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Updates on Friday 15 September 2017
Lincolnshire Police say they're not treating the death of a man in Holbeach as suspicious.
The body of the man in his 40s was discovered at a house on Fleet Street shortly after 09:00 on Monday.
Officers say the incident is now being dealt with by the coroner.
Lucy Parry
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
They're more used to dealing with missing people, but today Lincolnshire Police have made an appeal, external about a lost racing pigeon who's set up home on police property.
Image source, Lincolnshire PoliceFor the past couple of weeks, the homesick pigeon's been living on a ledge at the force's Nettleham HQ, near Lincoln.
Staff have managed to identify some of the numbers on its yellow leg ring - which are 126240 - but that's not enough to work out where it belongs.
If you know where this poor pigeon should really be perched, you're being asked to get in touch with Lincolnshire Police.
Two men have been charged in connection with alleged hare coursing in Lincolnshire.
The men were arrested at Digby Fen between Lincoln and Sleaford on Monday, with two dogs also being seized, say police.
They've been charged with hunting a wild mammal with dogs and are due to appear before Lincoln Magistrates' Court on Thursday 12 October.
Kimberley Metcalfe
BBC Local Live
Traders in Scunthorpe are being asked for their views about a revamp of the town's market.
North Lincolnshire Council wants to transform Scunthorpe's High Street as part of a £60m investment plan.
The council has invited market traders and residents to have their say on the plans next week as part of a month-long consultation to inform the future direction of the market.
The consultation event will be held on 20 September in Scunthorpe town centre.
Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
A new affordable housing development for older people in Skegness is proving so popular it's almost sold out before it's opened.
The 17 flats, which cost £2m to build, are exclusively for local people aged over 55.
Chapman Court officially opened yesterday, with Jan and Chris Dibb (pictured below) the first residents to move in.
The flats have been built by county based LACE Housing, a charity which provides homes for older people.
Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
Hospital wards across Lincolnshire are set to benefit as 83 newly-qualified nurses start work in Lincolnshire this week, hospital bosses say.
The nurses will boost staff numbers at Lincoln, Boston and Grantham hospitals where there are currently more than 200 unfilled nursing vacancies.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust says it's working hard to make sure the new nurses stay in the county.
It's after earlier recruitment drives saw staff brought in from other countries, only to see them quickly move on to more urban areas.
Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
Following the sentencing of a traveller family who were convicted of modern day slavery offences Lincolnshire Police have told the BBC that they expect their modern day slavery workload to increase.
They currently have five ongoing investigations whilst Humberside Police have three ongoing investigations.
This morning, Detective Chief Superintendent Chris Davison, who's the force's head of crime, told BBC Radio Lincolnshire a specialist unit had now been set up to deal with modern slavery cases.
Quote MessageThe whole structure of the UK response to this kind of crime has changed during our investigation. We now link in closely with the National Crime Agency. We've had to develop and adapt as we've gone along...
Detective Chief Superintendent Chris Davison, Head of Crime, Lincolnshire Police
We're hearing that shoppers and staff have been evacuated from Grimsby's main shopping centre. More as we get it...
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Corazon Garcia
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
A shop which saw its licence to sell alcohol revoked by officials in 2015 has lost it again after a second investigation.
Boston Corner Shop, in West Street, Boston, was given the ban by Boston Borough Council after Lincolnshire Police produced evidence including illegal cigarettes (pictured below).
Image source, Lincolnshire PoliceThe owners of the shop have 21 days to appeal before the ban comes into place.
BBC News Travel
We were telling you earlier about the tree that had fallen across Union Road in Lincoln after last night's strong winds. Well the tree surgeons have now been in and it has been cleared so traffic in that area is back to normal.
Lizzie Musham
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
People living in the West Lindsey area may have to pay for their garden waste collections in future.
It would be the last district in Lincolnshire to introduce the charges.
The council says it is going to consult residents before a decision is made.
But Councillor Sheila Bibb, who's in charge of the service, says the authority can't afford to keep the current service free.
Visitors to the Lincolnshire coast are being warned to take care around seals ahead of the grey seal breeding season.
The warning comes from Sea Life Centre experts who say people need to take extra care on the east coast which is home to 50% of the world's population of grey seals.
Image source, Sea Life CentreThousands of people are drawn to see the seals at Donna Nook, between Mablethorpe and Cleethorpes, during the autumn breeding season.
Todd German, senior aquarist based at the Sea Life Centre in Scarborough, says there's already been a "high level of disturbance" to seals this summer and people should keep their distance - especially around new-born seals.
Quote MessageSeals don't know we’re not a predator and we can easily frighten them if we get too close"
Todd German, Sea Life Centre
BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
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Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire's Assistant Chief Constable Shaun West's been in the force control room this morning, where his officers have been working alongside fire service and county council staff.
He says officers have been receiving about 10 weather-related calls an hour since 04.00 today - with more calls still coming in:
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Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
A very windy start to the day across east Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, with blustery winds and outbreaks of heavy rain and showers.
We could see gusts reaching around 50 or 60 mph at first, which could lead to travel disruption.
Here's my full forecast.
Sunrise in Saxby All Saints captured by Weather Watcher hullvalley.
Image source, Weather Watchers / HullvalleyMartin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
We're hearing there are more power cuts across the county this morning, with the figure hitting almost 2,000 homes affected at the height of the problems.
Western Power Distribution says it has currently has 24 incidents ongoing across the county.
Distribution manager Mark Hutchinson told BBC Radio Lincolnshire they were ready for the problems with more teams on standby, but it's difficult to predict how bad the damage would be until engineers got to sites to assess the situation.
He says he's expecting more incidents to be reported as people wake up and realise their power's off.
The Humber Bridge was closed overnight for some drivers because of the forecast high winds - but has now reopened to all vehicles.
Owain has tweeted the early morning weather map showing Aileen's progress across the country
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Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
Here are some pictures from Union Road in Lincoln which is closed because part of a tree has blown down in the strong winds overnight.
As you can see, police are on the scene - and officers say a team's on the way to clear the carriageway.
