Developer Langcroft is to collaborate with Legal & General Affordable Homes, Housing 21, Boston Borough Council, Homes England, and RG+P Architects to deliver a new affordable neighbourhood of 200 homes. The Wainfleet Road scheme will be built by Seagate Homes, with construction due to begin in early 2026. It will represent a £40m investment into Boston once the homes are complete, and local labour will be employed through the programme. The development will deliver one, two, three and four-bedroom homes, including shared ownership, affordable rent, and 36 specialist retirement housing properties. Boston Borough Council has backed the scheme with over £1m of funding. Councillor John Baxter, portfolio holder for housing at Boston Borough Council, said: “I’m delighted we are able to make this substantial investment into such an important project for Boston. It demonstrates our continued commitment to meeting the differing housing needs of our residents. “By supporting this development, we are helping to deliver a range of high-quality affordable homes that will make a real difference to families, couples and individuals across the borough. This project gives people the opportunity to stay and put down roots in Boston with a safe, attractive place they can call home. “It’s fantastic that we can continue building strong relationships with developers like Langcroft, bringing long-term economic and community benefits to our area.” Anette Simpson, director of development and partnerships at L&G Affordable Homes, said: “We’re proud to be bringing forward this scheme in Boston. As with all of our projects, it’s about more than homes – it’s about creating opportunities for families to thrive. Partnering with Langcroft, and with support from Homes England, we’re delivering affordable, sustainable housing where it’s needed most.” Danny Lang, director at Langcroft, said: “We are incredibly proud to be leading this exciting project for Boston. By bringing together such strong partners from day one, we’ve been able to shape a neighbourhood that directly responds to local housing needs while raising expectations of what affordable and mixed-tenure living can look like. “This represents a major investment in Boston’s future, and we are delighted to be moving forwards with a scheme that will deliver lasting social, economic and community value.”   Image credit: Stock.adobe.com/Monkey Business

A new partnership in North East Lincolnshire has brought more than a thousand children into practical environmental learning, linking school workshops with community litter-picking sessions. The initiative pairs North East Lincolnshire Council with James Elliott, known for his volunteer work on the River Freshney, as part of a broader effort to keep streets, waterways and public spaces cleaner.

Elliott, who began volunteering in 2020, has widened his work beyond the river to support the Council’s Clean and Green programme. He said: “I’m thrilled to be doing so much with schools. Litter picks are great and they help no end, but to get into these places and teach the kids something is so important.

“They are going to be looking after this borough in the years to come and I want to do my bit to ensure, they have the knowledge they need to make it a better place.”

School sessions at Reynolds, Elliston, and William Barcroft Primary Academies were the first to run and have already reached more than 1,000 pupils. Alongside classroom learning, Elliott continues to highlight the link between local litter and the wider environment, noting the role inland waterways play.

Councillor Henry Hudson, Portfolio Holder for Environment and Net Zero, said: “This work is so important. Not only to ensure North East Lincolnshire is cleaner, but also to teach future generations about recycling and why it’s so important.”

He added: “I would like to thank James, our Street Cleansing teams and all the other volunteers across the borough for their hard work in making all this possible. The impact they are making is invaluable to the community.”

The partnership aims to keep expanding school outreach and community activity, building habits that encourage younger generations to care for the places and wildlife around them.

