Lincoln’s 806th Mayor sworn in

May 15, 2012

New Mayor: Councillor Karen Lee has been officially sworn in as the 806th Mayor of Lincoln.

Lincoln lead to tackle binge and underage drinking

May 15, 2012

Drinking measures: The city has been awarded funding to tackle drinking problems with grassroots projects.

Lincoln local elections 2012 by the numbers

May 7, 2012

Infographic: A visual run down of voter turnout, ward winners and party vote totals for the Lincoln local elections.

Elections 2012: Swings to Labour and UKIP throws up mixed messages

May 4, 2012

Comment: City MP says Conservative message is not reaching voters and engaging them enough to visit the polling booths.

Elections 2012: Labour chuffed with Lincoln stronghold

May 4, 2012

Success: The City of Lincoln Council leader reflects on last night's results, voter behaviour and the future of the labour-based council.

Elections 2012: A good one for Labour

May 4, 2012

Comment: Lincoln Labour parliamentary candidate is over the moon with her party's landslide win the local elections.

Elections 2012: UKIP beat Lib Dems by almost double votes

May 4, 2012

Comment: UKIP leader happy his party beat the Liberal Democrats by almost double votes in all wards except one.

Labour strengthen grip on Lincoln council after lowest turnout in a decade

May 4, 2012

Labour landslide: Lincoln stays red as Labour wins 10 out of the 11 councillor seats in the local elections.

Lincoln local elections 2012 results

May 3, 2012

Results: Lincoln goes red as Labour win 10 out of 11 seats.

Lincoln train drivers to strike again Thursday

May 2, 2012

Strike action: Lincoln train drivers working for East Midlands Trains were out in force yesterday and will strike again on Thursday.

Opposition against proposed student accommodation

April 26, 2012

Controversial: A plan to turn a floor of retail building into a student flat has been met with objections from locals.

Lincoln MP invites Prime Minister to visit city

April 25, 2012

Invitation: Lincoln MP Karl McCartney invited Prime Minister David Cameron to visit the city.

Purple Flag award for Lincoln’s night life

April 25, 2012

Evening economy: Lincoln has been recognised as a great night out by being awarded Purple Flag status.

£100m fuel benefits not claimed in Lincolnshire

April 24, 2012

Fuel poverty: A quarter of county households have problems paying their fuel bills, but £100m in benefits are left unclaimed every year.

Countdown to Lincoln local elections begins

April 24, 2012

Local elections: A tight race is expected this year as Labour and Conservatives will clash over control of the City Council.

Backlash over Lincoln MP’s response to constituent’s gay marriage letter

April 20, 2012

Unpopular opinion: Karl McCartney is facing a number of complaints due to his opinion on gay marriages.

City leaders go under the business spotlight

April 12, 2012

Question time: Members of the business community are being invited to ask city leaders their questions.

Council submits civil parking enforcement bid

April 11, 2012

Parking powers: Council submits application for powers to introduce civil parking enforcement across Lincolnshire.

Trading Standards warning over bogus bequest

April 11, 2012

Inheritance scam: In just two days, Trading Standards officials were notified of almost 20 incidents of a China-based inheritance scam letter.

Hundreds of Lincoln families set to lose £511 per year in benefits and tax credits

April 6, 2012

Losing out: 1,500 families with children in Lincoln will lose an average of £511 a year from changes to tax, benefits and tax credits.

New council IT deal expected to save £2.5m

April 5, 2012

Bulk buying: New ways of buying IT services are expected to save Lincolnshire County Council more than £2.5 million a year.

Council public servants of 120 years retire

April 4, 2012

Retirement: Four council officers will be retiring from their senior posts this month after seeing decades of change in the city.

Lincolnshire LEP gets £3m extra growth funds

April 4, 2012

More money: The local LEP has been granted extra money to boost broadband and roads infrastructure in Lincolnshire.

Video: Lincoln’s Portas Pilot bid

March 30, 2012

Portas Pilot: Watch Lincoln's video bid for cash to boost the city's markets, as well as the submissions from two other Lincolnshire towns.

Green light for major Lincoln Castle revamp

March 29, 2012

Lincoln Castle Revealed: Multi-million pound project to completely revamp the castle and surrounding areas has been given the green light.

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