Politics

Councils in Lincolnshire are owed more than £25 million in overpayments for housing benefits.

There are fears that new requirements to upgrade busses could reduce Lincolnshire services and increase the cost of school contracts.

Louth and Horncastle MP, Victoria Atkins, has declared her support for current Home Secretary Sajid Javid to be the next leader of the Conservative Party and the country’s Prime Minister.

An opposition leader at Lincolnshire County Council has said people “have a right to be furious” after it was revealed former chief executive Keith Ireland was paid £292,263 for less than six months of work.

Lincolnshire County Council has disclosed how much it spent to pay off its former chief executive who left after less than six months.

The county’s economic chief has welcomed comments from US President Donald Trump hinting at a “very substantial trade deal” following Brexit.

Senior Conservatives in Lincolnshire have warned their national counterparts to stop “naval gazing” when it came to everyday issues as the party’s leadership election looms.

The Brexit Party has topped the poll in the European Elections for the East Midlands region, which includes Lincolnshire.

More Lincolnshire people on average turned out to vote in the EU Elections than the May 2 local elections from preliminary council figures

The Care Quality Commission have rated Lincolnshire County Council’s health visiting and children and young people nursing services as ‘Good’ overall, following an inspection at the end of February.

East Lindsey District Council has confirmed that well-behaved dogs are allowed in all polling stations across the district today (May 23), following claims that dog-owners were prevented from taking their pooches into a polling station in Yarburgh, near Louth, this morning.

Louth & Horncastle’s MP, Victoria Atkins, has said she does not intend to stand for the leadership of the Conservative Party once Theresa May leaves office.

This week, voters in Lincolnshire and across the UK will head to the polls for the European elections.

Voters will head to the polls this Thursday (May 23) to cast their votes in the European Parliament Elections.

Lincolnshire county councillors rejected a call to declare a climate emergency, but made a commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2050.

A government minister said he “recognises the passion” that campaigners have to keep the Red Arrows in Lincolnshire, but added that no formal decision has been made on their new base.