Local Charity Receive Vital Funding

Local Charity Receive Vital Funding

  Marton and Gate Burton Village Hall Committee, which manages the village hall and premises in Marton on behalf of the community, benefiting people in the surrounding area, has received £1,169.00 thr…

West Lindsey District Council building

West Lindsey Councillors reject proposal for a single mega-council for Lincolnshire

The West Lindsey District Council leader will write to all council leaders in Greater Lincolnshire and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government, urging them to abandon pla…

Edward Leigh

Gainsborough MP fined after opening car door on police officer

Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative MP for Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, pleaded guilty to a charge of opening a vehicle door to injure or endanger a person. The officer was riding a bike when the incide…

Gainsborough

Huge gas field found under Gainsborough

A huge gas field has been found under Lincolnshire that could reportedly fuel the UK for a decade. However, there are fears the discovery near the town of Gainsborough could spark …

Work on Whitton Gardens café underway

Work on Whitton Gardens café underway

The project, part of West Lindsey District Council’s £ 18 million town centre regeneration programme, will see the building on the riverside in Gainsborough converted into a cafe, providing new …

Ian Knowles, CEO West Lindsey

Ian Knowles, Chief Executive of West Lindsey District Council, steps down

Chief Executive of West Lindsey District Council has announced he will retire at the end of June 2025, marking the conclusion of a distinguished career in local government spanning more than 30 years.…


Crime

Gainsborough man pleads guilty to murder of 69-year-old in Lincoln

A 27-year-old man has pleaded guilty to murder at Lincoln Crown Court. Owen Blades, of Tennyson Stre…

80kg of cocaine being delivered to Gainsborough has been seized by police

The drugs were seized as part of an operation that saw police at the Corringham Industrial Estate ar…

Police appeal: damaged windows in Gainsborough

As part of an ongoing investigation into reports of damaged windows in the Gainsborough area, the Po…

Parksprings: man arrested on suspicion of firearms offences

Police have arrested a 32-year-old man in connection with an investigation into a firearm being disc…

Wanted: John Thomas Maughan

Lincolnshire Police are appealing for help to find John Thomas Maughan, aged 32, from Gainsborough. …

Trial date set as woman pleads no guilty

Stephanie McLaggan, 37, of North Warren Road, Gainsborough, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Gill…


Local Politics

Reform take control of Lincolnshire County Council

Reform UK have tossed the Conservatives out of power on Lincolnshire County Council after sweeping a…

West Lindsey Councillors reject proposal for a single mega-council for Lincolnshire

The West Lindsey District Council leader will write to all council leaders in Greater Lincolnshire a…

Gainsborough MP fined after opening car door on police officer

Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative MP for Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, pleaded guilty to a charge of …

Ian Knowles, Chief Executive of West Lindsey District Council, steps down

Chief Executive of West Lindsey District Council has announced he will retire at the end of June 202…

Lincolnshire leaders seek talks on Scampton future

In September, the new Labour government scrapped plans to convert the base into an asylum centre, sa…

Stephen Bunney reappointed chairman of the District Council

West Lindsey District Council has appointed Cllr Stephen Bunney as Chairman of the Council for a sec…


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