Summary

  • Drink-drive officer rehired as civilian investigator

  • Three bailed over Woodhall Spa mustard gas find

  • 'May must stay' - County MPs back Prime Minister

  • Row over new affordable homes near Scunthorpe

  • Updates on Friday 6 October 2017

  1. Mustard gas investigation: Three released on bailpublished at 10:12 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    Alex Rhodes
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    Three people arrested after the discovery of mustard gas canisters in a wood near Woodhall Spa have been bailed by police.

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    The man and a woman from Lincoln and a man from Woodhall Spa were arrested earlier this week on suspicion of possession of a noxious substance after the discovery in Roughton Moor woods at the weekend.

    Police say they have all been released on bail until 25 October.

    A house in Lincoln and a house in Woodhall were raided by officers wearing gas masks earlier this week, though police say no noxious substances have been found.

    A police and military presence remains at locations in Woodhall Spa and Stixwould, police say.

  2. Traffic and travel: A607 partially blocked in Manthorpepublished at 09:43 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    BBC News Travel

    The A607 in partially blocked in Manthorpe after a crash on Belton Lane.

    For a time the road was completely shut, traffic is still slow in the area.

  3. Anti-drone demonstration planned at RAF stationpublished at 09:24 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    Alex Rhodes
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    A protest against the use of Reaper drones is going ahead tomorrow between 13:00 and 15:00 outside the gates of RAF Waddington.

    Although Britain's Reaper drones are flown out of Las Vegas they are operated from RAF Waddington. It is 10 years since the weapons were introduced.

    The group Drone Campaign Network are behind the demonstration and have staged similar protests in the past.

    ProtestImage source, Drone Campaign Network

    Back in 2015 four protesters from a different group were arrested after cutting through the wire fence that surrounds the airfield.

  4. Weather Watchers: ISS passes the harvest moonpublished at 08:39 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    BBC Weather Watchers

    Now you may be thinking "this isn't a shot of Lincolnshire's weather". Well, it was taken from North Scarle and for a photo this good that totally counts in our book.

    Not only can you see the harvest moon, that little speck to the right is the International Space Station!

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    Thanks to captureasecond for doing precisely that.

  5. Traffic and travel: Road closed in Woodhall Spapublished at 08:18 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    BBC News Travel

    Kirkby Lane remains shut by police in both directions because of the ongoing mustard gas investigation.

    However if you're a resident you can still gain access.

  6. Watch: Today's weatherpublished at 08:11 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    Owain Wyn Evans
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    Were you out scraping the frost from the car this morning?

    It's a chilly start, but getting brighter for the weekend.

    Here's my full forecast:

  7. Good morning, welcome to today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    Alex Rhodes
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    Hello from Lincoln. Alex here, ready to bring you all the very latest from across the county.

    We'll have news, travel, sport and weather updates throughout the day so keep checking back to see what's new.

    Is there something we should know about? Get in touch through email, Facebook , externaland Twitter, external.

  8. Ex-soldier admits Help for Heroes fraudpublished at 20:39 British Summer Time 5 October 2017

    Santini, who has a string of previous convictions for dishonesty, admitted two counts of fraud and one of theft.

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  9. Plant closure puts 500 jobs at riskpublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 5 October 2017

    Cummins Generator Technologies says it will try to find alterative positions for those affected.

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  10. Five things we've learned todaypublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 5 October 2017

    Alex Rhodes
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    That's all from me today but we'll be back with more of the very latest from across the county tomorrow morning from 08:00.

    Until then I'll leave you with five things we've learned today:

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  11. Drug den shut down in Lincolnpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 5 October 2017

    Hope Bolger
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    A closure order's been enforced on a drugs den in Lincoln.

    The City of Lincoln council has taken action following numerous complaints about a property on Cannon Street off Monks Road.

    Tenant Philip Garside is banned from going to his flat for three months.

    It's the second time magistrates have issued an order against him - in 2010 he was evicted from a council property in Bargate from criminal activity and drugs use.

  12. Police seek this slim-built blonde man after assault in Lincolnshire townpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 5 October 2017

    Lincolnshire Echo

    Police are appealing for help in identifying the man pictured, external as they believe he could help with an assault investigation.

    CCTVImage source, Lincolnshire Police
  13. Watch: Red Arrows above Karachipublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 5 October 2017

    Alex Rhodes
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    The Red Arrow display team has been in action above one of Pakistan's biggest cities, take a look:

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    As we told you earlier it's part of a five week overseas tour, the next stop is Bahrain.

  14. Your Lincolnshire headlines this afternoonpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 5 October 2017

    Barbara Stimpson
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire News

    The latest from the Lincolnshire newsroom:

  15. Listen: Resident calls Toll Bar roundabout plan 'waste of money'published at 16:10 British Summer Time 5 October 2017

    Plans to put traffic lights at a busy junction in North East Lincolnshire are being called into question.

    The Toll Bar roundabout on the A16 is being converted to a traffic light controlled junction, with work due to start in June next year.

    It sits next to an academy and is the main route into Grimsby from places like Louth. The Reverend Ian Walker lives in the area:

    North East Lincolnshire Council say the changes are necessary to reduce traffic and journey times and the project is set to cost £2.1m.

  16. Lake now included in mustard gas canister inquirypublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 5 October 2017
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    Alex Rhodes
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    Police say the mustard gas investigation has widened to include a lake in Stixwould.

    The canisters were initially found in Roughton Moor wood, police have carried out raids in Woodhall Spa and Lincoln. Three people are in custody.

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    Both the army and the navy are assisting.

    A Royal Navy bomb disposal team are currently working on site at Stixwould:

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    It's likely we will continue to investigate the site at Stixwould for the rest of the day and into tomorrow. We're taking a cautious approach and not ruling out any possibilities"

    Supt Phil Vickers, Lincolnshire Police

  17. Police want to find victim of street attackpublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 5 October 2017

    Humberside Police are trying to find a man who they believe was assaulted and robbed in Grimsby on Sunday night.

    Officers say he was last seen with head and facial injuries on Stanley Street in the town at around 22:30, heading in the direction of Freeman Street.

    The man's thought to be in his 20s, about 5ft 8in tall, of average build and with scruffy hair.

    Anyone with any information is being asked to get in touch, external.

  18. The weather this afternoonpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 5 October 2017

    Owain Wyn Evans
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    A largely dry afternoon to come across Lincolnshire with plenty of sunny spells and perhaps the odd scattered shower.

    After a blustery start, winds easing through the day, but it'll still feel fairly chilly in the breeze.

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  19. Helicopter support for mustard gas investigationpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 5 October 2017

    Alex Rhodes
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    A police helicopter has arrived at the scene of the mustard gas investigation in Roughton Moor Woods near Woodhall Spa.

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    Three people have now been arrested under suspicion of possession of a noxious substance.

    Police are currently searching a property in Woodhall Spa after raiding a house in Lincoln last night.

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  20. Drop-in events planned on A16 junction changespublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 5 October 2017

    North East Lincolnshire Council is arranging two drop-in sessions on the planned works at Toll Bar roundabout on the A16.

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    The roundabout is being converted to a traffic light controlled junction, with work due to start in June next year.

    The council says the changes are necessary to reduce traffic and journey times and it wants people to find out more about the scheme.

    Works will take around eight months and the project is set to cost £2.1m.