Cllr Richard Davies, Cllr Martin Hill and Cllr Daniel McNally. | Image: The Lincolnite
Lincolnshire County Council leaders have expanded on how they plan to tackle their new priorities, which include potholes and fly-tipping.
The first full council meeting after the local elections was held at the Epic Centre at Lincolnshire Showground due to social distancing measures.
The leader of the council, Conservative Cllr Martin Hill, said potholes were “the number one issue which voters raised” and that he plans to lobby the government for more funding to fix them.
As for fly-tipping, the county council plans to work with district councils to clear litter, educate people not to fly tip and review the tip booking system after restrictions ease to make access easier.
Rural crime and fly-tipping: Lincolnshire PCC Marc Jones reprioritises after election
The “strength of feeling” was clear on the campaign trail
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Marc Jones. | Photo: Daniel Jaines
Rural crime and fly tipping will be pushed to the top of the agenda in Lincolnshire following the Police and Crime Commissioner elections.
Marc Jones, who was re-elected into the position on May 8, said he was aware of the issues during campaigning, but added: “nevertheless the strength of feeling around it was definitely clear, rural communities in particular, were not feeling that they got the level of policing they felt they deserved.”
Lincolnshire primary school headteacher jailed for sexting ’14-year-old boy’
He sold his home to fund his failed defence case
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An “outstanding” primary school headteacher caught sexting and arranging to meet someone he thought was a 14-year-old boy was jailed for four-and-a-half years at Lincoln Crown Court on Friday.
James Shawley, who was head of St Bartholomew’s Primary School at West Pinchbeck, near Spalding, from 2016 until being suspended following his arrest in December 2019, was caught in a sting operation when he contacted a covert police officer posing as a 14-year-old.
Shawley denied four charges but was found guilty by a jury earlier today (Friday) at the end of a three day trial.