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People in Horncastle have done a whip-round for a local shop after someone stole money from it.

Someone came into Kemps Hardware, while owner Geoff Boucher was distracted, and took £100.

Hearing what had happened, some of the other businesses in the centre of Horncastle and some of the customers decided to have a collection and raise enough money to give to Geoff to replace what was taken.

In fact, they ended up raising £250!

Geoff says some of that extra money will go to charity.

Lincolnshire Police are looking for Mitchell Ede, also known as Mitchell Jones.

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The 24-year-old from Spalding failed to appear at Lincoln Crown Court on Tuesday 19 December.

He was charged with assault and possession with intent to supply class B controlled drugs.

Anyone with information about where he might be is asked to contact police.

Nearly £30,000 is to be spent on designers and consultants to come up with ideas to improve Skegness foreshore.

East Lindsey District Council wants to improve the appearance of the area in order to help people who live there to have pride in the town.

Once they've got the ideas, the council will bid for grants to make the improvements.

BBC Weather Watchers

It may still be February but these lambs in Beverley certainly have a spring in their step!

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These sunny delights are a sign of the sunshine in Keelby.

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And the beach at Bridlington reflects the beautiful blue sky.

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Keep your feel-good weather pictures coming!

Bosses at the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust have apologised for a backlog of more than 9,000 letters to GPs.

It affects both Scunthorpe General Hospital and Grimsby's Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in key departments such as cardiology, ear nose and throat and ophthalmology.

The problem has been largely blamed on an electronic administration system as well as staff turnover.

The trust confirmed the letters will be issued by the end of February.

Barbara Stimpson
BBC Radio Lincolnshire

Here are the top stories from the Lincolnshire newsroom this lunchtime:

• Five fire engines have been dealing with a bungalow fire in Mablethorpe
• 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

Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

A fair amount of cloud around this afternoon but some bright or sunny spells may break through at times.

Just the small chance of a light shower with the winds staying light.

A new government project group has been set up to work on the Greater Grimsby town deal.

It could see millions of pounds coming into the area.

The deal brings together high-profile figures from the private and public sectors to bring money into the area and has been backed by the government in its Industrial Strategy white paper.

Council leaders and MPs will meet Ministers in a fortnight and the business secretary is planning a visit to North East Lincolnshire in June.

It's a busy day for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service today.

As well as fire crews attending a fire in Mablethorpe, they're currently also at the scene of a caravan fire near Lincoln.

Thick black smoke can be seen in the Washingborough Road area, near a travellers' site.

Police say there've been no reports of injuries.

The company running patient transport in Lincolnshire and Hull is due to explain to health bosses later what it's doing to make sure more patients are picked up on time.

There have been complaints that Thames Ambulance passengers have missed vital appointments or been left stranded at hospitals for hours.

Respresentatives of company are due to appear before the Lincolnshire Health Scrutiny Committee later.

Amy Woodfield
BBC News

It's not very often you see a pony and trap these days - well unless you live in the Vale of Belvoir.

Alex North and her children are often seen out with her Shetland pony but recently the carriage was stolen.

After hearing about the robbery the local community decided they wanted to "turn something rubbish into something positive" and help Alex replace the stolen carriage.

An appeal was set up by neighbours Trevor and Rebecca, who managed to raise £250.

Rebecca helped set up the fundraiser and told the BBC: "There's a community spirit here like nowhere I've ever lived before."

Here's a message from Trevor, Rebecca, Alex and her children.

Five fire engines remain on the scene at a bungalow fire in Mablethorpe.

An elderly man has been airlifted to the QMC in Nottingham as a result of the blaze, which is believed to have started in a rear bedroom.

These are some pictures from the scene, taken from a video by the Mablethorpe Our Town facebook page, external and used with permission:

Image source, Mablethorpe Our Town

Image source, Mablethorpe Our Town

The closure of Lincoln's NHS walk-in centre on weekdays hasn't led to an increase in attendances at A&E, according to health bosses in the city.

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The centre, on Monks Road, is due to close for good at the end of the month, with the local Clinical Commissioning Group saying it will save money and avoid a duplication of services.

Health managers have told the Health Scrutiny Committee extra GP appointments have been made available and extra staff have been taken on at the Abbey Surgery in the city to meet demand.

Investigations are continuing into an unexplained death in Horncastle.

A woman's body was discovered at a property on Steve Newton Avenue, off Boston Road, just after 08:00 yesterday.

More news now on the fire at The Strand in Mablethorpe.

A man's been airlifted to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham.

There are five fire engines and 25 firefighters at the scene.

A woman has raised £1,600 for a hospice by having her locks lopped for the cause.

Image source, Lindsey Lodge Hospice

Uma Vijay's hair was once so long it reached below her knees and she has never had short hair.....until now.

Here she is after she chopped off her locks in aid of Lindsey Lodge Hospice, external.

Image source, Lindsey Lodge Hospice

Uma raised more than £1,600 in sponsorship for lopping off 20 inches of her hair in memory of her sister.

The City of Lincoln Council has won a second battle against a landlord in the city.

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Mr Abdol Ali Javid Keshmiri of Wragby Road failed to protect his tenants from risk of injury.

He was ordered to pay £10,123.30 in fines and costs for the property on Burton Road.

The terraced house was converted into two flats without planning permission or building regulations approval.

A family of four were living in the upstairs flat, with a single person downstairs.

The property breaks several fire safety requirements - fire alarms were missing and doors were sealed shut and wall-papered over.

This is the second time Mr Javid Keshmiri has been prosecuted by the council for such offences, having previously been convicted and charged £8,253.38 in October 2016 for 11 similar offences at a property on Ely Street.

Unemployment in Yorkshire and the Humber has gone up by 5,000, with the region now having the second highest rate of unemployment in the country.

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Nationally, UK unemployment has increased slightly for the first time in two years.

The rate of unemployment rose from 4.3% to 4.4% for the three months to the end of December, the Office for National Statistics said.

Wages grew by an average of 2.5%, up from 2.4% the previous month - the numbers of unemployed nationally rose by 46,000 to 1.47 million.

The ancient game of the Haxey Hood may be started by The Fool (pictured) but is it a fool's game to keep a local pub running for one busy day a year?

Participants say the lack of pubs in the area is putting the annual event in jeopardy.

Plans to turn the Duke William pub into homes have been withdrawn but the parish council will consult with residents tonight on the building's fate.

Its closure leaves just two participating pubs in the annual event which has been taking place since the 14th century.

Planner Mark Simmonds says it was losing money:

Fire crews are dealing with an incident in Mablethorpe this morning:

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