From council house rent collection on cycles to using an armoured plated collection vehicle in the community charge era, much has changed in Tim Leeson’s 50 years with South Kesteven District Council. Today’s council revenues are largely collected online, but things were very different when Tim, who retires from his role as Income Recovery Support […]

The Mayors of Grantham, Lincolnshire, and Tampico, Illinois, have announced that they intend to establish a pairing relationship between their towns, the respective birthplaces of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan. The Charter Trustees of Grantham met on September 6th to confirm the pairing, and the Mayor of Tampico, Kristine Hill, at a Regular meeting of […]

The Grantham-based Woodland Trust has ambitious plans to break its record annual giveaway of more than 1.3m free trees to schools and community groups as the next round of tree-pack applications opens. Almost 9,000 schools and community groups benefited from the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity’s ever-popular scheme in 2022. Applications for trees to be […]

Street harassment is on the rise and is often not an isolated incident. We know the long-term impact can harm mental health and change people’s behaviour. Victims often feel guilty, ashamed, and blame themselves. Witnessing street harassment and not safely intervening sends the message to those experiencing it that it’s okay and society normalises it. […]

Lincolnshire County Council’s Transport Services is aware of delays and problems in the receipt of bus passes by students for educational travel. We recognise this causes concern and we are working urgently to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. Students and parents/carers can call 01522 782020 to find out the status of their bus […]