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Tourism plays a vital role in supporting over 1,000 full time equivalent jobs locally.

North Kesteven covers an area of 92,000 hectares, of which 95% is classified as green space.

Unemployment is currently 1% of the work age population - under 1,000

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Why invest in NK

We are a rural district in the ‘Heart of Lincolnshire’ lying immediately south of the city of Lincoln, a vibrant cathedral city with major tourist attractions and 3fast-improving universities. The University of Lincoln ranks 45th out of 130 universities in the country.

North Kesteven offers attractive rural lifestyles for working people and their families with lively towns and villages and excellent schools. NK is one of the safest places to live in England for the 7th year in a row and one of the best places to live for overall life satisfaction, scoring 8 out of 10 according to the Office for National Statistics.

A record £220 million capital investment programme has been mapped out by the Council for enhancements across a range of initiatives in NK through to 2030. More than half of this, £120 million, will be committed to increasing the availability of affordable housing and a further £50 million spent on building up opportunity for business and jobs growth.

The Council’s focused support of businesses, from large enterprises through to sole traders, has escalated across the pandemic to guide them through restrictions, grant schemes and fresh trading opportunities. Up to the start of March 2021, the Council had administered £28 million of government grants in almost 5,000 payments across 12 distinct grant schemes, supporting approximately 2,000 businesses.

Prior to the pandemic, the local economy had consistently grown faster than that of its neighbours and the national average. Key growth sectors include food and farming, manufacturing, wholesale and retail, human health and social work and education. In recent years there has been considerable growth in the services sector, particularly business services, retail and tourism.

The Council is leading an ambitious £56 million investment scheme to create more high quality and flexible business units in the Sleaford Moor Enterprise Park and £2.2 million investment in new workshop units at Discovery Park, North Hykeham.

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Notice of Sleaford road closure

Lincolnshire County Council has given advanced notice of works set for Northgate in Sleaford that will involve road closures over an eight week period from Monday, July 22.

In the main the closures will happen in sections, but with a full overnight road closure in place from 6pm to 6am daily from Saturday, August 3 for up to two weeks.

They say ‘sections of the B1518 Northgate are deteriorating, so we are taking the opportunity to rebuild them to improve safety and usability of the road. In addition, we’ll also be using this opportunity to carry out a full refurbishment of the traffic signals at the B1518/Tesco junction, under a single lane closure for up to eight weeks from Monday, July 22. Additionally, we will be undertaking footway resurfacing and numerous pedestrian improvements from Monday, August 19 for up to four weeks.’

The diversion route will be via the B1518, the A17 and Sleaford’s one-way system.

The County Council says that because it is such a large project, there will inevitably be some disruption , but every effort will be made to keep this to a minimum. This includes:

  • Maintaining access for residents and emergency services throughout the project as far as reasonably practicable
  • Keeping pedestrian footways open to the public
  • Having gatemen present at each end of the closure to assist with access and egress
  • Implementing a signed diversion route during closures
  • Seeking to carry the scheme out as quickly and efficiently as possible

Up-to-date information about roadworks in Lincolnshire can be found at https://one.network/uk/lincolnshire.

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