Building the future: Lincoln’s year in developments
It’s been a year of major change for Lincoln, with big projects completed and much more planned for the next 12 months. The year started with the opening of the new transport hub in the city centre, the £30 million scheme included a bus station, the new 1,000 space multi-storey Lincoln Central car park, improvements…
It’s been a year of major change for Lincoln, with big projects completed and much more planned for the next 12 months.
The year started with the opening of the new transport hub in the city centre, the £30 million scheme included a bus station, the new 1,000 space multi-storey Lincoln Central car park, improvements to the railways station forecourt and a new pedestrian plaza linking the area with the Cornhill Quarter.
City of Lincoln Council officials were joined by MP Karen Lee and other special guests to open the new bus station. Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Speaking of the Cornhill, this year saw the completion of the first phase of the Lincolnshire Co-operative’s £70 million regeneration of the area, with the second part starting in May.
Fresh designs for the 1,300 student flats on St Marks.
The scheme, approved at the start of December, will start by seeing the former Homebase, Lidl, Topps Tiles and part of the BHS unit demolished to make way for 1,300 student flats.
Work has already started on the demolition of the former stores, however, once completed the regeneration will eventually see all the units to the west of Debenhams demolished and replaced with new retail units, leisure space and other amenities.
A visual representation of the new build planned for Flaxengate.
The new build, on the junction of Clasketgate and Flaxengate, will see the former Pygott and Crone Estate Agency branch demolished and a new commercial unit created.
Visual of the proposed extra care facility to be built on the site of De Wint Court.
The plans will see City of Lincoln-owned De Wint Court demolished to make way for the development, which will provide homes for older people who want to remain “self-sufficient” but also have the option of on-site care if they need it.
The City of Lincoln Council has approved plans from YMCA Lincolnshire for its Lincoln Nomad Centre, which could open by April 2019.
The charity plans to open its Lincoln Nomad Centre, on St Rumbold’s Street, in April 2019.
The plan is to convert and expand the organisations’s existing building into a day centre and community cafe on the ground floor, with temporary sleeping accommodation on both the ground and first floor levels.
The plan is to provide 24/7 support where those who find themselves homeless can access caring, professional help.
As we come to the end of our journey through major developments, let’s circle back round to transport, especially since much of next year will be dominated by major works.
Lincoln Eastern Bypass. Picture: Lincolnshire County Council.
Visual rendering of the River Witham Bridge expected to be part of the North Hykeham Relief Road. Photo: Lincolnshire County Council
As we look into the future, there’s even more to come — this year a new £2 million roundabout was approved, which it is hoped will kick-start a 3,200 development known as the Western Growth Corridor.
The corridor project has been in the pipeline for more than 20 years, and as well as the new homes City of Lincoln Council leaders hope it will also include a hotel, leisure complex and new stadium for Lincoln City FC.
Plans for the Western Growth Corridor include up to 3,200 homes, a hotel, leisure complex and Lincoln City football stadium.
Whatever happens, Lincoln has definitely got things going for it, and long may it continue!
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Few people attended the second Kill the Bill protest in Lincoln on Saturday, as Extinction Rebellion activists stood alone on the High Street to campaign against a proposed policing bill that could make many protests illegal.
Activists from Extinction Rebellion Lincolnshire gathered at Speakers’ Corner to oppose plans for the latest Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which could curtail protesting rights if passed through parliament.
Extinction Rebellion were the main representatives at the protest. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Under the proposed bill, police officers will be given greater powers to put a stop to any protests, as well as determining start and finish times for them, and controlling noise levels.
A few stopped to talk with the protestors, but most just went about their day walking down Lincoln High Street in the first weekend that non-essential shops and beer gardens reopened.
The Lincolnite spoke to one of the rebels at the protest, to find out the reasons behind the march.
They said: “This draconian bill cannot go ahead, it needs to be taken apart and re-evaluted completely.
“People have been walking past us shaking their heads, but they don’t realise that it’s their freedom we are fighting for.”
The Lincolnite photographer Steve Smailes captured some pictures from the protest.
Signs were put up by the works at Speakers’ Corner on Lincoln High Street. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
A 19-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries after a crash on the A52 on Friday evening.
The single-vehicle crash, involving a white Suzuki Splash, happened in the westbound lane of the A52 between Barrowby and Sedgebrook at around 7.20pm on Friday, April 16.
The driver of the car is now in hospital after suffering serious injuries, and police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Officers believe the driver had travelled from Grantham on the A52 at Barrowby before the crash.
Anyone who has dashcam footage or saw the vehicle before the incident is being asked to call 101, quoting incident 420 of April 16.
Alternatively, you can email [email protected], using the same reference in the subject box.
It has been a tragic week with three deaths on Lincolnshire’s roads after two male motorbike riders and a man on a pedal bike lost their lives.
The roads are now busier again after further lockdown restrictions were eased on April 12, but since then three men have sadly died.
A man died after falling from his pedal bike in Branston on Wednesday, April 14 and police said his death is not being treated as suspicious.
On the same day, a 34-year-old male died after a crash involving two motorcycles near Gainsborough.
The man who lost his life in the collision was riding a silver Wuyang motorcycle. The second motorcycle was a blue Suzuki being ridden by a man in his 30s, who was taken to hospital with suspected serious injuries.
A 54-year-old man from North Lincolnshire also died after his motorbike crashed with a Royal Mail post van on the A631 near Glentham at around 4pm on Thursday, April 15.
This comes after it was revealed on March 11 that for the first time in over three decades nobody had died on the county’s roads in the first months of the year, according to Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership.
Lincolnshire Police revealed earlier this week that between 2018 and 2020 twenty five motorcyclists lost their lives on Lincolnshire’s roads.
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