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Live updates on Friday 27 April 2017
Lincolnshire Police say they're pleased to report that Gareth Holder has been found.
Mr Holder, 41, was reported missing from Waddington earlier today.
Officers are thanking everyone who helped share their appeal.
Two schools in Lincolnshire have now sent children home to self-isolate after outbreaks of Covid-19 at the sites.
Image source, GoogleIt's been confirmed this afternoon that 30 children and three staff from Holt Primary in Skellingthorpe, near Lincoln, have gone into self-isolation.
It comes after the entire Year 7 group at the Kings School in Grantham, along with four teachers, went into quarantine earlier today.
Pupils in Year 7 at King's School in Grantham have been sent home after a pupil tested positive for coronavirus, it's been confirmed.
Image source, GooglePupils in the year group as well as four teaching staff will now have to self-isolate.
They won’t be allowed back until 18 September, the school says.
Police have confirmed they've found a mobile phone and vehicle belonging to missing man Gareth Holder.
Image source, Lincolnshire PoliceMr Holder, 41, from Waddington, was reported missing early this morning.
The items were found on Clayton Road in Bracebridge, according to Lincolnshire Police.
Officers continue to appeal for help finding Mr Holder, who's described as being 6ft tall, of stocky build with shoulder length blonde hair.
He also has a full-sleeve tattoo on his left arm and a half-sleeve tattoo on his right arm.
Quote MessageWe have concerns for his emotional and mental state at this moment in time."
Insp Paul Wilson, Lincolnshire Police
Work is due to begin today on a major scheme to repair one of the busiest roads in Skegness.
Image source, GoogleEngineers will be fixing parts of Roman Bank in a £4.8m scheme which should be completed by Easter next year.
Councillor Richard Davies, from Lincolnshire County Council, says the scheme is "massive" and will see part of the road "completely demolished and rebuilt":
Quote MessageThis will involve digging up 550m of old carriageway and footway, about 400 wagonloads full, and rebuilding it with over 7,000 tonnes of tarmac and other materials."
Richard Davies, Executive member for highways, Lincolnshire County Council
Police are appealing for help to find Gareth Holder, who is missing from Waddington.
Image source, Lincolnshire PoliceThe 41-year-old, who was reported missing early this morning, was last seen around the Bracebridge/Newark Road area.
He is described as being 6ft tall, of stocky build with shoulder length blonde hair.
He also has a full sleeve tattoo on his left arm and a half-sleeve tattoo on his right arm.
Anyone who has seen him, or has information about his whereabouts, is being asked to contact Lincolnshire Police.
Bosses at one of Lincolnshire's most established chains of shops is backing the government's call for workers to return to the office as coronavirus restrictions are eased.
Image source, GoogleCurtis of Lincoln, which was established 200 years ago, is a chain of butchery and bakery shops.
Neil Curtis, the firm's director, says its outlets gain a lot of income from those shopping in their lunchtimes - trade which has been affected by the coronavirus lockdown.
His comments come as the government has warned that home working is damaging the economy as fears grow for city centre businesses.
Mr Curtis says people getting back to their offices and other places of business in Lincoln "would certainly help".
"It has an effect in the city centre itself. More people brings in more income," he adds.
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Read MoreA van driver is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following the collision.
Read MorePolice investigating a crash in Lincolnshire last month in which a motorcyclist was killed say they want to trace the occupants of a car who may have vital information.
Image source, GoogleA man in his 60s died when his motorbike collided with a Kia Sportage car on the A151 at Corby Glen, between Grantham and Bourne, near the Swayfield junction, at about 12:15 on the afternoon of Sunday 9 August.
Officers say the occupants of a small red - or possibly grey - car may have seen what happened and are urging them to get in touch..
Parts of the East Coast Main Line are to be closed next year as major work is carried out, Network Rail has said.
Image source, Network RailWork has already started on parts of a £1.2bn upgrade, which is aimed at improving reliability and punctuality for passengers.
Replacing track on the approach to London King's Cross station is to take place from 1 March for three months, resulting in some services being disrupted.
LNER, Great Northern, Thameslink, Hull Trains and Grand Central services will all see reduced peak services, with passengers being asked to travel at quieter times.
As well as a redesign of the track going into King's Cross, a new tunnel is to be built near Peterborough to move freight trains.
That work is set to take place in January.
More details of the new-look timetables are to be released in the coming months, Network Rail added.
Residents in a village near Skegness have held a protest this afternoon against the number of cars and caravans clogging up the main road.
Image source, BBC Radio LincolnshireTraffic through Orby is frequently slow-moving or at a standstill as thousands of visitors head to the seaside resort six miles away - and residents are campaigning for a bypass.
One of the organisers of today's action, Stuart Earle, says people in the village are "becoming prisoners in their own home".
"The traffic is horrendous and getting steadily worse. On the bank holiday, there was nine hours of slow-moving traffic going through the village," he adds.
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Read MoreA former Lincolnshire care home is being turned into supported living apartments for older people
Image source, GoogleLinelands (pictured), in Nettleham, near Lincoln, has been boarded up since it was closed eight years ago.
More than 8,000 people signed a petition against Linelands' closure in 2010, but it was eventually shut in 2012.
However, Lincolnshire County Council, which owns the property, has now teamed up with a local housing association to create 30 flats for elderly people.
The authority's Social Care Portfolio Holder, Patricia Bradwell, says: "This kind of accomodation is something that older people really like."
There's been a big rise in the number of people sleeping rough on the streets of Lincoln since coronavirus restrictions have eased, according to a homeless charity working in the city.
Image source, GoogleThe Let them Eat Cake Group says many of the people it helps have complex problems and say they feel safer outside than in accommodation provided by City of Lincoln Council.
Marianne Foster, from the organisation, says at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, they were seeing "probably four or five" homeless people in the city's streets.
"Last week we were seeing 17 - and we're at 20-plus this week," she added.
A Lincoln cab firm says two drivers with Covid-19 stopped work the moment they felt unwell.
Read MoreTwo Lincoln taxi drivers have tested positive for coronavirus.
Image source, StreetviewDirect Cars say both drivers have stopped working and are now self-isolating.
The firm's General Manager, Reagan Crow, says she took action as soon as she was told: "One of the drivers had a pain in his chest and felt a bit warm. The other driver was just feeling a bit under the weather.
"We've been in touch with Track and Trace. Neither of the drivers have worked since they started feeling under the weather. We're just waiting to hear what is next."
Lincolnshire's Director of Public Health, Professor Derek Ward, said the firm had acted "really responsibly".
Police have renewed their appeal for help finding a teenager from Lincolnshire who's been missing for just under 40 days.
Image source, Lincolnshire PoliceOfficers say they're now "extremely concerned" for Hoang Nguyen, 15, from who was reported missing from North Hykeham on Sunday 26 July.
Image source, Lincolnshire PoliceIt's thought he may have travelled to Leicestershire or London and police are also asking people in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire to share their appeal for help finding him.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is being asked to contact Lincolnshire Police or the independent Missing People charity, external.
A man's been arrested in connection with an assault and robbery in a Grantham street in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Image source, GooglePolice were called to Guildhall Street at about 12:40 yesterday after a 19-year-old man was pushed and his wallet was stolen.
A 27-year-old man has since been arrested and bailed in connection with the incident.
Anyone who saw what happened is being asked to contact Lincolnshire Police.
Officers say they'd particularly like to speak to a cyclist who stopped at the scene to help the victim.