Politics

The number of affordable homes for rent due to be built at a housing scheme have been drastically cut back.

A former health champion will be leading a new group representing businesses in the town centre.

A fleet of striking new bin lorries is taking to the streets — not just to collect waste, but to spread life-saving health messages.

Councillors will be giving the green light to purchase nearly 40 new refuse vehicles - but a decision will not be made in South Holland until June.

A councillor has called for a safety review of trees in a town park after one suddenly collapsed across a footpath on a calm, sunny day.

Plans for a housing development on the grounds of a village manor house have made significant progress.

A council chairman has stepped down from his role after raising £21,000 for two charities.

Lincolnshire MPs have taken a stand in Parliament against the concentration of solar farms in the county, calling it ‘folly in the highest degree’.

A village has lost its bid to have an open space turned into a village green.

A new mayor and deputy have been selected to represent their town.

This afternoon the House of Commons will vote on a hugely significant piece of legislation, writes Grantham and Bourne MP Gareth Davies.

Fears that a tight-knit community could double in size have prompted a meeting.

A new neighbourhood plan will move closer to completion at an extraordinary meeting next week.

Plans have been submitted to build a new substation for a town that is growing beyond the means of the current electricity network.

A library’s fate is likely to be decided in the autumn, the county council has said.

The county’s new Reform UK leader has dismissed the idea of a climate emergency, suggesting the path to net zero would be better taken over 100 years.

The poor state of a town’s High Street was discussed at the annual town meeting, with a councillor saying there is a ‘general sense of apathy’.

Ticket sales at council-run arts centres are rocketing - helping to offset the costs of providing a programme of events.

Care for older and vulnerable people along with food production could be impacted by proposed changes to immigration rules, say local experts.

A councillor who will soon be taking on a senior county leadership role says he will always be a ‘champion’ for his area — but won’t be bosses around.