To see the full list of affected routes, visit the EMR website.Ī statement from East Midlands Railway says the RMT decision is “deeply disappointing” and will cause services to be “significantly reduced” due to having significantly fewer staff available to work.Ī spokesperson for EMR said: “EMR has done everything it can to prioritise services to and from Lincoln.
Rail replacement coaches will run for any services that are affected by strike action.
Over the course of the weekend, services from all over the country will be affected by the strikes, including Nottingham to Lincoln routes and Sheffield to London St Pancras.Įast Midlands Railway has said there will be a “very small number” of cancelled services on the Nottingham to Lincoln route, with additional capacity still being provided via Intercity style trains for the Lincoln Christmas Market. Read: Your guide to the 2021 Lincoln Christmas Market This will affect many East Midlands Railway services throughout the weekend, particularly those travelling to Lincoln for the Christmas Market, which runs from Thursday, December 2 to Sunday, December 5. Industrial action from members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) will take place on Friday, December 3 and Saturday, December 4. National rail union members will go on strike, resulting in cancellations to East Midlands Railway services that were due to take people to Lincoln Christmas Market this weekend. NHS England requested a sum of £80,575 towards new facilities at the Lindum and Minister Medical Practices to tackle additional demands on GP services. The Lincoln Civic Trust said that although it was a “far better plan than the previous application” it still had concerns. He said it would “destroy one of the few remaining publicly open green spaces” in the city. He said BGU already had land it could build on elsewhere and told councillors there would be a surplus in student accommodation in the future.
“The rooflines of the four storey blocks will dominate the skyline for generations.” Objector John Noone said: “The height of the hotel-like accommodation that’s proposed is not in keeping with the area and will permanently damage it. They feared a ban on parking would see students park on nearby streets. More than 30 residents had objected to the plans with concerns over the density and height of the buildings and an increase in traffic. Some councillors were still concerned about the scale of the development but accepted the university had improved on its proposals and met the criteria it was rejected on last time. “This may be good that the local residents mix with students because that’s the way people tend to get on.”Ĭouncillor Rebecca Longbottom said more biodiversity should be called for to meet the council’s desires to combat climate change. They said the development “integrates well into the character of the area”.Ĭouncillor Gary Hewson said: “Clearly there are a lot of students that commute into the university and if they had a better bus service, that’s surely got to be better for students and for the local people as well. The university’s plans included a number of changes to a previously-rejected application, for 295 bedspaces with teaching facilities and an on-site café, including reduced footprint and scale, increased distance from Riseholme Road, the loss of a teaching space, a reduction of parking spaces down from 40 and plans to keep trees to the front of the site.Ĭouncil officers recommended approval and said the previous barriers has been overcome. City of Lincoln Council planning meeting on Wednesday.