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Purple House Clinic Lincoln has launched a new intensive trauma therapy service, designed to help clients make rapid progress in trauma recovery and emotional wellbeing. This exciting new intensive Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR) approach, which is concentrated therapy delivered over one day, is particularly effective for professionals, parents or athletes who need to accelerate recovery. EMDR is a well-established, evidence-based therapy that helps the brain reprocess distressing events so they lose their emotional and physical intensity. Instead of spreading sessions over many months, an intensive EMDR programme enables deeper therapeutic work within a shorter, focused time frame. This intensive approach is ideal for people who are highly motivated and seeking efficient, meaningful results, whether they are experiencing burnout, stress, a major life event, or aiming to return to work or peak performance quickly. Offering both in-person and online options, the programme provides accessible, time-efficient trauma recovery for today’s busy world and is now available locally in Lincoln. Since its founding in 2018, Purple House Clinic Lincoln has built a reputation for excellence in evidence-based psychological support, offering a broad range of services including therapies for depression, anxiety, trauma, and neurodiversity assessments. With a growing multidisciplinary team of 18 therapists, the clinic delivers more than 415 hours of tailored therapeutic care per month, reflecting its strong commitment to kind-hearted mental health care. “Over the past six months, we’ve seen a clear and growing demand for intensive EMDR, and I’m delighted that we can now offer this innovative approach to even more people across Lincolnshire and the East Midlands,” says Alice Vine, Clinical Director and Forensic Psychologist. “As a UK accredited EMDR Practitioner, Consultant and Facilitator, I know how transformative this therapy can be when delivered well. “Our team at Purple House Clinic Lincoln is dedicated to providing compassionate, specialist care for children, young people and adults, and this new programme gives our community another powerful route to reclaim emotional wellbeing and balance. Everyone deserves access to high-quality, effective support and intensive EMDR allows people to make meaningful progress more quickly, so they can return to their lives with renewed confidence and clarity.” Intensive EMDR is not suitable for everyone. Clients must be emotionally ready and able to engage deeply in one day of work. It is not recommended for individuals with active substance use, severe avoidance coping or where the emotional load would be overwhelming. The therapy is currently available for adults, with the potential to extend to children and adolescents where clinically appropriate. For more information about the Purple House Clinic Lincoln and the different therapy, assessments and support it offers, visit www.purplehouseclinic.co.uk/psychologists-lincoln/ or contact 01522 868616.   Image: Alice Vine, Clinical Director and Forensic Psychologist (left), and Sarah Todd, Forensic Psychologist (right), of the Purple House Clinic Lincoln

Ongo has expanded its presence in Greater Lincolnshire through a new partnership with Lincoln City Football Club, extending its community activity linked to local sport and widening access to match-day opportunities for residents.

Kevin Hornsby, Director of Customer Services at Ongo, said “We’re excited to be working with Lincoln City Football Club. Working with the Club was a natural choice for us, as we look to connect as many of our customers as possible with opportunities to enjoy sporting events for free.

“With a growing number of tenants and customers in the area, the sponsorship also provides a great opportunity to promote our support services, including mental health support and projects to help people into work and training—many of which are free to access.”

The partnership is funded by Hales & Coultas, Ongo’s commercial arm, and extends the organisation’s portfolio of sporting links across the region, which includes relationships with clubs in Scunthorpe, Doncaster and the local rugby sector.

For Lincoln City FC, the agreement strengthens the club’s business network. Ruby Crick, Commercial Executive for Lincoln City Football Club said: “We’re really pleased to welcome Ongo to our ever-growing network of club sponsors. We are really proud as a club to be involved with the work they are doing in the community and I’m looking forward to see what we can achieve together.”

Ongo continues to grow its footprint across key local authority areas, with 106 homes in the Lincoln City area, 162 in West Lindsey and 41 in North Kesteven, alongside a range of customer support services geared towards employment, wellbeing and community engagement.

  Image: Lincoln City commercial partnership announcement with ONGO. Picture: Chris Vaughan Photography for Lincoln City FC. Date: December 1, 2025

North East Lincolnshire Council has confirmed that restoration work has resumed at Corporation Road Bridge following the appointment of Taziker, a specialist firm with extensive experience in complex heritage repairs.

The Grade II listed crossing is now progressing through a renewed programme of works after contracts were finalised in early November. Historic England has provided £495,000 to support the restoration, which forms part of the Council’s wider focus on safeguarding critical transport assets.

Taziker has reinstated scaffolding on the site and restarted grit blasting as preparatory tasks continue. The company intends to move to a 24-hour working pattern to maintain momentum, supported by measures designed to limit disruption for nearby residents and businesses.

During a recent site visit, councillors reviewed the project’s activities as it enters its next phase. Cllr Swinburn said: “This is now the time to look forward, and to move on with a determination to ensure this wonderful Grade II Listed structure – one of only 25 bascule lifting bridges in our country – is fully restored for generations to come. I say this with a full understanding and appreciation of the frustration these works continue to cause.”

The restoration is expected to strengthen the long-term condition of the historic bridge and reinforce the reliability of a key route once completed.

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