Nearly £3m will be spent on improving safety on a stretch of road north of Louth where a family of five (pictured) were killed.

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Relatives and friends of the Cockburn family, from County Durham, visited the site of the road in March 2016 to see what could be done to improve the road's safety.

The funding will be spent on widening the A18, from the junction of the A46 near Laceby to the A16 near Ludborough.

The family were on their way to a dance competition at Butlins in Skegness five years ago when they crashed.

Auctioneers at Louth livestock market say planned Improvements will offer great potential for the building.

There were concerns last year that the site would have to close, but the council has now decided to refurbish it.

It will include a cinema and a café.

Auctioneer Russell Jeanes says this will give the market a much more secure future.

The money will see road widening and speed reduction measures brought in on the A18.

Police have revealed pictures of two men they wish to speak to in connection with the theft of a £1,200 laptop from a shop in Skegness.

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The laptop was reported stolen from a Curry's store on Heath Road in Skegness on 3 August.

Homeowners in Stamford may soon have to get planning permission to install satellites, plastic windows and new roofs on their homes.

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South Kesteven District Council is concerned traditional features on older buildings are being lost because of modernisation.

The council hope to introduce the rules to help ensure the town retains its picturesque setting.

Pizza Hut has confirmed it will close its Boston branch later this year.

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The company says it's currently in discussions with staff about relocating them to other restaurants in the area.

The shop is to close to ensure the restaurants "are in the best possible areas to meet consumer demand", the firm says.

It's due to close in November.

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BBC News Online

Five patients in the East Midlands waited more than 16 hours for an ambulance.

One 95-year-old woman who had a fall waited more than 17 hours for a crew to arrive.

The figures come from a BBC report into ambulance waiting times between June 2017 and June 2018.

East Midlands Ambulance Service said those who were left waiting were not classed as serious or life-threatening and the bad weather in March caused further delays.

They added they're now hiring more staff and more ambulances to improve responses.

In May, the the service requested £20m to help hit response time targets.

Parents in Lincolnshire are being warned to immunise their children after outbreaks of measles have been reported across the country.

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Cases of measles in Europe have hit a record high, according to the World Health Organization, with 807 cases in England so far this year.

Public Health Lincolnshire says that although the county has so far avoided an outbreak of the highly infectious illness, parents should immunise their children before they go back to school.

A 34-year-old man arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of a man in Grimsby has been released under investigation.

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Peter Craven, 48, died at a property in Oxford Street on Wednesday 15 August.

Two other men arrested in connection with Mr Craven's death have also been released.

A 35-year-old man has been released on conditional bail, while a 47-year-old has been released with no further action.

Police have renewed their appeal for anyone with information about Mr Craven's death to get in touch.

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A Lincolnshire Conservative MP is calling for more investment in superfast broadband because of its benefits to rural areas.

Government figures show that fast internet speeds have boosted local businesses by £9bn across the UK over five years.

Boston and Skegness MP Matt Warman says investing more in broadband will bring more work and jobs to Lincolnshire.

Andrew's Hedgehog Hospital says it has seen a rise in hoglets being orphaned over the summer.

Three goals in five first-half minutes set rampant Fleetwood on their way to an impressive 5-0 win away at Scunthorpe.

Our top stories from Lincolnshire so far today include:

• A man's been left with life changing injuries after a two car crash near Gainsborough
• A row's broken out over claims drones are 'spooking horses' on common land near Lincoln
• A man's been banned from moving traffic cones after arguing with road workers who'd put them out too early
• A Lincolnshire school boy has been praised by a former world champions darts player for winning a senior darts title at 12-years-old.

BBC Weather

This evening is likely to see cloud increase bringing spells of rain in from the north-west overnight.

Still quite a humid night with mostly light winds.

Boston's fire crew has been called to a combine harvester fire at a village near the town this afternoon.

Firefighters used two hoses to put out the blaze on Maryland bank in Amber Hill.

The force says a thermal imaging camera was also used to check for hotspots on the machine to find where the fire began.

No-one has been injured.

A 100-year-old woman who served as a nurse at an RAF station in Lincolnshire has officially unveiled a train named to commemorate the RAF's centenary.

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Ms Roberts, who served as a nurse at RAF Hemswell in World War Two, officially unveiled the nameplate on the train after a ceremony alongside former pilot John Wynne earlier today.

The Environment Agency has released a new aerial view of progress on the Boston's multi-million pound flood barrier.

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The barrier will offer improved protection from tidal flooding to 14,000 properties.

The next step in the process is to continue to a build a special dam in the centre of the river, which will have water pumped out in order to build the foundations of the main barrier.

Albert White cleared of charges but bound over to keep the peace for three years.

People in parts of Benington and Burgh-Le-Marsh, near Skegness, are to receive improved 4G coverage, according to Vodafone.

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4G is a frequency which allows mobile phones to access internet services at higher speeds.

The phone company say that until recently there was only intermittent 4G coverage, especially when indoors.

It now claims users should be able to have full 4G signal at all times.

The local MP has praised the company and encouraged them to increase the roll-out of improvements to other parts of the county: