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Man not guilty over 'ironic' race hate post about travellers
Pupils 'feel safe' again after school stabbing
'Loss of faith' over ambulance service - MP
Jewellery haul discovered in secret drawer
Humber Sea Terminal closed due to power cut
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New library for Lincolnshire villagepublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
Andy Roche
Producer, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
A Lincolnshire village is celebrating the official opening of its new library.
The original branch at Welton near Lincoln lost its County Council funding and is now run by volunteers.
It's now in a purpose built extension of the Manor Park Pavillion.
BBC Radio Lincolnshire's Melvyn Prior declared it officially open!
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Watch: Tonight's headlines with Peter Levypublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
Watch the full stories on BBC One at 18:30.
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Watch: Tonight's weather forecastpublished at 16:42 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
Paul Hudson
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
Dry with clear spells at first, clouding over later. Minimum temperature 3C (37F) with a touch of ground frost possible in eastern areas for a time. Freshening southwest wind.
Here's my full forecast:
Horse rider's plea to drivers after crashpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
Meg Worrell-Hart, 21, said she was "sore and shaken up" after being hit by a car that was going "too fast".
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Floods Minister marks start of work on Boston Barrierpublished at 16:28 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
Paul Murphy
BBC Look North
Boston's flood barrier will give long-term protection and economic prosperity to the town.
That's according to the Floods Minister.
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Therese Coffey
Therese Coffey has today officially marked the start of work on the £100m project.
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New contractor for Lincoln's Eastern Bypasspublished at 16:06 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
Sharon Edwards
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
It's been announced that work on Lincoln's new Eastern Bypass is to restart under a new contractor.
Work was halted after the collapse of Carillion last week.
Lincolnshire County Council says it has ended its contract with the company and has appointed Galliford Try.
The authority says this will ensure progress on the road continues while it looks for a long-term replacement.
Windmill damaged in stormpublished at 15:41 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
It seems the storm last week damaged a famous windmill near Boston.
The Sibsey Trader Windmill was used as the on-screen home for the CBeebies programme Baby Jake.
It's not yet known how much the damage will cost to repair.
Floods Minister visits Bostonpublished at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
Floods Minister Therese Coffey has marked the start of work on Boston's Flood Barrier.
The £100m project is aimed at protecting thousands of homes and businesses around the town:
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Ejection seat company comments after Red Arrows casepublished at 14:39 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
The manufacturer of an ejector seat which caused the death of a Red Arrows pilot has released a statement after admitting breaking health and safety laws.
Image source, Ministry Of Defence
Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham died in 2011 when he was thrown from his jet while it was parked on the ground at RAF Scampton.
Image source, PA
Martin Baker Aircraft Ltd pleaded guilty at Lincoln Crown Court to breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
The company said "we express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham."
"Martin Baker Aircraft Company has designed and manufactured ejection seats for 73 years and in that time these ejection seats have been flown by 92 air forces."
It adds the priority has, and will always be, the safety of the air crew who sit on the company's seats.
New tasers for Lincolnshire Policepublished at 14:13 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
Corazon Garcia
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
More than two hundred new tasers are being rolled out across Lincolnshire Police.
The force says the latest model goes faster and further.
Unlike the original it can also be fired twice.
Lincolnshire's afternoon forecastpublished at 13:43 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
Paul Hudson
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
It looks like it's going to be a dry but cloudy afternoon for Lincolnshire.
Here's the latest forecast:
UKIP leader should go 'sooner rather than later'published at 13:35 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
Liam Barnes
BBC News
East Midlands MEP Margot Parker resigned this morning from her position as UKIP's deputy leader, and she hasn't gone quietly.
She said the party's embattled leader Henry Bolton should step down, saying his "personal life took over the job he was elected to do".
Her resignation came after the party's national executive committee backed a vote of no confidence.
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It would be quicker and cleaner if he came to the conclusion he could go sooner rather than later. This is taking time away from doing the job. This puts the party in a limbo situation.
Margot Parker, East Midlands MEP
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Hospitals appeal for return of unwanted commodes, walking sticks and wheelchairspublished at 13:32 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
If you've a commode gathering dust in the closet or a wonky wheelchair cluttering up the garage, and they originally belonged to a hospital, well... they want them back.
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Peterborough City Hospital, Hinchingbrooke and Stamford hospitals, is running a month-long amnesty in the hope equipment lent out to patients will be returned if no longer needed.
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Across the three sites approximately 10,500 items of equipment are lent out from the hospitals’ own stock.
Between now and 23 February, Katie Hill, from the trust's rehabilitation service is asking people to return unwanted items to the hospitals, including walking sticks, commodes and walking frames and any other hospital equipment.
Everything will be thoroughly sterilised and checked before it is given out to other patients.
Body found in search for missing Lincoln manpublished at 13:22 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
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Police divers looking for a missing Lincoln man have found a body in the River Witham.
Image source, Lincolnshire Police
Officers say formal identification needs to take place, but they believe the body is that of Michael Hull.
The 25-year-old has been missing since leaving a nightclub in the city in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Police say they're not treating the death as suspicious.
Your Lincolnshire headlines this lunchtimepublished at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
Barbara Stimpson
BBC Radio Lincolnshire News
Here are the top stories from the Lincolnshire newsroom this lunchtime:
- The manufacturer of RAF ejection seats pleads guilty to Health and Safety offences following the death of a Red Arrows pilot
- There are calls to bring more refugees into Lincolnshire with one community group fundraising to do it
- The search for a Lincoln man continues today after he went missing following a night out with friends.
Red Arrows ejection seat death firm guiltypublished at 12:39 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
Firm admits health and safety breach after a pilot's ejection seat fired from a jet on the ground.
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Lincoln's new Mosque should open in the springpublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
Paul Russell
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
Lincoln's first purpose-built Mosque is nearing completion.
Work started on the building on Dixon Street in the city back in 2015.
It's costing more than £1m to build.
Boost for church financespublished at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
Paul Russell
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
A Lincolnshire church has been awarded £215,200 from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Image source, Diocese Of Lincoln
St Peter and St Paul's in Caistor will use the money for essential work to its roof.
Improvements will also be made to the heating system and to provide learning opportunities for visitors and schools.
Ejection seat manufacturer pleads guiltypublished at 11:25 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
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Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire
The manufacturer of RAF ejection seats has pleaded guilty to Health and Safety offences following the death of a Red Arrows pilot.
Image source, Ministry Of Defence
Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham died in 2011 when he was ejected from his jet while it was parked on the ground at RAF Scampton.
Martin Baker Aircraft Ltd, who made the ejection seat, admitted errors at Lincoln Crown Court today.
A16 blocked near Bostonpublished at 11:16 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018
BBC News Travel
The A16 is blocked in both directions between Boston and Sibsey.
Image source, Google
It's because of a collision just north of the Pilgrim Hospital.