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The fire happened in the early hours of this morning.
Update: The fire is now being treated as arson. Read more here.
Emergency services scrambled to a street in Lincoln in the early hours of this morning following reports of a caravan on fire.
Crews attended the fire on the junction of Avondale Street and Winn Street at around 2am on Thursday, February 1.
Scenes following the blaze. Photo: Igors Grinkevics
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue used two hose reel jets to extinguish the blaze.
At the time of writing the cause of the blaze is unknown.
Plans included a six lane, 25 metre competition swimming pool.
Councillors have rejected plans for a £3.7 million swimming pool and fitness suite to be built at a school in Sleaford.
St George’s Academy announced plans to develop facilities at the Sleaford Campus in July 2016, however these were rejected at a committee meeting at North Kesteven District Council on Tuesday, January 30.
At the meeting, nine councillors voted against plans, while six voted for and two abstained.
Plans included a six lane, 25 metre competition swimming pool with accompanying fitness suite.
The £3.7 million project funded from the academy’s capital reserves, would have provided fitness facilities for staff, students and the local community.
The council said that the applicant failed to demonstrate sufficient need for such additional facilities in Sleaford and the south of the district.
The proposal was also said to threaten the viability of other public facilities, and the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan does not identify any capacity for additional leisure and recreation facilities.
A spokesperson for North Kesteven District Council said: “There are no objections to the principle of a school swimming pool at St George’s Academy for the benefit of pupils.
“But the decision by Eastgate Planning Committee to refuse the application was based entirely on clear planning principles.”
