January 10, 2017 7.54 pm
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How will Lincoln look in 2020? Councillors reveal vision for city’s future
More housing, a teaching hospital and the completion of the £30 million transport hub are some of the items at the top of the agenda for the City of Lincoln Council over the next three years. The Vision 2020 report sets out the council’s strategic priorities and lays out how it will focus its budget between now and 2020.…
Saving trees: A digital version of the Vision 2020 report which sets out the council's agenda for the next three years. Photo: The Lincolnite
More housing, a teaching hospital and the completion of the £30 million transport hub are some of the items at the top of the agenda for the City of Lincoln Council over the next three years.
The Vision 2020 report sets out the council’s strategic priorities and lays out how it will focus its budget between now and 2020. It was supported unanimously at a meeting of the full council on Tuesday, January 10.
The report follows a month-long consultation with organisations and local residents to find out which areas they would like to see prioritised, which gained 328 responses.
Plans include projects already achieved and underway in Lincoln in terms of infrastructure, industry, retail, leisure and culture, as well as opportunities and challenges in crime, housing and environment.
The council says that due to funding constraints no additional money is available to spend over the next three years, therefore projects included are largely those that have already been started or agreed.
The council marks its key milestones in the comprehensive report over the next three years, including:
The city’s ongoing £30 million Lincoln Transport Hub
Leadership on development of around 3,200 homes, retail and leisure facilities on the 20 hectare Western Growth Corridor in west Lincoln
Renewal of the Lincoln Carbon Strategy by 2019
Supporting the completion of the £12 million renovation of the grad II listed Corn Exchange and Cornhill Quarter redevelopment
Use of a £50,ooo community chest fund to regenerate Park ward
Assessments of retail opportunities including plans to transform City Square
Explorations for the option of a teaching hospital in Lincoln
Supporting the deliver of the Lincoln Science and Innovation Park
Supporting the development of the southern bypass, A15 improvements and improvements in rail services
The report sets out a target to deliver more housing in the city, noting that there were more than 2,000 households on the affordable housing waiting list.
It also gives a nod to achievements in education, industrial expansion and investments at local firms Bifrangi and Siemens.
Councillor Ric Metcalfe, Leader of City of Lincoln Council
Labour Council Leader Ric Metcalfe said: “While the national economy continues to deal with the effects of years of downturn, many areas like Lincoln can help drive growth and innovation.
“We want to show our residents and customers that the city council is committed to Lincoln’s future and is best placed to deliver for the city. Customers are at the heart of what we do, and this plan seeks to meet the needs of the city while matching the aspirations of the residents we serve.
“We want people to imagine a future where the city is renowned for its ambition and capacity to respond to challenges and opportunities as they arise.
“Our Vision 2020 seeks to not only deal with the most pressing issues in the city, but also details how the council will work, with others, to further grow our economy, while ensuring our most vulnerable residents share in the city’s prosperity.
“In order to become self-sufficient financially, we have set our priorities to ensure spending is targeted where it’s needed most and where it can be most effective, while exploring opportunities to create additional income streams.”
MP gives cautious welcome
Lincoln MP Karl McCartney. Photo: Steve Smailes/The Lincolnite
Conservative Lincoln MP Karl McCartney has welcomed the report, but also taken the opportunity to challenge the Labour-led council on a number of political issues.
He said: “As Lincoln’s Member of Parliament I welcome the broad thrust of Vision 2020, which is surprisingly upbeat and, unusually for the Labour-run city council, it paints our wonderful city in a positive light, to some extent.
“I am delighted that the council’s Labour leadership now purport to recognise that they themselves must deliver high performing services that achieve value for money, but the proof of the pudding is always in the eating.
“Whether it’s the council’s introduction of toilet charges across the city, its failure to introduce a city-wide park and ride scheme, its dogmatic and greedy commitment to building on the Swanpool floodplain, or the council’s spending of over £1 million on hiring temporary and agency staff, Labour still continues to fail the hardworking taxpayers of Lincoln.
“There are therefore many aspects of Labour’s longstanding political mismanagement of the city that I cannot endorse. However, whenever they are willing to work together to facilitate improvements to the city through monies granted from my Conservative colleagues making decisions in Westminster in our Conservative government, I will of course do everything I can along with my Conservative city council colleagues to maximise the benefits for my Lincoln constituents.”
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An elevated property situated right next to the famous Lincoln Castle walls is up for sale for just shy of £1 million, boasting some of the finest views in the city.
The property on Drury Lane is overlooked by the walls of Lincoln Castle, and has been listed on the housing market by Savills for a guide price of £950,000. See the full listing here.
