North East Lincolnshire Council is warning local people and businesses to be vigilant if they are approached by people appearing to be council officials.
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Permanent Covid testing site for borough
North East Lincolnshire is to get a Local Testing Site for COVID-19, Council bosses have announced today.
As part of the rollout of a national network of diagnostic testing facilities, the authority has negotiated the establishment of a local site, expected to be available in early October, on the Duchess Street Car Park in Grimsby.
This site has been in use for some of the COVID-19 mobile testing unit since June but this is only available on selected days each month. Once the local testing site is established, testing should be available every day.
The site was chosen following discussions with Deloitte who have been commissioned by the Government to establish these sites in areas of the country where access to regional testing centres, such as the one at the Humber Bridge, can be difficult for residents who don’t have access to vehicles.
The decision to establish the site has been agreed by the Council and the site is expected to be up and running in October. Further details will be released once they are known, but at this stage, it’s expected to help people who would find it easier to access Grimsby than to access others such as the Humber Bridge or Lincoln.
Council Leader Philip Jackson welcomed the agreement, which followed detailed discussions led by the Council’s public health team.
“Everyone in North East Lincolnshire has played their part in tackling COVID and this news is further evidence of us all working together to ensure local people are safe,’’ he added.
“I’m sure our residents will be pleased to know they’ll have somewhere local to go and be tested if necessary.
“But while people with symptoms absolutely must come forward to get a test to help us stop the spread of the virus, it’s also important that as we manage this period of high demand, if you don’t have symptoms, and have not specifically been advised to take a test, then please don’t come forward for one because they could be taking a test away from someone who really needs it. ‘’
It’s expected the site survey will take place at the end of this month, prior to construction on October 1st and a pilot exercise on October 2nd before the station is fully operational.
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NELC Full Council: Leader’s Statement
We’ve done well so far – but let’s not get complacent.
This is the message from the leader of North East Lincolnshire Council, Councillor Philip Jackson, giving his Leader’s Statement at the latest full council meeting this evening.
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About 38,500 homes now using new recycling bins
New recycling bins are now in use at about 38,500 homes across North East Lincolnshire.
North East Lincolnshire Council is working with a specialist distribution company to deliver a pair of new bins to about 73,000 households by mid-November.
Bins are arriving at homes in parts of Scartho, Haverstoe, East Marsh, Heneage and Healing this week.
Households in parts of The Willows, Bradley, Nunsthorpe, Sidney Sussex, Humberston, East Marsh, West Marsh and Waltham will be receiving new bins in the next couple of weeks.
People can check their delivery date by visiting the recycling bins page at www.nelincs.gov.uk/bins. Some new build homes, communal properties and houses with no front garden will not appear on the calendar.
Next week is Recycle Week so it’s a great time to start using the new bins. Recycle Week runs from 21 to 27 September and this year’s theme is ‘Together – We Recycle’. It’s a thank you to the nation for continuing to recycle despite the challenges of COVID-19.
Using your new bins
All bins come with an instructional leaflet. Copies of the leaflet are also on the recycling bins page of the council website at www.nelincs.gov.uk/bins.
Households start using their new bins as soon as they arrive. They replace the three recycling boxes.
Mark your bin with your house number and make a note of the unique reference number on the side of the bins, so you know which is yours.
Collection days will remain the same for most homes until early 2021. There are no changes to collections for household waste, garden waste or collections from communal bins.
Households can help by making sure the recycling is put in the right bin when it arrives. Symbols on the bin lids clearly show what goes in each bin.
Paper and card go in the blue wheelie bin. It replaces the blue box. Plastic bottles, food tins and drink cans and glass bottles and jars go in the grey wheelie bin.
Most people are using the bins properly, but a small number have put items including nappies, household waste and even parts of a sofa in the blue bin.
This contaminates the whole load and can mean the paper and card can’t be recycled.
Bin crews will not empty the bins for people who put the wrong items in them.
What happens to existing recycling boxes?
North East Lincolnshire Council is working with Stallingborough-based recycling company Grimsby Granulation Ltd to collect and recycle the unwanted boxes. The boxes are ground into pellets ready to be used to make new products.
