Breaking news in Lincolnshire

Summary

'Remain vigilant' - Lincs Chief Constable on storm surge threat
Man bailed by police over Chase Tate road death
Storm surge risk 'passes' for morning high tide
Attention now focused on evening high tide
Eight dogs stolen from caravan site in Burgh Le Marsh

Live Reporting

Alex Rhodes

£35 million to improve Lincolnshire's roadspublished at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Charlotte Wright
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire's getting £35 million from the government to improve it's roads.
The Department of Transport, external is handing the county one of the highest amounts in the country.
The money will be used to improve safety, repair potholes and cut congestion.
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The funding we have allocated today is focused on relieving congestion and providing important upgrades to ensure our roads are fit for the future - helping to build an economy that works for everyone.
Andrew Jones, Transport Minister
Dogs stolen from Lincolnshire villagepublished at 15:46 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
Eight dogs, including five puppies, have been stolen from a small caravan site in Burgh Le Marsh.
They're all Lurchers and it happened sometime between 10:00 and 18:00 last Friday.
Image source, Lincolnshire Police
Image source, Lincolnshire Police
Image source, Lincolnshire Police
Police want anyone with information to get in touch.
RAF Sentinel to check for any damage to flood defencespublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Lizzie Musham
BBC Local Live
An RAF Sentinel surveillance aircraft will be flying over Lincolnshire later to check for any damage to flood defences after this morning's high tide.
This morning's high tide wasn't as bad as feared and passed without incident.
100 soldiers are still in Skegness and Louth 'warning and informing' residents about the risk of flooding.
Twenty flood warnings remain in place on the Lincolnshire coast.
Paying tribute to Graham Taylorpublished at 15:11 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Graham Taylor will be remembered with a minute's applause at football matches this weekend.
The former England manager who grew up in Scunthorpe and whose career included spells at Grimsby Town and Lincoln City died on Thursday at the age of 72.
All 35 games in the Football League will pay tribute.
Lincoln have also confirmed a minute's applause will also be held at their FA Trophy match at Gateshead tomorrow.
One hundred soldiers on standbypublished at 14:48 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Jake Zuckerman
BBC Look North
As we told you earlier, we're not quite out of the woods yet when it comes to the tidal surge and that's why the army unit sent to Skegness won't be going anywhere for the time being.
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Major Chris Carter from the 2 York Battalion says the local authority has given them an interesting task before they head to warmer climes:
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They've been very accommodating and it's been a good bit of variety, we're going to Afghanistan next Christmas and it's a welcome change to give something back to the community as opposed to being overseas
Major Chris Carter, YORKS 2
Latest from the 'Emergency Planning Centre'published at 14:32 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Sharon Edwards
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
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Boston and Skegness MP meets troops on coastpublished at 14:25 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Charlotte Wright
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Boston and Skegness MP Matt Warman thanks troops from the Yorkshire Regiment for their support.
100 soldiers are still in Skegness and Louth 'warning and informing' residents about the risk of flooding tonight.
Image source, Matt Warman
British MP to attend Trump inaugurationpublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Newark MP Robert Jenrick is criticised after announcing he is attending Donald Trump's inauguration as US President.
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Man charged over Skegness attempted robberypublished at 13:41 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Charlotte Wright
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
A man arrested in connection with an incident in Skegness yesterday lunchtime has been charged.
Robert Gaydon, 49, from Alexandra Road, has been charged with attempted robbery and possession of an offensive weapon.
He's due before Lincoln Magistrates Court today.
Twenty flood warnings still in place along Lincolnshire coastpublished at 13:21 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Lizzie Musham
BBC Local Live
A string of flood warnings remain in place in Lincolnshire this afternoon amid fears thousands of homes are at risk from a storm surge during this evening's high tide.
This morning's high tide wasn't as bad as feared and passed without incident.
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue have warned there could still be problems later.
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Gale force winds combined with this evening's high tides and dangerous waves means Lincolnshire is particularly at risk.
One hundred soldiers are still in Skegness and Louth 'warning and informing' residents about the risk of flooding tonight.
Weather: Feeling very cold this afternoonpublished at 13:02 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
BBC Weather
A windy afternoon, severe gales will bring a risk of flooding along the coast where the strong winds combine with high tides this afternoon. Wind and flood warnings are in place.
A few wintry showers will continue in places, but otherwise a lot of dry weather with some spells of sunshine. Highs of 4C (39F) feeling sub zero in the wind chill.
Headlines across Lincolnshire this lunchtimepublished at 12:45 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Charlotte Wright
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Here at the top stories from our newsroom:
- A string of flood warnings remain in place in Lincolnshire, external amid fears thousands of homes are at risk from a storm surge during this evening's high tide.
- A man arrested on suspicion of the murder of a 23-year-old from Lincolnshire has been released on police bail
- A Christmas tree recycling scheme run by St Barnabas Hospice has raised almost £5,000.
Police find boy’s lock-knife in boot of car after sleeping in Spar car parkpublished at 12:25 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Lincolnshire Echo
A 17-year-old dad-of-two has been caught sleeping in the back of a car with a lock-knife., external
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'No reason to be complacent' - MP defends extensive storm surge planspublished at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Melvyn Prior
Presenter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Now we've all made it through this morning's tidal surge with little bother, some people are starting to say the authorities overreacted in their response to the forecasts.
However, the MP for Boston and Skegness, Matt Warman, says it's far better to be safe than sorry:
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There is no reason to be complacent...If it turns out after the event we have prepared for the worst case scenario and not needed all those resources, I don't know of a single person who would say we shouldn't have made those plans."
Matt Warman, MP for Boston and Skegness
Traffic and travel: Road closure in Gainsboroughpublished at 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
BBC Travel
We got these reports that Police had closed part of Bridge Street:
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We've looked into it and police say they're dealing with the aftermath of a crash on Ropery Road. The vehicles involved are currently being recovered.
Sandbag supplies for North Lincolnshirepublished at 11:43 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
With flood warnings still in place in the Humber region, North Lincolnshire Council says it'll be replenishing supplies of sandbags in at-risk areas.
Another high tide is expected later on today.
Here's where sandbags will be handed out from around 14:00 this afternoon:
- Waterside Road, Barton
- East Marsh Road, Goxhill
- Barrow Road, New Holland
Visit the Environment Agency website, external for the latest information.
Man bailed after body found by roadpublished at 11:27 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
A man arrested on suspicion of murdering a 23-year-old whose body was found by a road is bailed.
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Lincoln Christmas tree recycling service raises £5k for charitypublished at 11:19 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
The Lincolnite
St Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice's Christmas tree recycling service has raised more than £4,800 for the charity, external.
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North Yorks troops to remain in Skegnesspublished at 11:06 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Jake Zuckerman
BBC Look North
Soldiers from 2 Yorks Battalion, usually based at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire, are staying in Skegness today just in case there are problems with the high tide this evening.
Focus is now turning towards the next high tide on the east coast at about 18:00 amid worries over a possible storm surge.
This morning's high tide in Lincolnshire passed without incident.
In pictures: When the snow meets the sea at Skegnesspublished at 10:52 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2017
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
Take a look at these amazing photos from a wintry Skegness this morning taken by Lisa Collins:
Image source, Lisa Collins
Image source, Lisa Collins
Image source, Lisa Collins