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Planning and Environment

Man digging on Allotment - web
Proposals launched for urban orchard and community allotments in...
25 June 2021

Council leaders are asking residents of Scunthorpe and Ashby for their views on transforming a patch of unused land into…

Overgrown grass being strimmed
Council staff mow equivalent to 463 Wembley Stadiums in three...
17 June 2021

A dedicated team of grass-cutters and strimmers have been out across North Lincolnshire tackling the unprecedented growth on our verges…

Young plants in a large flower bed with large empty patches
Thieves decimate park flower beds
7 June 2021

Residents are being asked to be on the alert for anyone acting suspiciously following the theft of more than 900…

Seabirds on water
Police operation to protect rare seabirds
4 June 2021

North Lincolnshire Council is backing a police operation to protect rare birds along the Humber Estuary under threat from off-road…

Photograph of Ashby Ville, Scunthorpe
Enjoy the warm weather safely – don’t risk open water
2 June 2021

North Lincolnshire residents are being reminded of the dangers of swimming in open water as temperatures continue to rise. In…

Jack Johnson and Zaynah Jamal sat on a bench in Brigg - receiving his environment award
Jack takes on ‘litter bandits’ and wins Young...
21 May 2021

Since the beginning of this year, a little boy called Jack Johnson, who is just 4 years old and lives…

Photo of the Queen and Prine Charles next to a newly planted oak sapling (Pic: PA)
Plant a tree for the Jubilee
19 May 2021

North Lincolnshire Council is supporting a new UK-wide initiative to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 by planting trees.…

Photo of a crescent shaped pond in the corner of a field
Sites needed for wildlife pond scheme
17 May 2021

A charity is looking for North Lincolnshire landowners interested in having a fully-funded wildlife pond on their land. It is…

Contractors in high vis collecting rubbish on a country lane
M181 contractors in local litter pick
10 May 2021

The company that has been carrying out North Lincolnshire Council’s ambitious £4.5m motorway infrastructure scheme on the M181 into Scunthorpe…

Conifers planted beside a path in a park
Sheffield Park undergoes amazing transformation
7 May 2021

A Scunthorpe Park has undergone a major transformation, turning it into an environmentally friendly wildlife haven and a vibrant centre…

Tilly and Zaynah (Young Mayor) in Central Park holding Tilly's Don't litter poster with a litter picker
Young Mayor awards her first environment champion
4 May 2021

The Young Mayor of North Lincolnshire, Zaynah Jamal, is very passionate to make North Lincolnshire a cleaner and greener place…

Logo advertising the Great British Spring Clean
Litter Heroes urged to sign up to the Great British Spring Clean
3 May 2021

North Lincolnshire’s Litter Heroes are being called upon to take part in this year’s Great British Spring Clean between 28…

Three peopl ein high vis collecting litter from grass verge alongside a busy road
Fantastic results for Earth Day from mass litter-pick and...
22 April 2021

More than three tonnes of litter, 13 tyres and even a 45-gallon drum of waste oil have been cleared from…

Photo of sunny blue sky seen through leaves and trees
Join our tree-planting plans and make North Lincolnshire greener
20 April 2021

Saplings are appearing all across the area as the community gets behind our ambition to plant 172,000 trees – one…

Aerial photograph of Worlaby
Have your say on the future development of Worlaby
19 April 2021

Local people are being invited to share their comments on the Worlaby Parish Neighbourhood Plan, helping to shape the future…