Police chiefs are welcoming a near £9 million funding announcement by the Home Office today (Wednesday) – but have warned the numbers still have to be crunched to find out what it really means.
South Kesteven District Council is asking residents and businesses for their views on a proposal to increase its element of council tax by £5 for an average Band D property for the 2020/21 financial year.
Nominations for the annual NK Community Champion awards are now open and looking for those who make a difference to communities and people’s lives in North Kesteven.
A son has been told he must pay his late mother’s £11,000 care fees after the council found her assets had been deprived by more than £19,000 while she was in care.
Lincolnshire is among the worst funded counties for road infrastructure in England, with less than half the funding available to London and other key cities, according to new amalysis.
District council leaders look set to push up annual charges for collection of garden waste bins from North Kesteven households by 16 per cent to avoid making a loss.
Senior North Kesteven district councillors are expected to sign off today (Thursday) on committing £250,000 towards a £5million scheme to upgrade Sleaford’s two most congested junctions.
The county’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Marc Jones is urging all councils in Lincolnshire to follow the lead of South Kesteven in moving to outlaw the use of Chinese lanterns on its parks and other public land.
District council officials say they have been in talks with Sleaford Navigation Trust leaders about future plans to create a cycle route from Sleaford to Chapel Hill.
Lincolnshire County Council’s highways boss has said he is “extremely relaxed” when it comes to potential delays to the £120 million Lincoln Eastern Bypass caused by recent wet weather.
The moral and virtuous Victorians used to say “take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves”. For the last 10 years, Lincolnshire council leaders have been forced to do exactly that.
