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Emotional return for airmen to RAF Coningsby

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:24:57 GMT

There were tears of joy, happiness - and relief - when 12 airmen from the RAF Regiment returned home to RAF Coningsby following a seven month deployment to Afghanistan.

VIDEO: Last remaining British Dambusters war hero returns home for 70th Anniversary and Lancaster Bomber flypast

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:31:48 GMT

Horncastle born war hero George ‘Johnny’ Johnson has reflected on his heroic part in the famous Dambusters mission and admitted: “I’m the proudest man alive.”

Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel chairman to stand down after ‘farcical’ chief constable saga

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:35:27 GMT

The under-fire chairman of Lincolnshire’s Police and Crime Panel is to stand down from his role next month in the wake of the suspended chief constable saga.

Fiona Martin Mayor of Horncastle again

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:28:55 GMT

A familiar face is once again Mayor of Horncastle.

Lincolnshire Police commissioner and crime panel chairman under fire from MPs in Westminster

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:46:03 GMT

Two of Lincolnshire highest profile elected policing figures have been probed by MPs this afternoon at a Home Affairs Committee meeting in Westminster.

Video: Taskforce leader set to get to grips with Lincolnshire Police chief constable’s suspension

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:43:38 GMT

A new taskforce has been created to allow the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel to ‘get to the bottom of’ the suspension of the force’s chief constable in February.

Video: Uproar as public ‘excluded’ from Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel meeting

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:42:12 GMT

Members of the public have labelled the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel a ‘shambles’ after they were inadvertently excluded from an extraordinary meeting this afternoon.

Campaign secures railings  at busy Wragby crossroads

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:01:10 GMT

A campaign to save the railings in Wragby’s Market Place has been successful after Lincolnshire County Council listened to public feedback.

VIDEO: Horncastle and Tetford election count

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:14:06 GMT

Candidates faced an anxious wait as the results for the Lincolnshire County Council election results were announced.

ELECTION RESULT: Bill Aron holds on to Horncastle and Tetford seat

Fri, 03 May 2013 02:38:14 GMT

Sitting Lincolnshire Independent candidate Bill Aron has increased his majority and held on to his Horncastle and Tetford ward seat.

ELECTION RESULTS: Good night for UKIP in Coningsby and Tattershall as Conservatives hold Woodhall Spa

Fri, 03 May 2013 02:08:48 GMT

It’s been a good night so far for UKIP in Lincolnshire.

Jubilee Park plans on council agenda

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:37:59 GMT

Parish councillors in Woodhall Spa will meet tonight (Wednesday) to discuss the next stage of plans to form a charitable company to run Jubilee Park.

RAF Coningsby show off their new stripes

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:26:17 GMT

Royal Air Force Typhoons based at Coningsby have appeared in new markings for the first time.

Who will get your vote this Thursday?

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:51:21 GMT

Voters go to the polls tomorrow, Thursday May 2, to choose their Lincolnshire County Councillor for the next four years.

Horncastle candidates reveal their plans for success

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:34:14 GMT

Three candidates hoping to win this week’s county council elections have vowed to ‘stand up and fight for Horncastle’.

Motorists call for more action on repairs to local potholes

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:44:01 GMT

Unhappy motorists are calling on Lincolnshire County Council to step up their efforts to repair potholes..

Don’t over-fill green bins

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:32:51 GMT

East Lindsey residents are being reminded not to overload their green bins by the district council.

Final chance for green waste say

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:12:18 GMT

There is less than a week left for people living in East Lindsey to respond to a consultation exercise that will help to shape the future of the green waste collection service.

Council reject woodland over fears of rising costs

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:53:50 GMT

Parish councillors in Woodhall Spa have rejected a potentially ‘tree-mendous idea’ which would have seen them take over ownership of a section of village woodland.

‘Do we want to be another Ingoldmells?’

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:40:33 GMT

Fears that Woodhall Spa is “in danger of becoming another Ingoldmells” has led the parish council to oppose plans for a major leisure development.