October 3, 2016 3.42 pm
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Central Grimsby car park to close for resurfacing
A Grimsby car park will be closed for four days as a £6 million project to build new offices on the derelict Cartergate site in Grimsby enters a new phase. The new façade of the Cartergate building opposite the St James; Hotel was recently revealed when the construction scaffolding came down. The project is being…
A artist's impression of the new offices, which are almost finished.
A Grimsby car park will be closed for four days as a £6 million project to build new offices on the derelict Cartergate site in Grimsby enters a new phase.
The new façade of the Cartergate building opposite the St James; Hotel was recently revealed when the construction scaffolding came down.
The project is being delivered by North East Lincolnshire Council, working in partnership with Engie and is regenerating an area of the town centre which had been empty for several years.
The new four-storey office building will be occupied by Wilkin Chapman, who plan to generate more jobs for the area.
The contractor, Gelders, is now finishing the car park works and the last phase will be the resurfacing and re-lining of parking bays.
This will involve closing the entire car park for four days, from October 10 to 13.
Warning signs advising users of the car park of the closure will be in place in advance of the works.
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A Grimsby man has been remanded after being charged with a new offence.
Andrew Prior (26), of Ross Mews, has been charged with section 47 assault, and non-fatal strangulation – an offence that was brought in at the start of last month.
Non-fatal strangulation was made a specific offence as part of the Domestic Abuse Act. The practice typically involves a perpetrator strangling or intentionally affecting their victim’s ability to breathe in an attempt to control or intimidate them.
Prior has been remanded in custody to appear at court at a later date.
Works to rebuild a sinkhole-plagued road in Holbeach have been hit by further delays.
Announcing three weeks of “extensive” rebuilding works on Boston Road South last week, Lincolnshire County Council had said it expected Anglian Water to be finished by today (Friday, July 1).
However, this morning a spokesperson for the water company confirmed they would need another week.
“Due to the complex nature of putting the lining into the sewer this won’t be completed until the end of next week,” said Anglian Water’s spokesperson.
“We have been in contact with the council to keep them updated on this.”
Lincolnshire County Council’s work includes a full, two-phase, reconstruction of the site – removing any affected substrate and replacing it with a multi-layered material build around the asset that bosses said “will shore-up the area and return it to normal use”.
The sink hole repairs on Boston Road South have been going on for a number of years. | Image: Daniel Jaines
The first part will take care of the sub-layer of the road and the second part of the rebuild plan will deliver the road surface and markings.
The road will remain closed until the works are completed. However, work cannot begin until Anglian Water is done.
Neighbours recently described the last few years as a “nightmare” and “farcical”. Despite several repair attempts the road continues to cause issues.
Ken Coates and other residents said the works had been a “nightmare”. | Photo: Daniel Jaines
Lincolnshire County Council said they are “frustrated” by the latest news but the authority has been carrying out other works in the meantime.
Councillor Richard Davies, executive member for highways said: “It’s unfortunate and frustrating that we can’t get the rebuild underway as planned, but the timing for works such as Anglian Water are undertaking can be lengthened through all sorts of factors.
v“We will get on with the rebuild of the road as soon as possible.
“We, like all of the residents and businesses affected by this, are very keen to return Boston Road South to normal as quickly as we can.
“I would like to thank local residents and businesses for their continued patience as the various elements of this set of works continue.”
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