Lincoln school leads the way with £900k renewable technology project
A city school is about to become one of the greenest schools in the region as it embarks on a £900,000 project to install the latest renewable technology. William Farr was already leading the way in...
View ArticlePlans for new 70-room student blocks on Lincoln Ermine estate
Plans for 13 new student accommodation units, totalling 70 rooms, have been submitted to Lincoln City Council. If plans are agreed, this would see a three-storey and two two-storey buildings at...
View ArticleNew Lincoln M&S Foodhall to go before planning committee
Plans for a new M&S Foodhall at Moorland Centre retail park will go before the City of Lincoln Council’s planning committee next week. As previously reported, a new two-storey M&S Foodhall with...
View ArticleTemporary car park planned for former Lincoln coal yard during roadworks
The City of Lincoln Council had lodged a proposal to open 47 temporary parking spaces to ease strain during city centre roadworks. The public pay and display spaces would be located on the site...
View ArticleTop design award for Lincoln Bomber Command spire
The memorial spire at the International Bomber Command Centre site in Lincoln has received a prestigious design award. Judges of the 2016 Structural Steel Design Award marked the project as a “fitting...
View ArticleVideo: Queen opened University of Lincoln 20 years ago today
The University of Lincoln has grown exponentially since Her Majesty the Queen officially opened the campus in 1996. Watching a video of the grand event on the institution’s 20th birthday gives a sense...
View ArticleTake a tour of The Lawn before coffee HQ and retail hub transformation
Exploring the empty and dilapidated corridors of The Lawn in Lincoln stirs an enticing sense of both history and opportunity. Work has begun to transform the 19th century building into a new coffee...
View ArticleContractors lined up for £96m Lincoln Eastern Bypass
Lincolnshire County Council has selected a preferred bidder to deliver the construction of the Lincoln Eastern Bypass. Carillion Construction has been recommended after competing with three other...
View ArticleStudent flats to be built on Lincoln Ermine estate
Councillors at the City of Lincoln Council have given the go-ahead for 13 new student accommodation units, totalling 70 rooms on the Ermine estate in Lincoln. A three-storey and two two-storey...
View ArticleLincoln coal yard to become temporary car park to ease roadworks strain
The City of Lincoln Council has agreed to open a 47-space temporary car park to help with shortages during city centre roadworks. The public pay and display spaces will be located on the site formerly...
View ArticleDesigns revealed for luxury housing on historic Steep Hill site
Proposals to convert a 239-year-old former college and chapel off Steep Hill in Lincoln into luxury housing have been submitted to city planners. Chad Varah House, a Grade II listed building in the...
View ArticlePreviously refused plans for up to 46 homes near Lincoln back on the table
Plans for up to 46 new homes in north Bassingham will be considered by North Kesteven District Council, after initial proposals were refused. The submission for a mix of flats, detached and...
View ArticleOriginal Lincoln Corn Exchange revealed as redevelopment progresses
For the first time, shoppers in the Cornhill Quarter of Lincoln can see the Grade II listed Corn Exchange building in all its original glory as work to reinvent the area progresses. The Lincoln...
View ArticleCeremony marks start of £4m Boultham Park works
A ground breaking ceremony marked a historic new chapter for Boultham Park in Lincoln, before the 50-acre site undergoes a £4m redevelopment. The Boultham Park Restoration Project, run by the City of...
View ArticlePlans revealed for 39 affordable family homes on former Ermine Primary site
Developers have lodged plans to provide 39 new affordable family homes on the Ermine estate in Lincoln. Housing would be built on the site of the former Ermine Primary School in the centre of the...
View ArticleCentral Lincoln unrecognisable with Transport Hub works in motion
Demolition work for the Lincoln Transport Hub has already changed the landscape of the city centre beyond recognition The £29 million scheme, which began on August 29, will eventually see the existing...
View ArticleThe rise of the wharf: Lincoln Brayford a hive of construction
Brayford Wharf in Lincoln has been a hub of growth and activity for hundreds of years, and this year’s no exception. With a number of large-scale developments rising up around the pool, the...
View ArticleFirst designs revealed for new-look Lincoln St Marks
Proposals that would see the western section of St Marks shopping precinct demolished to make way for new shops, a hotel and flats will go up for public consultation this week. The major £150 million...
View ArticleLincoln church hall reopens after £100k refurbishment
Community groups and residents in the Saxilby area are celebrating the completion of a £100,000 refurbishment of their church hall facility. The hall on Church Lane in Saxilby will officially be opened...
View ArticleYour views: Lincoln St Marks retail park masterplan goes on show
The vision has been unveiled for major £150 million plans that would see the west section of St Marks retail park in Lincoln demolished and redeveloped. Proposals including new shops, flats, a hotel...
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