James Turner

1 week ago | nuclear-news.net | James Turner |Christina MacPherson

Lincolnshire County Council leader Sean Matthews defends stance on nuclear waste site amid criticism from Tories  By James Turner, Local Democracy Reporter, 27 May 2025, https://www.lincsonline.co.uk/louth/reform-leader-hits-back-at-accusation-that-he-s-gone-back-on-9418880/The new Reform UK leader of Lincolnshire County Council has hit back at accusations of failing to deliver on his election promises regarding a nuclear waste site.

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | James Turner

Image source, NWSImage caption, A computer-generated image of a nuclear waste disposal facilityLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceCouncillors have moved to end talks to bury nuclear waste close to the Lincolnshire coast. Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), a government body, had earmarked an area near Louth, in East Lindsey, as a possible site for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF).

1 week ago | lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner

Councillors have moved to pull the plug on talks to bury nuclear waste in open countryside near the coast. Members of Lincolnshire County Council's Overview and Scrutiny Management Board have recommended the council’s Executive withdraw from a community partnership it joined with Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) in 2021, ending Lincolnshire’s involvement in the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) siting process.

1 week ago | lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner

District council leaders across Lincolnshire have raised concerns that local government re-organisation could discourage more young people from engaging in local politics. Leaders from South Kesteven, South Holland, and East Lindsey District Councils warned that the creation of larger unitary authorities in 2028 will reduce the number of councillors while increasing workloads, making it more difficult for those with young families and full-time jobs to stand as councillors.

1 week ago | lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner

Published: 15:32, 28 May 2025 A new youth council is in the works in South Holland. Conservative Councillor Nick Worth, leader of South Holland District Council, said the authority is working with democratic services and local schools on the scheme, which he hopes will be up and running from September. Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, he said it can be a challenge for younger people to get involved in local politics, as many move on from school to focus on jobs or university.