Summary

  • Bird farmers close to coastal areas bear brunt of restrictions

  • Lincoln man gets £1,500 fine for rubbish and dog mess-filled garden

  • Scunthorpe Hospital ward closure blamed on stomach bug

  • NFU reacts to latest bird flu precautions

  • Animal rights campaigners plan protest outside circus visiting Lincolnshire

  • Junior Imps Club welcomes youngest ever fan

  • Live updates on Friday 10 February 2017

  1. Heckington Windmill regeneration 'tantalisingly close' to completionpublished at 12:17 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Harry Parkhill
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    Last year the only eight-sailed working windmill left in the country was given £1.4m for much-needed renovations. 

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    A brand new bakehouse has already been completed and the chairman of the trust that runs the site says it's exciting to be so close to finishing the project:

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    We're tantalisingly close to having the main regeneration project finished which is absolutely fantastic. We've taken all the traditional buildings around the mill which were in quite a derelict state and we've turned them into a visitor centre."

    Charles Pinchbeck, Chairman, Heckington Windmill Trust

  2. Legal decision due on Yorkshire & Humber MEP in Rotherham abuse libel casepublished at 11:50 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    A High Court Judge is due to give his decision later today on a libel action brought over remarks the Yorkshire and the Humber UKIP MEP Jane Collins (pictured) made about the Rotherham abuse scandal.

    She wrongly claimed three MPs knew about child exploitation in the town but failed to intervene.

    The MPs - Sir Kevin Barron, John Healey and Sarah Champion - sued for slander and libel and want compensation of £150,000 each.

    Jane Collins
  3. Bed-blocking: 'Quite a crisis' for Lincolnshire hospitalspublished at 11:26 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Alex Rhodes
    BBC Lincolnshire Live

    More now on those bed-blocking statistics.

    We've already told you the number for North Lincolnshire, but in the rest of the county the rate of bed occupancy is even higher at 97% - well above levels which are considered safe.

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    Sarah Fletcher, chief of Lincs Health Watch, says unless something is done it won't be long before we're all affected:

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    A lot of those beds are being used by people who ideally shouldn't be in hospital and we're all feeling the effects. Surgeries will get cancelled and people will have to stay in A&E longer than they have to... For everyone it's quite an issue, quite a crisis."

    Sarah Fletcher, Lincs Health Watch

  4. Man found dead in River Wellandpublished at 11:06 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    A body has been discovered in the River Welland, external, just outside Spalding.

    Emergency crews were called to a sighting of a man in the river at about 08:30 on Sunday morning.

    A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out later to determine the cause of his death, which at the moment remains "unexplained", according to police.

    The man is believed to be aged between 25 and 35, about 6ft tall, with long strawberry blond hair in a ponytail and a goatee-style beard.

    Police want anyone who might know who he is to get in touch. 

  5. Watch: Lincoln's first purpose-built mosque set for summer openingpublished at 10:20 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Paul Russell
    Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    Lincoln's first purpose-built mosque looks set to open this summer. 

    Work has started on the roof of the site on Dixon Street. 

    The news comes after an open day was held at the current mosque on Orchard Street yesterday.

    If you've never been this is what it looks like:

    Dr Tanweer Ahmed, from the Islamic Association of Lincoln, says the new mosque is taking shape:

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    I antcipate that the dome will be fixed in the next few weeks, so we hope the building will be watertight by the middle of March and then we can start on the interior."

    Dr Tanweer Ahmed, Islamic Association of Lincoln

  6. Protesters gather ahead of council decision on waste plantpublished at 09:56 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Jake Zuckerman
    Reporter, BBC Look North

    This is the scene on Long Leys Road in Lincoln this morning, near the site where company Veolia wants to build a waste transfer plant.

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    The plans, which residents say places the plant too close to their homes, are due to go before county council planners later today, external.

  7. Traffic and travel: Lane closed on A180published at 09:35 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    BBC Travel

    A broken down vehicle has closed a lane on the A180 eastbound between Barnetby Top in Melton Ross and the Brocklesby Interchange.

    Traffic is coping well at the moment, but there's the possibility of some delays.

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  8. The weather this morningpublished at 09:20 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Jennifer Bartram
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    It's been frosty first thing this morning with a bit of mist and fog hanging around in places

    It'll be a dry day but the rain will arrive by evening or late afternoon. 

    Feeling breezy on the coast. 

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  9. Listen: Unsafe bed occupancy levels in north Lincolnshire hospitalspublished at 09:02 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Lizzie Rose
    BBC Radio Humberside

    The trust which looks after hospitals in Grimsby, Scunthorpe and Goole has spent the winter operating at unsafe bed occupancy levels, new figures obtained by the BBC show.

    The safe level of bed occupancy is set at 85%, but in North Lincolnshire it stands at 95%.

    The medical director at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust, Lawrence Roberts, has told me more about the situation at the moment:

  10. BBC Weather Watchers: A frosty start for Lincolnshirepublished at 08:46 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    BBC Weather Watchers

    Although defrosting your windscreen first thing in the morning can be a pain in the neck, the icy weather usually makes for some good pictures from our BBC Weather Watchers.

    Once again they haven't disappointed. Thanks to Fiona for this one, taken just outside Boston:

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    Over to Bourne, now, where Fennysky took this crisp shot:

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  11. Your headlines this morningpublished at 08:30

    Corazon Garcia
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire News

    The latest from the Lincoln newsroom:

    • The trust in charge of Lincolnshire's hospitals is operating at "unsafe" levels when it comes to "bed-blocking", the BBC has found
    • Plans for a controversial waste recycling plant in Lincoln are due to go before county council planners later
    • It's hoped Lincoln's first purpose-built mosque will open this summer, with work now started on the roof of the Dixon Street site
  12. Traffic and travel: Congestion on the A46published at 08:16 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    BBC Travel

    It's a relatively clear start on the county's roads this morning.

    There's only one issue of note to tell you about: traffic is currently slow on the A46 heading south at Newark.

    Something to bear in mind if you're heading to Nottingham.

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  13. Good morning: Welcome to today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Alex Rhodes
    BBC Lincolnshire Live

    Hello from Lincoln, Alex here ready to bring you all the latest from across the county.

    It's the start of another week and we'll keep you up-to-date with the news, travel, sport and weather near you.

    If you want to help out with our coverage and tell me what's happening where you are then you can reach me through email or through Facebook, external and Twitter, external.