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A heated meeting at Boston Grammar School last night saw campaigners, councilors and members of the public put their views on proposed changes to Children's Services at Pilgrim Hospital.

A heated meeting at Boston Grammar School last night saw campaigners, councilors and members of the public put their views on proposed changes to Children's Services at Pilgrim Hospital.

Boston’s MP has put The Standard’s campaign for funding to be drawn down for a £100 million investment for the new Boston Distributor Road on the Government’s radar after questioning the Transport Secretary in the House of Commons today (Tursday).

A statement from the trust which runs the county’s hospitals has said children’s services at Pilgrim Hospital are ‘fragile’ adding they were ‘currently safe, but we may not be able to maintain all services at the hospital’.

Lights switching on earlier and extended coverage in places with a busy night-time economy were some of the suggestions made by councillors scrutinising residents’ mostly negative reaction to changes today (Thursday).

The Assistant Chief Constable for Lincolnshire Police has told councillors that more of an effort will be needed to target the public perception and fear around changes to street lighting - as well as create better statistical analysis of the changes.

Bosses at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT) have praised the ‘big strides’ the trust has made since inspections saw it put into special measures.

Forensic police professionals across the East Midlands say they hope to make DNA analysis ‘more efficient and effective’ after announcing they will be opening up their laboratory site to private sector staff.

Green fingered and community minded volunteers gathered in a Lincolnshire church today to find out the results of their East Midlands in Bloom efforts.