#raf scampton

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The Red Arrows rehearsing their manoeuvres in the skies over Lincolnshire, above their RAF Scampton base Credit: Claire Hartley/Bav Media

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Former RAF Scampton unsuitable for asylum site, minister told

Council leaders and Lincolnshire's mayor want talks about the future of the Dambusters' station.

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Home Office wrote off £48.5m after scrapping plan to use RAF base for asylum seekers

Ministers axed RAF Scampton project after Home Office review found it did not represent value for money

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Asylum seeker cabins removed from RAF Scampton

Plans for the site to house asylum seekers were scrapped by the government in September.

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RAF Scampton: Deal struck on asylum centre plans for former airbase

An agreement is reached with the Home Office over the temporary, dual use of the site, says council.

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Councils drop proposed legal action over asylum seeker plans for RAF bases

The Home Office announced plans last year to accommodate asylum seekers at RAF Scampton and RAF Wethersfield.

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RAF Scampton: Government 'playing games' over asylum numbers

A cut to the number of asylum seekers to be housed at the site is an "election ploy", warns a council leader.

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RAF base to house 2,000 asylum seekers as unexploded bombs found on land

Housing minister Lee Rowley wrote to the local council warning of the risks to human health on the site.