Council News

A drive-by scrap collector who dumped commercial waste he was paid £350 to dispose of properly has been charged £2,300 and told to do 15 days of rehabilitation and 150 hours of unpaid community service work.

People will soon be able to experience the historic Slea Navigation for themselves on a new narrowboat which itself pays tribute to the town’s history.

If you’re heading to England’s largest village show this weekend, we’d be thrilled to see you there.

The Council continues to explore opportunities to invest in a refreshed vision for the Heart of Sleaford, centred on renewed aspirations to deliver a new cinema in the town.

Our progressive, climate-focused, local plan has been judged best in the East Midlands by the Royal Town Planning Institute at the 2024 East Midlands Planning Excellence awards.

The application was for a substantially similar development to that which had already been dismissed at appeal and which is subject to an enforcement notice.

The General Election was held on Thursday 4 July and the results are now available.

Everything you need to know about the election: Polling times, necessary ID, finding your Polling Station, what to do with postal and proxy votes and more.

Final arrangements are being made ahead of works to make Sleaford Market Place a useful space to hold markets, events and public activities more freely.

Almost 380 years of combined service in the Armed Forces has been honoured in continuation of a long-held custom by the Council.