Lincolnshire Reporter

A butchers in Gainsborough has closed down permanently, external after Crawshaws was placed into administration.

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Here's what we know about the situation at Kisimul school in Swinderby so far:

• Kisimul school is an independent special needs school with boarding facilities
• The education watchdog Ofsted have announced it has referred the school's boarding facilities to the police because of "safeguarding concerns".
• Lincolnshire Police confirmed an investigation is under way, but says no arrests have been made
• The school says it takes all allegations very seriously, and that children who board are being moved to suitable, alternative accommodation.

Lincoln's MP Karen Lee will be on a panel of high-profile women this evening discussing working in male-dominated industries.

"Cat Amongst the Pigeons" at the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre is part of a programme of events to celebrate 100 years since some women got the right to vote in the UK.

Organiser Phoebe Wall-Palmer says she hopes it'll generate an interesting debate:

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A two-vehicle crash has closed the A1084 in both directions.

The road is shut between Bigby and Searby.

Lincolnshire Police say no arrests have been made after "safe-guarding concerns" were referred to them about the boarding facilities of a special needs school in Swinderby.

The referral was made by the school watchdog Ofsted.

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The police say other relevant authorities are involved as well and the force won't be making further comment.

Lincolnshire County Council says the fact the boarding facilities have shut "does not affect the Kisimul School itself which remains an "outstanding school."

The school has said it is treating the allegations "very seriously".

Children who were boarding there are being moved to temporary accommodation elsewhere, it added.

Unhappy councillors in Skegness are hoping to overthrow the ruling Conservative group at East Lindsey in a row over money.

A new group has been formed on the district council by those who claim Skegness isn't getting its fair share of funding.

Two UKIP members are behind the group.

Danny Brooks is one of them, he says the town is being short-changed.

East Lindsey District Council insists it's investing heavily in the town.

A special needs school that's had its boarding facilities shut by Ofsted amid "safeguarding concerns" says it's taking the allegations very seriously.

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Lincolnshire Police are now investigating after the education watchdog raised concerns about Kisimul school in Swinderby.

In a statement, the school said pupils who board are being moved to temporary accommodation elsewhere.

Lincolnshire County Council have confirmed it's working with the school to move the children.

Boarding facilities at a school in Swinderby have been suspended by Ofsted.

The watchdog said it had referred "safeguarding concerns" to police.

The facility is part of the Kisimul school site, which is an independent school for children with learning disabilities.

At its last inspection, the school was rated as outstanding by Ofsted and its boarding facilities were rated as good.

The school has been approached for comment.

BBC Weather Watchers

The temperature has dropped and the nights are drawing in, but luckily for the rest of us the BBC Weather Watchers are still out and about armed with all sorts of cameras.

Alford dog walker has captured just how cold it is at the moment:

Woodhall Weather took this photo of the low mist:

PostmanBob was happy to explain the weather conditions in Caistor:

The thieves used a stolen teleporter to rip a cash machine from the wall of the shop.

A cash machine has been ripped from the wall of a Co-op store in Witham St Hughes.

Police responded to a call at about 02:15 this morning to the shop on Muntjac Way.

The thieves had used a teleporter forklift to pull the machine from the wall and left it at the scene.

The adjacent car park has been closed off.

Police are warning the closure might also affect parents dropping or picking up children.

Police have arrested five men, all in their 20s and 30s, on suspicion of GBH after a fight outside a pub in Chapel St Leonards.

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It happened outside the Bellbank pub in Trunch Lane at about 02:30 yesterday.

Two men in their 30s were injured, one seriously, and both were taken to hospital by air ambulance, police said.

The government's being urged to give more help to Lincolnshire Police to deal with the growing problem of "county lines" gangs.

It's claimed dealers in the big cities are using children to take drugs into rural areas in an attempt to avoid detection.

Conservative MP for South Holland and The Deepings John Hayes told the Commons that urgent action was needed and drug users needed to take responsibility for their part in the crime:

If you're heading to the cinema over the weekend you'll be able to see both Lincoln and Gainsborough on the silver screen.

Both were used as locations in Mike Leigh's new film, Peterloo.

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The director used parts of Castle Square in Lincoln and Gainsborough's Old Hall for his historical epic about the massacre of 1819.

The exact number is disputed but as many as 18 people were killed and 700 wounded when cavalry charged into a crowd of thousands in Manchester who had gathered to demand the reform of parliamentary representation.

Grimsby has been dubbed "Britain's unhealthiest High Street", according latest research looking at more than 70 major UK towns and cities., external

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The Royal Society for Public Health ranked High Streets with more payday lenders, bookmakers, tanning salons and fast food outlets the worst.

There was a clear link between deprived areas and unhealthy High Streets, and early deaths.

Grimsby led the unhealthy High Street list ahead of Walsall and Blackpool, while Edinburgh, Canterbury and Taunton had the healthiest outlets.

Huddersfield and Bradford also made the ninth and tenth unhealthiest High Streets respectively.

Lincolnshire's police force doesn't have the resources for "nice-to-do" things and is having to focus on the "core business" of policing, the force's Deputy Chief Constable has said.

Craig Naylor made the comments after Chief Constable Sara Thornton, chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, said the UK's forces were too stretched to deal with "deserving issues" such as hate incidents against women.

Deputy Chief Constable Naylor says the Lincolnshire force has already had to prioritise:

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Drivers who use the A52 between Wrangle and Boston tomorrow are being warned to be prepared for some delays on Friday.

A horse-drawn funeral cortege will be setting off from Wrangle at about 10:30 and could take up to two hours to make the journey, police say.

Drivers are being advised to avoid the area.

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The official trailer for war film Lancaster Skies, which was primarily filmed in Lincolnshire, has been released this week, external.

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A World War One fort in the Humber estuary, which has lain empty since the 1950s, has gone under the hammer for £117,000.

Image source, Ian Paterson

Haile Sand Fort, described by auctioneers as "utilitarian in design", was built between 1915 and 1918 to protect the estuary.

The building, off Grimsby, had a guide price of £90,000 for the auction.

The identity of the new buyers is not yet known.

After swimming faster and further around the British coastline than anyone else before him, Grantham's Ross Edgley is on course to finish his mammoth challenge this weekend.

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The extreme swimmer is expected to finish his 2,000-mile journey at Margate beach on Sunday, where he's expected to be met by hundreds of members of the public.

Edgley, who swims for six hours at a time with six hour rests in between on his support boat, started his challenge on 1 June.