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Major company could be opening site in Lincolnshire
Flashing incidents in Grimsby
Eleven Lincolnshire schools want to quit the Serco contract
Live updates on Friday 24 November 2016

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Alex Rhodes

Second attack on bookmakers in Scunthorpepublished at 09:54 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
For the second time this month a robbery has been carried out at a bookmakers in Scunthorpe.
The latest attack happened on Friday evening at the Coral bookmakers on Ashby High Street where a man stole an undisclosed amount of cash.
At the start of the month a man with a knife robbed the Ladbrokes shop on Ashby Road.
No-one was hurt at either incident and police have released this CCTV image from the first robbery of a man they want to speak to.
Image source, Humberside police
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It's too early to say whether the two robberies are linked but it has not been ruled out at this time and we are looking into a number of different lines of enquiry.
Det Ch Insp Nicki Miller, Humberside Police
Campaign for more seating in shopping areaspublished at 09:41 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016
Sally Fairfax
BBC Radio Humberside
There is a need for more seating in shopping areas to help older people .
That's according to a new campaign being launched today which is being backed by the Cleethorpes MP Martin Vickers.
The campaign's research shows 80% of over 70's say the High Street does not cater for their needs.
Traffic and travel: Crash closes A607 in Barkstonpublished at 09:27 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016
BBC Travel
The A607 is closed in Belton between the Station Road junction and the Belton Lane junction because of an accident.
There are a lot of travel problems so far today.
Our travel map may help with the planning of your journey.
Fire service update on A15 crashpublished at 09:23 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
Earlier this morning Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue said they had sent three crews to a crash near RAF Scampton, they've just tweeted this update:
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NHS bosses urge us to take better care of ourselves to ease funding pressurespublished at 09:15 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016
Louise Wheeler
BBC Local Live
NHS bosses in our area say people have to start to take responsibility for their own health and stop using hospitals unnecessarily.
That's one of the ways managers in North Yorkshire, East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire hope to save money.
Hospital bosses need to save £420m by 2021.
They want people to manage their own care better.
A&E overnight closures 'dangerous' says Labour leaderpublished at 09:09 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
The leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, came to Sleaford yesterday to campaign for his party's candidate in the forthcoming by-election.
During a speech he criticised the decision to have overnight closures at the accident and emergency department at Grantham Hospital because of staff shortages.
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What's happening is quite dangerous. By closing the A&E overnight it means people have much further to go if they have a heart attack or a stroke or any really serious condition. A&E departments should be there 24/7, that's what they're there for."
Jeremy Corbyn, Labour leader
Watch: 'Oil spill' exercise on Lincolnshire beachpublished at 08:54 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Don't be alarmed if you see emergency services on Mablethorpe beach today.
It's the first day of a three-day exercise to see how they'd respond to an off-shore oil spill and the resulting environmental damage.
Melvyn Prior is presenting his mid-morning show live from the coast, this is what it looked like as he arrived:
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Let's hope he brought a umbrella!
The weather this morningpublished at 08:39 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016
Aisling Creevey
BBC weather
Lots of rain for most of the day which will be heavy at times. Some of this may fall as snow over higher ground.
We've also got a chilly, gusty north-easterly wind to contend with as we head into the afternoon with coastal gales developing.
Heavy traffic as fallen tree blocks route into Lincolnpublished at 08:25 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016
BBC Travel
More issues on the roads this morning.
The B1188 Canwick Hill in Bracebridge Heath has been partly blocked by a fallen tree.
It's causing major disruption for those heading to Lincoln with traffic queuing as far back as Branston.
Your headlines this morningpublished at 08:17 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016
Corazon Garcia
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Headlines this morning from our Lincolnshire newsroom:
- Lincolnshire's emergency services are taking part in a mock oil spill exercise
- Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said Grantham A&E's overnight closures are 'dangerous'
- Organisers are laying two miles of cable ready for the Lincoln Christmas Market
Traffic and travel: Crash on the A1published at 08:10 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016
BBC Travel
There's slow traffic with one lane closed on the A1 northbound in Winthorpe.
It's because there's been an accident between Newark Showground and North Muskham.
Emergency crews respond to crash on the A15published at 08:03 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016
BBC Travel
Fire and Rescue crews are attending an accident close to RAF Scampton this morning.
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Good morning, welcome to Lincolnshire Livepublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2016
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
Hello from a rather wet and miserable Lincoln.
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