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Fears that we could ‘lose out’ on devolution

18 December 2022
Fears that we could ‘lose out’ on devolution

Fears that we could ‘lose out’ on devolution

18 December 2022

Lincolnshire is at “increasing risk” of losing out over devolution, councillors have warned as they moved forward with draft proposals.


How to make a festive wreath

18 December 2022
How to make a festive wreath

How to make a festive wreath

18 December 2022

Our regular columnist Mark Cox shares how to make the best Christmas wreath


Price tag is 'too high' to go 100 per cent green

15 December 2022
Price tag is 'too high' to go 100 per cent green

Price tag is 'too high' to go 100 per cent green

15 December 2022

A £231,450 price tag for a council to go fully green is “too high a price to pay”, leaders have said.


Council leaders say price tag is 'too high' to go 100% green

15 December 2022
Council leaders say price tag is 'too high' to go 100% green

Council leaders say price tag is 'too high' to go 100% green

15 December 2022

A near quarter-of-a-million pound price tag for Lincolnshire County Council to try to go 100% green is “too high a price to pay”, leaders have said.

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People 'no longer shocked' by hospital discharge delays and long ambulance waits, says hospitals boss

15 December 2022
People 'no longer shocked' by hospital discharge delays and long ambulance waits, says hospitals boss

People 'no longer shocked' by hospital discharge delays and long ambulance waits, says hospitals boss

15 December 2022

The chief executive of Lincolnshire’s hospitals says people are “no longer shocked” by discharge delays or long ambulance waits.


Hospitals boss says people 'no longer shocked' by delays and long ambulance waits

15 December 2022
Hospitals boss says people 'no longer shocked' by delays and long ambulance waits

Hospitals boss says people 'no longer shocked' by delays and long ambulance waits

15 December 2022

The chief executive of Lincolnshire’s hospitals says people are “no longer shocked” by discharge delays or long ambulance waits.


Call for post-mortems to be carried out in the county after families left in distress

14 December 2022
Call for post-mortems to be carried out in the county after families left in distress

Call for post-mortems to be carried out in the county after families left in distress

14 December 2022

A councillor has called for post-mortems to be done in the county, with families left in distress due to the service being carried out miles away.


More than 380 children have gone missing from council care in last five years

14 December 2022
More than 380 children have gone missing from council care in last five years

More than 380 children have gone missing from council care in last five years

14 December 2022

There have been more than 380 incidents of missing vulnerable children in council care in the past five years.


'Disappointment' over lack of funding for highways amid £20 million rise in costs

13 December 2022
'Disappointment' over lack of funding for highways amid £20 million rise in costs

'Disappointment' over lack of funding for highways amid £20 million rise in costs

13 December 2022

A 300 per cent rise in the cost of weedkiller is among the nearly £20 million of inflationary cost pressures faced by the county council’s highways.

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'Increasing risk' Lincolnshire will lose out if devolution bid stalls

12 December 2022
'Increasing risk' Lincolnshire will lose out if devolution bid stalls

'Increasing risk' Lincolnshire will lose out if devolution bid stalls

12 December 2022

Lincolnshire is at risk of losing over devolution, councillors have warned as they moved forward with draft proposals – including an elected mayor.


Referendum on A16 changes

09 December 2022
Referendum on A16 changes

Referendum on A16 changes

09 December 2022

Planned changes to the A16 roundabout will go to public referendum next week.

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Council's electricity bill to increase by 83 per cent

09 December 2022
Council's electricity bill to increase by 83 per cent

Council's electricity bill to increase by 83 per cent

09 December 2022

The county council will use almost 14 per cent less electricity this year, but will still be charged more than 83 per cent extra, a report says.


Hospital chief accepts our NHS cannot operate effectively

06 December 2022
Hospital chief accepts our NHS cannot operate effectively

Hospital chief accepts our NHS cannot operate effectively

06 December 2022

A leading hospital boss says he accepts that our health and care system is 'unable to operate effectively'.

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No strike action at county's hospitals

06 December 2022
No strike action at county's hospitals

No strike action at county's hospitals

06 December 2022

Staff at Lincolnshire’s hospitals will not take part in national strike action over pay later this month, despite a vote in favour.


Bid for £90k puffin crossing moves step closer

05 December 2022
Bid for £90k puffin crossing moves step closer

Bid for £90k puffin crossing moves step closer

05 December 2022

A late councillor’s bid to have a £90,000 puffin crossing installed on a busy Spalding road has moved one step forward.

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£5 million to free up hospital beds

01 December 2022
£5 million to free up hospital beds

£5 million to free up hospital beds

01 December 2022

Health chiefs need to identify how to spend a large pot of cash in Lincolnshire by Christmas.


£5m pot of cash to clear hospital beds and backlogs 'has to be spent very quickly'

01 December 2022
£5m pot of cash to clear hospital beds and backlogs 'has to be spent very quickly'

£5m pot of cash to clear hospital beds and backlogs 'has to be spent very quickly'

01 December 2022

Lincolnshire’s health chiefs have to decide how they are going to spend a near £5 million pot of money by the middle of December.


Security of money more important than ethics

30 November 2022
Security of money more important than ethics

Security of money more important than ethics

30 November 2022

A council with investments in a Qatar bank, has said financial security is more important than ethical considerations.


'Security of money paramount' says South Kesteven District Council after investing £10 million in Qatar bank

30 November 2022
'Security of money paramount' says South Kesteven District Council after investing £10 million in Qatar bank

'Security of money paramount' says South Kesteven District Council after investing £10 million in Qatar bank

30 November 2022

A council with investments in a Qatar bank has said financial security is more important than ethical considerations such as human rights.

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Rogue signs and overrunning roadworks see utility companies fined

29 November 2022
Rogue signs and overrunning roadworks see utility companies fined

Rogue signs and overrunning roadworks see utility companies fined

29 November 2022

A single utility company accounted for a third of fines dished out by a county council last year.

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