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LORD SCARBROUGH PLEASED WITH CRICKET CLUB’S OFFER
Lord’s Scarbrough’s offer of a gift of the Cricket Ground to the town on condition it was kept a permanent cricket and lawn tennis ground, the Committee of the Club approached his Lordship to give them the ground on the same conditions as he offered it to the town.
Mr. [...]

Residents in Cecil Avenue, Skegness have expressed concern over several trees being chopped down from the grounds of  the NHS Clinic on the same road.
The removal of the blossom trees has left the 1930s building, which has been described by the residents as “not very attractive”, almost totally exposed.
We called into the clinic to ask [...]

Skegness South
MILNER, Kenneth 37% (772) Conservative Down 1.3% GAIN
PAIN, Christopher 20.3% (423) UK Independence Party Up 12.1%
KEMP, Phillip Paul 17.5% (365) Labour Down 21.7%
BINCH, Susan 17% (354) Liberal Democrat Up 2.7%
HARDAKER, James Allen 8.2% (172) Green Party N/A
Electorate: 6734
Turnout: 2086 (31%)
Skegness North
SMITH, Mark 34.8% (851) Conservative Down 5.2% GAIN
ANDERSON, Mark Crawford 28.8% (703) Labour Down [...]

May 2007
Investiture of Councillor Ken Milner to the office of Mayor of Skegness, by retiring mayor, Coun Phil Kemp, in the council chambers at Skegness Town Hall.
Investiture of Councillor Neil Pimperton as the Deputy Mayor of Skegness.

Photos of the Mayor’s Banquet after the mayor-making ceremony, held at the  Suncastle Skegness.
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An account of the first baby to be born on the first Council Housing Estate in Skegness, which was, of course, the Tennyson Green Housing Estate, built in 1920/21.
Councillors suggested that the baby should be called “Richard” after Richmond Drive in Skegness.
We did a little family history research and found the original birth entry for [...]

1964 – GASSING of rabbits warrens in the sand dunes from Princes Parade to Seacroft Lagoon, to be carried out for Skegness Council as a pest control measure, will end on 28th February, the Council was assured on Wednesday. This is to ensure that “what slight risk there is ” will not be present at [...]

Update 27th May 2009 – After appealing for information about the German Gun below, it has been brought to our attention that the gun was actually sold to local scrap dealer, Sid Dennis, in the early 1930s. We are making further enquiries about this and will update the page as soon as we hear more.
Trophies [...]

Online system will make car parking in East Lindsey a doddle!

MOTORISTS need never be stuck to find a car park again when visiting East Lindsey, as the District Council launches a new online service that makes car parks easier to find than ever before.
Based on Google maps, the new service available at www.e-lindsey.gov.uk, enables visitors [...]

ELDC joins social networking community

EAST Lindsey District Council has launched its own Facebook and Twitter accounts, as Councils across the country embrace social media in a bid to keep the community better informed.
95 Councils nationwide have already signed up to the blogging site, Twitter, after recognising the potential for developing closer relationships with residents.
“With the [...]

Are you going to destroy those rats?
Commencing on December 29th, the Council announce they are holding a rat week in Skegness, and the co-operation of every inhabitant is requested.
It is probably advisable to bring to the notice of every occupier of premises that they are compelled by a recent Act of Parliament to destroy the [...]