Emma J. Petrie

3 days ago | bbc.com | Sharon Edwards |Tim Iredale |Emma J. Petrie

Council leader 'will not take diversity training'Sharon Edwards, Tim Iredale and Emma PetrieBBCLincolnshire County Council leader councillor Sean Matthews told BBC Politics North he plans to "cut out the waste"The new leader of Lincolnshire County Council says he will not take part in diversity training in his new role. Speaking on BBC Politics North, Reform UK's Sean Matthews also said he was not interested in climate change and that his priorities were to save money and "cut out the waste".

3 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Sharon Edwards |Tim Iredale |Emma J. Petrie

Presenter Tim Iredale asked Bennett if she thought diversity training was a good use of taxpayers' money. She said: "Absolutely, because I think that we have long-term historical prejudices, long-term historical discrimination. "Fixing that is not just the right thing to do morally, it's the thing that ensures that we have the best possible council services, that we are able to engage everyone in our community and that the council services meet the needs of everybody in that community.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Tim Iredale |Emma J. Petrie

Jenkyns: fracking would save money for taxpayersTim Iredale and Emma PetrieBBCDame Andrea Jenkyns was voted in as the first mayor of Greater Lincolnshire on ThursdayThe new mayor of Lincolnshire has said she will be meeting with a fracking company to discuss a business case to extract gas from underground in the county. Dame Andrea Jenkyns said the move would "really save money for the Lincolnshire taxpayers".

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Tim Iredale |Emma J. Petrie

Dame Andrea was also asked on the programme about Reform UK's pledge to scrap diversity officers from local authorities. However, when asked by the BBC about such roles, Lincolnshire County Council said it did not have any staff doing those kinds of jobs. Dame Andrea claimed the diversity roles had been "rebranded now as mentors". "I think there's lots of these hidden roles, diversity hidden roles, which we need to uncover," she said.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Gemma Dawson |Emma J. Petrie

Residents asked to leave flats due to fire riskGemma Dawson and Emma PetrieBBCThe fire service was at the building to provide advice and guidanceResidents in a luxury development in Lincoln have been advised to leave by the fire service due to "serious fire safety concerns". A prohibition notice has been issued for the entire building at One the Brayford on Brayford Wharf North.