For your money, you not only get sensational views of the city’s most picturesque landmarks, but you also get five double bedrooms, a gym with a sauna, a gated driveway and an open fire in the spacious sitting room.
The house was built in the 1980s but has been brought into the modern world. | Photo: Savills Lincoln
Outside there is a veranda in the garden, which is floodlit throughout, and a large patio surrounding the house at ground level, with further space for garden furniture if required.
An outdoor space with endless potential. | Photo: Savills Lincoln
Roo Fisher, head of residential sales at Savills Lincoln, comments: “I especially love the spectacular views from 20 Drury Lane, overlooking the whole of Lincoln. Imagine waking up every morning with a coffee and seeing that.”
Let’s take a look inside:
Well, that’s not a bad view. | Photo: Savills Lincoln
The property has a gated parking area. | Photo: Savills Lincoln
Dinner with a view from this dining room. | Photo: Savills Lincoln
The sitting room has an open fire and a perfect gazing spot with a large window. | Photo: Savills Lincoln
| Photo: Savills Lincoln
The kitchen has been refurbished for modern living. | Photo: Savills Lincoln
The master bedroom, oozing with natural light. | Photo: Savills Lincoln
The house comes with an ensuite shower room as well three additional bathrooms. | Photo: Savills Lincoln
Rooms span across four floors. | Photo: Savills Lincoln
There’s even a library/study for you to kick back in. | Photo: Savills Lincoln
An ideal sun trap during summer months. | Photo: Savills Lincoln
Lincoln Cathedral peering round the corner of this wonderful property. | Photo: Savills Lincoln
Men and women will boycott bars and nightclubs in Lincoln this evening due to concerns about a rise in ‘spiking’ incidents.
The Lincoln Night In event on October 27 is part of the national Girls Night In movement – recently changing its name to become more inclusive. It aims to empty the streets of the city, protesting the prevalence of spiking in the nighttime economy.
Organisers of the Lincoln event say they hope to “demonstrate a statement of solidarity and symbolic action against women, whilst promoting safer streets and creating a better dialogue surrounding these issues.”
Fears have grown among revellers, particularly with stories surfacing of people being spiked with needles.
Lincolnshire Police said that four cases of drink spiking were reported to them in the first weeks of October. While none of those reported involved needles, stories have emerged that were not reported to police.
Some campaigners have been critical of the move, suggesting victims should not miss out, and venues financially penalised.
An online petition asking the UK Government to impose laws on nightclubs to search all guests on arrival has now reached almost 170,000 signatures.
Councillor Calum Batt, City of Lincoln Councillor for the Boultham Ward, said he was pleased to see young people standing up and participating.
“It is unfortunately common to dismiss the issue as something which “just happens” sometimes on nights out – with the blame often falsely landing on the victim for “not keeping an eye on their drink”. But the alleged use of intravenous needles being used in these attacks, has brought the issue into sharp focus and it is quite plain that more now needs to be done to protect people on nights out in Lincoln and elsewhere,” he said.
“The solutions lie in education and in nightclubs improving the way they look after their patrons – it is hardly an unreasonable demand, and one which we must heed now, or else risk an epidemic of spiking or drugging incidents costing the health and possibly even the lives of people simply looking to enjoy a night on the town.”
Venues across the city have been implementing a number of procedures to address the issues surrounding drink spiking. The Strait and Narrow reiterated that it was the first bar in the world to run the Ask For Angela scheme.
Home Lincoln and sister businesses Moka, Bierkeller and Void have introduced testing kits for suspected spiked drinks, as well as toppers to block any potential spiking.
If you have been affected by spiking in Lincoln, and wish to speak to a journalist, you can get in touch with the team confidentially via [email protected] or 01522 837217.
Duran Duran’s latest music video ‘Anniversary’ was filmed in Grantham’s Belvoir Castle and features lookalikes including the Queen Elizabeth II, George Clooney and a bare-chested Vladimir Putin.
The music video released earlier this month marks the band’s 40th anniversary and was directed by BAFTA winner Alison Jackson.
A George Clooney lookalike slides down the banisters in the video, which was shot over three days. It features other lookalikes including Elton John, Lady Gaga, Dolly Parton, Brad Pitt, Stormzy, and even four posing as the band in their 1980s heyday.
Belvoir Castle in Grantham hosted the filming of Duran Duran’s latest music video. | Photo: Duran Duran
Anniversary features on Duran Duran’s newest album Future Past, which was released on October 22 this year.
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