Lincolnshire breaking news: Latest updates

Summary

Cleethorpes newspaper closes due to 'tough trading conditions'
Officers 'didn't contribute to driver's death' - police watchdog
Scunthorpe 'man on rooftop' charged with number of offences
'Lost' false teeth found taped to Skegness tree
Final day for public consultation over future of Lincoln NHS walk-in centre
Line-up for first ever Scampton Airshow revealed
Updates on Friday 18 August 2017

Live Reporting

Harry Parkhill

Modern-day slavery fears over Lincoln's homelesspublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
A Lincoln charity is warning that vulnerable people sleeping on the streets are at risk of becoming victims of modern-day slavery.
The warning comes after 11 people were convicted of modern slavery and fraud last week following a major operation by Lincolnshire Police.
The Nomad Trust, which runs a night shelter, says homeless people in the city have nowhere safe to go during the day and can be targeted by criminals offering them work - then exploit them.
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If you've got 12 hours on the streets all day doing nothing and somebody says, 'Come with me. I'll give you some work, I'll give you some food, I'll give you some money and somewhere to sleep' - people jump at that chance because they don't see it as something to draw them in, they see it as an opportunity - which most of the time it isn't."
Babs Jobling, Housing Manager, Nomad Trust
Skegness seafront fire remembered 10 years onpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
Exactly a decade ago today, a huge fire ripped through buildings on the seafront in Skegness.
More than 120 firefighters fought to contain the blaze, which destroyed a number of businesses on the town's Grand Parade:
Image source, Nathan Rippon
An amusement arcade, bars, clubs restaurants and the old Parade Hotel were destroyed in the incident:
Image source, Paul Story
Ten years on, the seafront parade has been redeveloped with a new entertainment complex and shops:
Have your say on parking in Grimsby and Cleethorpespublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Local Live
Car parking is on the agenda in North East Lincolnshire today.
Grimsby and Cleethorpes libraries are holding sessions to find out what people think of parking facilities in the area.
What to do with disused car parks, parking provision for disabled people and car parking charges are all due to be discussed at the consultations about North East Lincolnshire Council's approach to parking.
The sessions were at Cleethorpes Library this morning and this afternoon at Grimsby Central Library between 14:00 to 16:00
Vigil marks first anniversary of Grantham A&E overnight closurepublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
Katie O'Halloran
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Campaigners have marked a year since the closure of Grantham's overnight A&E service with a vigil.
The service was suspended because of a shortage of doctors and the decision has been backed by the government.
The United Lincolnshire Hospital's Trust says it's still committed to bringing it back, but only when there are enough staff to run it safely.
Campaigners have held a vigil every Wednesday since the closure of the overnight service.
Speaking at the start of last night's event, campaigner Elvis Stooke said they were determined to keep the pressure on until it re-opens:
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I have faith that these vigils, these campaigns, will eventually get what we want. As I've always said from the beginning we can't surrender. A community like this needs a hospital like this and it certainly needs its A&E."
Elvis Stooke, Campaigner
The weather this afternoonpublished at 13:31 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
BBC Weather
If you're popping out this afternoon it might be woth taking a brolly just in case.
Scattered showers are expected to arrive into the afternoon.
Your lunchtime headlinespublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
Lizzie Musham
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
The top stories from our Lincolnshire newsroom so far today include:
- The majority of aircraft from the Coningsby-based Battle of Britain Memorial Flight are grounded because of technical issues
- A former North Kesteven district councillor is jailed for a number of child pornography offences
- It's A-level results day and government figures show pupils living in poorer parts of Lincolnshire are far less likely to go to university than those in wealthy areas
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight apologises for grounded planespublished at 12:38 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
The Lincolnshire-based Battle of Britain Memorial Flight has apologised after most of its aircraft were grounded due to an engine problem.
Image source, PA
The BBMF, based at RAF Coningsby, says it doesn't know when the issue with the Merlin engines will be resolved.
It affects the majority of the Memorial Flight's aircraft, including the Lancaster Bomber, Spitfires and Hurricanes.
The team's already had to cancel some of its airshow appearances.
The aircraft are also due to fly at the Scampton Airshow in Lincolnshire next month.
The RAF said it realised people would be disappointed, but added safety was of paramount concern.
Battle of Britain planes groundedpublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
A Lancaster bomber, two Hurricanes and three Spitfires are affected by the engine issue.
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Ex-councillor jailed for indecent images of childrenpublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
Corazon Garcia
BBC Radio Lincolnshire News
A former Lincolnshire councillor has been jailed for a number of child pornography offences.
Image source, North Kesteven District Council
Ian Dolby, of North Road in Sleaford, initially denied 36 counts of making an indecent image of a child.
The 52-year-old, who used to be a North Kesteven district councillor, then changed his plea.
He pleaded guilty to 23 of the charges.
Police raided his home in December 2013 and found a stash of more than 700 disks containing pornography, 45 of them involving children.
As well as being jailed for two years, he's been placed on the Sex Offenders Register for 10 years and given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for when he's released from prison.
Travel and travel: Heavy traffic on A46 near Lincolnpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
BBC News Travel
Heavy traffic's currently being reported on the A46 Welton Road, near Lincoln.
It's in both directions around Deepdale Lane in the roadworks area.
You might want to avoid the area if possible as delays are likely.
Hospital campaigners' concern over re-opening delaypublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
