Boston College has been given the green light for a new £3.475 million training centre with a focus on those working in the ports.
The Digital Transport and Logistics Academy will be built on the Rochford Campus next to the new Engineering, Manufacturing and Technology Centre, which is planned to open in November of this year.
In documents before the council, the college said: “The brief is for a building which provides a fitting showcase for the innovative skills and technologies within, anticipating a striking, attractive, modern and functional environment.”
The DTLA will sit next to the Engineering, Manufacturing and Technology Centre.
“The proposed facility is intended to reflect and reinforce the new aesthetic being set for the college with the architectural design of the EMAT Centre, drawing from a similar palette of materials and a shared family of detailing,” it adds.
“The educational objectives of the proposals are to provide just those skills which will underpin Lincolnshire’s established logistics and transportation industry, and support its continuing evolution.”
The two-storey build will focus on developing port skills such as crane operations, fork lift truck driving, steel erecting, stevedoring, leadership and management and improving digital skills.
How the two buildings will look side-by-side.
A suite of apprenticeships will also be offered.
Part of the build is to be paid for by a £2.425 million grant support from the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership with the college paying the other £1.05 million.
Approving the plans, council officers said: “The proposed development would result in a building of innovative and outstanding design that compliment the recent development of the EMAT centre and which would both enhance the built environment whilst also providing significant social and economic benefits for Boston and the surrounding areas.”
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We are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a fail to stop in Welton, Lincoln.
It’s believed a black or grey 4×4 or SUV vehicle collided with a silver Mini Cooper that was parked along Cliff Road. The incident was reported just after 3pm today.
If you witnessed the collision or have dashcam footage available, please get in touch.
By calling 101 quoting incident 275 of 1st July.
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A snack bar in Lincoln has been told to make improvements in several areas after being given a one-star food hygiene rating.
Monks Road Snack Bar, located on 23 Monks Road, was visited by city council inspectors on May 25, 2022 and the rating was recently published on the Food Standards Agency’s website.
The standards found at the time of inspection showed that improvement was necessary in the areas of ‘hygienic food handling’ and the ‘Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building’.
It was also deemed that there was “major improvement necessary” relating to the ‘Management of food safety’.
Monks Road Snack Bar was previously given five-star ratings in June 2016 and September 2018.
The Lincolnite tried to contact the business on numerous occasions throughout the day on Friday, July 1 but the line was continuously engaged.
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