Campaigners say campus near Scunthorpe could generate emissions close to those from all UK domestic flights
Plans for a new datacentre in Lincolnshire have been approved, despite warnings it could be a major new source of emissions.
On Wednesday, North Lincolnshire council voted unanimously to approve planning permission for the Elsham Tech Park, a proposed AI datacentre campus near Scunthorpe, next to the Elsham Wolds industrial estate.
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The Newcastle firm has its main manufacturing base in Yorkshire, as well as significant operations overseas
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The council says the data centre will attract about 900 highly skilled long-term jobs.
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A 19-year-old man is in hospital after a motorcycle collided with a car on Wednesday, police say.
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Traders can apply for a pitch at the cathedral’s Christmas market which will take place in December.
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Nobody was injured in the fire on Railway Street and an investigation into the cause is under way.
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John Reid Trucking Limited, in Brigg, typically buys more than 20,000 litres of fuel a week.
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Jason James will face trial on 26 June after pleading not guilty at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court.
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Gary Skellett died after colliding with a car in Witham on the Hill, near Bourne, in March 2025.
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The plant would produce enough electricity to power around one million homes, a developer says.
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