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Charlotte Wright

  1. Help needed ahead of new aviation exhibition

    Your help's needed to piece together more information about Lincolnshire's aviation heritage.

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    The request comes ahead of a new exhibition at The Collection in Lincoln next year.

    Organisers are especially keen to find out more about the so-called Flying Nightingales, who accompanied wounded service personnel back from the front line in World War Two.

    We know that the United States had their own army equivalents and they were generally qualified nurses......but from our side we're not quite sure whether these were medical trained personnel or people who volunteered and were given a crash course in aeromedical evacuation."

    Brian Riley, Project Supervisor, Lincolnshire County Council

  2. Can you help toads cross the road?

    A group of volunteers in Sleaford are looking for more people to join them to help toads cross roads.

    Sleaford ToadsSleaford Toads

    The group take it in turns through the day and night to assist the toads during the breeding season, which is expected to begin in a couple of weeks time.

    Last year they counted between 3,000 and 4,000 toads.

  3. Victorian chess pieces found in Lincolnshire

    Victorian chess pieces, which were used to ward off evil spirits, have been discovered in Lincolnshire.

    Lincolnshire County CouncilLincolnshire County Council

    The Queen and Bishop figures were found hidden in a wooden beam in an old barn near Burgh Le Marsh during a renovation project.

    They date from around 1850.

    We know that in the 1800s, people used to place artefacts at boundaries and thresholds of properties to help ward off evil spirits. These tended to be things like shoes, miniature bibles or mummified cats. We haven't seen chess pieces before."

    Dr. Adam Daubney, Archaeologist, Lincolnshire County Council

  4. Lincolnshire's afternoon weather forecast

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    It will be a dry but cool afternoon in Lincolnshire.

    Here's the latest forecast:

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  5. Have you seen this man?

    Police are asking for information to help them find this man after he failed to appear at Lincoln Crown Court to face charges of burglary and theft:

    Grzegorz TrochowskiLincolnshire Police

    Grzegorz Trochowski, 23, of no fixed address, may be in the Spalding area, police say.

    Officers are asking anyone who knows his whereabouts to get in touch.

  6. Two in court deny homeless assault

    Two men from Lincoln have appeared in court to deny assaulting homeless people sleeping in a tent in Hull.

    Hull Magistrates CourtGeograph/Jonathan Thacker

    Jamie Nickell, 26, and Jake Mann, 29, appeared before magistrates in Hull this morning.

    They entered not guilty pleas to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

    They are due to appear at Hull Crown Court on Monday 11 February.

  7. Two in court over Boston stabbing

    Two men have appeared at Lincoln Magistrates' Court charged with murdering another man in Boston.

    Przemyslaw CierniakLincolnshire Police

    Mariusz Skiba, 32, of no fixed address, and Dariusz Kaczkowski, 33, of Woodville Road in the town, spoke only to confirm their names and will appear at Lincoln Crown Court this afternoon.

    The victim, Przemyslaw Cierniak, 41, was found with stab wounds on Wormgate in Boston just before 12:30 on Thursday.

  8. Lorry driver shortage

    A transport company in Lincolnshire claims a shortage of lorry drivers will get worse once the UK leaves the EU.

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    Many companies have become reliant on Eastern European drivers to keep goods moving, according to Denby Transport.

    It fears tighter immigration rules will put off workers coming to this country.

    If we have a so called harsh Brexit and we come out of the Customs Union that will give us some severe indigestion for a period of months, possibly even longer. I think we've been badly let down by this generation of politicians, of all colours. I think their preparation is dismal."

    Peter Denby, Managing director, Denby Transport in Lincoln

  9. Lincolnshire Conservative MP will back PM

    Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative MP for Gainsborough, says he'll now back the government's Brexit withdrawal deal.

    It comes despite the MP airing reservations in the past:

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  10. Lincolnshire RAF staff join major military exercise

    Over the next month, RAF personnel from Lincolnshire will be taking part in one of the largest military exercises in the world.

    About 250 servicemen and women from RAF Waddington will travel to Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada to join in with exercise Red Flag.

    The US and Australian Air Forces will also be part of the drill which simulates real combat scenarios:

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  11. 'Something needs to be done': A1 safety in spotlight

    The stretch of the A1 near Grantham must be one of the most dangerous spots in the country, a senior county councillor in Lincolnshire has claimed.

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    Richard Davies says the road from Colsterworth to Newark keeps getting busier and busier.

    He's calling for it to be improved and for more enforcement:

    We've been talking to Highways England who are responsible for the road and they have done some work around average speed cameras. However, there are fundamentally dangerous aspects with the way that the road has been improved, particularly around slip lane lengths and, frankly, something needs to be done because the continual loss of life is unacceptable."

    Richard Davies, County Councillor in charge of highways

    Highways England says it's working on a study looking at safety along the whole of the A1.

    This will help identify areas along that stretch of road that need improvement, the agency adds.

  12. Pull the udder one: Cows spark 'spilt milk' alert

    A trio of cows and a calf have been seen making their way along the A15 towards the Humber Bridge, according to police.

    The force is warning drivers on the, er, mooooove to approach with care:

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  13. Hull tent attack: Two men due in court

    Two men from Lincoln are due to appear in court later following an assault on two rough sleepers in Hull last month.

    Tent attackHumberside Police

    CCTV footage showed a man running and launching himself on top of the tent while another filmed it and laughed.

    Police said the tent was pitched in a shop doorway on Whitefriargate, when the incident occurred in the early hours of 30 November.

    Jake Mann, 29, and Jamie Nickell, 26, who are both from Lincoln, are due to appear before Hull magistrates later.

  14. Watch: Monday's weather forecast

    Lisa Gallagher
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    A cooler day than yesterday but not as windy with quite a lot of cloud, some showers and sunny spells.

    Watch my full forecast here:

  15. Two due in court charged with murder over Boston stabbing

    Two men are due to appear in court later charged with murdering a man stabbed to death in Boston.

    Przemyslaw CierniakLincolnshire Police

    The victim, Przemyslaw Cierniak (pictured), was found with stab wounds on Wormgate in Boston just before 12:30 on Thursday.

    Mariusz Skiba, 32, of no fixed address, and Dariusz Kaczkowski, 33, of Woodville Road, have been charged with his murder.

    They are due to appear at Lincoln Magistrates' Court later.