Plans for Skegness Sky Pier : Grand Parade Fire Site
Update: The Plans for the Skegness SkyPier have been approved pretty much as described below. February 2010. New plans have been submitted to East Lindsey District Council regarding FAT LOUIS, GRAND PARADE, SKEGNESS, PE25 2UG. From the Details of Planning Application – S/153/02562/08 Plans can be found online at http://www.eldc.gov.uk/planning/AcolNetCGI.gov?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPNAME=Root.PgeResultDetail&TheSystemkey=100344 Planning Permission – Erection of […]
Skegness WebCam
The Skegness WebCam picture below is brought to you by Skegness RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and BBC.co.uk. The camera is set on top of the Skegness Royal National Lifeboat Institution tower looking across the Skegness beach. The Skegness WebCam updates every 10 minutes (when it’s running). Skegness WebCam The Skegness WebCam pans across the […]
Skegness SEAS Festival Finale Event Complaint to East Lindsey District Council
The SEAS Festival Finale at the Embassy Theater was a fitting end to another poorly organised Skegness event. I arrived at the Embassy with my young son, we were welcomed into the theater by The Jolly Fisherman to what I was assured was a family night of musical entertainment. Here’s the information Skegness residents/visitors and […]
Skegness Illuminations 2011 Switch On
I wrote this a while back about the Illuminations Switch On, since the details haven’t been finalized I’m using this article for updates about Skegness Illumination event, in the comment section at the bottom of this page. Since things haven’t been confirmed yet and Skegness Illumination Switch On hasn’t taken place for some time a […]
Skegness Green Bins Collection to STOP During Winter!
Yes you read the title of this post correctly, East Lindsey District Council will STOP the green bin collections completely over the winter period (November to March)! I’m all for recycling and saving money and have always thought fortnightly collection of green bins throughout the year a waste of resources, even in summer our green […]
Embassy Theatre Skegness Could be Expanded
The Embassy Theatre could be expanded by using an upstairs space that is not used. There has apparently been a disused space in the Theatre since renovations took place in the Embassy 11 years ago! The Council are looking into ways to improve the Embassy Theatre for the public in Skegness and this extra space […]
Over 1,000 Boston and Skegness Residents Voted BNP in 2005!
I can’t get over over 1,000 of our neighbours voted BNP in 2005! That’s 2.4% of those who voted! Do you have any idea what the BNP really stand for? You might think it’s just to control immigration, but they have some nutty policies. For example they plan to force everyone to do national service. […]
Skegness Boating Lake – What’s going on with the Yellow Water
Skegness Boating Lake has changed it’s water colour to yellow in 2011. We walk around the boating lake twice a day on our daily walks and the colour of the water has got us concerned, since spring the water has become a bright mustard yellow colour. It looks like toxic waste, don’t fall in kids […]
Are ELDC and Skegness Town Council Doing Enough to Promote Skegness Tourism?
Skegness relies on tourists, if tourism dries up Skegness dies. The councils should be going out of their way to make visitors stay in Skegness as enjoyable as possible with an aim every pound the council spends will reap at least the same amount back. Having a golden sands beach is not a good enough […]
Boston and Skegness General Election, Who Will You Vote for and Why?
Based on the 2005 general election results for Boston and Skegness Conservative – Mark Simmonds 19,329 votes 46.2% Labour – Paul Kenny 13,422 votes 32.1% UKIP – Richard Horsnell 4,024 votes 9.6% Liberal Democrat – Alan Riley 3,649 votes 8.7% BNP – Wendy Russell 1,025 votes 2.4% Green – Marcus Petz 420 votes 1.0% Majority […]
