The council was criticised for buying a hotel in Yorkshire, 75 miles away from its headquarters.

Officers investigating the suspected murder of a 52-year-old woman in Ingoldmells have released CCTV footage of a potential witness.

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Caroline Fisher died after an incident at the Buzz Bar on the evening of Friday 20 July.

Police were called to the bar after a fight broke out and they say the man pictured may have seen the incident which led to Ms Fisher's death.

Officers say he may also be a victim of assault too and are urging him to contact them.

Two people who were arrested on suspicion of the murder of Caroline Fisher remain on police bail.

Crows tear up Sunday League pitches searching for infestation of chafer grubs.

A hungry tiger is soon to have some tasty looking company at a Lincolnshire wildlife park.

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Woodside Wildlife Park near Lincoln has submitted plans to build a new penguin enclosure.

If the plans are approved the new enclosure will be built next to the wolf and tiger enclosure.

Let's hope the fences between them are strong enough to stop Julia the tiger from picking up a p-p-p-penguin.

Plans have been submitted for an off license on a street in Boston renowned for already having many.

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West Street in the town has been featured in national newspapers in the past for the number of off-licenses on it (pictured).

But councillors are set to consider plans for another shop which plans to sell alcohol.

Some residents have complained that the number of shops on the street selling alcohol has led to anti-social behaviour though.

Ongoing issues with children's services at Boston Pilgrim Hospital will be discussed at a board meeting today.

The hospital trust board will review the new service model which came into effect at the start of the month.

Currently high risk births and children needing more than twelve hours of observation will be transferred from Boston to another hospital.

Papers to go before the board say that sixteen patients have so far been transferred, with no issues reported.

The family of a man who died in Grimsby have thanked members of the public for their help with the investigation into his death.

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Peter Craven, 48, died from serious head injuries two weeks ago at a property on Oxford Street.

Humberside Police say they have had a good response to their appeal for information and are following up a number of good lines of enquiry.

Three men have been arrested and questioned, along with a 29-year-old woman who has been released under investigation.

Games in an amateur football league are set to be cancelled because four pitches are infested with insects.

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The grubs are common garden pests but are causing crows to damage the turf at the Cow Paddle Park in Lincoln because they are such good food.

The damage has put the pitches out of action.

After success at Wembley, an epic run in the FA Cup and a promotion into the football league, you'd think Lincoln City would already have it all.

Well now they do, a podcast following their ups and downs this season.

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The podcast, the first from BBC Radio Lincolnshire, is available on the BBC website and you can subscribe from other podcast outlets.

It will includes interviews with the managers, players and analysis about the football team's season.

A stretch of river in Grimsby is so clogged up with weeds, waste and rubbish that rats have now arrived in the area.

Locals say they're worried they'll be soon be in their homes:

A Grimsby river is clogged with rubbish allowing rats to "walk on water", residents say.

The NSPCC is calling for more education for parents and children on the dangers of social media.

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New figures from the children's charity show that one in every 25 children in the East Midlands has received a nude or semi-nude image from an adult.

The group spoke to nearly 40,000 children between seven and 16 years old across the country to review the dangers they face online.

The NSPCC says a lot of the inappropriate interaction happens on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.

Several cows were hit by a train at Shaftholme Junction, north of Doncaster, LNER said.

League Two side Grimsby Town sign Sunderland midfielder Elliot Embleton on loan until 6 January 2019.

Two men are wanted by police after the theft of hundreds of pounds worth of stock from a hardware shop in Spalding.

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Police say two men went into the shop earlier this month and filled a box with stock from the B&Q on Winfrey Avenue in Spalding.

They believe the two men pictured may have information about theft and urge them to get in touch.

A charity, which was due to have a stall at the Burghley Horse trials, has potentially lost "tens of thousands of pounds" following a theft on the way to the event.

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Stock and displays (pictured) for the Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund were taken from the car park of a hotel earlier this week.

The fund was set up to help injured riders following the death of Mark Davies who was competing at Burghley 30 years ago.

Although the charity estimates the value of the goods stolen was around £7000, the theft means they can no longer raise money at the horse trials near Grantham.

The trials were the last main chance for the charity to fundraise this year.

Glass recycling has returned to normal in the Louth area.

The recycling centre in the town had to briefly stop taking bottles which instead piled up outside bottle banks at supermarkets.

Glass Recycling UK, the company responsible for collections, says service has now returned to normal.

A council in Lincolnshire is to spend £600,000 to set up its own business to build new homes, offices and leisure centres, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The authority is spending the money to set up the business, which will be half- owned by the council and a private company.

Private companies are able to be more flexible with investments and applying for grants than councils.

The current leader of South Kesteven District Council, Matthew Lee (pictured), and the chief executive of the authority will take up leadership roles in the new company.

Some councillors have criticised the idea because it could mean public money is being spent without being properly scrutinised.

Scunthorpe United sign Rangers goalkeeper Jak Alnwick and Chelsea striker Ike Ugbo on loan until January.

Passengers are facing long delays after a train hit "several cows" on the East Coast Mainline, it's been confirmed.

The line is currently blocked in both directions between York and Doncaster and delays are affecting routes through Lincolnshire.

Problems are expected to continue until at least 15:00: