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South Holland and Breckland councils break up 10-year partnership ending South Holland District Council. | Photo: Daniel Jaines for The Lincolnite South Holland District Council is to break-up with a Norfolk district council after 10 years of shared services. The authority has been in partnership with Breckland District Council -50 miles away – since 2010, even sharing some leadership until last Autumn when Anna Graves stepped down. However, they are both now going their own way. Council leader Lord Gary Porter said: “Over the past decade, Breckland and South Holland District councils ha...

Boston opposition seeks to sever fresh alliance with East Lindsey East Lindsey District Council leader Craig Leyland (left) and Boston Borough Council leader Paul Skinner. Councillors in Boston are threatening to derail an alliance with East Lindsey through a judicial review, it has been revealed. ELDC leaders however were not concerned by the news as the authority voted 33 for and 11 against to pass the agreement which should see £15.4m saved over 10 years. Following a vote to approve the latest move at Full Council last night, the alliance officially came into effect today (July 1). It wil...

Council leaders in Lincolnshire butted heads over devolution plans in 2020. A government letter rejecting the Greater Lincolnshire devolution bid has backed the district councils’ argument that it’s not the right time for local reorganisation, leaders have said. The letter from Housing Minister and Newark MP Robert Jenrick turning down the plans was addressed to Conservative MPs in our region. It announced devolution plans for Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset. However, in response to other applications, Mr Jenrick said: “Given the pressures councils face this winter with the pande...