Politics

Falling off donkeys, walking into noticeboards and getting friction burns from slides are just some of the things people have tried to get compensation for from Greater Lincolnshire councils over the past five years.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit Boston tomorrow (Monday) to announce a £21.3 million investment in Pilgrim Hospital’s A&E department.

Councillors have today (Thursday) refused permission for a heritage centre in South Ormsby after disagreeing with the proposed access - despite the applicants claiming it would improve tourism in the Lincolnshire Wolds.

Victoria Atkins, Member of Parliament for Louth & Horncastle and Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability, last week introduced landmark legislation to transform the legal response to Domestic Abuse.

Spilsby MP Victoria Atkins has introduced landmark legislation to transform the legal response to Domestic Abuse in a week that sees Lincolnshire Police also launch its summer campaign against the crime.

A staggering number of homes across the county have sat empty for longer than six months - with new figures showing which district has the highest proportion.

Lincolnshire residents are being advised to remain careful in the heat despite rain and cloud cover this weekend, as the county council issues its top six sun tips for keeping children and the elderly safe.

Louth and Horncastle MP, Victoria Atkins, has congratulated Boris Johnson on winning the Conservative Party leadership race.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has announced the opening of a £348 funding competition to help local roads up and down the country over the next four years.

A national newspaper has tipped Victoria Atkins MP for promotion to the Cabinet after the new prime minister is announced this week.

Lincolnshire’s heritage services are set to look different in the coming years as the authority has tabled final plans to make its attractions more “commercially minded”.

Lincolnshire County Council leader Martin Hill has hit back over criticism of the authority’s continued plans for the Usher Gallery by saying it is “happy to hand it all back” to Lincoln’s city council.

The county council looks set to press ahead with its money saving plans to step away from a number of its heritage facilities.

Health visitors have begun what could be six days of strike action over pay rises and an “erosion of professional standards”.

New, environmentally-friendly mobile library vehicles are to be introduced as Lincolnshire County Council works to become carbon neutral by 2050.

The next Prime Minister needs to ensure that farmers “do not suffer” as a result of loss of European Union subsidies after Brexit, says a senior Lincolnshire county councillor.

Health bosses at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust have assured that they take bullying “very seriously” after inspectors found concerns at Lincoln County Hospital.

The next Prime Minister needs to ensure that farmers “do not suffer” as a result of loss of European Union subsidies after Brexit, says a senior Lincolnshire county councillor.