Lincolnshire breaking news: Latest updates

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Parking row in Gainsborough after £100 fines
Future of Lincoln's walk-in centre to be discussed
Lincolnshire schools return to longer summer holidays
Updates on Friday 16 June 2017

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Paul Russell and Hope Bolger

Air ambulance makes first trippublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
Paul Russell
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire's new air ambulance has been called out for the first time....
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Lincoln tower blocks meet standardspublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
The City of Lincoln Council is reassuring residents of local tower blocks that safety checks are up to date and fire safety is reviewed regularly.
The authority says where cladding has been used it is fire resistant to British Standards.
The news comes as Theresa May has ordered a full public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire which killed at least 17 people.
Lincolnshire's afternoon forecastpublished at 13:34 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
Alina Jenkins
BBC Weather
It looks like it's going to be cloudy, but warm in Lincolnshire this afternoon:
RAF on parade in Lincolnshirepublished at 13:19 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
David Sykes
Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
RAF Coningsby will perform the annual Freedom Parade in Boston later.
There'll be traffic restrictions on Bank Street between now and 16:00 and also around the Stump.
Parking will be limited too.
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Boston
The main headlines this lunchtimepublished at 12:55 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
Barbara Stimpson
BBC Radio Lincolnshire News
The top stories from our Lincolnshire newsroom include:
- Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue say officers will visit high rise buildings in the county to offer advice following the fire in London
- A 27-year-old soldier from Sleaford says he desperately needs a stem cell donor because he has a rare form of blood cancer
- Boston's famous Gliderdrome has been recognised for its contribution to live music with a blue plaque, while another plaque has been unveiled in Lincoln at the childhood home of world-renowned conductor Sir Neville Marriner
Man charged with historical child sex offences in Lincolnshirepublished at 12:26 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
A 76-year-old man's been charged with 23 sexual offences as part of Operation Redstone in Lincolnshire.
John Bailey, from Ash Tree Park, in Kippax, Leeds, is accused of indecent assault on girls under the age of 14 between 1957 and 1981.
Mr Bailey has been bailed and is due to appear at Lincoln District Magistrates' Court on 27 July.
Blue plaque in Lincoln for Sir Neville Marrinerpublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
Melvyn Prior
Presenter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
It's not only Boston that's got a new blue plaque today...
There's also a fresh one in Lincoln - this time in tribute to famous conductor and violinist Sir Neville Marriner.
It was unveiled on Grafton Street, off Monks Road, in the city where Sir Neville was born.
It's all part of BBC Music Day.
Watch: Boston's Gliderdrome gets blue plaque recognitionpublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
Corazon Garcia
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Boston's famous Gliderdrome has been recognised for its contribution to live music with a blue plaque.
It's been put up for BBC Music Day.
Dave Peatling, who was resident DJ of the Starlight Rooms at the venue, performed the unveiling ceremony:
Setting up for the Lincolnshire Showpublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
Paul Russell
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
Work has started on the county showground to set up for next week's Lincolnshire Show.
About 60,000 people are expected to attend:
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Hospital bosses reassure patients after concerns raisedpublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
Vicky Johnson
BBC Look North
After being put in special measures earlier this year, the trust which runs hospitals in Grimsby, Scunthorpe and Goole is expected to tell patients how it is improving.
"Significant concerns" over patient safety were raised by inspectors in April.
Now the trust is planning a series of events to let people know about the improvements it is making, including a review of waiting lists.
Latest farming tech goes on show in Lincolnshirepublished at 10:00 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
Paul Russell
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
Farmers from across the country will be heading to Lincolnshire today for the second day of the Cereals event.
Image source, Cereals
Held at Boothby Graffoe, south of Lincoln, the latest farming methods and equipment are on show.
It's also an opportunity for farmers to get together to talk about the fallout from the General Election and Brexit.
Man on historical child sex chargespublished at 09:30 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
The 76-year-old man is charged with 23 offences and is due before Lincoln magistrates on 27 July.
