Lucy Parry
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

A meeting's taking place in Mablethorpe tonight about plans for a new free school for challenging pupils.

The Wellspring Academy Trust wants to build on the site of the former Monksdyke Tennyson school.

Some residents have expressed concern about the plans.

And the Wellsprings Academy Trust will be answering questions at the former Monkdyke site this evening.

Hope Bolger
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Our Pudsey Goes Viking Team were given some extra support today by members of the RAF Regiment.

They joined for the fifth day of the Children in Need challenge to walk the 147 miles of the Viking Way.

Corazon Garcia also got back on her feet for the last leg into Tealby.

So far you've helped raise more than £5,500, external for Children in Need.

If you want to find out more about the challenge for Children in Need and how to donate all the information is on the BBC Radio Lincolnshire website.

Hope Bolger
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Workers are on strike at the Metsa Wood Timber Yard in Boston today.

Image source, GMB

They say it's because of a pay freeze, and "management are not listening to their concerns".

More than 100 members of GMB trade union started the 24 hour strike at 06:00 today.

We've contacted the company about these claims and they've declined to comment.

Lucy Parry
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Two Lincoln men have been sentenced after admitting smuggling tobacco worth £37,000 in unpaid tax.

Simon Kime, aged 55, from Potterhanworth Road, was jailed for eight months and Andrew Green, also aged 55, from Yarborough Road was given a four month suspended sentence.

Both made several trips to Belgium and France and sent rolling tobacco back to the UK.

BBC Weather

Some bright or sunny spells may form during the afternoon, but these are likely to remain limited.

Tim Iredale
Political editor, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

A letting agent in Grimsby has sent letters to its tenants on benefits warning them of eviction if they're relying on the government's new universal benefit to pay their rent.

GAP Property have issued the notices in anticipation of delays in welfare payments causing tenants to go into arrears.

Today in Parliament the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn raised the issue with the Prime Minister:

The Prime Minister Theresa May defended Universal Credit, which is currently being rolled out across northern Lincolnshire and said she wanted to see the letter.

Hope Bolger
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

It's Wednesday. It's cold. It's dark.

If ever there was a time to go "Aww..." it would be right now.

So, enjoy your daily dose of fluff from PD Max:

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Tim Iredale
Political editor, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

Former Chancellor Norman Lamont has hit back at critics who claim his home town will suffer as a result of Brexit.

Lord Lamont was brought up in Grimsby and is part of a team behind plans to regenerate the town.

But its predictions about the impact of Brexit on Grimsby that provokes the strongest reaction from the former Chancellor. He claims in 10 year's time "people will forget we were ever members of the European Union".

Figures in the local seafood industry have called for the area to be given free-trade status after Britain leaves the EU.

A proposal that has not gone down well with those who are opposed to our departure including the scientist Brian Cox who suggested on social media that everyone in the country should be given a Brexit exemption.

North East Lincolnshire recorded one of the highest votes in favour of Brexit.

Almost 70% opted to leave the EU and this area continues to be at the centre of this highly-charged debate.

Barbara Stimpson
BBC Radio Lincolnshire

New figures show unemployment rose in the East Midlands by 1,000 in the three months to September.

94,000 people are out of work in the region. That's a rate of 4%.

In Lincolnshire just over 7,000 people claimed out of work benefits last month.

Katy Austin
BBC Look North, Business Correspondent

The UK's fishing industry, like those around the River Humber are being discussed in Parliament today.

There are concerns about the risk of leaving the EU without any trading arrangements in place.

Today fishing industry leaders have told MP's Brexit is an "enormous opportunity" to take control of quotas and sustainability in UK waters.

Experts have been giving evidence to a Commons Environment committee.

Bertie Armstrong is from the Scottish Fishermen's Federation, he says they don't want a 'no-deal' scenario, but that current transition plans won't suit the industry:

Hope Bolger
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Now most people following the progress of the Pudsey goes Viking team have been doing so via our tracker, external.

