Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Elections are to take place this autumn to appoint North East Lincolnshire Council’s first-ever Young Mayor. The appointment will be made following a vote on November 3. The new Young Mayor will take office for a trial period of six weeks, from November 17 until the New Year, to allow the council to assess the scheme. Should [...]
BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Crime committed in Lincolnshire by young people falls faster than the national average, new figures show.
BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
A bid is launched to protect a Lincolnshire town with a £7m flood prevention scheme.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
Scientists monitoring Cleethorpes saltmarsh must be given time to produce evidence to pave the way for action to protect the beach. That is the view of North East Lincolnshire Council's portfolio holder for the environment, Coun Martin Vickers.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
The family of a 23-year-old man who died after being thrown out of a Lincolnshire nightclub says he will be greatly missed.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
North East Lincolnshire Council sees its exposure to Iceland's financial crisis jump to £7m as another bank fails.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
A couple appeal for the return of their son's ashes after they were taken during a visit to Lincolnshire.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Weight-related health problems are costing Lincolnshire's NHS nearly pounds190 million a year. NHS Lincolnshire, formerly Lincolnshire PCT, spent pounds187.9m in 2007 on treating health problems caused by people being overweight and obese, new Department of Health statistics reveal.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
A Total of 24,000 people in Lincolnshire have diabetes thought to be caused by obesity. Kidney failure is a frequent complication of diabetes with dialysis costing pounds30,000 per person each year.
londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Brands Hatch is the venue for the final round of the Fuchs/Silkolene British Supersport championship which takes place on Sunday, October 12 and AIM Yamaha are confident that Lincolnshire rider Steve Plater can pull off another top result for the team as he attempts to maintain his record of completing every race that he has finished on the podium.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Local authorities in northern Lincolnshire may have lost £8m of taxpayers' money invested in Icelandic banks, the BBC learns.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
An accident blackspot could be the first road in Lincolnshire to have average speed cameras.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Free health checks that can show up life-threatening problems are being offered in pharmacies. Simple tests for blood sugar and blood pressure as well as cholesterol monitoring and body mass index can be carried out at Lincolnshire Co-operative pharmacies this month and next.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
LINCOLNSHIRE, ILLINOIS -- 10/07/08 -- MonoGen, Inc. (TSX: MOG) has today announced both the cessation of active commercial operations and a corresponding reduction of approximately 75% of its workforce, effective immediately. Ted S. Geise..
Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Abolishing tolls on the Humber Bridge would boost the region’s economy by £1bn over the next 25 years, according to a study being presented to the House of Commons. The report, which was commissioned by North East Lincolnshire Council, and the three other unitary authorities bordering the bridge, claims the total benefit of abolishing the tolls [...]
