A newly-built school in Boston, which only opened four years ago, is now surrounded by scaffolding.

Boston Pioneers Academy said a number of issues have arisen with its Fydell Crescent building.

Issues requiring attention include the cladding and decking.

Officials have stressed their cladding is not similar to that used on Grenfell Tower.

The issue relates to imitation wood which is bowing in places.

The decking needs replacing because it becomes slippery when wet.

Alex Rhodes
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

The head of Lincolnshire's Waste Partnership says the county's recycling rules are "a nightmare".

His comments come after it emerged different areas have different rules - even though all the waste goes to the same place.

For example, in North Kesteven and South Holland you are allowed to put plastic carrier bags in your recycling bin, but everywhere else you can't.

This is despite the fact that everything collected ends up with the same company - Mid UK Recycling Ltd.

Councillor Eddie Poll, from the county's waste partnership, says the confusion dates from a time when each council had contracts with different waste companies.

He says if the rules were changed overnight the current bin lorry routes wouldn't be able to handle the extra rubbish.

Plans have been submitted to create a theatre, cafe and shops at Louth's cattle market.

Livestock auctions will remain a key part of the site, but East Lindsey District Council had asked the owners to come up with other uses to help ensure it would have a viable future.

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The proposals also include a training centre, pop-up cinema, offices, car park and car wash.

Discussions are also taking place with a local vet to provide a surgery at the site.

There's been an increase in the number of patients being removed from GP lists in Lincolnshire, according to figures obtained by the BBC.

144 people were removed by doctors at surgeries across the county in 2017.

Doctors can remove patients from their list if they believe they can't provide good clinical care.

It usually follows a breakdown of trust between doctor and patient.

Lincolnshire's Healthwatch has said it is concerned about the number of people being struck-off lists.

NHS England say sometimes there is an irrevocable breakdown.

It added any patient who is removed by a practice will be supported to find a suitable alternative doctor.

A Lincolnshire police officer has been sacked because of inappropriate behaviour.

A misconduct panel, held at the force's HQ, found the officer committed gross misconduct by entering relationships with female members of the public.

The officer resigned ahead of the hearing.

Dedicated knitters have handmade 14,000 poppies for a Lincolnshire church - smashing the target set for a commemoration event.

St Andrew's at Heckington, near Sleaford, will be adorned with the knitted flowers from next month.

The Sea of Poppies display will mark the centenary of the end of World War One in November.

Members of the Heckington 100 project originally wanted just 10,000 poppies.

The Labour MP for Grimsby says she'll be doing all she can to try and save jobs at a major pharmaceutical company in the town.

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Drugs firm Novartis announced yesterday that unless a buyer for the site is found, it will close in 2020.

The company say the job losses are part of a major restructuring of operations.

It said it would work closely with staff.

MP Melanie Onn says she'll be writing to the government to see if they can help.

You can expect to see some spectacular sights in Grantham over the next few days.

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The annual Gravity Fields Science and Arts Festival gets under way today.

This year the event is marking the 250th anniversary of Thomas Cook's voyage on HMS Endeavour.

Lincolnshire botanist Joseph Banks was also on the voyage.

Highlights include talks by the renowned scientist Professor Brian Cox and British astronaut Helen Sharman.

Lincolnshire's Chief Constable says the force is facing "stark choices" to balance the books.

The Leader of the City of Lincoln Council says he's very pleased with the progress being made on a hugh urban expansion to the city - known as the Western Growth corridor.

As we told you earlier it's hoped plans for the project will be submitted at the start of next year.

Two supermarket workers were threatened by a man with a gun during a robbery in Grimsby, according to Humberside Police.

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It happened at Farmfoods on Garibaldi Street at around 20:00 on Saturday 22 September.

Officers say the two members of staff were left traumatised after being threatened with what they describe as a handgun.

The man, who was in his 30s and wearing a orange high visibility vest, left the scene on a bicycle.

Police are appealing for information after this medal was stolen from a property in Thurlby Moor in Swinderby.

It's thought to have happened on the evening of 4 September. Police say it has sentimental value to the owner.

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The medal is engraved with the service number 'A8070976'. In the same incident jewellery was stolen and a mobile phone.

Lincolnshire Reporter

Councillors in Kirton in Lindsey have described plans for a storage site for food and drink waste, external as “totally unsuitable” for the town.

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You can really feel the cold when you get up early at the moment.

It's worth getting your scarf out when you get views like this - take a look at this rose tinged sky captured by PostmanBob.

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Part of Cleethorpes is closed off, following a crash involving a police car earlier this afternoon.

Several cars were damaged in the incident on Barcroft Street at around 12:30.

Humberside Police have confirmed that their vehicle was pursuing another car which had failed to stop.

The driver of another car and two police officers suffered minor injuries.

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Canwick Hill is partly blocked after a crash between a cyclist and a driver on the B1131.

It happened close to the Beefeater Mill lodge and it's affecting traffic in both directions.

A woman from North Lincolnshire said a leaflet given to her when she became pregnant saved her unborn baby's life.

Bev Jackson's first daughter Alicia was stillborn 18 months ago.

She was given an information wallet when she became pregnant a second time.

When she felt unwell she referred to the information and made her way to hospital and had an emergency Caesarean section after a scan showed there was a problem with the blood flow to the baby.

The Bishop of Lincoln says the Lincolnshire Chief Constable's statements about potential staff cuts should be "a wake-up call for the community and the government."

Around 140 jobs, including 60 frontline officers, could face the axe because of a £10m funding gap.

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The Right Reverend Christoper Lowson says the force can't afford to lose anymore staff.

A person has been injured in a crash involving a police car in Cleethorpes according to Humberside Police.

They say officers were following a vehicle which had driven off at speed when asked to stop on Harold Street this afternoon.

While the police car was following, it was involved in a crash with another vehicle on Barcroft Street.

The driver of the vehicle and two police officers suffered minor injuries.

Officers say the offending vehicles fled the scene.

Several roads in the area have been cordoned off as investigations continue.

The Chair of Lincolnshire's Police Federation says possible cuts to the county's police force can't be allowed to go ahead.

Jon Hassall says he's "horrified" at the situation because the force is already stretched too thin.

The Home Office says it is increasing investment in the police nationally - and that Lincolnshire will get a funding increase of more than £3m next year.