Politics

High cost of council pensions slammed

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

BUSINESS leaders have slammed the revelation that Boston Borough Council spent the equivalent of almost 40 per cent of its council tax precept on employee pension contributions in the last financial year.

New research published by the Federation of Small Businesses...

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Jordan to be Boston's next mayor

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

THE next mayor of Boston will be Cllr Peter Jordan after the former hospital trust chairman was elected in a secret ballot of councillors. Representat...

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Historic Boston building put up for sale

UP FOR SALE: Boston's historic Sessions House is on the market for £250,000. Picture: Lisa Porter

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

FIVE years after it was left empty when Boston magistrates' court moved out, the town's historic Sessions House has finally been put up for sale....

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Makeover plan for empty shops in Boston

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

EMPTY shops in Boston are to be given a £50,000 makeover as part of an initiative aimed at improving the town's appearance. Funded through a...

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Postal blunder leads to recycling mix-up

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

A ROYAL Mail blunder has led to residents in Sibsey mistakenly receiving leaflets telling them they can put glass in their recycling waste bins. The...

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Bar staff left bleeding man

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

PUBS in Boston have been urged to call the emergency services to violent incidents after staff at a town centre bar left a seriously injured man to...

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Row over swimming pool re-opening

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

A CONSERVATIVE councillor has accused Boston Borough Council's ruling group of misleading him over the re-opening of the Geoff Moulder Leisure Centre...

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Council service given one star rating

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

AN INDEPENDENT watchdog has branded Boston Borough Council's efforts to regenerate the area and create new jobs as having poor prospects for...

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Power station gets Boston councillors backing

Monday, February 15, 2010

PLANS to build a power station in Boston which will provide electricity for 10,500 homes by converting sewage and wood waste have won the backing of...

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Swimming pool to be re-opened

Thursday, February 11, 2010

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to have the training pool at Boston's Geoff Moulder Leisure Centre re-opened are to get their wish. More than 2,500 people signed...

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