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  • Updates on Friday 3 March 2017

  1. Urgent appeal in Lincolnshirepublished at 13:49 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    Katie O'Halloran
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    An appeal by Police in Skegness.

  2. Tractors in schoolspublished at 13:28 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    Paul Russell
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    A campaign to improve children's understanding of where food comes from gets underway today.

  3. The weather for this afternoonpublished at 13:08 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    Paul Hudson
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    Here's the latest forecast....

    BBC
  4. FA Trophy Drawpublished at 12:56 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    James Williams
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    The draw's been made for the Semi Finals of the FA Trophy.

    Lincoln City will play York. 

    The first leg will be away on Tuesday 14th of March - with the return fixture at Sincil Bank on Saturday 18th March. 

    BBC SportImage source, BBC Sport
  5. The latest from the Lincolnshire newsroompublished at 12:30 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    Barbara Stimpson
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    The headlines this lunchtime:

    • A fatal house fire at Stickney near Boston at the weekend is not being treated as suspicious. 
    • A school manager in Lincolnshire says a staff member was almost paid £1.5m by the private firm Serco which is responsible for wages. 
    • Two men have been taken to hospital following a collision on the A1031 at Tetney near Louth this morning.
  6. Crash updatepublished at 12:17 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    Paul Russell
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    Two men have been taken to hospital following a collision near Louth. 

    Two cars collided just before 09:00 this morning on the A1031 at Tetney. 

    The police want to speak to anyone who saw the crash.  

    BBC
  7. Serco computer problems: School employee almost paid £1.5mpublished at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    David Sykes
    Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    A school manager in Lincoln has told how one of her staff members was almost paid £1.5m by a private company responsible for wages. 

    Figures from Serco suggest its service to schools across the county is improving after a computer problem meant wages and school payments were missed. 

    But Su Gordon who's Business Manager at Monks Abbey School says "I'm sure they have made improvements, but the pain goes on."

    BBC
  8. Teens charged with robberypublished at 11:40 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    BBC Radio Humberside

    A 17-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl are due to appear before Grimsby and Cleethorpes Youth Court today, charged with robbery.

    The boy is also charged with two counts of assault by beating and one of common assault. 

    All the offences are said to have been committed on Friday, February 24.

    Police sign

    Neither can be named for legal reasons.

  9. Problems on the roadspublished at 11:21 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    BBC Travel

    There's a lane closed on the A46 near Lincoln because of a collision.

    It's affecting northbound traffic.

    There are long delays in the area.

    BBC
  10. School employee 'almost paid £1.5m'published at 11:05 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    Serco has previously left staff with no wages and failed to pay contractors.

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  11. Traffic problems in Lincolnshirepublished at 10:38 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    Corazon Garcia
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    Watch out if you're heading in the Tetney direction....

  12. Man dies in house firepublished at 10:22 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    Corazon Garcia
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    An elderly man has died in a house fire in Lincolnshire. 

    It happened on the Main Road in Stickney near Boston on Saturday. 

    Lincolnshire Police say there were no suspicious circumstances.

    PAImage source, PA
  13. The latest headlinespublished at 09:43 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

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    Corazon Garcia
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    The top local stories this morning.....

  14. Ink for the Imps!published at 09:16 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    Scott Dalton
    Presenter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    There's been a surge in demand for Lincoln City-related tattoos over the past few weeks. 

    Special designs have even been created following the amount of enquiries at a number of different shops in the city. 

    The Imps progression in the FA Cup and buzz around the county is thought to be the reason behind it.

    BBC
  15. Some colour for a grey daypublished at 09:02 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    Paul Russell
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    It might be a grey day in Lincolnshire, but Eleanor Craythorn has a garden full of colour! Thanks for the photos!

    Eleanor CraythornImage source, Eleanor Craythorn
  16. Serco see drop in pay glitch problemspublished at 08:28 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    David Sykes
    Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    BBC

    A private firm which made mistakes with hundreds of people's wages in Lincolnshire seems to be getting on top of the problem. 

    Serco took over financial services for Lincolnshire County Council in 2015 but a computer problem meant there were errors with wages and school payments.

    The company says it dealt with 221 cases in Jauary compared to 659 at its peak.  

  17. Your weatherpublished at 08:09 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    Lisa Gallagher
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    A mix of sunny spells and showers today. 

    The showers will be heavy and wintry at times - with a risk of hail and thunder. Highs of 8C (46F).  

    BBC
  18. Good morning, welcome to today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    Paul Russell
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire

    Hello from our Lincolnshire newsroom, it's Paul here taking the reins today. 

    I'll be bringing you news, travel, sports and weather from across the county.  

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