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  • News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Thursday

  • Live updates on Wednesday 8 June 2016

  1. Hub plan for 'rotten' pavilionpublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    Public meetings are taking place on plans to demolish a derelict Victorian pavilion in Skegness and create a £3.5m community hub in its place.

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  2. Grimsby keeper McKeown signs new dealpublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    Grimsby Town goalkeeper James McKeown signs a new two-year deal with the newly-promoted League Two side.

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  3. Council street light switch-off U-turnpublished at 12:24 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    About 15,000 street lights will burn for an extra two hours after a council U-turn over criticism of a money-saving decision to turn them off at 22:00.

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  4. Transmitter tower rises through cloud coverpublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    Martin Slack
    BBC Lincolnshire Live

    A really good picture on Twitter from Roger, who's on the crew of the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance. Belmont Tower on the Lincolnshire Wolds brings you the signals for your TV and radio across the region.

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  5. WATCH: Warm with sunny spellspublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    BBC Look North
    East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

  6. WATCH: Volunteer work on historic lockpublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    A team of volunteers will pour 100 tonnes of concrete into the Grantham Canal later.

    It's to restore the foundations of the derelict William Jessop lock. 

    The structure is being completely rebuilt after falling into disrepair. Here's a video explaining a bit more about the project.

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  7. Big appeal for Stump hub planspublished at 10:58 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    Paul Russell
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    The team at Boston Stump are trying to raise £1.5m over the next five years to transform it into a community hub. 

    It's part of ambitious plans for the building unveiled today.

    Boston Stump

    The Rev Alyson Buxton, who's the team rector at St Botolph's, says she's confident the money is "out there" to help make the project a reality.

  8. Latest headlines across Lincolnshirepublished at 10:25 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    Barbara Stimpson
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    Here are the top stories from our Lincolnshire newsroom this morning:

    • Fire-damaged hotel in Louth reopens to customers more than a year-and-a-half after blaze
    • Council's streetlights switch-off U-turn will mean cuts in other areas, say officials
    • Boston congregation launches £1.5m appeal for plans to revamp St Botolph's Church
  9. WATCH: First cut of the summer for Sincil Bank pitchpublished at 10:03 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    Martin Slack
    BBC Lincolnshire Live

    Here's the latest update on Lincoln City's new pitch from the Imps' groundsmen:

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  10. Chalet park residents could be forced out of homes for longerpublished at 09:42 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    Martin Slack
    BBC Lincolnshire Live

    People living at the Humberston Fitties chalet park in Cleethorpes could find out today if they will have to spend a longer period of time away from their homes.  

    Currently tenants at the holiday park are required to spend two months away as part of their lease agreement. 

    Humberston Fitties chalets

    North East Lincolnshire Council will look at whether to increase that to four months today, as part of a flood prevention strategy.  

  11. Street light switch-off abandoned - but other services to face cutspublished at 09:29 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    Lincolnshire County Council has backed down on its decision to turn off streetlights at 22.00.

    The council changed its mind after several complaints and a campaign from people in Lincoln - but now says other services will be targeted for savings.

    Street lights

    Speaking to BBC Radio Lincolnshire this morning Councillor Richard Davies, who's in charge of the county's highways, says the authority's listened to the concerns and changed its mind.

    The council had wanted to save £1.7m from the £5m street lighting budget. 

  12. Join us live at Gibraltar Pointpublished at 09:21 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    Melvyn Prior
    Presenter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    My show's live from the newly-opened Gibraltar Point visitor centre this morning - here's a taste of what it looks like here today:

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  13. Scunthorpe 'low-skilled' according to new studypublished at 09:12 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    BBC Radio Humberside

    Scunthorpe has the lowest number of high-skilled workers across region, according to new research by a high street bank.

    Natwest Bank has released the figures this morning and business experts say the reason Scunthorpe's done so badly is that it relies so heavily on manufacturing.

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  14. Did you spot storm clouds over county?published at 08:46 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    Alex Rhodes
    BBC Lincolnshire Live

    Quite a few people commenting on the cloud formations over Lincoln last night on social media - I managed to catch a couple of pictures:

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  15. Latest headlines across Lincolnshirepublished at 08:31 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    Corazon Garcia
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    Here are the top stories from our Lincolnshire newsroom this morning:

    • Lincolnshire County Council to back down on 22.00 street light switch off
    • Plans for new building on site of Skegness Pavilion on public display today
    • Scunthorpe has lowest number of skilled workers in the country, new survey claims
  16. Traffic and travel across Lincolnshire: Lincoln problemspublished at 08:25 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    BBC Travel

    Major problems in Lincoln city centre this morning. 

    The roadworks for the new East West Link Road are causing the usual problems, but there are huge queues into Lincoln from Branston because traffic lights are faulty at Canwick Hill. 

    Avoid the area if possible.

  17. Weather across Lincolnshire: Another sunny day to comepublished at 08:19 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    BBC Weather

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  18. Traffic and travel across Lincolnshirepublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    BBC Travel

    City centre roadworks are causing heavier than usual traffic on A57 Wigford Way eastbound in Lincoln at the Brayford Wharf East junction.

  19. Welcome to today's Live coveragepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    Martin Slack
    BBC Lincolnshire Live

    Good morning and welcome to Lincolnshire Live for Wednesday, 8 June 2016

    I’m Martin and I’ll be bringing you the latest news, sport, weather and travel from across the area here throughout the day.

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