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Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Hundreds of council homes to get energy upgrades
A council has agreed to spend almost £8m on energy efficiency improvements to its housing stock. South Kesteven District Council's cabinet formally approved a contract to upgrade an estimated 273 council-owned properties at a meeting on Tuesday. Measures include fitting solar panels and low-carbon heating measures. Work is expected to start in June. Virginia Moran, cabinet member for housing, said: "This is an extension of considerable work that we have already done on a number of properties." Council leader Ashley Baxter described the project as a "triple whammy", by "improving our council stock, reducing bills for our residents and improving the environment." It comes after the authority submitted a bid to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, which awarded a grant of about £4m, which will be match-funded by the council. The contract, with Equans Building Ltd, is valued at about £7.8m over a three-year period, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. isten to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Plans for 250 homes given the go-ahead New solar farm on outskirts of town is approved Council pays £250k a year to power disused factory Local Democracy Reporting Service South Kesteven District Council
BBC News
15-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Hundreds of South Kesteven council homes to be upgraded
A council has agreed to spend almost £8m on energy efficiency improvements to its housing Kesteven District Council's cabinet formally approved a contract to upgrade an estimated 273 council-owned properties at a meeting on include fitting solar panels and low-carbon heating is expected to start in June. Virginia Moran, cabinet member for housing, said: "This is an extension of considerable work that we have already done on a number of properties."Council leader Ashley Baxter described the project as a "triple whammy", by "improving our council stock, reducing bills for our residents and improving the environment."It comes after the authority submitted a bid to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, which awarded a grant of about £4m, which will be match-funded by the contract, with Equans Building Ltd, is valued at about £7.8m over a three-year period, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. isten to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
24-02-2025
- General
- BBC News
Deepings Leisure Centre: Council 'explores options' for replacement
A council will "explore options" to build a sports hall and related facilities on the site of an existing leisure Leisure Centre closed in July 2021 due to a faulty roof.A local volunteer group attempted to raise £4m to refurbish it but has now conceded Hill, leader of Lincolnshire County Council, which owns the centre, said the authority hoped to reach an agreement to demolish it and "explore options to build a new sports hall, gym and studio on the site". However, the latest plans do not include a swimming pool, which is what campaigners have been calling Kesteven District Council closed the centre and The Deepings Community Leisure Centre Community Interest Company was formed to try to raise the funds needed to refurbish it. Independent councillor Virginia Moran, who is also a member of the group, said: "Despite our best efforts over many years, the funding just isn't there." The county council has acknowledged the withdrawal of the group from the process but said it would continue to work with the landowners The Anthem Schools leisure centre is on land belonging to The Deepings School.A spokesperson for the trust said it was "committed to finding a solution to providing permanent sports facilities for The Deepings School which will also be made available for use by the wider community".They added: "While no definitive decisions have been made yet, we are drawing up a proposal to put in front of our trustees shortly and will then update the wider community."Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
