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North Lincolnshire Council has approved a balanced budget that protects vital support for vulnerable residents while continuing to invest in roads, regeneration, flood resilience and local communities.

Despite reduced Government funding, rising costs and growing demand for essential services, the council has agreed a clear and disciplined financial plan focused on stability, protection and long-term value.

Around 80 per cent of council spending directly supports vulnerable adults, children and local communities – services that are not provided by any other organisation.

The budget safeguards care and support for older and disabled residents, maintains the council’s long-term financial sustainability and continues to back businesses to create secure, well-paid jobs.

Cllr Rob Waltham said: “This is a responsible budget for challenging times. We have protected the things that matter most – particularly support for vulnerable residents – while continuing to invest in North Lincolnshire’s future.

“National decisions have increased costs for councils without fully funding them. We will not hollow out essential services for short-term gain. This plan is balanced, disciplined and focused on long-term stability.”

Higher employer National Insurance contributions, Living Wage uplifts and sustained inflationary pressures have driven significant increases in workforce costs, with more than £6m added to social care costs alone this year.

The Government settlement does not fully fund those increases, leaving councils expected to bridge the gap.

Cllr Waltham added: “The Government has chosen to cut funding to councils. This budget is not about expansion – it is about protection.

“It preserves frontline support and ensures the council remains financially resilient in the face of externally driven cost pressures. More than 80 per cent of our capital investment programme is funded through external grants rather than local taxation, and our ongoing efficiency programme continues to reshape services around prevention and long-term value rather than crisis response.”

The budget commits more than £200m over the next four years to infrastructure, regeneration and community facilities – strengthening town centres, protecting homes from flooding, supporting economic growth and improving local environments.

Budget highlights include:

• £20m for highways improvements from April
• £10m investment in schools across North Lincolnshire
• £3m grant pot for rural communities
• Creation of an additional 100 new special educational needs school places
• Multi-million-pound leisure refurbishments at Pods and Riddings & Quibell Park
• Investment in Scunthorpe community centres
• Development of the Ashby Hub
• Tree-planting target increased to 750,000
• Free swimming during Easter and summer holidays for children and young people
• Free books for all children up to the age of five
• Free car parking in Ashby, Brigg and Scunthorpe
• Continued support for the Armed Forces community
• Weekly brown bin collections with no additional charge
• £5m for flood protection across the Isle and along the Humber bank
• Completion of the Burringham Bypass
• Expansion of Sir John Mason House, adding five new rooms

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One of the world’s most influential contemporary artists has arrived in Scunthorpe.

Jenny Holzer – renowned for her bold, provocative work across the globe – is the focus of a major, free exhibition at 20-21 – North Lincolnshire’s premier arts gallery.

Presented as part of ARTIST ROOMS, in partnership with Tate and National Galleries of Scotland, the exhibition brings internationally significant contemporary art to North Lincolnshire.

Cllr John Davison, cabinet member for safer, stronger communities (urban) at North Lincolnshire Council, said: “You don’t have to travel to London or Edinburgh to see world-class art.

“This exhibition brings internationally renowned work right to the heart of Scunthorpe, free for everyone to enjoy – and that says a lot about our ambition for North Lincolnshire.”

Holzer is best known for using words as her medium. Her short, striking statements explore power, politics, equality and truth – challenging how language influences what we believe and how we behave. Her work has appeared everywhere from city streets and billboards to some of the world’s leading galleries.

The exhibition brings together works spanning more than five decades of her career. Highlights include Truisms – the short, often contradictory statements that first appeared as posters and stickers across New York – presented through illuminated LED works.

Ceri Lewis, Senior Curator for ARTIST ROOMS, said: “Jenny Holzer challenges our expectations about art: what it is, where we see it, for whom it is made, and what it can do in the world. She chose language as her medium for its power to reach people, wanting to make art ‘that’s understandable, that has some relevance and importance to almost anyone inclined to look’.

“For five decades her provocations around power, equality, politics and social justice have sparked debate.  We hope that her art and her activism will resonate with a new generation though this collaboration with 20-21 Visuals Arts Centre, which brings our national collection to new audiences in the communities of North Lincolnshire.”

At the heart of the exhibition is Blue Purple Tilt, a dramatic, large-scale LED installation programmed with hundreds of Holzer’s texts, flooding the gallery with colour, movement and message.

The exhibition is free to visit, removing barriers to access and giving local audiences the rare chance to experience world-class contemporary art on their doorstep – while also attracting visitors to Scunthorpe from across the UK.

Cllr Davison added: “This is about ambition, access and pride in place – bringing world-class art to North Lincolnshire and making it free for everyone.”

Visitor information

Exhibition: ARTIST ROOMS: Jenny Holzer
Venue: 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe
Dates: 31 January – 13 June 2026
Opening hours: 10am–4pm, Tuesday to Saturday
Admission: Free

Image Information

Jenny Holzer BLUE PURPLE TILE 2007
ARTIST ROOMS Tate and National Galleries of Scotland
Photo © Tate / Artwork © 2026 Jenny Holzer, member/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Pensioners across North Lincolnshire are being urged to act quickly, with just 1,000 free air fryers remaining under the council’s hugely popular energy-saving cooking scheme.

Around 15,000 residents have already benefited from free appliances designed to help people eat well while cutting household energy bills. But with stock limited, this is a last opportunity for eligible pensioners who have not yet applied.

Cllr Rob Waltham, leader of North Lincolnshire Council, said: “This scheme has already helped thousands of pensioners save money and stay healthy – and now we’re down to the final appliances.

“If you’re eligible and haven’t applied yet, don’t miss out. Once these are gone, they’re gone.”

Each eligible household can receive one energy-efficient cooking appliance, including an air fryer, along with access to free healthy cooking sessions to help people get the most out of it.

Cllr Tim Mitchell, cabinet member for sustainability and transformation, added: “We’re genuinely sorry that the scheme is now drawing to a close, because we know how much of a difference these appliances make to people’s everyday lives.

“The last thing we want is for pensioners who would really benefit to miss out simply because they didn’t realise time was running out.

“If you’re eligible and haven’t applied yet, please do so now – this support is there to be used.”

How to apply – before it’s too late

Pensioners can apply quickly and easily by:

• Completing the online application form, or
• Visiting a local community hub in Ashby, Barton, Brigg, Crowle, Epworth or Scunthorpe, where staff can help with registration.
• Contact your ward councillor for help and assistance to apply.

Appliances are available for collection from community hubs.

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✨ World-famous artist Jenny Holzer is coming to Scunthorpe.

A major new exhibition opens today at @2021VisualArts, bringing powerful words, light and ideas right into the heart of the town.

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Residents across North Lincolnshire are invited to explore new opportunities, build confidence and take their next step at the Jobs Expo, returning to the Baths Hall, Scunthorpe, on Thursday 5 March 2026, from 10am to 4pm.
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Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one

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