OFFERS UNDERSTOOD TO HAVE BEEN MADE FOR PROMINENT BRIGG TOWN CENTRE BUILDINGS

Two of the main buildings in Brigg town centre, which have been vacant for some time, could see new tenants or owners in the not too distant future, it is hoped.
Speaking at the Annual Town Meeting, Coun Rob Waltham, Leader of North Lincolnshire Council, gave an update on the former HSBC and NatWest bank premises in the Market Place - both placed on the property market after closure.
He said it was understood there were offers on both buildings.
However, bank closures were "a sign of the times."
Elsewhere in his North Lincolnshire Council update, Coun Waltham said most of the 1,891 street lights in Brigg had now been switched over to LED operation, receiving a generously positive response.
He also stressed that free car parking in Brigg remained a priority.
Other achievements included:

• £15 million added to the highway budget, with future plans to resurface Bridge Street after completion of the entrance/exit to the new Aldi store.
• Cash support for Brigg in Bloom and improvements to buildings as Sir John Nelthorpe School, in addition to the opening of the new Vale Academy.
• A makeover for the Buttercross ahead of its 200th anniversary.

PICTURED: The former NatWest bank premises (above) and HSBC (below).