Ellis Karran

A professional archaeologist has called on the City of Lincoln Council to reject the White Hart Hotel’s proposed swimming pool complex, arguing it threatens the heritage of the city “for little to no public benefit.”

A planning application submitted for the Grade II listed building seeks permission to build a swimming pool, spa and gym complex inside the hotel in the heart of historic Lincoln.

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A business owner at Lincoln’s Glory Hole — closed for repairs for a year now — said he is fed up of “carrots being dangled” over fixing the collapsed footway, and he’s had to dip into savings to keep the business open.

The Glory Hole, a footway between Wigford Way and the High Street, has been a staple of central Lincoln for hundreds of years, but it fell on hard times last year.

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