Every year we provide essential day-to-day services for residents of all seven districts in Lincolnshire from our £1billion budget.
This includes filling potholes, funding the library service, making sure children have the best start in life and providing the trading standards and fire and rescue services – to name a few.
We also spend £230 million every year helping over 32,000 people including older people and those who need support with their mental health, sensory impairment and physical or learning disabilities.
But in addition, we have invested hundreds of millions of pounds in recent years, improving and expanding facilities for residents in every district.
Some key priorities across the county have been:
- schools – providing more places and better facilities, including special needs provision
- superfast broadband – vital to keep you connected and help businesses grow
- roads: building new roads, and re-building and resurfacing existing ones – reducing congestion and improving safety
- new fire engines – with further investment in state of the art fire and rescue equipment
- construction projects – to grow our economy
East Lindsey highlights
- new facilities to help local people and visitors enjoy our coastline – including the North Sea Observatory and the 16-mile coastal path
- Go Skegness – £5.7m of major improvements to the town’s cycleways, footpaths and public transport infrastructure
More details on investments in East Lindsey.
South Kesteven highlights
- the new £8.4m Poplar Farm Primary School in Grantham
- expanding Market Deeping Community Primary School and Bourne’s Elsea Park Academy
More details on South Kesteven investments.
South Holland highlights
- a new five-arm roundabout at Spalding Road and a signalised T-junction at Vernatt’s Drain to be built as we start the first section of the Spalding Western Relief Road
- a brand new roundabout where the A17 and A151 meet to enhance safety and to open up land for a new food enterprise zone
Details on how we have invested in South Holland.
West Lindsey highlights
- half a million pound flood defence scheme in Middle Rasen
- major improvements to the Corringham Road/Thorndike Way junction in Gainsborough
- a new £2m extension to Gainsborough’s Castle Wood Academy, creating 210 extra school places
Details on how we’ve invested in West Lindsey.
Lincoln highlights
- £22m relaunch of Lincoln Castle, bringing first rate arts and culture events to the city
- £1.1m flood scheme to protect 119 homes at Stamp End
- £21m East-West Link Road
- the new £21m tri-service emergency centre at South Park – the first purpose-built facility of its kind in England.
Details on how we’ve invested in Lincoln.
North Kesteven highlights
- major road projects in Sleaford including work to repair the A17 embankment, and the Rugby Club junction improvements
- protecting homes in Digby from flooding with a £630,000 scheme to improve drainage
- a new joint fire and ambulance station in Sleaford, improving and joining-up the response from emergency services
Details on how we have invested in North Kesteven.
Boston highlights
- £1.5m to reduce congestion at Sutterton Roundabout – an important link for the local agri-food sector
- £350,000 facelift for Boston’s Town Bridge protecting this Grade II listed bridge from corrosion
- investing in the waterside environment, increasing access and use of Boston’s waterways, and protecting land close to the Port of Boston from flooding