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Live updates on Friday 28 September 2018
Police want to speak to two people, pictured below, after meat was taken from the Co-op store in Chapel St Leonards.
Image source, PoliceIt happened at around 15:00 on 12 September.
Police said the stolen meat was worth about £50.
DEFRA has announced farmers will be able to grow grass and other edible forage for livestock in areas that aren't normally allowed for grazing.
The decision comes after the incredibly dry summer, which resulted in some Lincolnshire farmers having to break into their winter reserves to feed livestock.
The EU's Ecological Focus Area has agreed to relax the rules on crop requirements, which usually insist certain areas must be left fallow.
A health service trust in Lincolnshire has been rated as outstanding by inspectors.
They praised staff at Lincolnshire Community Health Services for the way they supported patients during the winter months.
The trust helps patients manage their care in their own homes.
It means they can avoid going to hospital.
Staff were commended by the Care Quality Commission for their compassion and care.
A free wi-fi service is being set up for the centre of Lincoln.
The City of Lincoln Council said the finishing touches are being put in place.
It hopes the network will be launched in the coming weeks.
Quote MessageWhile we are currently looking at the exact reach of the wi-fi network, we know that the access area will be based on the spine of the city centre. Once operational, the Lincoln City Wi-Fi scheme will be a great addition to the city."
Steve Bird, Assistant Director for Communities and Street Scene
All the recycling in Lincolnshire is processed by the same company, but different councils have different rules.
A park built by locals who raised £42,000 has closed due to "wobbly equipment".
Read MoreA 16-year-old boy suffered minor injuries after been shot with a BB gun in Skegness.
It happened at around 20:00 on 18 September at Tower Gardens.
Police want anyone who may have seen anything to get in touch - they're especially interested in hearing from anyone who saw a group of youths who were reportedly near the scene at that time.
Work is underway to demolish an old shopping precinct in Scunthorpe which was plagued by anti-social behviour.
The Westcliff Estate was built in the 1960s to house the town's growing population during the boom years at the steelworks.
It suffered decline in recent decades but the momentum for change came when Channel 4's Skint programme shone a spotlight on its problems.
Ongo homes is investing £9m into the area, which will include more housing to join Westcliff Arc, a brand new shopping and community hub opened earlier this year.
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Lincolnshire Police say they have found Stuart Hurst who went missing from his home in New Bolingbroke.
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Police are looking for the thieves responsible for four lead thefts in three days from Lincolnshire churches.
Between September 21 and September 24 lead was take from:
There was also a lead theft from an outbuilding on Main Street in Wilsford.
Image source, National Churches TrustPolice believe the incidents are linked to another incident earlier in the month at St Andrew’s Church in Irnham.
Quote MessageThis type of theft can cost churches hundreds of thousands of pounds. Aside from the loss of the lead, damage caused can often mean that water gets into the church itself and damage the interior.
Det Insp Jon Shield, Lincolnshire Police
Police in Scunthrope say vandals are "blighting the lives" of people living in the Queensway and Farndell Road areas of town.
A number of cars have had items stolen from them or been damaged.
The force says it's increasing patrols in the area and wants anyone with information to get in touch.
We told you earlier that waste bosses have admitted that the system in Lincolnshire is "daft" after it emerged district councils have conflicting rules about what can be put in a recycling bin.
You've been having your say about the news that the rubbish system is... well, a rubbish system.
Quote MessageMaybe it's time for a unitary authority and some real joined up thinking?
Stephen Cornwell, Facebook
Quote MessageExcuse after excuse. They have had long enough to get it implemented.
Alan Ward, Email
Quote MessageIt should be the same recycle rules over the whole country. This is what puts people off recycling and not want to bother.
Michael Wallis, Facebook
An inquest has heard how a Lincolnshire woman drowned in a fast flowing river while searching for her lost dog.
Seonaid Patel, 35, from Moulton Seas End, was walking her four dogs at the the Moulton Marsh Nature Reserve on 13 June, when one them, called Goose, disappeared.
She went down the bank of the River Welland to look for it but didn't come back. Her body was found by police divers three hours after the alarm was raised.
Image source, GoogleGoose managed to get out of the river and the inquest heard how her dogs sat moaning and crying on the river bank while the search was carried out.
The coroner said it was unclear whether she fell or went deliberately into the river, but concluded her death was an accident.
Earlier we told you that the head of recycling for Lincolnshire has admitted that the county's conflicting sets of rules when it comes to waste are "daft".
One company handles all the recycling for the county but old rules from a previous system mean that different areas are told different things about what they're allowed to put in their bins.
Image source, Mid UK recyclingLibby Peake from the Green Alliance says if we want recycling rates to go up then we need a more simple process.
Quote MessageI think it's quite unhelpful that so many local authorities have different systems. This is something that leads to a lot of confusion among consumers... we definitely need to have much more consistency.
Libby Peake, Green Alliance
Seonaid Patel drowned while searching for one of her dogs at Moulton Marsh Nature Reserve.
Read MoreWork has begun on the conversion of a 150-year-old former school in Sleaford.
North Kesteven District Council has invested over £1m to convert the old Quarrington School into nine affordable homes.
Image source, NKDCThe school shut in 2002.
Since then it has been a frequent target for vandals.
Quote MessageThis really is a fantastic opportunity to deliver a scheme that offers so much potential benefit to the community; not only in the creation of new, much-needed affordable housing, but also the preservation of a building which has sadly become something of an eyesore."
Councillor John Money, NKDC
The afternoon will be dry with spells of sunshine.
Feeling a little warmer than yesterday with gentle easterly breezes.
Extra officers from other police forces have been brought in to help in the search for a missing man in the Woodhall Spa area.
Officers say they are concerned for the safety of Stuart Hurst.
Image source, Lincolnshire policeMr Hurst lives in New Bolingbroke.
Officers say he was last seen wearing a silver grey jacket and brown shoes.
They've asked if anyone sees Mr Hurst to please contact Lincolnshire Police.
Lincolnshire Reporter
A Scunthorpe woman was caught fly-tipping on camera and given a hefty fine after lying to the court, external.
Image source, Lincolnshire reporterA Lincolnshire church has far exceeded the number of knitted poppies it needs for a special display next month.
Heckington 100 is a project marking the centenary of the end of the World War One.
Earlier this year it appealed for 10,000 knitted and crocheted poppies to create a special exhibition at St Andrew's Church.
Project chairman Andrew Key says they've been overwhelmed by the support:
Quote MessageWe originally thought 10,000 was far too optimistic and thought we may end up with about 4,000 but we are already at 14,000 and they're still coming in... we had a parcel from New Zealand this week with 51 poppies in.
Andrew Key, Heckington 100
