Nottingham Riviera Can’t Beat Skegness?
I stumbled upon this news article in the Skegness Standard during August where the local Skegness newspaper had written a report about the Nottingham Riviera Life is a beach. The Skegness Standard covered the report over a complaint supposedly by someone who went to the Nottingham Riviera and was disappointed by the urban beach and […]
Dog Mess in Skegness
Mayor Councilor Pat Phillips at Skegness Town Council’s meeting on Wednesday said: “The amount of dog fouling which is going on in this town is terrible. All around the bowling greens and all around the Pier Field is a dog waste haven.” It’s good the council has seen the problem first hand and are discussing […]
Should Skegness outdoor swimming pool be open longer?
“GRUMBLES that Skegness’ outdoor pool remains closed during the sunny days of early summer were sounded at a town/district liaison meeting. However, for costs reasons, East Lindsey District Council has no plans to bring forward the opening from July, heating and chemically treating the water – plus the cost of lifeguards – could not be […]
Was The Skegness SO Festival Money well Spent by the Council?
I often keep up to date on what’s happening in Skegness by following the local paper online every week. The Skegness Standard has a poll on various subjects and one of the polls asked this Question: was the SO Festival money well spent by the council. I immediately voted YES and was shocked when the […]
Skegness Could Learn From Budapest’s Modern Art Boating Lake
Skegness could learn a thing or too from Budapest. 15 artists from around the world have created 26 pieces of art which as been placed in a boating lake to attract visitors. Visitors to Budapest can row around the art installations, what a great idea, this would be something Skegness Boating lake could do to […]
Skegness Pier Toilets no Longer Funded by ELDC
Stuart Davy, ELDC strategic director has said: “These toilets have not received any investment for some considerable time and fall well below the standard that we would wish to be offering visitors to the resort.” I can understand East Lindsey District Council not wanting to be associated with below standard toilets, it puts the town […]
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 […]
What does the future hold for Skegness’ Embassy Theatre?
The Embassy Theatre seems to be a hot topic at the moment for East Lindsey District Council on improving the Skegness Theatre. In a news article in the Skegness Standard it was reported, Since November last year, the Embassy Theatre has come under the spotlight at a series of meetings of a task-and-finish group set […]
