Greater Lincolnshire councils to receive extra £30.7m government payout
Greater Lincolnshire councils will be awarded £30.7 million after the government announced the second round of a £1.6 billion fund. The grant total is £1.4 million less than the last share of the government’s £3.2 billion total pot given to authorities to help tackle the impact on services during the coronavirus pandemic. Councils across the…
Greater Lincolnshire councils will be awarded £30.7 million after the government announced the second round of a £1.6 billion fund.
The grant total is £1.4 million less than the last share of the government’s £3.2 billion total pot given to authorities to help tackle the impact on services during the coronavirus pandemic.
Councils across the Greater Lincolnshire region have now received more than £62.83 million across the two tranches.
How the funding for local councils breaks down.
This time round, district councils in Lincolnshire are getting an additional £7.1 million compared to the last go as the government moves to redress the financial pressures.
However, upper tier authorities Lincolnshire County Council, North East Lincolnshire Council and North Lincolnshire Council will get £8.5 million less than last time.
Three of the seven districts are getting at least £1.1 million extra – with South Kesteven getting £1.42 million – an additional £1.35 million extra than it got last time round.
SKDC leader Kelham Cooke took to social media to announce the news.
He said: “Great news that SKDC has received £1.4 million in emergency funding to respond to the ongoing pandemic.
“Well done District Council’s Network for raising the profile on us having a vital role in supporting local economies and delivering critical services.”
The other two big winners this time round are East Lindsey District Council, which received £1.41 million (£1.3 million extra) and North Kesteven which was awarded £1.41 million (£1.11 million extra).
In total, district councils have received £8.04 million of the £3.6 billion pot.
Lincolnshire County Council takes the biggest hit – receiving £7.47 million less than last time for a grand total of £14 million.
Last time it received £21.47 million and will have been given £35 million in total from government after this latest payout.
Meanwhile, North Lincolnshire will receive £4.74 million (£250,000 less), while North East Lincolnshire will get £4.38 million (£834,000 less).
In total, the upper tier authorities have been given £54.8 million.
Local Government Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP said: “Councils are playing a central role in our national fight against coronavirus and the government continues to back them at this challenging time.
“The latest £1.6 billion of this will be allocated to councils in the fairest way possible, recognising the latest and best assessment of the pressures they face.
“We are backing local district councils and a clear majority will receive at least £1 million in additional funding.”
This week, councils revealed they face multi-million pound losses due to the impact of coronavirus on their revenue streams such as car parking, planning and licensing.
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The 32-year-old man and 30-year-old woman arrested in the murder probe of an 11-year-old boy in Lincoln have both been released on police bail, without any charges.
The man was arrested on suspicion of murder and the woman on suspicion of manslaughter after an incident at a house on Geneva Street on St Giles in Lincoln.
Police were called to the house at 10pm on Friday night, January 22.
The 11-year-old boy was found unwell at the scene and was taken to hospital for treatment.
He was pronounced dead a short time later.
At the time Lincolnshire Police said the death was unexplained and it was treated as murder.
The man and the woman arrested at the weekend were released on police bail on Monday evening.
Lincolnshire Police said in a statement on Monday night:
“Once again, we’d like to remind people that this is an active investigation and that an 11-year-old boy has sadly lost his life.
“Speculative comments are not only deeply upsetting to those involved but can potentially undermine our investigation.
“If you have any information that can help, call 101 or email [email protected] quoting incident 472 of January 22.”
Ten people from Boston have been given fines for breaching COVID-19 regulations by driving dangerously in supermarket car parks.
Officers were called after three separate reports of dangerous driving in the car parks of Lidl and Tesco in Wyberton Fen, as well as on Marsh Lane Industrial Estate in Boston.
All three incidents took place and were reported to police between 5pm and 6pm on Sunday, January 24, though it is unsure if they were connected at all.
When officers arrived, the drivers were seen doing donut manoeuvres and racing in the snow.
A total of 10 people were given £200 fines for breaking lockdown guidelines, but this will be reduced to £100 if paid within 14 days, due to all being first time offenders.
As well as the COVID-19 fines, two of the vehicles were also seized as a result of being uninsured, with drivers reported.
A traffic offence report was also submitted after one driver was seen to be driving not just dangerously but out of control.
Inspector Fran Harrod of Lincolnshire Police said: “We would like to thank the public for bringing these incidents of dangerous driving to our attention.
“This is not only extremely dangerous to those taking part but to others in these areas.
“While we continue to engage and explain with the public, this was a blatant breach of the restrictions which will not be tolerated.”
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