Politics

Thousands of letters will be arriving at homes across the district from tomorrow (Wednesday) as residents are asked to check whether the correct information appears on the electoral register.

Thousands of letters will be arriving at homes across South Kesteven as residents are asked to check whether the correct information appears on the electoral register.

Lincolnshire County Council has apologised to staff and suppliers after mistakes by service firm Serco led to errors in payment.

Oakham Town Council is having its accounts checked after it made errors.

Bomb disposal officers from RAF Wittering were called to a school after a pupil brought back a Second World War bomb from a trip to the beach.

The Government is a “shambles” which is trying to loosen the rules on foxhunting by changing the rules of the Commons to avoid defeat, Opposition MPs have claimed.

A tattoo hygiene rating scheme has been introduced by South Kesteven District Council to provide information on hygiene standards and help residents choose where to get a tattoo and ‘think before they ink’.

Lincolnshire Police’s funding “crisis” has been a talking point in the House of Commons this week.

The new Conservative county councillor for Grantham Barrowby says one of his priorities is the state of local roads and speeding.

A new ‘national living wage’ which will go up to £9 an hour was announced in yesterday’s budget - but has been described as “gimmickery of the highest order” by academics.

Chancellor George Osborne is to deliver his emergency Budget today - with billions of cuts to welfare expected.

Thousands of people enjoyed a day of celebration and commemoration at the third annual Armed Forces Day held in Market Deeping on Saturday.

This week is ‘Catch the Bus Week’ (June 29-July 5), and forming part of it is a roadshow which stops off at Grantham tomorrow (Thursday).

A campaign has been launched by councils across Lincolnshire in an attempt to crack down on housing benefit fraud and error.

The boss of a housing firm has criticised Government policy after his legal fight against a neighbourhood plan was again knocked back.

The beginning of Armed Forces Week was marked at a number of ceremonies across the area this week, with the ceremonial raising of the flag.

A committee tasked with looking specifically at issues in Grantham is a better alternative to a town council, believes the councillor setting it up.

There will be no new speed restrictions on an Oakham road after a speed survey found most drivers were sticking to speed limits.

There is still time for people to tell the independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England where they think new electoral division boundaries should be drawn across Lincolnshire.

Father’s Day this year will mean even more to one dad, who has been joined in the RAF Reserve Service by his son.