On-the-slither boa constrictor returnspublished at 11:01 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2018
The snake returned home to its owner after a mystery 10-day absence.
Read MoreOn-the-slither boa constrictor returnspublished at 11:01 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2018
Stevenage 0-1 Lincoln Citypublished at 18:18 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2018
John Akinde's penalty proves enough as high-flying Lincoln returned to winning ways by edging Stevenage 1-0.
Read MoreIron struggle continues as Gills triumphpublished at 18:17 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2018
Struggling Scunthorpe slip to their third successive defeat after a 2-0 League One home defeat by Gillingham.
Read MoreFirst policewoman honoured at memorialpublished at 17:31 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2018
The UK's first female police officer has been commemorated at a memorial.
Read MoreCheltenham Town 2-1 Grimsby Townpublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2018
Conor Thomas scores a stoppage time penalty to claim victory for Cheltenham against Grimsby.
Read MoreThousands join women's walk safe grouppublished at 09:30 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2018
Amber Marshall launched the group after a man asked for change and then asked her for sex.
Read MoreBrain injury advocate wins awardpublished at 18:24 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2018
Andy Nicholson uses social media to provide information after suffering a head injury.
Read MoreNational award for Lincoln brain injury survivorpublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2018
A Lincoln man who suffered a brain injury after falling 20ft down a stairwell has won a national award for helping others in need.
Image source, HeadwayAndy Nicholson was left partially blind and with severe coordination issues after the incident.
Under the moniker of the "Brain Damaged Baron" he built an online community to talk about his disability.
In July, he was joined by friends and supporters around the world in a sponsored walk to raise awareness.
Today, he's been presented with the Alex Richardson Achiever of the Year Award from charity Headway.
New headstone for trailblazing officer Edith Smithpublished at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2018
Take a look at the new headstone for the country's first female police officer with the power of arrest:
Image source, Lincolnshire PoliceEdith Smith, who died in 1923, walked the beat in Grantham but was buried in Runcorn in Cheshire.
Thanks to fundraising efforts from three police forces, including Lincolnshire's, her once unmarked grave is now looking pretty splendid:
Image source, Lincolnshire PoliceWanted man found hiding in sofapublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2018
Usually you can find the odd pound coin or maybe your house keys hidden in your sofa, but Humberside Police have instead found a wanted man.
Officers visited an address on Newborn Avenue in Scunthorpe on Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation.
After an "extensive" search they managed to find the man hiding in a settee.
He's been arrested in connection with a breach of bail.
Turkeys take a turn on the xylophone. Yes, really...published at 16:24 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2018
Alex Rhodes
BBC Local Live, LincolnshireIt's rapidly approaching that time of year when we're all suddenly VERY interested in turkeys.
It seems it's important to keep turkeys entertained and stimulated to keep up their health and welfare.
So one Lincolnshire farmer has decided to do that with the help of musical instruments.
We sent a reporter down to Totally Turkeys at West Ashby, near Horncastle, with a couple of toy xylophones to see what the birds made of them.
Take a look for yourself:
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End of twitter postBritain's first warranted police woman rememberedpublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2018
Officers from three police forces, including Lincolnshire's, are coming together today to celebrate the life of the country's first warranted police woman.
Image source, Lincolnshire PoliceEdith Smith, who walked the beat in Grantham, died in 1923 but recently it emerged that she was buried in an unmarked grave in Runcorn, Cheshire.
Edith, who was born in Birkenhead, was given the power of arrest after being posted to Grantham to assist with "drunkenness, the widespread use of cocaine, prostitution and the consequent spread of venereal disease, external".
Officers and staff have raised £2,500 for a new headstone for her grave and a service is being held at St Mary's Church in Runcorn, attended by her granddaughter who's now in her 80s.
Bloodhound supersonic car project axedpublished at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2018
A supersonic car, the nosecap of which was built in Lincolnshire, has been scrapped.
Bloodhound failed to secure a £25m investment needed to sustain the project.
It was hoped it would reach speeds of 1,000mph at an 18km track in South Africa.
Sleaford-based manufacturers SHD Composites constructed the nose cone attached to the front of the car.
This afternoon's Lincolnshire weather forecastpublished at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2018
A dry and bright afternoon with spells of sunshine.
Most places will be dry, but there'll still be a scattering of showers with a brisk westerly wind.
The top temperature will be about 8C (46F):
Police warning over fake cop scammerspublished at 14:19 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2018
Three reports of people impersonating officers were received in the space of an hour by Lincolnshire Police yesterday.
In one case, a "vulnerable" victim from Grantham withdrew thousands of pounds which, luckily, was not handed over to the scammer.
Lincolnshire Police have reminded people to stay vigilant.
Quote MessagePolice will never ask you to ever buy anything or hand over cash to an officer, so if you are asked to do that you are likely to be talking to a criminal. Please do not do as they ask and report that to us immediately."
Nick Bates, Lincolnshire Police
Top 20 stalls at Lincoln Christmas Marketpublished at 13:45 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2018
Whet your appetite with some festive food and purchase a variety of gifts at this year’s Lincoln Christmas Market, external.
Image source, The LincolniteStudent hit by car outside school diespublished at 13:32 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2018
Millie Taylor-Noonan, 18, was struck outside Sir William Robertson Academy in Welbourn, Lincolnshire.
Read MoreShotgun robbery in Gedney Hillpublished at 13:14 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2018
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man held up an off-license in Gedney Hill near Spalding with a shotgun.
Image source, Lincolnshire PoliceIt happened last night at the McColl's shop on Hillgate at around 21:00.
The man made off with a quantity of cash in a small blue vehicle, possibly a Peugeot 306.Police also believe he may have crashed into a lamppost on the B1166, near the junction of Lutton Gate.
'No sign of violence' on body found in seapublished at 12:49 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2018
Police investigating the disappearance of Amy Gerard in Tenerife found a body on Tuesday.
Read MoreMan missing since Mondaypublished at 12:42 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2018
Amy Woodfield
BBC NewsPolice are appealing for help to find 57-year-old Gary Hardy who was last seen in Long Eaton on Monday.
The missing man is known to have links to Skegness.
Image source, Derbyshire Police