A team from Grimsby Granulation Ltd is following the council’s waste crews and taking the boxes that are left out on the first collection days with the new bins.
They carry cards to show they are working with the council. There have been reports of other people taking the boxes.
Unwanted boxes can also be returned to the Community Recycling Centres in Grimsby or Immingham.
Cllr Stewart Swinburn, portfolio holder for Environment and Transport at North East Lincolnshire Council, said:
“We’re now halfway through the delivery of the new recycling bins. With the new service we’re helping people recycle more and waste less.
“I’d like to thank everyone who is using the bins correctly, we’ve made the transition as simple as possible.
“I’m disappointed that a small number of households are choosing to put nappies and other waste in their blue bin.
“There’s no excuse for this and it spoils the effort most people are putting in to recycle. Our crews won’t empty bins if people put the wrong items in them.”
Sign up for email updates about waste and recycling at www.nelincs.gov.uk/BinUpdates.
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Toll Bar roundabout: footpath closure
Major works by Northern PowerGrid (NPG) as part of the Toll Bar roundabout improvement programme will begin on Wednesday (16 September).
NPG needs to lay a new high voltage mains supply in the footpath of the north eastern corner of the roundabout during the scheme’s next phase.
To ensure the safety of pedestrians and contractors, the closure of a section of footpath between Station Road (east) and Louth Road (north) is required for the duration of the works.
Pedestrians, including school children walking to Tollbar Academy from New Waltham, will be diverted around the works, with temporary Pelican crossings – staffed with marshals on schooldays – installed on Station Road (east) and the A16.
Station Road (west) will be reduced to a single carriageway in both directions, with a large temporary island installed between the carriageways. Traffic signals will be used at all times to ensure students attending Tollbar Academy can cross safely, with marshals here as well.
A temporary Pelican crossing is also being installed on the A16 north to help students who use a bus stop on the opposite side to the academy to cross the road.
The marshals are among a series of additional safety measures are being brought in by North East Lincolnshire Council, its regeneration partner ENGIE and contractors CR Reynolds.
Extra temporary barriers installed in other areas will keep pedestrians off the road.
This phase of works is expected to last three weeks, though the hope is that it will be completed more quickly.
Cllr Stewart Swinburn, Cabinet member for highways at North East Lincolnshire Council said that though the works had always been planned, some of the timing of third party work isn’t always controllable, and the measures being put in place are to ensure the safety of pedestrians.
“We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause but the timing has been out of our hands.
“The next available slot Northern PowerGrid contractors were available was November, which would have delayed the scheme well into the New Year.
“We appreciate it will be inconvenient for pedestrians but we ask for their co-operation.
“The marshals are there to help with safety and traffic management.
“While Northern PowerGrid contractors lay the mains supply, CR Reynolds will complete all other works needed on that North Eastern corner as part of the overall programme, including new railings, pathway and kerbing.
“This will avoid closing it again.”
Motorists are warned to expect further delays at the roundabout with the operation of the temporary pelican crossings.
Tollbar Academy, New Waltham Parish Council, residents, and other stakeholders are being informed about the works.
Preparatory works will take place on Tuesday between 9am and 2.30pm before NPG move onto the site on Wednesday.
Cllr Swinburn added: “We are trying to keep disruption caused by the major programme of works at Tollbar to a minimum.
“We would ask motorists to avoid the roundabout if they can, particularly at times when the school children access and leave the school site.
“Officers have liaised with Tollbar Academy and we are grateful for its help in communicating messages to students and parents about this phase of the works.”
Project liaison officer Chris Butts, appointed by CR Reynolds, will respond to any concerns raised by residents, businesses, or other stakeholders.
He can be contacted Monday to Friday during office hours on 07779 431 127 or emailed at tollbarroundabout@crreynolds.co.uk
Residents or businesses with a specific issue regarding the project can contact the delivery team at Tollbarjunction@nelincs.gov.uk
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Nearly halfway there with new recycling bins roll out
Almost half of homes in North East Lincolnshire are now using new wheelie bins as part of an overhaul of the area’s recycling collections.
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