But Richard has taken it to a whole new level, take a look at this:

Michael Hortin
Assistant Editor, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Now you may have followed a recent project done by the BBC in Lincolnshire looking into the Beechey family and the sacrifices they made in the First World War.

Five out of eight brothers lost their lives across the world and I followed in their footsteps on a journey of remembrances through Belgium, France, Greece, Turkey, Tanzania and Australia.

Well I'm not the only person who has been inspired by the family's story.

Joe Cooke first heard of the Beecheys' 11 years ago and since then he has cleaned Amy Beechey's grave, put a seat in Lincoln Cathedral and a stained glass window in the Friesthorpe church.

Now he's started a petition calling for a Lincoln street to be named after the family, external.

So far it's had support from more than 600 people and Joe is going to petition the City of Lincoln council.

Lucy Parry
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

If you think you could make a difference to the way the county is policed you have a chance to join the force's Independent Advisory Group, external.

Lincolnshire Police wants volunteers from all walks of life to improve policing.

Volunteer members advise on a range of issues including serious crime and police training.

They also help improve trust and confidence in the police among different communities.

If you want to get involved you can contact IAG by email, external.

Lizzie Musham
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Our top stories so far this morning from our Lincolnshire newsroom:

• Trading Standards officers in Lincolnshire have issued a new warning over scam mail after revealing that hundreds of people have altogether lost more than £2m in the past 18 months
• The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt promised to 'look very carefully' at the idea of restoring 24-hour services at Grantham Hospital's Accident and Emergency next month
• It's Day Five of Pudsey goes Viking - the challenge for Children in Need is to walk the 147 miles of the Viking Way over seven days

Police want to speak to this woman about the theft of items from a shop in Lincoln.

Image source, Lincolnshire Police

A number of items were taken on Thursday 26 October from the Co-op store on Tealby Street.

If you have any information please call the police.

Amanda White
BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

A consultation meeting will be held later on the former Tennyson School site in Mablethorpe.

It's been closed since last August and local people are concerned about its future.

Alex Rhodes
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

A Lincolnshire school has won the primary school of year award from Swim England, external after teaching every single one of their Year 6 pupils how to swim - despite not even having a pool of its own!

Image source, Swim England

Potterhanworth Primary near Lincoln were presented the top award by Olympic swimmer Ellie Faulkner.

Hope Bolger
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

There's another day of walking ahead for the BBC Radio Lincolnshire team.

It's Day Five of Pudsey goes Viking - the challenge for Children in Need is to walk the 147 miles of the Viking Way over seven days.

And it's certainly been a real challenge, yesterday Scott Dalton and Corazon Garcia from the Breakfast Show had to take a break and it's now become a team relay.

Yesterday afternoon Su Whitaker and Barbara Stimpson took over from Bardney to Woodhall Spa, and Melvyn Prior stepped up to reach Horncastle.

Today big boss Charlie Partridge and News Editor Maggie Curtis have set off from Horncastle on the route to Tealby.

Everyone who has been involved in the walking over the last five days says it wouldn't be possible without you.

People have been walking with the team, donating and keeping everyone's spirits up.

If you want to find out more about the challenge for Children in Need and how to donate all the information is on the BBC Radio Lincolnshire website.

You can follow their progress on Twitter, external or through their tracker, external.

Hope Bolger
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

It's not yet known when Lincoln Cathedral's main bell will strike the hour again.

Great Tom has fallen silent because of a problem with the clock mechanism.

The quarter chimes will continue though.

Rod Whiting
BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Last night was the inaugural Lincolnshire Health Awards.

More than 200 people were nominated for awards including staff and patients from all levels of the medical profession.

One of the winners was the Lincolnshire Medical Council, it won the award for Research, Innovation and Education for their project recruiting 26 doctors from the EU to work in GP surgeries across Lincolnshire.

The project was piloted in Lincolnshire and has since been taken up by the rest of the country helping to recruit 2,000 doctors.

Other winners were Donna Philips from Lincoln's Scotter Ward who won Nurse of the Year and Chris Cole who was named Paramedic of the Year.

The Lincolnshire Heart Centre won Clinical Team of the Year.