Local Democracy Reporting Service

Plans for hundreds of new homes in a village near Lincoln look set to be rejected again by councillors despite public support in the area.

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The plan would see 325 houses, a café and office space built as part of an extension to Newton-on-Trent.

The resubmitted proposals will go back to West Lindsey District Council next week.

Officers say the development would be in a flood risk area, but the applicant has strong community support.

Three bodies were found inside a house that was gutted in a New Year's Day fire, police reveal.

Police have released some details of the three people who died in a house fire in Kirton and said they believe the person who started the blaze died in the fire.

A woman, 27, and two men, aged 24 and 32, perished in the blaze.

They were British citizens but were not members of the same family, officers said.

Supt Diane Coulson is leading the investigation and she says at this stage they are not seeking anyone else in connection with the murder inquiry.

Two other people were taken to hospital following the fire, they have since been discharged.

Lincolnshire Reporter

People from Lincolnshire who saved lives by donating their organs have been honoured at a moving awards ceremony., external

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Local Democracy Reporting Service

Senior councillors in Boston have proposed a 2.99% council tax hike as part the local authority’s budget plans.

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The move would see the council increase its share of the rate in an effort to balance its books in 2019/20.

It would see the authority increase the rate for an average band D property from £183.60 to £189.09.

Boston Borough Council’s cabinet will meet to discuss the proposal at a meeting on 9 January.

The Lincolnshire charity behind plans to put up a huge roadside sculpture of a Lancaster Bomber says it still needs to raise thousands of pounds.

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The charity hopes the 30m tall structure can be built in a field off the A46 near Lincoln, with the aircraft carrying the markings of a bomber based at the former RAF Swinderby airfield nearby.

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But Ken Sadler, chairman of the Bomber County Gateway Trust, says there are still insufficient funds for the memorial to go ahead:

BBC Weather Watchers

Our BBC Weather Watchers have clearly decided to start the year off with a bang in Lincolnshire.

We've already had some great photos submitted, including this shot by Dimple from Waltham in the north of the county:

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Police have launched a "domestic-related murder investigation" into a fatal house fire in Kirton which has killed three people.

Two other people remain in hospital following the blaze at a house on Peartree Road in the early hours of New Year's Day.

A regional crime unit is now leading the investigation, but police say they're not looking for anyone else in connection with the fire.

However, they want to speak to anyone who has information about the people who lived in the house or who may have dashcam footage of the street before the fire was reported.

Police have said two more people are now known to have died at a house fire in Kirton yesterday.

It brings the total number of fatalities to three.

Two others remain in hospital.

As we told you earlier a regional crime unit, which oversees major incidents, has taken over the investigation into the cause of the blaze.

Rob Makepeace
BBC Radio Lincolnshire sport

Spaniard Joan Luque has left Lincoln City after his contract expired with the club.

The 26-year-old signed with the Imps in August 2018.

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The club said it wanted to thank Joan for his efforts during his time with Lincoln and wished him well for the future.

A regional crime squad has taken over the investigation into a fatal blaze that killed one person and left two others in hospital.

The East Midlands Specialist Operations Unit has been seen using a drone at the property in Kirton.

The unit is responsible for investigating things like organised crime, major crime and oversees counter terrorism operations.

We told you earlier that it could take days to find out the cause of the fire.

Lincolnshire Echo

A woman has described the chaos in her village as hounds, huntsmen and hunt saboteurs herded across the road, external and ended up in an elderly lady's garden.

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The Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police says he can't guarantee there won't be a cut in officer numbers.

Bill Skelly says the force still lacks cash despite continued lobbying for more funding from government.

He says the status quo in terms of police numbers is unlikely to be maintained.

It could take "days" to work out what caused a fatal house fire in Kirton near Boston on New Year's Day, police say.

One person died and two others were taken to hospital after the blaze on Peartree Road in the early hours of 1 January.

Police are appealing for dashcam footage from anyone who was in the area to help with their investigation.

David Danby, chairman of the parish council, saw what happened:

The level crossing near the University of Lincoln shuts to both vehicles and pedestrians for six weeks today.

It's the next stage of ongoing works to build a new footbridge.

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It's hoped the end result will look like this:

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New Year's Eve is an especially busy time for the police, so you'd think things might calm down a bit the following night.

Not the case on the A1 in Stamford last night, it seems...

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Police say the suspected drink-driver involved in this incident drove along the road onto Tinwell Road on the steel rim of his wheel.

It promptly caused the car to burst into flames:

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The Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire police forces worked together to arrest the driver.

His new year's resolution will probably have to be to get a new car, though...

Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

A cold day with a fair amount of cloud giving a few showers at times.

Watch my full forecast here:

A woman has been seriously injured after the vehicle she was driving crashed into a house near Spalding, damaging a gas pipe.

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The incident happened just after midnight on New Year's Day.

The woman, who was driving a VW Touran, is believed to have collided with a Ford Escort on Bourne Road in Pode Hole before crashing into the house.

She was taken to Peterborough Hospital and then transferred to Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge. The extent of her injuries isn't known.

The domestic gas pipe which was damaged in the crash has now been repaired, police say.

Scunthorpe receive a New Year's Day survival boost as they claim a 2-0 success that knocks Peterborough out of the League One play-off places.

Port Vale's Manny Oyeleke gets late long-range goal to deny League Two leaders Lincoln City victory.