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The purple bin rollout continues to gather momentum around Lincolnshire, as a fifth district is ready to adopt the scheme — leaving just two local authorities without separate bins for dry paper and card — Lincoln and South Holland.

South Kesteven District Council revealed this week that some 20,000 purple-lidded bins have been delivered to homes in the district, ahead of a launch of collections from February 2024.

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RAF Scampton residents, campaigners and protesters have voiced their disappointment following the news that West Lindsey District Council was unsuccessful in its legal case against the Home Office’s asylum centre plans.

After two days of legal proceedings at London’s Royal Courts of Justice on October 31 and November 1, and over a month of anticipation, Mrs Justice Thornton, on Wednesday dismissed the claims that housing up to 2,000 asylum seekers at the former RAF Scampton airbase is unlawful.