A councillor says the street furniture in Skegness looks "a mess" because of the fading paint.

This afternoon it will remain dry with variable amounts of cloud and increasing amounts of sunshine, especially through the latter half of the afternoon.

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

• Five fire crews are continuing to tackle a fire at a waste transfer station near Boston
• People living in Skegness say regeneration plans are long overdue
• The impact of the overnight street light switch-off in Lincolnshire will be discussed at a meeting today

The impact of the overnight street light switch-off in Lincolnshire will be discussed at a meeting today.

A survey carried out as part of a review of the policy found three quarters of people said it's having a negative impact on their lives.

Councillors will consider the findings of the review this afternoon.

Members of a Gainsborough indoor bowling team say closing their hall down is "discrimination against older people".

Image source, Getty Images

The council wants to transform West Lindsey Leisure Centre and feels the space could be put to better use.

An open forum on the changes will be held at the centre at 13:00 today.

Street lights have been installed along a "path to nowhere" leaving residents in a Lincolnshire town bemused.

Persimmon Homes laid the path in North Hykeham two years ago close to a new development, and has recently installed several lights along it.

The firm said the path, which comes to an abrupt end in a field, was required to comply with a planning application, and further development may take place.

Locals were puzzled by the purpose of the path which has no obvious use.

Businesses in Skegness say planned improvements to the foreshore are vital and overdue.

East Lindsey District Council has commissioned architects to come up with new designs for benches, signs and lighting along with new colour schemes.

Shop owners near the foreshore say the area has become run down.

A composer from Lincoln who writes music in his spare room has had a track used to promote one of this year's biggest-selling films.

Alexander Norman has never had any music lessons and only started composing as a hobby.

But now one of his pieces is being used to promote the blockbuster movie "Black Panther".

The path has become the butt of jokes by some local residents who have questioned its purpose.

Council tax is likely to rise in North East Lincolnshire as councillors meet to vote on the budget.

Residents could see an increase of almost five per cent.

That would be a rise of almost two per cent in the council tax base and an additional three per cent to pay for adult social care.

The leader of North East Lincolnshire Council Ray Oxby says budgets are tight for local authorities.

Gainsborough MP Sir Edward Leigh has called for more support for Lincolnshire's ambulance service amid concerns about response times.

An inspection by the health regulator last June found the East Midlands Ambulance Service still required improvement.

Speaking in a Westminster debate on the issue the MP said the service was better in the past.

A protest is planned at a half-built housing estate in Lincolnshire that people say has become an eyesore.

Work started on the development at Sutton on Sea more than 10 years ago, but the houses are now boarded up.

Residents say they want to put pressure on the developer Kier to complete the project.

Kier says work on the site will start again soon.

Here's Abbie Dewhurst with the weather forecast:

Our top stories from today from our Lincolnshire newsroom:

• NHS Trust apologises for 9,000 letter backlog
• The private ambulance company that runs patient transport services across Lincolnshire will appear before health bosses to explain the action it is taking to improve its performance
• There's been a huge increase in the number of people handed on-the-spot fines across Boston after the introduction of private litter wardens in the town
• Lincolnshire's firefighters have been tackling blazes in Mablethorpe, Lincoln and Wainfleet
• And people in Horncastle have raised money for shop after a theft

BBC Weather Watchers

The weather is a changeable beast!

This is Cleethorpes beach mid-afternoon but Weather Watcher revsnapper says by the time they got back to Barton upon Humber it was raining!

Image source, BBC/revsnapper

And here's a view of the Humber Bridge from Barton taken by Ar around the same time. The clouds are rolling in!

Image source, BBC/Ar

It's promising to be a dry and bright day tomorrow across norther Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire but be sure to let us know what it's like where you are.

A third fire broke out today in Lincolnshire.

The fire service had five engines and one aerial ladder platform at a building fire on Wainfleet High Street.

Earlier, crews were called to a bungalow in Mablethorpe (pictured below).

An elderly man was airlifted to the QMC in Nottingham.

Image source, Mablethorpe Our Town

There were also reports of a fire at a caravan site near Lincoln (below). Police say there've been no reports of injuries.

Plans to create a solar park in Branston, which could power 15,000 homes, have been approved.

Image source, Branston Solar Extension Ltd

Branston Solar Extension Ltd will build on farmland between Mere Road and Sleaford Road.

The group of farmers behind the plans say the park will contribute to the UK's renewable energy and climate change targets.

It will operate for 35 years - after that time it will be decommissioned - and the land restored to its original condition.

Any lingering showers at first this evening will die away to leave a cold, dry and partly cloudy night with light winds.

The risk of few patches of mist and freezing fog forming.

NHS trust blames an electronic administration system for a backlog of more than 9,000 letters.

There have been calls today to give police in Lincolnshire and across the country more powers to stop dog attacks on livestock.

In the past three years there have been more than 50 incidents of dogs chasing, attacking or killing sheep.

Now the National Police Chief's Council wants to establish a DNA database to catch animals, and new powers to search properties and confiscate dogs from their owners.

Lincolnshire Sheep Farmer, Nick Dowler, supports the recommendations.

He says the emotional impact can be just as bad as the financial one.