Earlier this month our Councillors agreed two projects we will be looking to fund using the Government's recently announced Towns Fund Accelerated Funding.

Having already been included in the Towns Fund, which provides the opportunity for each town to bid for up to £25million, it was announced in July that the Mablethorpe Town Deal area and the Skegness Town Deal area would also be given £500,000 and £750,000 respectively to fund projects that can be delivered by the end of March 2021. Town Investment Plans which will be serve as the bids for the £25m will be submitted later this year.

Councillors agreed to use the Accelerated Funding to progress the pedestrianisation of Skegness' Tower Esplanade and preparatory works for the Sutton on Sea Colonnade project. To find out more about each project, click the Read More button below.

Ourselves and South Holland District Councils are set to save to up to £11m after agreeing to extend our joint contract with Public Sector Partnership Services Ltd (PSPS) for a further ten years.

Established in 2010 as a joint venture between our two authorities, PSPS (then called Compass Point Business Services) provides savings through a shared services model, this sees the company provide a range of corporate and support services to the District Councils, including: Human Resources, Financial Services, Revenues and Benefits, Health and Safety, ICT and Customer Contact.

Since their formation PSPS have delivered £19m worth of savings to both councils and over the course of the new ten-year contract it is anticipated that a further £11m of savings will be achieved, taking the total value of savings to £30m over twenty years.