Campaigners in Louth have questioned the temporary closure of some wards at the town's hospital.
Image source, Google
Patients were moved from the wards in June after a review raised fire safety concerns, and it was announced yesterday that the wards are not now due to re-open until at least September.
Health bosses say remedial work is being carried out and the delay to their re-opening isn't a back door way of closing beds.
But Julie Speed, from the Fighting for Louth Hospital Group, asks why it's taking so long:
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We were told six to eight weeks when they were very first evacuated, and now we're being told six to eight weeks again. Is it always going to be six to eight weeks? When are we actually going to see them open?"
Julie Speed, Fighting for Louth Hospital Group
A-level results: An emotional day for Grimsby college studentspublished at 10:44 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Local Live
Students are turning up to collect their results at Franklin College in Grimsby:
Applications to universities have dropped by 5% this year, according to the admissions group UCAS.
But Franklin College says its actually seeing an increase in the number of students applying for a place at university.
BBC Weather Watchers: Red Arrows cut through the blue skiespublished at 10:09 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
BBC Weather Watchers
There's been a lot of talk of planes this morning, so why not have a bit more?
Here are the Red Arrows showing us how it's done.
This incredible photo's courtesy of our BBC Weather Watcher captureasecond in North Scarle:
BBMF planes will not appear at Eastbourne Airshowpublished at 09:38 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
Hope Bolger
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
More about the news that some of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) planes being grounded.
It's after an issue was found with one of the engines.
A Spitfire, Hurricane and a Lancaster bomber were due to appear at the Eastbourne Airbourne, external today but have had to cancel.
Image source, Keith Wilson
It had been due to fly every day of the air show, which runs from today to Sunday, but Airbourne will now wait to hear from organisers as to whether it will be able to appear on any of the other days.
A spokesman for RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, where the unit is based, said safety was its key priority.
Pupils in Lincolnshire's poorer areas far less likely to go to universitypublished at 09:04 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
Alex Rhodes
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
The first students to sit the new A-level exams in England will get their results this morning.
Students now sit all their exams at the end of two years of study, instead of taking modules throughout the course.
Image source, PA
Pupils living in poorer parts of Lincolnshire are far less likely to go to university than those in wealthy areas.
According to a government report published last year a third of 18-year-olds in Lincolnshire have gone on to some form of higher education.
Between 11-15% of teenagers in some of the most deprived council wards went into higher education over a five-year period.
That compares with a rate of between 55 and 65% in some other areas which have much lower levels of child poverty.
Some areas are bucking this trend. The Carholme area of Lincoln is one of the most deprived areas, according to official rankings, and yet it sees 44% of its students go onto higher education.
10 years since Skegness Grand Parade firepublished at 08:41 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
Rod Whiting
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
It's 10 years since people in Skegness woke to discover one of the busiest parts of the resort had burned down.
Image source, Paul Story
More than 120 firefighters tried to contain the blaze which destroyed a number of businesses on Grand Parade.
10 years on, however, there's little evidence of the huge fire which destroyed a significant part of Grand Parade.
Sue Binch was town mayor at the time of the fire...
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It was the biggest disaster Skegness had ever seen, the seafront was no more, it was just a tangle pile of metal smoldering wreckage. Some people were nearly in tears because of lots of old memories and it had just gone.
Sue Binch, Ex-Mayor
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Hurricane problem prompted groundingpublished at 08:20 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
Aircraft from the Lincolnshire-based Battle of Britain Memorial Flight have been grounded.
It's after an issue was found with one of the engines.
Image source, MOD
The BBMF had said that all aircraft were unable to fly but has since clarified that it's the Lancaster bomber, Spitfires and Hurricanes powered by the Merlin engine which are affected.
A spokeswoman told BBC Radio Lincolnshire the fault was found as part of a routine service on one of the Hurricane aircraft.
She said engineers had taken the action as a precautionary measure to safeguard BBMF crews and the historic aircraft they fly.
Watch: Today's weatherpublished at 08:09 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North
It's going to be cloudy with outbreaks of rain this morning, turning drier with sunny spells developing.
This afternoon and evening scatted showers will arrive.
Here's my full forecast:
Great British summertime eh?!
Welcome to Thursday's live coveragepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 17 August 2017
Hope Bolger
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
Good morning from Lincoln, Hope here, ready to bring you the latest news, sport, weather and travel from across the county.
Best of luck to all those getting their A Level results today! We'd love to know how you've done so why not get in touch by email, Facebook , externalor Twitter, external.
Five things we've learned todaypublished at 18:00
Alex Rhodes
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
That's all from me today, we'll be back with more of the latest from across Lincolnshire from 08:00 on Thursday.
Until then, I'll leave you with five things we've learned today:
- All the Coningsby-based BBMF aircraft have been temporarily grounded after an inspection found a technical issue
- A Lincolnshire health boss says he's opposed to a proposal that would shut Lincoln's only walk-in NHS centre
- A wanted man in Scunthorpe remains on a house roof on the third day of his stand-off with police
- Local residents block developers from levelling the "Teletubby Hills" on an estate in Lincoln
- And it seems that raw milk vending machines are coming to Lincolnshire
Until tomorrow, have a good evening.