:00:00. > :00:12.The Government has been criticised for a new policy
:00:13. > :00:16.that will see some of those living in council houses charged
:00:17. > :00:21."Pay to Stay" means that from April, households who earn more
:00:22. > :00:23.than ?31,000 a year will have to pay more
:00:24. > :00:28.But the leader of one counchl in Lincolnshire is now callhng
:00:29. > :00:31.on the Government to rethink those plans.
:00:32. > :00:36.There is a waiting list of lore than 1,500 for council houshng
:00:37. > :00:40.in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire.
:00:41. > :00:42.Among those who are in local authority properties,
:00:43. > :00:45.the prospect of higher earndrs being charged more for living
:00:46. > :00:50.The Government scheme, called Pay to Stay, will cole
:00:51. > :00:55.Local councils will have to charge households earning
:00:56. > :01:02.North Kesteven District Council thinks 160 people in its arda
:01:03. > :01:09.Marie has lived in her council house for more than 20 years.
:01:10. > :01:12.She said the idea of richer tenants paying more makes sense.
:01:13. > :01:15.I personally think if that money was going to build
:01:16. > :01:17.more council houses, to provide more homes
:01:18. > :01:21.Mother of two Leigh, who thinks her household
:01:22. > :01:24.may have to pay more, disagrees with the idea.
:01:25. > :01:26.Because everybody is living in the same...
:01:27. > :01:28.Whether you're working or not, it's the same property.
:01:29. > :01:31.So it should just have one flat rent rate.
:01:32. > :01:34.Not different for different people, it's not fair.
:01:35. > :01:37.The Pay to Stay scheme has particularly angered the le`der
:01:38. > :01:40.of North Kesteven District Council, who says there are early signs
:01:41. > :01:43.it could have a significant side-effect.
:01:44. > :01:49.And if we are going to push up their rents because they ard earning
:01:50. > :01:52.more money, it makes sense to a lot of people to say,
:01:53. > :01:55.well, we might as well by our council house.
:01:56. > :02:02.the fewer council houses we have left.
:02:03. > :02:06.She also thinks Pay to Stay will be a drain on stretched council funds,
:02:07. > :02:11.to monitor those eligible to pay more.
:02:12. > :02:19.We reckon it's costing the council, really, roughly 60,000 or so a year.
:02:20. > :02:21.The Government department responsible for housing told us
:02:22. > :02:25.in a statement that Pay to Stay is designed to make sure
:02:26. > :02:28.social housing is there for those who genuinely need it.
:02:29. > :02:31.It said it will be helping out councils with the cost of rtnning
:02:32. > :02:34.the scheme and said the Govdrnment is committed to building new houses
:02:35. > :02:37.to replace those sold off under Right to Buy.
:02:38. > :02:40.But it seems councillors in North Kesteven will take some
:02:41. > :02:43.convincing that charging richer tenants more won't cost the council
:02:44. > :02:52.A man is in a critical condhtion, following a suspected assault
:02:53. > :02:56.It happpened at about 3am this morning
:02:57. > :02:59.near the Barcelona Club on Station Road.
:03:00. > :03:02.The 31-year-old was taken to hospital with head injurhes
:03:03. > :03:07.A Lincolnshire MP is calling on political leaders
:03:08. > :03:11.to come together to break the county's devolution deadlock.
:03:12. > :03:13.Eight authorities have supported proposals
:03:14. > :03:17.for a Greater Lincolnshire deal led by an elected Mayor,
:03:18. > :03:22.which would be worth ?15 million a year in extra funding.
:03:23. > :03:24.But Lincolnshire County Council and South Kesteven
:03:25. > :03:30.Boston and Skegness MP Matt Warman says he's hoping that critics
:03:31. > :03:35.I think that ultimately, this is a good deal
:03:36. > :03:37.that was negotiated by all ten leaders,
:03:38. > :03:43.It's disappointing that thex haven't voted for it, but I genuinely hope
:03:44. > :03:46.that we are going to get thhs over the line, because it means hundreds
:03:47. > :03:49.of millions of pounds extra for a county that historically has
:03:50. > :03:55.I think it's a huge opportunity and I really hope that we whll be
:03:56. > :04:00.Restoration work on parts of Grantham Canal is about
:04:01. > :04:03.Volunteers and apprentices have been working hard
:04:04. > :04:06.to replace a massive wall - just the latest stage in
:04:07. > :04:08.a five-year transformation, which is hoped will eventually
:04:09. > :04:19.I am, you know, a boat owner, so I'm here, helping to put
:04:20. > :04:23.something back into the can`l system for the enjoyment I get
:04:24. > :04:32.I've started doing bricklayhng, I've never done it before.
:04:33. > :04:39.We knocked it down and cleared out the invert, and now
:04:40. > :04:44.Whilst the canal has been here for many years
:04:45. > :04:46.with the towpath being open, it has been popular with walkers,
:04:47. > :04:50.cyclists, what we want is to allow boats to come through,
:04:51. > :04:52.so we actually have a living heritage here, a waterway
:04:53. > :04:56.that is being used and enjoyed by everybody.
:04:57. > :04:59.And now a look at the weathdr forecast with Abbie Dewhurst.
:05:00. > :05:01.Hello there, or should I say Happy Halloween?
:05:02. > :05:04.A dry night, well, a largelx dry night to come tonight.
:05:05. > :05:06.We could just seen a couple of spots of drizzle,
:05:07. > :05:10.We could see a few clear spdlls and in these clear spells,
:05:11. > :05:13.we could then see some pockdts of mist and fog form.
:05:14. > :05:15.Some locally dense fog, actually, so take care
:05:16. > :05:19.Feeling mild once again with lows of just nine Celsius.
:05:20. > :05:22.A bit of a cloudy, overcast start to the day tomorrow.
:05:23. > :05:26.but it may be a bit of a slow process.
:05:27. > :05:28.If you can allow yourself an extra five or ten minutes
:05:29. > :05:31.Brightening up, though, by tomorrow afternoon.
:05:32. > :05:33.Those temperatures will respond whenever we see any sunshind
:05:34. > :05:36.and feeling pretty pleasant, highs of around 13 or 14 Celsius.
:05:37. > :05:40.Then things start to change a little bit on Tuesday.
:05:41. > :05:43.We will see a band of wet wdather followed by a cold front,
:05:44. > :05:45.so temperatures returning to near normal.
:05:46. > :05:50.We're back later on with all your latest news updates -
:05:51. > :06:17.Good evening. It has been a mild and a bit of a murky day. A lot of mist
:06:18. > :06:21.and low cloud, but also some warm sunshine. Here was the scene
:06:22. > :06:26.captured in Perth and Kinross by one of the weather watchers earlier in
:06:27. > :06:29.the day. A change in weather type during the week, feeling colder
:06:30. > :06:33.still some mist and fog round over the next few days. Quite a lot of
:06:34. > :06:36.dry weather still on the cards. Mainly dry out there at the moment.
:06:37. > :06:41.Down to this big area of high pressure. The weather front pushing
:06:42. > :06:43.into the far north-west of Scotland. Bringing some rain here.