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Shoreline HP have said that they will continue to follow government policy in the setting of rents, which means that rents will rise by an average of 6.1% in April 2012, which is directly in line with other housing associations operating locally as well as those councils who still own their own housing. More than 74% of Shoreline tenants are receiving Housing Benefit which should match the rent rise, although this depends on individual circumstance. Shoreline has directly followed... Read Full Story

Humberside Fire & Rescue Service is issuing a safety warning about carbon monoxide following a number of enquiries from the public. Firefighters visiting people’s homes as part of the organisation’s community safety programme are increasingly being asked whether the smoke detectors they fit also double up as carbon monoxide detectors. It is believed the interest follows a number of highly publicised tragedies in the national media involving carbon monoxide poisoning. Phil Leake, a... Read Full Story

A criminal gang has been jailed for one of the biggest ever alcohol smuggling frauds ever uncovered in the UK. The gang managed a warehouse to import and export alcohol without paying any taxes. They bought household branded beer, wine and spirits from bonded warehouses in France and imported it duty free into the UK. Once the alcohol was safely through customs it was illegally diverted to locations around the UK where it was sold on without duty being added. The scam was worth over £50... Read Full Story

A new £1 million fund to give local communities the tools they need to tackle binge and underage drinking was announced today by the Government’s Champion for Active Safer Communities, Baroness Newlove. The announcement of the new fund comes on the day Baroness Newlove published her latest report ‘Building Safe, Active Communities: Strong foundations by local people’, which is a collection of inspiring, yet practical lessons from those who are changing their neighbourhoods for the better... Read Full Story

Rharian Fields, North East Lincolnshire’s first dedicated eating disorder facility will officially open at the end of this month during Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Kevin Bond, chief executive of NAViGO Health and Social Care Community Interest Company who will be providing services at Rharian Fields, will declare the new unit open on Friday, February 24. Amanda Hind, eating disorders manager for NAViGO, said: “We are all very excited about the launch of the new dedicated unit... Read Full Story

This February 17, Willows Library will become the next setting to host the council’s Cultural Roadshow as it continues its tour around North East Lincolnshire. 2012 is the year of the London Olympic Games and to celebrate this historic event North East Lincolnshire Council’s sports and arts development team in partnership with libraries have organised a ‘Cultural Roadshow’ of exciting activities. The roadshow started at Waltham Library earlier this month, but will eventually tour each... Read Full Story

Residents of North East Lincolnshire will be interested to know that the recent cold weather has now triggered two payments of £25.00 to those who qualify. During a very cold winter, the costs of heating can quickly add up. If you’re receiving certain benefits, you may be able to get a Cold Weather Payment for each period of very cold weather in your area. You can find out whether you qualify for help this winter from the DirectGov website . Cold Weather Payments help people, who get... Read Full Story

It looks as though the cheque may be saved by the introduction of new technology. A team of academics has developed an electrical cheque which looks the same as the traditional cheque, but uses a digital pen. The account holder writes out the cheque in the same way as normal, but uses a digital pen which ‘reads’ the cheque as it is written. When the cheque has been completed, the user ticks a box, which is the only difference to a normal cheque, and the information is transmitted directly... Read Full Story

Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader, is calling on businesses to sign up to the government’s flagship £1bn Youth Contract so that they are ready to offer the jobs to young people in April. Thousands of companies will today receive a letter from the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Minister for Employment Chris Grayling, calling on them to play their part in getting young people earning or learning. Nick Clegg is announcing details of how employers can... Read Full Story

Detectives investigating the death of a man in Cleethorpes are appealing for anyone with information to come forward in order to establish exactly what happened. The 48-year-old Cleethorpes man was found laying on the driveway outside an address on Princes Road in Cleethorpes just before 5.20pm on Saturday 11 February 11, 2012 having suffered serious internal and head injuries. He was treated at the scene by an ambulance crew before being taken to the Diana Princess of Wales Hospital... Read Full Story