Commenting on the Living Music Bill being approved by the House of Commons at Third Reading today, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party Committee on Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Don Foster said: “Private members’ bills are rarely passed, and it’s even rarer that they do so with the unanimous support of every MP […]

Liberal Democrat MP for Bath Don Foster has welcomed his Live Music Bill becoming one step closer to law. The Bill, which will free small venues from red tape when showcasing live music and make it easier to stage events in school and village halls, has successfully passed its second reading in the House of […]

Firework Extravaganza Location: Pleasure Island Family Theme Park Kings Road Cleethorpes North East Lincolnshire, DN35 0PL Date: 05/11/2011, Time: 2:30PM to 8:00PM Cost: Tickets are on sale now for £3 per person for entry. Ride wristbands are available for £6 (small children up to 1.1 metres) and £9 (over 1.1 metres). Availability: There are limited […]

Come along for Music and Ghost Train (note: only the ghost train is running) Local covers bands: JUST Sam Carlton & the GONGFARMERS 25 piece steel band, Zombie voodoo samba band Buy 9 tickets and get 1 free! On site parking Event details Location: Pleasure Island Kings Road Cleethorpes North East Lincolnshire DN35 0PL Date(s): […]

The annual Lit.com event returns from Saturday, October 1 to Monday, October 31, 2011 It’s back! Your annual fix of fun, frolics, fact and fiction – Lit.Com – returns for another year with an exciting array of events taking place at venues across North East Lincolnshire. The month long literature and comedy festival features workshops, […]

OLDER people won’t be feeling the bite of cold weather as much this winter, thanks to a new campaign. A scheme to help elderly and isolated people in North East Lincolnshire prepare for the winter will begin on October 7. The first stage of the Winter Campaign will see the distribution of a checklist to […]

Residents of the Nunsthorpe, Bradley Park and Grange estates will enjoy their first community fun day in September, thanks to the South Partnership. The event will be held at Sutcliffe Recreation Ground on Friday, September 2, from 11am to 3pm, providing fun for all the family as well as an opportunity to find out about […]

Welcoming the Competition Commission’s provisional finding of a lack of competition in the pay-TV market for Hollywood movies, Jill Johnstone, Director of Consumer Rights Policy at Consumer Focus said:  ‘The Competition Commission found that Sky enjoys a stranglehold on movies watched on pay-TV leading to a lack of effective competition and reduced consumer choice. We […]

Meridian Park, Cleethorpes, this Sunday (August 21) from 12pm – 6pm Audiences are invited to enjoy the Family Sunday Music Festival where there will be live music with a main stage and acoustic tent, a children’s activity tent, workshops, stalls and food. Organised by the Culture House, the Sunday event will see quality local, regional and […]

Tukes Cafe, in Brighowgate, Grimsby, is to be the venue for a one man show about the life of Abraham Lincoln. Mr Lincoln, a play by Herbert Mitgang presented by Uncommon Voice, will be performed on Friday, August 19 at 7pm. The show is a biographical monologue about the life of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th […]