Lincolnshire County Council has denied it is planning cuts to a service which helps people lead . The gives assistance to those who smoke, drink too much, are overweight or don’t exercise enough.

The administration has from the government. Opposition councillors claimed last week the process was being rushed through, with one saying it was currently “money well spent”.

The executive member for adult care and health has promised the consultation isn’t being used to push cuts through. Councillor Steve Clegg (Reform) said: “We’re not rushing things. We’ve extended the current contract for 12 months to give us time for a full consultation process and scrutinise what comes back.

"This money is ring-fenced – it can’t be spent on buses or potholes, it has to be spent on public health. What we’

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