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Paul Collingwood is annoyed about the increase in rents at allotments in Boston. He has two plots at Willoughby Road allotments. The council plans to charge a 20 per cent premium for anyone with more than one of the standard sized plots in a bid to create more 'starter plots' for beginners or those who cannot manage a larger plot.

Fear allotment hike will force people out video

A BOSTON allotment holder has claimed that a steep increase in rents could force established people off their plots.

Donation to RSPCA by classic car club

THE RSPCA has been given a boost thanks to a generous £750 donation from Boston Classic Car Club.

Plan not a waste of time

SLIPPERY Gowt Lane in Boston is set to become a waste hub, after a new waste transfer centre on the road was given the go-ahead.

Fly tipping left in Chapel Passage by Christopher Smith.

Magistrates deliver guilty verdict in fly-tipping case

A BOSTON man who abandoned a pile of rubbish outside flats in the town has been found guilty of fly-tipping.

Waste centre plans on the cards

A NEW so-called waste transfer station could be built next to the tip on Slippery Gowt Lane if plans by Lincolnshire County Council are given the go-ahead on Monday.

Boston pipeline is on the way

WORK has started on a 63km, underground pipeline which will ensure a future supply of water for the people of Boston.

Storm over floods risk

WORRYING statistics show more homes in Boston and Skegness have a severe risk of flooding than anywhere else in the UK – but experts have hit back at the figures.

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Change to wind farm plans

A PROPOSED new offshore wind farm is set to be connected to the mains at a substation in Bicker Fen following a change of plans by the company in charge.

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Prisoners collect a mountain of fly-tipping

MORE than 65 tonnes of rubbish have been collected by prisoners from HMP North Sea Camp in an operation to tackle fly-tipping.

‘Special barge’ will carry out river bed investigations for flood proposals

THE Environment Agency is set to use a special barge to carry out investigations beneath the bed of the River Haven as part of on-going work towards the town’s proposed flood barrier.

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Thursday 23 February 2012

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