented the animal rights group in court, said it was the first reported case to consider the significance of animal welfare concerns in planning decisions. Mark Berthet, Aquacultured's director, said the fishing industry had "long been a source of employment for North East Lincolnshire residents". "Providing not only income, but a sense of pride and community, and we intend to ensure that it continues," he said. NELC's leader, Jackson, said the farm would offer a "great opportunity in innovative methods of sustainable salmon farming" along with creating "economic investment and employment". Animal Equality UK's executive director, Abigail Penny, said the group had worked on stopping the fish farm's development for two years. "We have absolutely no intention of backing down now. "This is nothing but a corporate land grab and we won't stand for it. "We will fight until the bitter end," she said. 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. Salmon farm judicial review 'bad news' for area Campaigners vow to fight salmon farm plan Salmon farm plans approved despite objections Salmon farm plan facing animal rights challenge North East Lincolnshire Council Animal Equality UK Aquacultured Seafood LTD Local Democracy Reporting Service
BBC News
01-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Cleethorpe's Mermaid cafe restoration reaches milestone
Work to restore a 178-year-old building is progressing as the first cast iron sections have been returned to the in 1847, The Mermaid Cafe at Cleethorpes Railway Station is undergoing a major restoration to its wood and cast iron conservation is being carried out by specialist company Calibre Metalwork, with the aim to ensure the corrosive sea air does not attack the metal began in December and is due to finish in the summer, North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) said. The process of cast iron conservation included blast cleaning the metalwork to remove the paintwork layers and any corrosion, before applying chemicals to remove any remaining were then made if required and it was cleaned again before being primed and around the building had also been recreated by Paul Booth the end of the restoration, the project would see conservation work to the iron framework of the building, the timber elements and cast iron gutters and downpipes were also set to be replaced. 'Real collaboration' Andy Chant from Calibre Metalwork, said: "It's been a challenging project overall – the thing with these types of project is they're not meant to be dismantled in pieces."He added: "It's a job we've really enjoyed doing, though – and as long as it's maintained, it should be fine for another 150 years."Carol Heidschuster, project manager for the Cleethorpes Townscape Heritage programme, said "a real collaboration of contractors" have been involved in the work."The building will be completely transformed when the scaffolding comes down," she listed building on the North Prom sea front was constructed as a waiting room for the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. It was set to be repainted in these company for the restoration work came from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The Railway Trust as part of the Discover Cleethorpes Heritage Townscape Heritage Programme. 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.
BBC News
20-02-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Leader withdraws support of plans to cut councils in Lincolnshire
A council leader admitted he should have consulted councillors before backing a plan to cut local authorities from 10 to two.A letter was sent by North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) leader Philip Jackson, North Lincolnshire Council leader Rob Waltham and county council leader Martin Hill to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner on 9 January. It suggested merging Lincolnshire's county, district, borough and city councils, and the merger of the North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire Jackson said in a meeting on Wednesday that he would write to the government to say NELC did not endorse the letter's contents. The letter to Rayner also requested consideration to postpone North East Lincolnshire's 2026 elections if reorganisation political groups were not consulted before the letter was co-signed by Jackson, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Independent Group for North East Lincolnshire and Reform UK's councillor Oliver Freeston put forward a motion to see a rebuttal letter sent to motion also stated the holding of local elections next year in North East Lincolnshire was "a priority objective".Labour councillor Kath Wheatley said: "For the leader to make a unilateral decision to offer our council up as a sacrificial lamb is wholly unacceptable and not democratic."Jackson said: "I should have consulted with group leaders and given them an opportunity to talk to their groups."He said the three council leaders that put together the letter had only a few days to respond to the government's initial call for reorganisation interest, but added that was "no excuse". 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
17-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Hundreds sign petition to save 1970's mosaic
Hundreds of people have signed a petition to save a 1970's mosaic in Grimsby. It was installed in 1977 to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee but has been hidden from sight behind two former shops in Freshney Place. Campaigners say it is now under threat because of the development of the shopping centre and cinema. North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) has said it will assess whether it can be saved or whether it has been damaged beyond repair. An NELC spokesperson told BBC Radio Humberside: "We are aware of the Jubilee mosaic in Freshney Place behind some of the units that are due to be demolished as part of the leisure scheme. "Unfortunately, the bit that we don't know is whether the mosaic was damaged when the units were put up". Hundreds of people have signed an online petition to save it, started by Mik Boon: "This mosaic was erected in 1977 and has been a symbol of our local heritage ever since". "It is now in danger of being bulldozed down to make room for a cinema." Kerry Henderson from the Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Civic Society said: "It is important to the people of Grimsby that we have a bit of our heritage saved. "A lot of punks used to come and have their photos taken beside it." The council will assess if it can be saved when they get to that section of the Freshney Place leisure development scheme. 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. Centre revamp unaffected by Raac discovery Town's temporary market to open this spring Library refit money spent on shopping centre
