Famous RAF Base Has Illustrious History Dating Back to WWI as One of Oldest Air Bases. The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) has announced the upcoming closure of the famous RAF Scampton air base ...

Officials said the decision had been taken because housing hundreds of asylum seekers at the Lincolnshire site "no longer represents value for money." Plans to open RAF Scampton to migrants this ...

A defence minister has refused to rule out using RAF Scampton and other military sites to house asylum seekers. Luke Pollard, minister of state at the Ministry of Defence, said "every site" would be ...

Sir Keir Starmer said he stood by his commitment that asylum seekers would not be housed at RAF Scampton The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he stands by his commitment that asylum seekers ...

Families living in a historical village have been left furious amid fresh plans to house migrants at the former Dambusters base. The iconic World War II mission to destroy German dams with 'bouncing ...

The government plans to put the former RAF Scampton up for sale on the open market, to the anger of local leaders. West Lindsey District Council had hoped to imminently buy the home of the Dambusters ...

Council leaders are asking for urgent talks with the government on the future of former RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire. In a letter to Alex Norris, minister for border security and asylum, the leaders ...

West Lindsey District Council says it remains ready to help deliver a regeneration plan for the former air base, creating thousands of jobs. Ministers are examining using military bases to house ...

07:43, Wed, Sep 10, 2025 Updated: 07:44, Wed, Sep 10, 2025 Locals are furious over new plans to turn a former Dambusters headquarters into a migrant detention centre. RAF Scampton, in Lincolnshire, is ...

A government minister has not ruled out using RAF Scampton to house asylum seekers, despite a previous plan being scrapped A defence minister has refused to rule out using RAF Scampton and other ...

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