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Your headlines this morningpublished at 09:18 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
Corazon Garcia
BBC Radio Lincolnshire News
The top stories from our Lincolnshire newsroom this morning:
- Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue say officers will visit high rise buildings in the county to offer advice following the fire in London
- A 27-year-old soldier from Sleaford says he desperately needs a stem cell donor because he has a rare form of blood cancer
- An appeal's been lodged against the decision to reject plans for another floating restaurant in Lincoln
Desperate appeal for stem cell donorpublished at 09:04 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
David Sykes
Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
A 27-year-old seriously ill soldier from Sleaford says he desperately needs a stem cell donor.
Myles Brown has a rare form of blood cancer.
The dad-of-one is being treated in a hospital in Germany where he's stationed.
An appeal is being made for more people to join the donor register.
Fire service to visit city's tower blocks after London blazepublished at 08:49 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
People living in high rise buildings in Lincoln are being given reassurance.
Image source, PA
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue say officers will visit the city's three tower blocks to offer advice.
Area safety manager Simon York says "teams regularly visit the properties to ensure they're aware of the layout of the buildings and how they might deal with difficult incidents across the county."
It comes as investigations continue into a fire which engulfed a tower block in North Kensington in west London yesterday.
Today's weatherpublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
Alina Jenkins
BBC Weather
You won't need your coat today, because the forecast is looking good....
Good morning, welcome to today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 15 June 2017
Paul Russell
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
It's Paul in Lincoln here, ready to bring you all the very latest news, sport, travel and weather updates from across the county.
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Five things we've learned todaypublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 14 June 2017
Hope Bolger
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
Well that's it from me today, we'll be back tomorrow with news, sport, weather and travel from 08:00.
Updates will continue here throughout the night.
Before I go, let's have a look at five things we've learned that we can discuss over the dinner table tonight:
- Karl McCartney in part blames a negative Labour campaign in Lincoln for his general election loss
- He also claimed the Lincolnite, external did a "hatchet job', they have responded that Mr McCartney's claims were unfounded
- The family of a soldier from Sleaford who's battling leukemia have issued a desperate plea for more potential stem cell donors to come forward
- About 50 suspected modern slavery victims have been found in Lincolnshire in three years, figures seen by the BBC can reveal
- An augmented reality app which aims to bring Lincoln Cathedral to life has been launched
Have a good evening.
Calling on all people with memories of RAF East Kirkbypublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 14 June 2017
Barbara Stimpson
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
A TV production company is looking for people who have memories of RAF East Kirkby.
A series is being made for Netflix which features the airfield during the second world war.
Nik Coleman is the filmaker involved:
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One or two folks who were smallish children during the war, they would be in their 80s or even 90s now. Or perhaps even sons, daughters, grandchildren who can recall those stories of the Avro Lancasters there were at East Kirkby actually taking off from the field
Image source, RAF Museum
Karl McCartney slams Lincoln paper for election disappointmentpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 14 June 2017
William Wright
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
The former Lincoln MP Karl McCartney spoke to BBC Radio Lincolnshire this afternoon, discussing his recent loss in the general election to Labour's Karen Lee.
He said he wasn't impressed with the Lincolnite, external during the campaign, who published his expenses:
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Any sane normal person would say they did a pretty good hachet job
Karl McCartney, Former Conservative MP for Lincoln
Well the Lincolnite's Managing Editor Daniel Ionescu has responded to this. He said the accusations Mr McCartney made were unfounded:
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We ran one single story which was a fact file on his voting record and his official expenses from the parliamentary website for expenses and that was the only story we were able to run about the MP in Lincoln who was in power for seven years...
Daniel Ionescu, Managing Editor of the Lincolnite
He added that article was a balancing act as Mr McCartney gave no interviews to any mainstream media, including the debate that was co-run with BBC Radio Lincolnshire and the Lincolnite.