Tag: Council
Search underway for Lincolnshire’s new highest-paid council officer
The search for Lincolnshire County Council’s “visionary” new top officer is on – with the successful applicant taking the highest-paid local government job in the county. Debbie Barnes announced her retirement as the council’s chief executive last month after five years at the helm. Her replacement will take on a role which earns a total
The villages which could be part of a bigger Lincoln council in new plans
The future of Lincoln could be reshaped by residents who are being urged to have their say on the county’s political restructure. Greater Lincolnshire’s patchwork of 10 councils will be abolished in the next few years, and replaced with much bigger unitary councils which deliver all services. The City of Lincoln Council wants to see
Empty garages could be turned into council homes in part of Lincolnshire
A council is considering paying a company £38,000 to see if some of its unused garages could be turned into new homes. At a housing overview and scrutiny committee meeting at South Kesteven District Council on Thursday (October 2), councillors heard that the district council has received a quote from Edge PS to provide it
Council admits ‘mistake’ over parking signs in town as people wrongly fined
A Spalding councillor has admitted that the county council has made a ‘mistake’ and has put up the wrong parking signs in the town centre. At a Spalding Town Forum meeting on September 30, chairman Rob Gibson (Reform UK) said that Lincolnshire County Council has wrongly put signs in Spalding saying no parking was allowed