The Latest Breaking News from Lincolnshire

Party intends to block projects despite net zero industries contributing nearly £1bn to local economy, analysis shows

My time in Lincolnshire highlighted our country’s most serious problem: the disconnection that means solutions can’t be reached, says Guardian columnist John Harris

NEWS ANALYSIS: From swearing at protesters outside Downing Street to becoming the mayor of Lincolnshire in an election where opponents claimed she was not qualified to stand, Dame Andrea Jenkyns has had a career of controversy and drama like few others, says The Independent’s political editor David Maddox

In today’s newsletter: Early indications of Conservative collapse in benchmark local elections

Dame Andrea Jenkyns, who served as a minister in the last Conservative government, is standing as Reform’s candidate in the Lincolnshire mayoralty.

Dame Andrea said the move to prevent her from standing was a ‘political hit job aimed at smearing my candidacy’

Conservatives face tough fight in mayoral and council elections as Farage’s anti-net zero message cuts through

A council in Lincolnshire will hold a hearing next week to decide if Andrea Jenkyns is eligble to stand as mayor for the county amid allegations that she does not live there

Tracing part of an ancient highway in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire – now the A1 – proves rich in stories going back 2,000 years