James Turner

2 weeks ago | lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner

A council has formally objected to plans for an 800MW solar farm. During a meeting of Lincolnshire County Council’s Planning and Regulation Committee on Monday (June 9), members set out their opposition to an application from Springwell Energy Farm Limited. The company is seeking a 40-year Development Consent Order (DCO) to install solar panels on land near Navenby, between Sleaford and Lincoln.

3 weeks ago | lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner

Councillor Ingrid Sheard says it's a "great privilege and honour" to be chosen as new deputy mayor of Greater Lincolnshire - and set her sights on helping veterans. The Lincolnshire county councillor and South Holland district councillor was invited to take on the role by Mayor Dame Andrea Jenkyns following a meeting of the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority earlier this week.

3 weeks ago | lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner

New signage could soon be installed at Skegness Tower Cinema under plans submitted to East Lindsey District Council. Owners Teen Spirit Ltd have applied to update the front of the building on Lumley Road. The proposals include removing the advertising screens on either side of the entrance and replacing them with new backlit signs reading "Cinema" and "Arcade." A third sign featuring the word "Tower," also in backlit lettering, is planned for the centre of the building on a new steel frame.

3 weeks ago | lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner

The number of GP appointments has risen in Lincolnshire - with more doctors now employed to keep up with demand according to latest figures. A report to Lincolnshire County Council’s Health Scrutiny Committee next week shows that the county’s 81 GP practices, serving 824,552 registered patients, surpassed the NHS’s 5.5 million target set under the Primary Care Access Recovery Plan by 2% and recorded a 4% uplift on the previous year.

3 weeks ago | lincsonline.co.uk | James Turner

Lincolnshire County Council bosses have insisted that any change to the Local Government Pension Scheme would require a change in national legislation. The council leader and chief executive issued a joint statement, clarifying their legal position following remarks by Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice, who announced that new employees in the 10 councils now controlled by the party would not be allowed to join the LGPS.