First new major reservoirs in England for more than 30 years given go-ahead ‘Nationally significant’ status granted to reservoirs in East Anglia and Lincolnshire with seven more planned by 2050 The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2025
Major reservoirs to unlock new UK homes and address water supply fears The new reservoirs will be the first for more than 30 years The Independent UK · May 28, 2025
Man described as 'true hero' dies trying to help two children 'in distress' at popular beach in Lincolnshire The 60-year-old entered the sea just after 4pm on Sunday close to the Promenade in Ingoldmells Evening Standard · May 26, 2025
Man dies after entering sea to help children near Skegness Lincolnshire Police said the man went into the water shortly after 4pm on Sunday near the Promenade in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire. Evening Standard · May 26, 2025
Man dies after entering sea to rescue two children ‘in distress’ at Lincolnshire beach Lincolnshire Police offered its thoughts to the man’s family and loved ones The Independent UK · May 25, 2025
Cranswick launches independent review after pig farm abuse claims The UK’s largest pork supplier suspended using Northmoor Farm in Lincolnshire after covert footage emerged last week. Evening Standard · May 20, 2025
Supermarkets suspend supplies from Cranswick-owned pig farm over abuse claims Covert footage emerged over the weekend that appeared to show workers at Northmoor Farm in Lincolnshire abusing piglets. Evening Standard · May 12, 2025
UK supermarkets suspend supplies from Lincolnshire pig farm over cruelty claims Workers at farm owned by UK’s biggest pig meat producer Cranswick filmed killing piglets by banned ‘blunt force trauma’ The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2025
Shop worker confronts knife-wielding robber with bare hands after female colleague threatened A shop worker confronted a knife-wielding robber who appeared to threaten a female colleague at a newsagents in Lincolnshire on 29 March. The Independent UK · May 9, 2025
Rise in local areas in England with at least a third of adults obese West Lindsey in Lincolnshire had the highest proportion of people aged 18 and over living with obesity in 2023/24. Evening Standard · May 7, 2025
Reform’s green energy assault in Lincolnshire ‘puts 12,200 jobs at risk’ Party intends to block projects despite net zero industries contributing nearly £1bn to local economy, analysis shows The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025
The English question now isn’t about Reform or party politics: it’s the rage that means we can’t talk to each other any more My time in Lincolnshire highlighted our country’s most serious problem: the disconnection that means solutions can’t be reached, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2025
Downing Street fury at Farage plot to tie up Starmer government in legal challenges Exclusive: Reform’s new Lincolnshire mayor Andrea Jenkyns has revealed that Farage plans to use the party’s control of councils across England to launch a series of legal challenges to block Labour government policy on net zero and housing asylum seekers The Independent UK · May 4, 2025
New Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns vows to sack county council’s diversity officers - except there aren’t any Dame Andrea Jenkyns has doubled down on Farage’s pledge to sack diversity officers in Lincolnshire but the county council has revealed it does not employ any The Independent UK · May 3, 2025
The Independent UK · May 2, 2025 Farage hails Reform as ‘main opposition’ after gaining MP and councils Reform UK has won Staffordshire and Lincolnshire councils from the Conservatives and taken control of Durham County Council.
Evening Standard · May 2, 2025 Reform's Andrea Jenkyns storms out of TV interview as she's grilled on comment about rival's 'South African accent' Reform’s new Greater Lincolnshire mayor storms off as she accuses Sky News reporter of asking ‘divisive questions’
The Independent UK · May 2, 2025 Andrea Jenkyns: The opera-singing ex-Tory MP’s journey from working in Greggs to a radical Reform UK mayor NEWS ANALYSIS: From swearing at protesters outside Downing Street to becoming the mayor of Lincolnshire in an election where opponents claimed she was not qualified to stand, Dame Andrea Jenkyns has had a career of controversy and drama like few others, says The Independent’s political editor David Maddox
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025 Friday briefing: Reform takes Labour scalp in knife-edge Runcorn byelection In today’s newsletter: Early indications of Conservative collapse in benchmark local elections
Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025 Challenge to Reform UK Lincolnshire mayor candidate is rejected Dame Andrea Jenkyns, who served as a minister in the last Conservative government, is standing as Reform’s candidate in the Lincolnshire mayoralty.
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025 Reform’s Andrea Jenkyns cleared to run for Lincolnshire mayor just days before election Dame Andrea said the move to prevent her from standing was a ‘political hit job aimed at smearing my candidacy’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2025 ‘Extinction-level event’: Tories fear voters turning to Reform in Lincolnshire Conservatives face tough fight in mayoral and council elections as Farage’s anti-net zero message cuts through
The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2025 More problems for Farage as Andrea Jenkyns faces bid to disqualify her from mayoral election A council in Lincolnshire will hold a hearing next week to decide if Andrea Jenkyns is eligble to stand as mayor for the county amid allegations that she does not live there
The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2025 A walk with Romans and ghosts on the Great North Road Tracing part of an ancient highway in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire – now the A1 – proves rich in stories going back 2,000 years
The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025 Raw materials for Scunthorpe steel site ‘paid for’ – Rayner The Deputy Prime Minister insisted that the North Lincolnshire site was ‘crucial’ to the industry in the UK.
Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2025 Government 'confident' British Steel furnaces will stay on amid China row The Deputy Prime Minister insisted that the North Lincolnshire site was ‘crucial’ to the industry in the UK