City of Lincoln Council bans single use plastics at the 2020 Christmas market
There will be no plastic at next year’s Lincoln Christmas market following a landmark vote by the city’s council last night.
University’s new medical school given green light
A new medical school at the University of Lincoln will welcome its first students later this year after receiving planning permission last night.
Local election candidates resign from the Conservative Party
Two Conservative candidates for the upcoming local elections in Lincoln have resigned from the party less than two months before voters go to the ballot box.
Pressure on university health service after student flats given green light
A local councillor has said that the NHS was ‘lax’ in its funding application for the University of Lincoln Health Service following plans being approved that could see over one…
Ten new blocks of student flats to be built in Lincoln
Over one thousand extra students could be coming to Lincoln after the city’s council voted in favour of new accommodation buildings last night.
New renters union for people ‘bitten’ by rogue landlords
A new renters union has been established to address the ‘imbalance of power’ between students and landlords in Lincoln.
Lincoln businesses pledge to be more socially responsible
Twelve local businesses have signed up to the City of Lincoln Council’s new Social Responsibility Charter.
Council say new powers to tackle rogue landlords are ‘important for the city’
Rogue landlords are facing tougher regulation as new powers are handed to the City of Lincoln Council today.
LIVE BLOG: Lincoln students to vote on student carers motion at SU meeting
Hello and welcome to The Linc’s live coverage of this afternoon’s All Student Members Meeting (ASM), which includes motions on fair conditions for postgraduates who teach, student carers and a…
City of Lincoln Council fails to respond to complaints in time, new figures reveal
The City of Lincoln Council is failing to meet targets on responding to housing complaints in time, according to new figures.