Almost 20,00 turkeys at a Boston farm test positive for bird flu
Fire at derelict building on Skegness seafront
Scunthorpe woman dies after collapsing in court
Residents slam waste plant consultation as 'tick-box' excercise
Live updates on Friday 27 January 2017
BBC Travel
The B1451 Grand Parade is now shut in Skegness between the South Parade junction and the Scarborough Avenue junction because of a fire at the Grand Central building.
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Police have reported two Shetland ponies being found between Croxton Kerrial and Knipton.
They're asking you to get in touch if they are yours or you know anyone who has lost them.
Harry Parkhill
BBC Radio Lincolnshire reporter
This is what it looks like in Frithville this afternoon:
Tributes have been paid to a woman who died after she collapsed at Hull Crown Court yesterday.
The mother of four, named locally as Hayley Gascoigne from Scunthorpe, is said to have become ill in the public area of the court.
Witnesses have described attempts to revive Ms Gascoigne by court staff then paramedics.
Image source, GoogleSome of Ms Gascoigne's friends have posted Facebook tributes....
One said: "She was a lovely, warm kind person and this is just so tragic. Love n strength to all her family n friends."
Another said: "What sad news to wake up to. A truly beautiful lady inside and out."
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Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
Defra are out in force in Frithville but they won't officially confirm the name of the farm.
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The keen-eyed among you may have noticed that this is another video from Harry Parkhill who went to the Skegness fire this morning. We know how to keep our reporters busy!
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
This week we've been telling you about an ongoing row between residents of Long Leys Road in Lincoln and a company called Veolia, who want to build a waste recycling plant there.
Image source, RUSS STRIPPLast night the company held a consultation with residents and some of them have told us they were not happy with how it went:
Quote MessageWe're tired of big business thinking it can walk all over us. The meeting was just a 'tick-box' exercise. They sent people down to collect comment forms so they could say, for example, people are concerned about noise, odour, or traffic, and they'll then try to pick off these issues one by one and pretend they have resolved our concerns. They just don't get it - what we think has nothing to do with the detail, we simply say this is an inappropriate development for an unsuitable site.
Shirley Court, Resident
The company says that the site is appropriate and it'll stop waste from going to landfill.
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
As we told you earlier, the latest outbreak of Bird Flu in the third case in the county in about four weeks.
6,000 birds were infected at Low Farm in Fulstow near Louth and more than 5,000 were infected nearby at Austen Fen Farm.
Low Farm
Given that these two locations are in the north of the county and this latest is in the south it's unlikely the infection spread from the previous cases.
Alison Pratt from the National Farmers' Union says it's wild birds they're worried about:
Quote MessageBird Flu is now in the wild bird population and given our location on the East Coast we're in the firing line... it was inevitable we'd be getting the disease. It's a devastating time for all poultry farmers, added expense, added husbandry, high bio-security levels... it's a stressful time for everyone."
Alison Pratt, NFU
A Lincoln fish and chip shop has been named the nation’s second best Independent Takeaway Fish and Chip Shop of the Year, external at the 2017 National Fish & Chip Awards.
Image source, The LincolniteBBC Travel
The crossing at Hawthorn Bank has stopped working:
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You might want to use the other crossing at Winsover Road if you need to get to the other side of the tracks.
It was a very cold start to the day this morning but that didn't stop our Weather Watchers from grabbing their cameras and heading out.
First to Bourne where Fennysky snapped this one:
Fiona sent us this view from Tattershall:
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
Defra say a 3km protection zone has been put in place around the farm near Boston that has tested positive for Bird Flu.
A 10km surveillance area is also in place as well to reduce the risk of the disease spreading.
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Corazon Garcia
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
The latest from the Lincolnshire newsroom:
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue say that arson is being pursued as "one line of inquiry" for a building fire in Skegness.
The blaze broke out at Grand Central in the early hours of the morning
Station Manager Peter Wilde has some more details, take a listen:
BBC Travel
The fire at Grand Central is causing a lot of disruption on the B1451 this morning, the road is still open but the cordon around the building is slowing traffic.
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
Defra says that a flock of 19,500 turkeys at a farm in Boston have tested positive for bird flu.
It's the third confirmed diagnosis of the H5N8 strain of avian flu in Lincolnshire in about four weeks.
Some of the turkeys have already died, the rest will now be culled.
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Our reporter Harry Parkhill is on the seafront near the derelict Grand Central building as fire fighters continue to contain the blaze.
Take a listen:
Sara Thornton
BBC Weather
A very cold start this morning with freezing fog patches, and the risk of a little sleet. Sunny spells will follow for a time, before cloud thickens up later. Top temperature 3C (37F).
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
Four fire crews have been called to Skegness seafront because a fire has broken out at the now-derelict Grand Central.
The complex was earmarked for demolition only this month and work had already begun to tear it down.
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The fire is believed to be on the ground floor of the building and Licnolnshire Fire and Rescue are advising anyone nearby to keep their windows shut:
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Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
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