Motorists filling up their cars at a petrol station are being asked to look across the road to another station where on-call firefighters are needed.

Fire chiefs have used adverts on the petrol pump handles at the Burgh Road filling station in Skegness (below) to advertise the positions at the town's community fire station (which you can see in the background)

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Council tax in North Lincolnshire will go up by at least 3%.

That's for the adult social care precept which pays for services to look after older and disabled people.

But the council still has to decide how much they will put the general council tax up by, which could be an additional 3%.

North East Lincolnshire, Hull and the East Riding will all also add 3% to our council tax bills for adult social care.

Hull are also looking at a general rise of 1.99%. North East Lincolnshire 1.98% and the East Riding 2.99%.

British Steel in Scunthorpe say there has been a fire at their Appleby coke ovens at around 12:50 today.

Seven fire engines and two support vehicles were called to the site after reports of an incident.

The company say everyone is accounted for and no one has been injured.

British Steel say their on-site emergency teams, worked with fire fighters to rapidly and successfully bring the incident under control.

They add a full investigation is underway into the cause of the incident.

An appeal's being made for witnesses to an assault in Louth. The police say a woman was pushed to the ground on Monks Dyke Road. It happened in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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A police spokesman said the victim was not sure if the attacker was a man or a woman but they ran away towards Church Street.

The attack happened near the junction with Priory Road (above) and the victim was wearing a green Superdry jacket.

Witnesses should call police on 101.

William Wright
BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Ever wondered what happens when the Prime Minister calls you in and makes it clear there's no longer a job for you on the front bench?

It happened to South Holland and the Deepings MP yesterday and he told me how the conversation went:

Nottingham Forest's Ryan Yates is set to end his loan spell with Notts County and join Scunthorpe United on loan.

Humberside Fire and Rescue say they are at British Steel in Scunthorpe dealing with an incident.

They haven't confirmed if it's an explosion but said there was a build-up of gas and an ignition of some kind at the Appleby Coke Ovens.

Earlier British Steel reported that there had been an incident but said everyone was accounted for and there are no reported injuries.

A fire service spokesperson said seven fire engines and two specialist support vehicles are at the scene to isolate the gas and turn it off.

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People have been tweeting about the incident.

Christian Ashton tweeted: "The bang was so loud, even Liberty Street shook".

Scunthorpe Dad tweeted: "Apparently there's been some sort of explosion on the steelworks - shook the pulpits, cabins and buildings of the nearby rolling mills."

Keen cyclists have a new event to take part in in Lincolnshire.

The Lincoln Cycle Sportive, external will take place in June from Doddington Hall (below).

Organisers hope a thousand riders will complete one of three distances - 33, 54 or 107 miles.

Image source, Doddington Hall

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Emergency services have been called to British Steel in Scunthorpe today.

It follows an incident at the Appleby Coke Ovens at around 12:50 today.

British Steel say there are no reported injuries and everyone working in the area at the time has been accounted for.

Lincoln City are through to the quarter finals of the EFL Trophy after a 1-0 win at League One side Rochdale last night.

The match was stuck at a stalemate until Ollie Palmer's goal with two minutes left.

Manager Danny Cowley (below) and his side will find out who'll they will face in the next round on Thursday.

District council bosses in one part of Lincolnshire will launch a consultation next week on whether they should increase their share of the council tax.

South Kesteven District Council - based in Grantham - says it wants people to choose between three options.

The first option is an increase of £5 a year for a band D property, the second option is a rise of 3%, or £4.46 a year, the third option is no increase at all.

But the council is warning that a no increase vote "could impact on services".

A dry, but misty and murky afternoon on the way:

Here's a picture tweeted by the Environment Agency showing work finally starting on Boston's £100m flood barrier.

The crane and excavator have been brought on to the site and piling work is expected to start next Monday.

The government says the barrier will protect up to 14,000 homes from tidal surges such as the one that hit the town in December 2013.

Councils don't get to choose who comes into their towns to invest, according to the leader of North Lincolnshire Council.

Rob Waltham was responding to the question of why Barton was to get a new pub rather than a doctors' surgery or pharmacy.

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He's been talking to BBC Radio Humberside about plans for a new supermarket and pub in Barton.

The LIDL development has faced opposition from some local people who say Top Field shouldn't be built on.

North Lincolnshire Council approved the plans last month and now the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government will decide whether the proposal can go ahead.

Barbara Stimpson
BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Here are the top stories from our Lincolnshire newsroom:

• Search continues for Lincolnshire man missing in French ski resort
• Rail services in county affected by first of two days of strike action
• Council to cut back on spending on so-called 'pauper funerals'

There have been some delays between junctions three and four on the M180 in Lincolnshire this morning.

These pictures are from motorway police who say the vehicle's now been moved.

Nobody was injured.

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Police have appealed for help in finding a man who has been missing from his home in Gainsborough since just after Christmas.

Officers say Alan Stevenson, who is in his 50s, was last in touch with his family on 27 December.

If you can help, call Lincolnshire Police on 101.

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A North Lincolnshire social club is shutting the doors this weekend after more than 120 years.

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Ashby Cons Social Club has been losing £5,000 a month and will close on Saturday.

The club used to have 3,000 members but now there are only 500.

A long-running roadworks and resurfacing scheme in Gainsborough which was supposed to be finished by the beginning of December will continue next week.

The works on and around the A156 Lea Road and A631 Thorndike Way in Gainsborough started in October but have been badly affected by the weather.

Lincolnshire County Council, which is behind the project, says it hopes all the work will now be finished, external by Saturday 27 January.

So-called 'paupers funerals' in Lincoln are to be scaled-down in order to save money.

The number of public health funerals for those who die without friends or family is rising.

The city council says religious or celebration funerals at Lincoln Crematorium won't be offered.

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The City of Lincoln Council says it spent £29,000 on 16 funerals in the last financial year.

Boston Borough council says it is also considering scaling back its service to save money.