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Martin Vickers

'I've lived in Grimsby all my life - but this year I can't vote for town's MP'
General Election
Many people who see themselves as true Grimbarians have found themselves on the wrong side of the new constituency boundary
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General Election 2024: seat poll projections suggest close races in northern Lincolnshire
Conservative Party
Northern Lincolnshire looks set to be a key general election battleground, with marginal results on the cards
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Cleethorpes to London train 'arriving in December'
Cleethorpes
It would be the end of a 40-year campaign
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Residents frustrated over council's handling of HGV problem through tight village road
Goxhill
'We just live here, all we want is quality of life for our kids'
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More A180 closures announced as National Highways responds to MP's call for concrete section replacement date
A180
Essential maintenance works are to take place on the A180 westbound from May 28, and motorists have been advised to allow for extra time to travel
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Work to start on noisy A180 surface 'in near future'
A180
Cleethorpes MP Martin Vickers has raised the issue in Parliament
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Cleethorpes MP calls for action to 'reduce the dazzle' caused by bright car headlights
Traffic & Travel
Martin Vickers says 'car headlights should be better regulated to reduce the dazzle they cause to oncoming drivers'
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'Mood for change' as Conservatives lose control of North East Lincolnshire Council as Labour make most gains
Local Elections
Conservative leader of the council Philip Jackson said it was a 'disappointing result' while Labour celebrated a 'big change'
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Cleethorpes bobby hailed as 'fantastic' role model for police in Parliament
Good News
'He exemplifies what it means to be a police officer and a fantastic community champion,' said Penny Mordaunt, Leader of the House of Commons
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Village bike trail proposals rejected on appeal
North East Lincolnshire Council
The proposals encountered considerable local opposition
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Rishi Sunak makes promise amid concerns over proposed Grimsby to Walpole 140km pylon line
Politics
Cleethorpes MP Martin Vickers asked for 'sympathetic consideration' to residents' calls for sections to go underground
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North East Lincolnshire Council joins pylon line fight and may support other council's legal action
North East Lincolnshire Council
Lincolnshire County Council has indicated its intention to take its opposition to the proposed pylon line to court if required
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Tributes to Grimsby's Patrick Cormack - 'vivid character' who gave decades of service to country
Politics
Death of Conservative politician 'a sad loss', says Cleethorpes MP Martin Vickers
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Companies 'looking at' siting small modular nuclear reactors in northern Lincolnshire
Martin Vickers
Martin Vickers, Cleethorpes MP, expressed support during a debate earlier this month on the civil nuclear road map for the country
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Controversial Brigg rail timetable under review
Brigg
A government minister has said it is looking at a timetable alteration in the future
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Noisy A180 unlikely to be silenced for years to come
A180
MP Martin Vickers says he has been told the notoriously noisy concrete section of the road won't be replaced until 2027/28
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Announcement to be made 'shortly' on direct Cleethorpes to London rail route
Transport
The Transport Secretary said he hoped to "make an announcement shortly"
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'Absolutely fantastic' - reaction to Cleethorpes, Grimsby and Scunthorpe train ticket offices reprieve
Transport
The government has announced it will not support proposals to close hundreds of England's train ticket offices
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Cleethorpes, Grimsby and Scunthorpe train ticket office closures scrapped
Transport
The government has announced it will not proceed with train operator proposals to scrap ticket offices across England
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Tributes as Grimsby Telegraph legend and 'Odd Man Out' Peter Chapman dies
Tribute
Peter, who was in his eighties, wrote his last column for the Grimsby Telegraph two years ago - after a career spanning decades
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'Life-extending works' expected to start on A180 early next year, but safety group wants motorway upgrade
A180
National Highways indicated a willingness to meet further with the road safety group too
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Cleethorpes MP A180 repair hopes as scrapped HS2 cash gets reallocated
A180
Martin Vickers has previously called for the A180's concrete surface to be gotten rid of
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Banning disposable vapes supported by northern Lincolnshire MPs on environmental and health grounds
Health
The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) contacted senior northern Lincolnshire politicians for their views
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Four roadside stops to get big revamps to help HGV drivers
Transport
Six-figure sums injected into locations in Grimsby, Immingham and Scunthorpe
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