The election for the new Mayor of the new Greater Lincolnshire Mayoral election took place on 1st May 2025 and candidate Dame Andrea Jenkyns was duly elected. The three areas to be amalgamated are North Lincolnshire Council, North East Lincolnshire Council and Lincolnshire County Council which will form the Greater Lincolnshire Combined Authority. Devolution is the transfer of powers and funding from national to local government. The intended new Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority (GLCCA) will have the powers to decide how to spend money locally to improve economic, social and environmental wellbeing of the people who live and work in our area.

British Steel – On 8^th May 2025 British Steel announced that it plans to start recruiting for over 180 new employees to help drive the business forward following the recent tensions with Jingye Group and the Government. Following the UK Government taking control of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant to prevent its closure by way of passing the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 on 12^th April 2025, the bill received Royal Assent from King Charles allowing the Government to take control of the company and keep the plant running until a longer term solution is found. Jingye announced that it was losing £700,000 a day and were considering closing the plant.

Pride Event 2025 – The Scunthorpe Pride Event will be returning this year and is to be held on Saturday 23rd August 2025 – Church Square – 12-7pm. GMB will again be present to show support and solidarity with our members. Come along and support your local community and Union Branch. For more information on the events of the day please visit the Scunthorpe Pride website at Scunthorpe Pride – Scunthorpe Pride