A lorry driver has been taken to hospital after the vehicle he was driving collided with a car and a bridge.

The collision happened at about 11:00 in Harrowby Road, Grantham, near to the junction with Bridge End Road.

A spokesperson for Lincolnshire Police said the lorry driver was injured and taken to hospital but it’s not thought his injuries are serious.

The force said there was no obvious damage to the bridge and the road was reopened at about 13:00.

A sports club has been forced close after a customer tested positive for the virus.

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Writing on Facebook, Ruston Sports and Social Club, in Lincoln, said the customer tested positive for the virus after visiting the bar in Newark Road on Friday.

In a statement it said: "Unfortunately Ruston’s will be closed due to a customer testing positive to covid-19, that was in the club Friday evening.

"All our staff are going to be tested and we will re open when the time is safe to do so. We thank you for you patience and co-operation."

Meanwhile, The Elm Cottage, in Gainsborough,closed it's doors to customers on Friday, external after a member of staff developed "mild symptoms".

However, the employee later tested negative for the virus and the venue reopened on Saturday.

A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing after his light aircraft developed a fault in mid-air over North Yorkshire.

Keith Myles was flying home from Sturgate Airfield, in Lincolnshire, on Sunday afternoon when he said his engine cut out.

He said: "I was at 1,800ft so I turned back towards Elvington. I did not really think I would be able to make it unless the engine came back to life, but the propeller was still spinning so I crossed my fingers and made a mayday call.

"But, very soon after that, the engine stopped completely and it was time to choose a field."

Speaking after the crash Mr Myles told the BBC he felt "absolutely fine" but feeling "very thankful".

Asked if he had had a lucky escape he replied: "If you're engine stops you're already unlucky and I think the thing I did right was just keep my head and fly the aircraft all the way down."

After responding to the incident North Yorkshire Police said on Twitter "the only casualties are some carrots".

A motorcyclist has died following a crash on the A153 near Belchford.

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Lincolnshire Police said the motorcyclist, a man in his 50s, was seriously injured when his bike collided with a Honda Jazz on the A153 at Belchford crossroads at about 14:05 on Sunday. He died later the same day.

The driver of the car, a woman in her 40s, was taken to hospital by air ambulance.

The force has appealed for anyone who witnessed the collision or who may have captured dash cam footage of the collision to come forward.

Lincoln's Central Mosque held Friday prayers today for the first time since lockdown.

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Under current government guidance, external gatherings of more than 30 people are now allowed for acts of communal worship in churches, synagogues, mosques, temples and meeting rooms in England.

The mosque in Lincoln reopened last weekend but has restrictions in place over who can attend.

Only men are currently allowed in for prayers, women and children under 12 are being asked to keep away for the time being.

Dr Tanweer Ahmed, from the Islamic Association of Lincoln, says he's done everything he can to minimise the risk to people.

He said: "We have enforced that everyone bring their own praying mat and we'll be providing disposable masks."

Shows at Butlin's in Skegness are being used to test whether audiences can be safely brought into venues while socially-distancing.

Outdoor events can resume this weekend, but no date has been set for indoor performances.

There are concerns that performers propel more potentially virus-carrying droplets into the air when singing or shouting.

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Butlin's Skegness Resort Director Chris Baron said: "What Butlin's can do is show what it's like with cabaret seating, where socially distancing can be made a lot easier. Hopefully we can prove that we can deliver it and get back to some sort of normality."

Horse racing has resumed at Market Rasen today for the first time since the sport was called off in March, but behind closed doors.

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The Summer Plate meeting usually attracts around 10,000 spectators but this year will be shown on TV.

Racecourse spokesman Mike Vince said: "We're delighted of course to put our racecourse very much in the spotlight [by being televised].

"These are the highlights, not just of our year, but the whole summer jumping campaign nationally."

Two Spitfires from The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, based at RAF Coningsby, performed a flypast at the funeral of Dame Vera Lynn.

The aircraft accompanied her cortege as it travelled through Ditchling in East Sussex at midday.

The World War Two fighter planes made three passes over the village.

Dame Vera died last month at the age of 103 and her funeral is being held at Woodvale Crematorium in Brighton.

A woman has suffered serious injuries after the car she was driving collided with two other vehicles on the A1 near Grantham.

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A silver Renault Clio, a Grand Jeep Cherokee and a Mercedes crashed on the northbound carriageway opposite the Esso Petrol station at Great Gonerby at about 16:30 on Thursday.

Lincolnshire Police say the driver of the Clio was taken to Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham with serious injuries.

The carriageway remained closed until about 02:30 this morning.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or who may have dashcam footage of the collision is asked to contact police.

Aircraft from the The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), based at RAF Coningsby, are due to take part in a flypast later today to mark Dame Vera Lynn's funeral.

