Artist impression of what the new development would look like.
Plans have been submitted for 750 new homes to be built in Gainsborough.
The proposals, submitted by Thonock and Somerby Estates, would see the homes build on land north east of the Highfields roundabout off Corringham Road.
Located to the north of Gainsborough, the site consists of around 50 hectares of greenfield, grade three agricultural land.
If approved, plans would see a new residential development, comprising up to 750 dwellings with associated formal and informal open space and landscaping, built in the area.
New access, junctions, roadways, cycleways, footways and associated infrastructure would also be built as part of the plans.
The site is allocated under the adopted Central Lincolnshire Local Plan as a Sustainable Urban Extension Allocation for the Gainsborough Northern Neighbourhood SUE, where a total of 129 hectares of land is allocated for 2,500 homes.
The proposals will be decided on at a meeting at West Lindsey District Council at a later date.
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Get ready for a week of thrilling rides and games when Lincoln’s funfair returns to the South Common for a COVID-19 secure event next month.
The bi-annual event was due to take place in September last year, but was shut down by City of Lincoln Council due to a rise in the number of local coronavirus cases at the time.
Organisers said Lincoln Fun Fair will be able to make a comeback between Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 22 now that coronavirus lockdown restrictions are starting to be eased more across the country.
The fair will be open between 6pm and 10pm on weekdays and 2pm-10pm on Saturday, but it will be closed on Sunday and Monday.
Entry is priced at £1 and there is free parking on site.
As well as family favourites such as the Twister, Waltzer and Dodgems, The Bomber will return along with the Matterhorn and Miami rides.
The Bomber has rotating cars upside down that people are strapped into and it spins round at great speed, taking you around 120 feet up in the air.
In addition to the adult and children’s rides, there will be games stalls and refreshments, including traditional fairground favourites such as hot dogs, burgers and candy floss, as well as dirty fries, ice cream and sweets.
The fair is run under the banner box the Showman’s Guild and one of the organisers Ashley Wood told The Lincolnite: “We are looking forward to coming back again.
“We have historical ties with the city of Lincoln. My family have run rides and stalls on the South Common for generations, including my great grandfather at the cattle market on Monks Road where the fair was originally.”
Dozens of people in the Sikh community received their coronavirus vaccinations at the temple known as Guru Nanak Gurudwara in Scunthorpe on Sunday.
The temple is open for socially distanced prayers, but now also has a pop-up clinic, which community leaders say embodies Sikhism’s key principles of equality and service to humanity.
This comes at a time when celebrations are restricted for Vaisakhi, which is a historical and religious festival.
There have been some fears about the vaccine take up among certain ethnic minority groups, but community efforts like this can make a big difference.
Dr Satpal Shekhawat told BBC Look North: “COVID does not discriminate and we won’t overcome this illness until we all get vaccinated, until we all work together, so we want to bring forward the communities which have not had the highest vaccination levels and that’s why this is an important step for us.”
There have been 35 new coronavirus cases and no COVID-related deaths in Greater Lincolnshire on Tuesday – down from 50 cases and three deaths this time last week.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 17 new cases in Lincolnshire, 11 in North Lincolnshire and seven in North East Lincolnshire.
On Tuesday, no deaths were registered in Northern Lincolnshire but -1 in Lincolnshire. Fluctuations in data are usually due to some deaths in those areas being reallocated to other regions across the UK or a miscount. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
NHS England reported no new local hospital deaths across Greater Lincolnshire for the second day in a row this week.
On Tuesday, national cases increased by 2,524 to 4,393,307, while deaths rose by 33 to 127,307.
In local news, health bosses have said they understand people will need to “blow off steam” after being cooped up over the past year, but urged them not to go “too far” after a series of incidents this weekend.
Andy Fox, assistant director of public health at Lincolnshire County Council, said the vast majority had been more compliant than expected throughout the whole pandemic, but as restrictions are relaxed he urged people to keep to the rules.
Around 15% of Lincolnshire’s adult population is now fully vaccinated against coronavirus, health bosses have said.
Lincolnshire County Council’s assistant director for public health Andy Fox said the latest figures showed just under 100,000 people had received their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine – 97,984.
Here’s Greater Lincolnshire’s COVID-19 infection rates up to April 19:
Greater Lincolnshire’s infection rates from Apr 12 to Apr 19. | Data: Gov UK / Table: James Mayer for The Lincolnite
In national news, the European Medicines Agency says it has found a possible link between the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine and very rare cases of unusual blood clots.
But the EMA also said the “overall benefit-risk remains positive”.
India’s addition to the UK’s “red list” of banned countries due to rising COVID cases and concerns over a new variant may have come too late, the UK’s former chief scientific adviser has said.
Professor Mark Walport told the BBC he believed the new variant was “more transmissible” and there were “good reasons” for keeping it out of the UK.
Some police forces did not follow self-isolation rules last year due to “confusion” and fears over lack of staffing, according to a report.
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) said some forces “did not appear to follow the national requirement for self-isolating for test, track and trace”.
Coronavirus data for Greater Lincolnshire on Tuesday, April 20
Greater Lincolnshire includes Lincolnshire and the unitary authorities of North and North East (Northern) Lincolnshire.
59,097 cases (up 35)
41,135 in Lincolnshire (up 17)
9,330 in North Lincolnshire (up 11)
8,632 in North East Lincolnshire (up seven)
2,185 deaths (down one)
1,612 from Lincolnshire (down one)
305 from North Lincolnshire (no change)
268 from North East Lincolnshire (no change)
of which 1,303 hospital deaths (no change)
811 at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (no change)
41 at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals (no change)
1 at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (no change)
450 in Northern Lincolnshire (NLAG) (no change)
4,393,307 UK cases, 127,307 deaths
DATA SOURCE — FIGURES CORRECT AT THE TIME OF the latest update. postcode data includes deaths not in healthcare facilities or in hospitals outside authority boundaries.
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