Minutes 2025

REPORT FROM COUNTY COUNCILLOR, 6 March 1925

A1 Road Safety event announced - YOUR views wanted!

Lincolnshire County Council is putting on the event which will see travel and safety bosses in attendance for an open discussion about the A1 and road safety.
Representatives from LCC, Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership and National Highways will be present to discuss the A1’s future in Lincolnshire. 

The event is entirely free to take part in for any member of the public who wants to attend. 

Anyone wishing to give their own point of view about the A1, and how the road affects them, in person will be able to do just that on Wednesday, March 12th from 7pm to 9pm at The Olde Barn Hotel, Toll Bar Rd, Marston, Grantham, NG32 2HT. 

Anyone unable to attend, but who would still like to share their thoughts, can do that easily by using our Q&A page at: Road Safety on the A1 Workshop | Let's Talk Lincolnshire.

Lincolnshire starts new partnership with Ukrainian region

Cllr Colin Davie and Oleksandr Prokudin

Representatives from the Kherson region in Ukraine have visited Lincolnshire and signed an agreement with councillors to work together to benefit both areas.

The UK and Ukraine have developed a positive relationship through the Homes For Ukraine programme and Lincolnshire is very proud that we have more than 1,000 people here in Lincolnshire under this scheme.This agreement marks the start of a journey to develop a strong partnership with the Kherson region that will see us learn from each other, build networks over time between businesses, connect research organisations, and support growth in both areas. 

As well as the signing of the memorandum of understanding, the visit also included a tour of the of LIAT Campus at Riseholme and the Siemens facility in Lincoln.

Grantham Southern Relief Road update

The project is now expected to be complete in 2026 following a design error related to the rollout of the bridge over the River Witham and the East Coast Main Line. 

Upon learning about the issue, Lincolnshire Country Council demanded a solution and is seeking to recoup the additional costs.

The relief road is now expected to open in 2026, a year later than expected. Rectifying this issue is expected to cost between £10-20 million, bringing the project’s expected total to £158-168 million.

The Council are pursuing contractual and legal processes as a result of this error so are unable to comment any further on this at this stage for legal reasons.For now, our priority now is getting this massive project back on track as soon as possible – and that means continuing to work closely with our appointed contractor and designers.

What was achieved in February

East side of site – completed temporary works to the platforms to Pier 4 / continued formwork, reinforcement and concrete works to the eastern abutment, including falsework and shuttering to the ballast wall.

What's happening in March

East side of site – continue formwork, reinforcement and concrete works to the eastern abutment / concrete the ballast wall nib / steel-fixing to the wingwalls / shuttering and concreting to first wingwall for pour two.

Current/ongoing traffic restrictions and closures

Lane restrictions around the B1174 Roundabout to facilitate the construction of the haul route and access into site.

Lincolnshire Councils’ commitment to working together on local government reorganisation

The leaders of all ten greater Lincolnshire councils agreed to work together on proposals for what local government reorganisation could look like for our county.

The Government has made clear its intention to change all remaining two-tier local authority areas in England and replace county and district councils with new unitary authorities.

On 5 February 2025, the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution, Jim McMahon, wrote to all council leaders in two-tier areas and small neighbouring unitary authorities to invite them to develop these unitary proposals.

The invitation gave guidance for developing these proposals, including the expected population of each new authority area and that consideration should be given to existing district boundaries and reducing disruption to vital care services. It also set out the timeline; interim plans should be submitted by 21 March, and more detailed proposals are expected by 28 November.

Greater Lincolnshire’s ten council leaders have committed to work together to explore all options, and form plans that are in the best interest of the people of Lincolnshire.

We will soon be electing our next representative to Lincolnshire County Council. So, what does Lincolnshire County Council do?

Lincolnshire is the fourth largest county in England, covering more than 3,600 square miles. Lincolnshire County Council supports a population of over 768,000 people.The county council invests more than £650m a year in its vital services, including £206m in supporting adult care and community wellbeing, and £114m for children’s services, to support people to live life to the full.We pay for around 8,000 beds in long-term and short-term care settings, and in excess of four million hours of commissioned community-based support. In the coming year, we will provide support for more than 4,500 carers across Lincolnshire.

We are currently managing over 3,440 open children's social care cases, this includes 408 on a Child Protection Plan and 791 children in care. We support over 107,000 school-aged chidlren and young people in Lincolnshire, and around 400 primary and secondary schools and academies. We help around 20,000 pupils get to and from school or college each day.

We manage over 5,500 miles of road to keep Lincolnshire moving, repairing in excess of 100,000 potholes each year. We help over 1,700 of the county's businesses to access the support they need to thrive.

The county council disposes of over 350,000 tonnes of waste and recycling each year, and operates 11 household waste recycling centres across the county. 

We run 15 core libraries and 34 community hub libraries, and support more than 1,500 adults to get a new qualification through our adult learning courses each year.

As the fire authority, we operate 38 fire stations, ready to respond to emergencies 24 hours a day, seven days a week.