Economy

Yorkshire Forward hail £400m marine energy park as a 'major step'

NEARING REALITY: A marine energy park in North Lincolnshire has moved a step closer.

Friday, July 09, 2010

YORKSHIRE Forward has welcomed Able UK plans to build a £400 million marine energy park as a "major step forward" for the North Lincolnshire...

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VOTE: Humber set to be at the centre of UK's offshore wind industry

VISION: An artist's impression of how part of the quay and Marine Energy Park proposed for the South Humber Bank could look.

Thursday, July 08, 2010

PLANS for a huge investment in making North Lincolnshire the focus of the UK offshore wind industry would have a big impact on the region and beyond,...

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£400 million renewable energy investment could create thousands of jobs in region

WELCOMED: Richard Kendall, of the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce.

Thursday, July 08, 2010

A MASSIVE investment set to make North Lincolnshire the renewable energy capital of Europe and create thousands of jobs in the region can today be...

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Renewable energy development plans a massive vote of confidence in the region

PLANT: the park would construct and ship offshore wind turbines.

Thursday, July 08, 2010

PLANS to create a £400-million renewable energy development plant would be a landmark boost for the North Lincolnshire economy according to...

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Springing into action

PRIDE: Keith Stothard, operations team leader for the Humber area at the Environment Agency, and Brigg Town Mayor, Ben Nobbs, walk along the footpath on the bank of the River Ancholme, which was tidied during The Big Brigg Clean Up.

Thursday, July 08, 2010

BRIGG residents can help boost tourism in the town by helping maintain the summer shine created by the Brigg Spring Clean. Scores of volunteers turned...

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Steel mill is 'alive and well' after fighting back from £3 million losses

Caparo Merchant Bar steel mill in Scunthorpe.

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

THE 200 employees of the Caparo Merchant Bar steel company in Scunthorpe have been told the future is looking bright after the company turned around a...

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Historic hall on track for a bright summer of bumper tourism ticket sales

Events including steam train and steam engine rides through Normanby Park have helped boost visitor numbers.

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

ONE of North Lincolnshire's top tourist attractions is looking forward to a bright summer as ticket sales boom. Nearly 7,000 season tickets have been...

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North Lincs Council's business location service helping companies move to region

BENEFITS: Kevin Cutler, of Cutler Financial Services. Picture: Paul Torrie

Saturday, July 03, 2010

A FREE service is helping businesses move to the region and find suitable sites. North Lincolnshire Council's business location service supplies a...

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We've got challenges cracked..!

BALANCING ACT: Frederick Gough School year 7 pupil Dylan Belk, 12, is assisted by Corus mechanical fitter apprentice Tom Baker as he tries to balance an egg on top of a tower built at the school's Challenge Day. Picture: Lauren Darn

Friday, July 02, 2010

AROUND 700 students were left inspired after taking up challenges from the Armed Forces, emergency services, local industry and businesses. The first...

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Forty jobs created as AWS Eco Plastics reopens following devastating fire

RISING FROM THE ASHES: Tony Hayes, site manager of AWS Eco-Plastics, inside the firm's rebuilt premises after it was destroyed by fire in August last year. Picture: Paul Torrie

Friday, July 02, 2010

FORTY new jobs have been created as a firm devastated by fire makes a triumphant return to its rebuilt former base. Recycling firm AWS Eco Plastics,...

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