BREAKING NEWS: NELC's central government funding slashed

NORTH East Lincolnshire Council will see a 6.9 per cent reduction in its spending over the next two years, Government figures have revealed.
The borough's leaders will have £152-million to spend on delivering local services in 2013-14 and £144-million in 2014-15 – a reduction of two per cent and 4.9 per cent respectively.
Council leader Councillor Chris Shaw has said the publication of the settlement is "a dark day for local government".
See tomorrow's Grimsby Telegraph for more.