A city centre passageway which was a hotbed for drug taking, defecation and anti-social behaviour will be gated-off next week.
As previously reported, staff at Home nightclub off Lincoln High Street said they were forced to clear human faeces, needles and trash regularly from St Peter’s Passageway. The passageway runs behind the club linking High Street and Mint Lane.
There have been many recent concerns from residents and businesses and calls for the passageway to be closed. 26 businesses on the High Street signed a petition urging that action be taken.
In a positive move to tackle the problem of anti-social behaviour in the city, Lincoln BIG will be shutting off St Peters’ Passage on Tuesday, July 20 with gates costing £4,000.
Francesca Bell, Public Protection, ASB and Licensing Service Manager said: “We’ve listened to the comments of many Lincoln residents and businesses and are pleased to announce that we will be shutting off St Peters’ Passage at both ends from next Tuesday.
“The area has become not only unpleasant, but also a hazard to health with used needles and human waste lying around in public places.
“We are aware that people will be worried about moving the problem to another area, and our City Centre Intervention Team will be hard at work to ensure this doesn’t happen.”
Lincoln BIG Operations Manager Richard Baxter said: “We were delighted to collaborate with City of Lincoln Council to get smart Fleur-de-Lys design iron gates made for each end of St Peter’s Passage.
“Over the past four years we have received lots of reports about the state of this “walkway”, which has attracted drug dealers, used as a toilet and an area where people have left rubbish.
“Twenty-six businesses in the High Street signed a petition urging that action be taken and we are pleased to be installing the gates, which have been bought at a cost of £4,000.”
The ongoing upkeep of the passage will now be shared between City of Lincoln Council and Lincoln BIG.
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A man has been arrested as police continue to investigate a shop burglary and subsequent car fire in Cleethorpes.
The burglary took place at a shop on St Peter’s Avenue in Cleethorpes at 7.30pm on Thursday, February 18.
It was reported that damage was caused to fencing at the back of the store and a man broke into the shop, stealing two cash registers.
A staff member was inside the shop at the time and left shaken by the incident, but was fortunately not injured.
A car, which was reported stolen in October last year, was found to have been set alight on Coulbeck Drive 15 minutes later. An item believed to be a cash register drawer was found inside.
Police said one man was arrested in connection with the reports. He was released under investigation whilst police continue their enquiries.
The force also published a CCTV image of a suspect, who they wish to speak to.
Anyone who recognises the man, or who saw a male setting a car alight in the area, should contact Humberside Police on 101 quoting log number 456 of February 18.
Alternatively, it can be reported through the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
The Triton Knoll wind farm off the Lincolnshire coast has successfully generated renewable electricity for the first time.
The project, which is located 32km off the Lincolnshire coast, is being constructed out of Able Seaton Port while operations and maintenance will be out of Grimsby.
This follows the installation of the first of the project’s 90 wind turbines in January 2021 and the successful energisation of the transmission system.
The wind farm will have a maximum installed capacity of 857 megawatts. Once fully operational it will be the most powerful in the global fleet of the electricity generation company RWE.
It will be capable of powering the equivalent of over 800,000 UK homes.
The first turbine installed at Triton Knoll.
Julian Garnsey, Project Director for Triton Knoll and RWE, said: “It’s fantastic to see Triton Knoll generating clean renewable electricity for the first time.
“I would like to thank the entire project team and all our supply chain partners for achieving this milestone safely and on time despite the significant challenges presented by the global pandemic.”
Flemming Ougaard, SVP, Head of Global Offshore & Construction at Vestas, said: “We are delighted that our V164-9.5 MW turbines are now generating first power at Triton Knoll.
“This project is a key milestone for Vestas, as we are installing some of the first 9.5 MW turbines off the UK coast with blades supplied from our Isle of Wight and Fawley facilities.
“With pre-assembly taking place at Able Seaton Port as well, this project is truly delivering for the UK, and powering UK homes with clean, offshore wind energy.”
The Offshore Transformer Module being delivered on Lincolnshire’s coast. | Photo: Triton Knoll
Almost 90% of children applying to Lincolnshire secondary schools will receive a place at their first choice.
Some 8,302 children applied this year, with 97% of all applicants receiving one of their three school preferences.
Some 87.8% (7,285) will receive a place at their first choice school. However, because of appeals and movement on the reserve list, it is likely that more children will be offered a place at their first choice school by the time they start in September.
Currently, 8.3% (686) have been offered a place at their second preference, with 1.1% (87) being given a spot at their third choice.
Some 243 children (2.9%) who haven’t got one of their preferred schools will be offered a place at the closest school in Lincolnshire with spaces available.
Parents have until 12pm on March 29 to lodge an appeal if they are unhappy with the offered school.
Councillor Mrs Patricia Bradwell, Executive Councillor for Children’s Services at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “It is good to see so many families receiving offers at their first preference school again and this figure is likely to be even higher by September.
“It is always our intention to support parents to make the application process as easy as possible and it is nice to see an increasing number of parents using the online parent portal to make their application and receive their offer on national offer day.”
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