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Ellis Karran, Local Democracy Reporter

Our £152 million bill for prescription medicines — and how we compare to elsewhere

16 August 2024
Our £152 million bill for prescription medicines — and how we compare to elsewhere

Our £152 million bill for prescription medicines — and how we compare to elsewhere

16 August 2024

Our NHS services spend more than £150 million on prescription medication for just over 800,000 people — prescribing an average of 27 items per person.

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New TV gantry should improve coverage of club’s matches

15 August 2024
New TV gantry should improve coverage of club’s matches

New TV gantry should improve coverage of club’s matches

15 August 2024

A football club will be able to offer better coverage for fans after getting approval for a new TV gantry.


Homes approved for site near RAF base

14 August 2024
Homes approved for site near RAF base

Homes approved for site near RAF base

14 August 2024

A new housing development near an RAF base has been approved.


Council leaders concerned over Labour’s housing targets

14 August 2024
Council leaders concerned over Labour’s housing targets

Council leaders concerned over Labour’s housing targets

14 August 2024

The Labour Government’s planning reforms aim to spark a house-building boom, but councillors fear their rural landscape will be targeted.

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‘Pedestrianisation doesn’t make sense in a small town’

14 August 2024
‘Pedestrianisation doesn’t make sense in a small town’

‘Pedestrianisation doesn’t make sense in a small town’

14 August 2024

Business owners are frustrated at the impact of pedestrianisation works in their town centre.


Roadworks finish 4 months ahead of schedule

14 August 2024
Roadworks finish 4 months ahead of schedule

Roadworks finish 4 months ahead of schedule

14 August 2024

A £2 million roadworks project has finished months ahead of schedule.


‘We’ll do the best we can with the money we’ve got’

13 August 2024
‘We’ll do the best we can with the money we’ve got’

‘We’ll do the best we can with the money we’ve got’

13 August 2024

A council has pledged to do “the best we can with the money we’ve got” to repair potholes.

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New car park to feature 16 EV charging points and accessible spaces

07 August 2024
New car park to feature 16 EV charging points and accessible spaces

New car park to feature 16 EV charging points and accessible spaces

07 August 2024

Plans for an electric vehicle charge point car park have been approved.


Ex-protester condemns portrayal of recent far-right riots

06 August 2024
Ex-protester condemns portrayal of recent far-right riots

Ex-protester condemns portrayal of recent far-right riots

06 August 2024

A Just Stop Oil protester who was arrested during peaceful demonstrations last year has criticised the “framing” of recent riots across the country.


Police ‘stand ready to support and protect our community’ during riots

06 August 2024
Police ‘stand ready to support and protect our community’ during riots

Police ‘stand ready to support and protect our community’ during riots

06 August 2024

A police boss says the force has “plans in place” should riots break out in the county after officers were deployed to Rotherham.


New solar farm off coast gets go-ahead

06 August 2024
New solar farm off coast gets go-ahead

New solar farm off coast gets go-ahead

06 August 2024

Britain’s “greenest energy supplier” has been granted approval for a new solar farm next to existing wind and solar farms off the coast.

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‘There may be some disruption to services, but practices will remain open as usual’

02 August 2024
‘There may be some disruption to services, but practices will remain open as usual’

‘There may be some disruption to services, but practices will remain open as usual’

02 August 2024

Patients are being told there will be ‘some disruption to services’ after county GPs announce they are taking ‘collective action’.

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Planning application seeks to convert former RAF base into 8 apartments

01 August 2024
Planning application seeks to convert former RAF base into 8 apartments

Planning application seeks to convert former RAF base into 8 apartments

01 August 2024

A planning application has been submitted to convert a former RAF base and private school into eight self-contained apartments.


Lincolnshire faces health service challenges as pensioner numbers grow

31 July 2024
Lincolnshire faces health service challenges as pensioner numbers grow

Lincolnshire faces health service challenges as pensioner numbers grow

31 July 2024

As Lincolnshire’s pensioner population continues to soar, so do fears of long term health conditions, and strains on the local health sector.

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Six families ‘shocked and distraught’ as ashes investigation gets underway

29 July 2024
Six families ‘shocked and distraught’ as ashes investigation gets underway

Six families ‘shocked and distraught’ as ashes investigation gets underway

29 July 2024

Three people have been arrested as part of an investigation into a burial of ashes even though the ashes couldn’t be located.


Future of bridge closed for ‘safety reasons’ is hanging in the balance

26 July 2024
Future of bridge closed for ‘safety reasons’ is hanging in the balance

Future of bridge closed for ‘safety reasons’ is hanging in the balance

26 July 2024

The future of a bridge that has been closed for over four months due to “safety reasons” appears to be hanging in the balance.

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Vulnerable children forced to wait 18 months in care before moving in with adopted families

26 July 2024
Vulnerable children forced to wait 18 months in care before moving in with adopted families

Vulnerable children forced to wait 18 months in care before moving in with adopted families

26 July 2024

Children in the care system are waiting 18 months on average to move in with adoptive families, almost two months longer than the target.


‘The parade is part of our heritage, it’s great news that it’ll happen in 2025’

26 July 2024
‘The parade is part of our heritage, it’s great news that it’ll happen in 2025’

‘The parade is part of our heritage, it’s great news that it’ll happen in 2025’

26 July 2024

A council leader has celebrated and congratulated the continuation of the Spalding Flower Parade, calling the annual event ‘part of our heritage’.


Increase in demand for autism services

25 July 2024
Increase in demand for autism services

Increase in demand for autism services

25 July 2024

There has been a significant increase in demand for autism services in Lincolnshire due to heightened awareness and publicity around neurodiversity.


Questions over £4 million cinema plan five years on from approval

18 July 2024
Questions over £4 million cinema plan five years on from approval

Questions over £4 million cinema plan five years on from approval

18 July 2024

Five years since the red carpet was rolled out on £4 million cinema plans, people are still waiting for the curtain to rise.


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