BBC Radio Lincolnshire

When you picture football training in your mind you probably think dribbling around those plastic cones on a soggy pitch.

However Lincoln City has decided to change the approach:

Some of the boys seem to have better balance than others!

BBC Radio Humberside

A bike and two chainsaws have been stolen from a house in Barrow-Upon-Humber over the weekend.

Police believe someone broke in to a garage on Hallam Avenue.

Anyone with information is being asked to come forward.

Image source, Humberside Police

Barbara Stimpson
BBC Radio Lincolnshire

The latest from the Lincolnshire newsroom:

• A Lincolnshire care home is in special measures after a critical report from the health watchdog
• The Home Office says migration has to be brought to 'sustainable levels' as the NFU says they're worried about a lack of labour
• An appeal to help families who lost their possessions in a fire has had to be paused because of an overwhelming response 

BBC Radio Humberside

Seaview Street in Cleethopres has missed out on first place in the Great British High Street Awards.

It made it to the final three in the "Coastal Community" section but was beaten by a street in Falmouth.

BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

A man accused of mistreating a four-year-old, who died while in his care has admitted smoking heroin while she was in the same house.

Poppy Widdison died in June 2013.

Today John Rytting, 40, of Frederick Street in Grimsby said that Poppy was in the living room while he and others smoked drugs in the kitchen at a friend's house.

Rytting, the partner of Poppy's mother, admitted child cruelty, but denies mistreating the girl and drug offences. The trial continues. 

Image source, Humberside Police

Lincolnshire Echo

Lincolnshire cops have defended officers in Northumbria who were criticised for smiling, external while carrying armed weapons.

Image source, Jim Tyner/Northumbria Police

Paul Hudson
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

Paul Hudson has your afternoon weather forecast:

BBC Radio Lincolnshire

A motorbike has been stolen over the weekend from the Swineshead area near Boston.

The Demon DXR CRF50 off road pit bike was taken during a garage burglary from a property on Donington Road.

Police say the theft was around 22:30 on Saturday.

Image source, Lincolnshire police

The Lincolnite

The Lincolnite has searched through archive footage to bring you shots of Lincoln through the years, external.  

Image source, Lincolnite

Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live

Unpleasant smells, meals left untouched and an environment where people were not cared for with kindness.

These are some of the concerns about the Limes Care Home in Scopwick near Lincoln, highlighted in a report by the Care Quality Commission. , external

Image source, Google maps

The service was deemed to be not safe, not effective and not well led and as a result has been put into special measures.

The home which is run by Ablegrange Limited will now be set a date by which it must improve. 

The home refused to comment.

Rob Makepeace
BBC Radio Lincolnshire sport

An amateur football team from Lincolnshire has withdrawn their reserve side from the Peterborough League after an alleged assault on a referee at the weekend. 

Pinchbeck United's second team were losing 4-0 against Tydd St Mary on Saturday, when the game was abandoned after the reported incident at half-time. 

In a statement, the club say they are "disgusted and appalled" by one of their player's actions. 

Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live

A local group collecting for families left homeless by a fire in Ingoldmells say they're temporarily putting the appeal on hold while they deal with the amount of donations they've already received. 

The Skegness Lion Club says they've had a huge response after the Sea Lane Hotel caught alight on Friday. Several families who use it as winter accommodation during the caravan off-season lost all their possessions in the blaze.

Mike Hardy from the club says he didn't expect such a response so quickly:  

The investigation into the cause of the fire is still ongoing.

BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Increasing your council tax is one of the options being discussed to pay for care services for the elderly and disabled.

The Government could allow local authorities in England and Wales increase council tax beyond the extra 2% for which they already have permission but they'd have to cut bills in future years.

Council spending on care has fallen by 9% in real terms over the past five years with local government blaming cuts to their funding from central government.  

BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Last night we held our annual Carol Service at this year's venue, Boston Stump.

We also had the fabulous knitted baubles you made on display, take a look at some of the photos from the event. 

Image source, Boston Stump

Image source, Boston Stump

Image source, Boston Stump

Image source, Boston Stump

BBC Radio Humberside

There's a warning about personal safety when using cash machines in East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire over the Christmas period. 

Humberside Police say there have been two incidents in Grimsby and Cleethorpes recently where people have had money stolen from them after taking cash out. 

They are warning people to be extra vigilant, especially at night.

Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live

On Friday eight fire crews had to deal with a blaze at the Sea Lane Hotel in Ingoldmells, it burned for hours before it was finally put out. 

Several families, who live in static caravans for most of the year, use the hotel as winter accommodation and almost instantly an appeal began for clothes and goods for those affected. 

These two women were staying at the hotel and say they've been overwhelmed by the generosity of the community.

Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

Here's Owain with a quick weather update:

BBC Travel

Now this is what you want to see on a Monday:

The earlier incident on Cheapside Road in Waltham has now been resolved and the road has reopened and it's looking good on the rest of the roads as well.

Families displaced after fire ripped through a seaside hotel in Lincolnshire say they are overwhelmed by the response to an appeal.

Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live

The Home Office has responded to the National Farmers' Union (NFU) fears that crops will rot in fields because of a falling number of migrant harvesters. 

In a statement the Home Office said that the issue of migrant workers is "complex" and has "no quick fix" but efforts have to be made to bring migration down to "sustainable levels".