Politics
Communities benefit from grants given by councillors
In the latest round of ELDC councillor grants three communities have benefited from more than £2,000 worth of funding.
Emotional return for airmen to RAF Coningsby
There were tears of joy, happiness - and relief - when 12 airmen from the RAF Regiment returned home to RAF Coningsby following a seven month deployment to Afghanistan.
VIDEO: Last remaining British Dambusters war hero returns home for 70th Anniversary and Lancaster Bomber flypast video
Horncastle born war hero George ‘Johnny’ Johnson has reflected on his heroic part in the famous Dambusters mission and admitted: “I’m the proudest man alive.”
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel chairman to stand down after ‘farcical’ chief constable saga
The under-fire chairman of Lincolnshire’s Police and Crime Panel is to stand down from his role next month in the wake of the suspended chief constable saga.
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Lincolnshire Police commissioner and crime panel chairman under fire from MPs in Westminster
Two of Lincolnshire highest profile elected policing figures have been probed by MPs this afternoon at a Home Affairs Committee meeting in Westminster.
2 commentsCampaign secures railings at busy Wragby crossroads
A campaign to save the railings in Wragby’s Market Place has been successful after Lincolnshire County Council listened to public feedback.
Video: Taskforce leader set to get to grips with Lincolnshire Police chief constable’s suspension video
A new taskforce has been created to allow the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel to ‘get to the bottom of’ the suspension of the force’s chief constable in February.
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Video: Uproar as public ‘excluded’ from Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel meeting video
Members of the public have labelled the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel a ‘shambles’ after they were inadvertently excluded from an extraordinary meeting this afternoon.
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RAF Coningsby show off their new stripes
Royal Air Force Typhoons based at Coningsby have appeared in new markings for the first time.
VIDEO: Horncastle and Tetford election count video
Candidates faced an anxious wait as the results for the Lincolnshire County Council election results were announced.
ELECTION RESULT: Bill Aron holds on to Horncastle and Tetford seat
Sitting Lincolnshire Independent candidate Bill Aron has increased his majority and held on to his Horncastle and Tetford ward seat.
ELECTION RESULTS: Good night for UKIP in Coningsby and Tattershall as Conservatives hold Woodhall Spa
It’s been a good night so far for UKIP in Lincolnshire.
2 commentsJubilee Park plans on council agenda
Parish councillors in Woodhall Spa will meet tonight (Wednesday) to discuss the next stage of plans to form a charitable company to run Jubilee Park.
Horncastle candidates reveal their plans for success
Three candidates hoping to win this week’s county council elections have vowed to ‘stand up and fight for Horncastle’.
Who will get your vote this Thursday?
Voters go to the polls tomorrow, Thursday May 2, to choose their Lincolnshire County Councillor for the next four years.
Motorists call for more action on repairs to local potholes
Unhappy motorists are calling on Lincolnshire County Council to step up their efforts to repair potholes..
Don’t over-fill green bins
East Lindsey residents are being reminded not to overload their green bins by the district council.
Final chance for green waste say
There is less than a week left for people living in East Lindsey to respond to a consultation exercise that will help to shape the future of the green waste collection service.
Council reject woodland over fears of rising costs
Parish councillors in Woodhall Spa have rejected a potentially ‘tree-mendous idea’ which would have seen them take over ownership of a section of village woodland.
‘Do we want to be another Ingoldmells?’
Fears that Woodhall Spa is “in danger of becoming another Ingoldmells” has led the parish council to oppose plans for a major leisure development.
County Council candidates are invited to take part in hustings
The five candidates battling to win the Horncastle and Tetford ward in next week’s County Council elections have been invited to take part in a hustings.
Welfare reforms time-bomb for ELDC
The welfare reforms are a “time-bomb” whose impact on East Lindsey is likely to be “very significant but “impossible to quantify” yet, councillors have warned.
New Housing Strategy for district
A new Housing Strategy has been adopted by East Lindsey District Council.
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Wednesday 22 May 2013
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