Lara King

London

Editor at The Spectator

Writer at Freelance

Editor @Spectator_Life and production editor @Spectator

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Articles

Inside London’s transport time warp

3 weeks ago | spectator.co.uk | Lara King

The illustration shows a smiling couple on a yacht, the wind ruffling their hair and the coastline receding into the distance behind them. Above it are the words: ‘Work out of London – get more out of life.’ Something from the post-Covid work-from-home era, perhaps, or Boris Johnson’s 2019 ‘levelling up’ election campaign? No – this is the work of ‘The Location of Offices Bureau’, set up by the Tory government in 1963 and abolished by Margaret Thatcher.
Campaigners attend meeting over libraries changes

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Lara King

Image source, BBC / Lara KingImage caption, Angela Greenfield of Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Civic Society is worried about the future of librariesMore than 100 people attended a public meeting over the future of libraries in North East Lincolnshire, a campaign group said. North East Lincolnshire Council wants to move Cleethorpes Library into the town's leisure centre and turn Waltham Library into a community library run by volunteers.
Campaigners attend meeting over libraries changes

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Lara King

More than 100 people attended a public meeting over the future of libraries in North East Lincolnshire, a campaign group said. North East Lincolnshire Council wants to move Cleethorpes Library into the town's leisure centre and turn Waltham Library into a community library run by volunteers. It is also considering moving Grimsby Central Library to a town centre hub. The second phase of a public consultation into the plans started in April and continues until Wednesday 9 July.
Grimsby's Viking past part of pop-up exhibition

1 month ago | bbc.com | Lara King

Viking village brought to life on big screenLara KingLara KingMembers of the Lindesige Saeweard re-enactment group are bringing a Viking legend to lifeA Viking legend synonymous with Grimsby will be retold through an immersive experience on a giant screen. The Grim's Great Viking Village pop-up will take people on a journey through the town as it might have looked at the time of its Danish founder, Grim.
Grimsby Top Town Market returns to 'delight' of traders

1 month ago | bbc.com | Lara King

Traders and shoppers 'delighted' as market reopensBBCTop Town Market will remain in its temporary home until a new venue is ready in 2027Traders at a long-running market say the first day of business in their temporary new space was "better than they could have wished for". Top Town Market in Grimsby had been without a home after it closed in February as part of a £50m regeneration scheme.
Hull guide dog user warns taxi drivers to follow law

1 month ago | bbc.com | Lara King

Guide dog user warns taxi drivers to follow lawLara KingNathan Major-KershawNathan Major-Kershaw says some taxi drivers complain about his guide dog Jackson A man with a severe sight impairment has issued a warning to taxi drivers telling them they have to accept guide dogs by law. Nathan Major-Kershaw, 29, from Hull, said he had experienced drivers complaining when he had brought his dog Jackson into their cars, with one saying he could refuse to accept him as a passenger.
Grimsby student in European Karate Championships in Armenia

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Lara King

Image source, Jervis familyImage caption, William is going to Armenia to compete in a Para-Karate categoryA 17-year-old student at the Grimsby Institute has been selected to represent England at the 2025 Senior European Karate Championships. William Jervis is a Foundations student at the Institute. He will compete in the Para-Karate Kata category where athletes perform pre-determined sequences of movements designed to imitate a fight. He is the only athlete from England to be chosen for the honour.
Crackdown in Grimsby park after spate of wheelie bin fires

2 months ago | bbc.com | Lara King

Crackdown in park after spate of wheelie bin firesLara KingHumberside Fire and RescueHumberside Fire and Rescue Service has been called to a series of bin fires in Grant Thorold Park in recent weeksA joint police and council operation has been tackling anti-social behaviour on a Grimsby estate. Humberside Police and North East Lincolnshire Council have been addressing concerns in Grant Thorold Park, in the East Marsh area of the town.
Nesting swans on River Freshney in Grimsby protected by CCTV

2 months ago | bbc.com | Lara King

CCTV watches over nesting swans in town centreLara KingBBCOne of the Freshney swans in Grimsby sitting on her eggsMeasures to protect swans in a town centre after two were attacked last year have been reintroduced. Fencing and CCTV were put in place in April 2024 following a number of incidents where bottles were thrown at two birds.
CCTV watches over nesting swans in town centre

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Lara King

Measures to protect swans in a town centre after two were attacked last year have been reintroduced. Fencing and CCTV were put in place in April 2024 following a number of incidents where bottles were thrown at two birds. The safety measures have again been put in by Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue (CWR) to protect two nesting birds on the River Freshney in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire.