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Government announces tougher measures to tackle unlicensed sites as ‘prolific waste criminal’ is ordered to pay £1.4m

A new 33-strong drone unit is being deployed to investigate the scourge of illegal waste dumping across England, the government has announced.

The improvements to the investigation of illegal waste dumping – which costs the UK economy £1bn a year – come as the ringleader of a major waste crime gang was ordered to pay £1.4m after being convicted at Birmingham crown court.

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Exclusive: Documents show Andrea Jenkyns asked how she could help firm after major gas find in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire’s Reform party mayor, Dame Andrea Jenkyns, has courted the head of an American oil and gas dynasty in the hope of bringing fracking to the county, the Guardian can reveal.

Egdon Resources, a British subsidiary of the US fracker Heyco Energy, announced a major gas discovery in Lincolnshire’s Gainsborough Trough last year. Jenkyns, who became the first mayor of Greater Lincolnshire in May, reached out personally to the company asking how she “could help with your recent gas find in my county”, according to records released by the mayoral authority in response to a freedom of information request.

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Roads in the Louth and Horncastle areas, as well as the rest of Lincolnshire, will continue to benefit from the input of a reputable construction company.

Residents of Mablethorpe are being consulted about plans to improve community transport in the town.

Skegness’ Hildreds shopping centre is celebrating after recording the third largest footfall increase in the UK.

Retired racing greyhounds are barking their thanks after a generous donation made by a shop in Woodhall Spa.

A growing community-led initiative in Woodhall Spa has gained the backing of a popular holiday retreat.

This year’s Illuminate Festival transformed the streets of Gainsborough into a vibrant spectacle of colour, creativity and community spirit.

A prolific waste criminal who dumped thousands of tonnes of waste across England, including at a site near Boston, has been ordered to pay more than £1.4 million.

A Skegness woman who carried out a series of thefts across the town has been sentenced following swift action by police and local retailers.