SEEING RED OVER BRIGG GREENERY

Leaves sprouting from the base of tree trunks needed to be removed on a number of Brigg streets, Coun Ann Eardley suggested during the latest meeting of the Town Council on Monday (June 25).
The former Town Mayor reported hearing "lots of complaints."
Coun Rob Waltham, the leader of North Lincolnshire Council, told Coun Eardley that the authority was in the process of dealing with this issue.
From time to time over the years, Brigg Blog has highlighted the problem of sprouting foliage blocking drivers' views of approaching traffic at certain junctions, including exiting Garden Street onto Queen Street and exiting St Helen's Road onto the A1084, Bigby Road.
Certainly in the later case, things have been fine so far this year, with the leaves cut back.
Coun Eardley went on to complain about:

• 2ft high grass in need of cutting along the riverbank
• Broken glass and graffiti not being removed under the Ancholme Way bridge
• Weeds on footpaths being sprayed with killer without the dead matter being removed.

Coun Mike Storey suggested there was an Environment Agency restriction on cutting back grass on the riverbank until early July.
Coun Waltham did not think the grass had reached 2ft in height and added that the weedkiller applied on paths had to be given time to work. North Lincolnshire Council already had plans drawn up to remove the dead matter, he told Coun Eardley.
Later in the meeting, Coun Sharon Riggall said extra watering of Brigg in Bloom flowers was being undertaken because of the hot weather.