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Dame Vera, known as the Forces' Sweetheart, died last month at the age of 103.

Today's flypast will include two Spitfires from the BBMF.

Earlier, a tribute was paid to the singer as a picture of her was projected on the White Cliffs of Dover.

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A huge heap of rubbish has been dumped in a Lincolnshire village - just 10 miles from the site were 20 tonnes of commercial waste was fly-tipped earlier this week.

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The latest incident, described by one councillor as "the largest fly-tip I have ever seen", was found near Fulbeck.

It comes in the same week a giant mound of plastic waste was dumped in a farmer's field in Norton Disney.

North Kesteven Council says it is investigating both incidents in conjunction with the Environment Agency.

Of the latest bout of fly-tipping, cabinet member for Commercial and Operations, Dr Peter Moseley said: "It is an example of appalling antisocial behaviour and disrespect for both our environment and local residents.

“If we can bring people to account for this despicable act against our countryside, I hope the legal process will support our aim to stamp this out by issuing the most severe penalty available."

Anyone who has any information about either incident is asked to contact the council.

The A1 is reduced to one lane in Lincolnshire. Emergency services are on the scene.

Lincoln Christmas Market will return next year "bigger and better" council bosses have pledged after being forced to cancel this year's event due to coronavirus.

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City of Lincoln Council announced earlier that it would be cancelling the 2020 Christmas Market on safety grounds.

Simon Colburn, the council's Assistant Director for Health and Environmental Services, said the authority would use the time to plan for 2021.

"What we will do with the time is plan to be back bigger and better next year and we will look for some options to keep the spirit of the Christmas market alive and to support traders and businesses this year," he said.

"We had some great plans for this year and we will roll them over to next year and spend some time thinking and planning around what the market looks like and as always we try and deliver the favourites and the best of things that people like and improve on those things that don't work quite so well."

The Red Arrows have been granted permission to perform after completing an annual assessment, known as Public Display Authority (PDA).

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The Lincolnshire-based Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team would usually have completed the assessment overseas due to better flying conditions but as a result of the coronavirus pandemic it was carried out from their base at RAF Scampton.

Squadron Leader Martin Pert said: “The fact we’ve been able to attain PDA just a month later than originally planned demonstrates the flexibility, ingenuity and resilience – of the whole Red Arrows team and our supporting military colleagues across the RAF – in the face of such unprecedented circumstances.

“We hope, despite not being able to display across the country in same way as other years, the very fact we continue to inspire future generations through novel online campaigns, social media and other activities brings comfort to every one of those in the UK who in some way support and follow the Red Arrows."

Council bosses say it would be impossible to maintain social distancing at the four-day event.

A intensive care nurse has been reunited with her family after spending 10 weeks apart during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

Zoe Wilkinson, who works at Boston Pilgrim Hospital, decided to isolate herself from her three children, two of whom have asthma, to keep them safe.

She said: "At the time I thought it would be a couple of weeks, but as the weeks were going on it got harder and harder."

An appeal to the public to help find a man wanted over a domestic violence offence has been issued by police in West Yorkshire.

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Mark Hopkins, 48, from Pontefract, is wanted on suspicion of assault.

Police say despite extensive inquiries and checks on a number of addresses they've been unable to find him.

The force says Mr Hopkins is known to the South Kirkby area and may have travelled to the Louth area of Lincolnshire.

Anyone who knows where he is or with any information which could help find him is asked to contact police.

Council bosses say Lincoln's Christmas Market was cancelled over concerns about social distancing and fears of importing coronavirus into the city.

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Explaining the decision to cancel this year's event, Simon Colburn, Assistant Director for Health and Environmental Services at City of Lincoln Council said social distancing would be "just impossible".

"Being an outdoor event does reduce the risk significantly but there are large areas of the markets that are indoors, we have several marquees and other indoor areas around the market and that is a significant issue," he said.

"Even outdoors the significant amount of people, the density of people, means that it really would be impossible to implement social distancing in any form.

"[Also] only around half of the people that attend the market are from Lincolnshire the other half travel from all over the country and in fact all over the Europe and around the world so what we don't want to do, what's really important, is that we do not import the virus into Lincoln."

Lincoln's Christmas Market has been cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, it's been announced this morning.

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City of Lincoln Council said it had made the "difficult decision" to ensure the safety of all those who would be visiting and operating the market.

The market has taken place in the city since 1982 and in recent years has seen more than 200 temporary stalls in the city for four days of trading, attracting around 250,000 visitors.

As well as the the market not running, the council have also announced the Christmas lights switch-on will also not go ahead.

Simon Colburn, Assistant Director for Health and Environmental Services at City of Lincoln Council said: “This has not been an easy decision to make, but the health and wellbeing of staff, traders, residents and visitors is of upmost importance to us."

A Lincolnshire council says fly-tipping incidents have increased almost four times during lockdown.