The government has said the use of military bases, including the former RAF Scampton near Lincoln, would reduce the reliance on hotels. Alan Jeffery, owner of Clarence House, said media coverage ...

RAF Scampton has been "left in a physical and legal mess’ after years of uncertainty, Lincoln's MP has said. Plans to house thousands of asylum seekers at the former RAF base were abandoned shortly ...

The government plans to house up to 2,000 people at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire ... Sally Grindrod-Smith, director of planning, regeneration and communities at West Lindsey District Council ...

Developers behind a £300m scheme to transform a former RAF station have cautiously welcomed ... In March last year, WLDC agreed a £300m deal with Scampton Holdings Limited to revive the site ...

Temporary homes which were due to house asylum seekers are being removed from RAF Scampton. Plans for the site, near Lincoln, to house people seeking asylum were scrapped by the government in ...

A council has confirmed it is making a formal bid to buy the RAF Scampton site after the government ditched plans to house asylum seekers at the former airbase. West Lindsey District Council said ...

Meanwhile the historic devolution deal was almost over the finish line after years of negotiations and false starts. The plans to house asylum seekers at RAF Scampton still proved highly controversial ...