Business

The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) has defended its staff car parking policy after NHS figures revealed that the Trust made more than £800,000 by charging staff for parking last year.

Caistor’s Settlement has been taken over by a father and son team which has the town at the heart of their business plan.

Market Rasen Town Council has held an emergency private meeting with the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance charity - but says the town’s under-threat shop “will close”.

Caistor residents - and any other interested parties - can now have a share in the future of the town’s heritage buildings.

Market Rasen residents have revealed exactly what they want to do with the town’s imminent £24k cash injection - and cleaning up unsightly bird mess is at the top of the list.

A Market Rasen business woman is taking part in a national campaign to help keep the high street alive.

Several businesses in Middle Rasen claim they are losing profits on a daily basis due to the temporary closure of the A46.

Lincolnshire County Council has welcomed the Government’s announcement today to boost funding for social care by £240m nationally, but senior councillors and directors have stressed that more is needed to sustain services.

When tapas came to Market Rasen last year it was an instant success, and just 12 months later bigger premises were acquired to satisfy demand.

Market Rasen is set to get a £24,000 cash injection and residents can have their say on how the money is spent.

Communities which had their street lights controversially switched off by Lincolnshire County Council will be able to turn them back on, but will have to pay for it.

A terminally ill mum of IVF twins has won a landmark battle for her RAF pension to go to her two children after a personal intervention by a Defence Secretary.

Resurfacing works to replace worn out carriageway on the B1125 Caistor High Street will commence next week.

Louth Market Auctioneers are asking for members of the public to support their planning application to revitalise the Cattle Market.

Lincolnshire Waste Partnership is reminding residents in Lincolnshire to keep their recycling clean to avoid household waste bins going to landfill unecessarily.

A senior county councillor described proposals to remove shale gas fracking decisions from councils as a “disgrace” and said they should be made by local authorities.

Councillors have voted to oppose a government proposal to decide planning approvals for shale gas developments at a national level.

West Lindsey District Council has been slammed for its “flawed” car parking consultation - and councillors are demanding a two-month extension.