The council is investing £45,000 to refurbish the gym equipment at Ancholme Leisure Centre to ensure gym-goers have access to top class equipment. The gym will be temporarily closed on Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 December to carry out the…
North Lincolnshire Council is encouraging businesses across the area to become a Foster Carer Friendly Employer or business to help us to further develop our offer to foster carers and children in care. Nationally, children in care are seen as…
North Lincolnshire Council’s Children’s Services Case Management Team have won the gold award at the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2018. They won the Team of the Year, Children’s Services prize for their work with children in need, child protection and children…
The Mayor of North Lincolnshire, Cllr John Briggs and Deputy Mayor, Cllr Jon Evison, will attend the following engagements in December: Sunday 2 December, 6pm Mayor to attend Salvation Army Community Carol Service, Salvation Army Hall, Ashby High Street Tuesday…
In the run up to winter, North Lincolnshire Council is supporting town and parish councils to get ready for when bad weather hits. The council runs a Snow Warden scheme, allowing appointed people to be the eyes and ears of…
The new biomass boiler installed at Riddings in Scunthorpe will heat the library, pool and leisure facility and cut our carbon footprint by 52 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. Around £140,000 was invested to replace the gas heating system…
Explore Normanby Hall Country Park this Christmas and visit the traditional festive market on Sunday 16 December with a range of stalls from local producers. With lots of festive spirit in the air at Normanby Hall, it’s going to be…
A post-Brexit Economic Growth Plan for North Lincolnshire is being launched at a special event in London today (Tuesday 27 November 2018). The event, hosted in the House of Lords by Baroness Redfern and Cllr Rob Waltham, will see fifty…
The 2018 Community Champion Awards at The Baths Hall, Scunthorpe has now come to a close after 23 awards were presented to well-deserving winners this evening (22 November). Take a look at the full list of winners and runners-up, including…
As retailers and shoppers gear up for another highly-charged Black Friday, the sustainability organisation, WRAP is helping people buy just what they need, first time with their SMART guide to buying electrical items. Their advice is simple: plan ahead, keep…
Since September 2017, more than 1,000 families in North Lincolnshire with three and four year-olds have benefited from additional funded childcare hours. Parents are saving up to £40 a day in childcare costs in Ofsted registered childcare. This is in…
Visit North Lincolnshire are looking for tourism businesses across our area to come together and work in partnership to make North Lincolnshire the best place to visit. We want to launch a Tourism Partnership to create a thriving visitor economy,…
Join us for this year’s Scunthorpe Christmas Light Switch On on Saturday 24 November for an all-day fire and ice extravaganza. To ignite the Christmas spirit in North Lincolnshire, the Festive Continental Street Market will adorn the High Street in…
North Lincolnshire Council’s Services for Children has been shortlisted in the Children’s Service category at the 2019 LGC Awards for its commitment to improving the lives of children. In North Lincolnshire, our focus is keeping children, young people and their…
North Lincolnshire Council is supporting Inter Faith Week (11 to 18 November 2018) to raise awareness of the different faith groups in our communities. Throughout the week, we will increase awareness and understanding of the different faith communities across North…
Winterton Household Recycling Centre will be temporarily closed on Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 November whilst resurfacing work is carried out. It will reopen again on Friday 23 November. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the temporary…
Group Manager for Waste Services at North Lincolnshire Council, John Coates attended the Zero Plastic Waste round table discussion at the House of Lords last week. John was invited to attend in his role as material specialist for plastics for…
We are urging residents to get their flu jab before the winter months’ set in – to protect them and those they come into contact with from the virus. The cold weather can be harmful to health, especially the vulnerable…
Pupils from Outwood Academy Foxhills, St Hugh’s Communication and Interaction Specialist College and Winterton Community Academy were visited recently by award-winning author Keith Gray to encourage budding writers. The visit formed part of the 20th anniversary Scottish Friendly Children’s Book Tour.…
North Lincolnshire Council’s seventh Community Champion Awards ceremony is taking place at The Baths Hall in Scunthorpe on Thursday 22 November 2018. With just over a week to go until the awards ceremony, there is still time for you to…
The Mayor of North Lincolnshire, Cllr John Briggs and Deputy Mayor, Cllr Jon Evison, will attend the following engagements in November: Wednesday 14 November, 9am Mayor to attend ‘World Café’ event, part of Inter Faith Week at Normanby Hall Wednesday…
We’re holding a Childminder Briefing session on Wednesday 9 January 2019 at the Learning Development Centre, Enderby Road in Scunthorpe to provide information on becoming a childminder. The session from 6pm to 8pm will provide advice and details on the…
Plans to invest in a new University Campus North Lincolnshire (UCNL) have moved a step closer in a joint bid to grow Higher Education in Scunthorpe. The growth plans aim to deliver 1,500 university-level places within Scunthorpe as part of…
Young care leavers are set to receive up to 100 per cent financial support to pay their council tax bill – an increase from the current 77 per cent support. The recent campaign by the Children’s Society reported that nationally…
