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Wildlife crime officers are investigating a report of fox hunting in Lincolnshire.
Police say a member of the public has reported that a fox was chased and killed by a pack of dogs on the afternoon of 7 February in Glentworth, near Gainsborough.
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A shop in Boston has been banned from selling alcohol after it was caught selling cider to 16-year-olds.
Image source, GoogleEuropean Food on Wide Bargate was tested in a sting operation in which teenage volunteers tried to buy alcohol on behalf of police.
The assistant who sold the alcohol was fined £90 for their role and the shop itself was banned from selling alcohol.
The License holder, Mr Juriks Ogorodnikovs, can appeal against the decision.
It's thought that new diabetes clinics in Lincolnshire are helping to prevent amputations.
Image source, Getty ImagesMedical experts are bringing diabetes care under one roof in a bid to prevent patients from being passed from department to department.
Specialist diabetes care centres have been opened at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston and Lincoln County Hospital.
Doctors say that treating issues early on can help prevent limb amputation.
Quote MessageAmputations occur in patients with diabetes at a very prime age. If we could just prevent 80% of the amputations with the right treatment then you can imagine it's not just about the patient's quality of life, it's about their whole social aspect, their family life, everything."
Dr Bala Srinivasan, Diabetes Consultant
Twenty weeks of delays are on the horizon for drivers in Lincolnshire as work to improve a major pinch-point in Lincoln gets under way.
Image source, GoogleA £1.8m scheme to add lanes to the junction between the Outer Circle Road and Wragby Road (pictured) begins this Sunday.
The county council says it's to solve problems at what it calls the "most congested junction" in Lincolnshire.
Quote MessageIt's going to take 20 weeks, but it'll be well worth the effort. You can't work on the road system of a Roman city without causing additional congestion through that period of time."
Richard Davies, Highways Department, Lincolnshire Council
The Royal British Legion wants to know how many armed forces veterans are living in Lincolnshire as part of a new campaign.
Image source, Royal British LegionThe charity's asking Lincolnshire's politicians to back its calls to include a new question in the 2021 census.
The Legion says it'll give a more accurate picture of where to allocate its resources in the future across the UK.
To date, more than 200 MPs have pledged their support along with more than 150 local authorities and several academic institutions and military charities.
Just a few days after we focused on an increase in high-tech van thefts in Lincolnshire, police are warning people who leave tools in their vans overnight to be vigilant as well.
Image source, PAPolice in Spalding say there's been an increase in thefts from work vehicles in the area.
They say power tools and hand tools are being stolen from work vans.
Quote MessageIf practicable, remove power tools from your vehicles when parked-up overnight, and carry out checks of vehicles during the silent hours."
PCSO Colin Abbott, Spalding Police
Plans for a second swimming pool in Sleaford have been rejected over fears that it would negatively affect the council's own facilities.
Image source, 1LifeNorth Kesteven District Council rejected St George's Academy's plans for a pool because the school "failed to demonstrate sufficient need for such additional facilities".
The plans also "potentially undermine the viability of existing public facilities", the council adds.
The decision has caused anger because it's claimed the current pool is too busy for schoolchildren to learn how to swim:
Quote MessageThe current one doesn't provide for everybody. It's sometimes full, and people aren't able to access classes there. There are 2,200 children in that school who currently cannot access swimming lessons during school time, that means only children whose parents have time and money to take them will be able to learn."
Marianne Overton, Independent councillor
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Weather presenter, BBC Look North
A cold start to the day across the region with a risk of ice on untreated roads and pavements.
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Many dog owners in North East Lincolnshire are not cleaning up after their pets and are being warned to scoop the poop.
The problem is so bad that North East Lincolnshire Council is now considering hiring a private firm to clean it up and dish out fines.
Other options being considered by councillors is the setting up of an in-house dog dirt team, or using their current community protection teams.
A new exhibition celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest is coming to Lincoln.
Image source, The Henry Moore FoundationRarely seen pieces made by West Yorkshire sculptor Henry Moore are on display at The Usher Gallery from tonight.
The pieces are either inspired by landscapes or made from materials collected from land, such as clay and flint.
Last year marked 800 years since the signing of the Charter of the Forest, a companion document to Magna Carta, which upheld the rights of peasants to access the royal forests.
Barbara Stimpson
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
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The officer sparked an emergency response after claiming he had been attacked with a knife while on duty.
Read MoreLincolnshire County Council is to get extra Government funding to help pay for social care and some other services.
The authority is to receive just over £5 million.
Conservative leader Martin Hill says they'll be able to balance the books for the next two years.
Quote MessageWe are very confident , certainly for the next two maybe three years we can manage, we've got to continue our savings programme so the pressure's still on... but because we've always been careful with our money we're not in the situation some other councils are."
Councillor Martin Hill, Leader of Lincolnshire County Council
An investigation is under way into how a patient at the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston was left with severe burns.
The man is in intensive care following a fire on a ward this morning.
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue say it was caused by someone smoking in bed.
The 17-year-old was charged after a car crashed into a house, injuring his pregnant former girlfriend.
Read MoreCouncils across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire are cracking down on rogue landlords.
Operation Trawl is now underway in North East Lincolnshire to crack down on up to 4,000 landlords who's tenants are thought to be in dangerous and overcrowded houses.
Meanwhile, Hull City Council have just fined a landlord over £2,000 for failing to adequately manage what is known as house in multiple occupation.
North East Lincolnshire's housing programme manager Jackie Wells says tenants are falling victims to rogue landlords.
Quote MessageIf you have a fire in one of these houses, the fire brigade might not know how many people are living here. Houses of multiple occupancy should meet fire and health and safety regulations which some don't."
Jackie Wells, Housing Programme manager, North East Lincolnshire Council
An appeal is being made for sightings of a missing man from Grantham.
Image source, Lincolnshire PolicePolice say 37-year-old Fradreck Kufandirori hasn't been seen since the weekend.
He's described as black, 6ft 5in and of slim build.
Fradreck may still be in the county or could possibly be in the Leicestershire area in Loughborough or Leicester.
A Lincolnshire teenager has appeared in court charged with attempting to murder his pregnant former girlfriend.
He'd picked up the teenage girl in his car and taken her for a drive.
The 17-year-old is accused of driving a car into a house on Meadow Lane, North Hykeham just before Christmas.
Both were trapped inside the vehicle.
The boy who can't be named because of his age has denied charges of attempted murder, dangerous driving and damaging property.
The case has been adjourned until the 10 September.
The teenager has been released on conditional bail.
A Lincolnshire police officer has been dismissed for gross misconduct after a panel found that he injured himself while claiming to have been assaulted by a member of the public while on duty.
PC Anthony Colson's call for help provoked an urgent response from other officers, bringing in dog handlers, crime scene investigators and a helicopter from neighbouring counties.
Lawyers had argued the 48-year-old was suffering from depression and his mental state meant he didn't consciously manipulate the incident.
But a misconduct panel decided he'd breached profession standards.
He's been dismissed with immediate effect but has the right to appeal.
A 25 year relationship between a Lincolnshire village near Louth and a French town faces the axe.
Image source, GoogleThe Ludford Twinning Association says tonight's AGM could be the last because of a lack of interest.
It's urging villagers to help save the area's links with Voué in the Champagne region.