North East Lincolnshire Council has dug up more salt marsh from Cleethorpes beach after an inspection showed new growth.

BBC: Council cuts more salt marsh from Cleethorpes beach

North East Lincolnshire Council said patients on the south bank would get toll-free travel soon after the charges were slashed.

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On the opposite bank of the estuary, North East Lincolnshire Council is also trying to deal with problems caused by the caterpillars.

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Councillor Mick Bennett, chair of tourism and leisure at North East Lincolnshire Council, said under the five-year agreement the beach was inspected three times a year, and any growth manually removed.

BBC: Council cuts more salt marsh from Cleethorpes beach

After an agreement was reached in February, the leader of North East Lincolnshire Council, Chris Shaw, said that as part of the deal patients on the south bank needing treatment at hospitals in Hull and East Yorkshire should get toll-free travel across the bridge.

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Mr Inglis cited initial disagreements between the region's four councils, Hull City Council, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the taking over of the Humber Bridge debt as evidence of Mr Shaw's negotiating style.

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