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Ellis Karran

Local Democracy Reporter

Journalism graduate who joined Stonebow Media in 2020 as a News Reporter. Now a Local Democracy Reporter covering Greater Lincolnshire as part of the BBC Local News Partnership.

February 22, 2024 8.30 am This story is over 13 months old

Lincolnshire's director for public health, Derek Ward. | Photo: Ellis Karran
By Local Democracy Reporter

The solution to Lincolnshire’s healthcare problems is not as simple as investing more money into the system. Instead, it’s about using resources more wisely and listening to the needs of individual people, according to the county’s public health director.

At the Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire on Wednesday, county councillors put questions to Derek Ward, the local director for public health, regarding his annual county report — focusing on ageing better in Lincolnshire.

Read the full story on MyLocal, the new home of The Lincolnite.

February 21, 2024 8.30 pm This story is over 13 months old

Springwell Solar Farm has faced intense scrutiny, and members of the public took to the final consultation event to protest. | Photo: Ellis Karran
By Local Democracy Reporter

Protesting residents fear a planned solar farm across over 4,000 acres of farmland could spark “the end of Lincolnshire as we know it.”

Amid previous fears from Lincolnshire councillors that the county could become a “dumping ground” for Net Zero developments, residents in the North Kesteven district are fearing something very similar.

Read the full story on MyLocal, the new home of The Lincolnite.

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