A rare pet Japanese Raccoon dog, or Tanuki, has been tracked down after going on the run near Boston.

Image source, ARK Wildlife Park

He was spotted roaming around Kirton yesterday.

Search teams caught up with the creature, whose name is Roscoe, last night.

He's now currently in quarantine at the ARK Wildlife Park, who own a few of the animals themselves.

Here he is, looking a little sorry for himself:

Image source, ARK Wildlife Park

Jamie Mintram from the park was the one who caught Rosco and he says he gave them a good run for their money.

There are concerns that thousands of tonnes of household waste being exported from the Humber could build up at ports and storage sites.

The bales of rubbish are sent from Immingham and Hull to fuel power stations in the European Union.

Port operators say they will struggle to store any backlog if exports are disrupted in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Volunteers at the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway in Skegness have been commended for their work in restoring the vintage locomotive Jurassic.

Image source, Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway

They were runners up at the Heritage Railway Association awards.

The locomotive went back on track for the first time in over 30 years in 2017.

Businesses in Lincoln city centre will be asked later this year if they want the Business Improvement Group (BIG) to continue.

The organisation is partly funded by city businesses and works on projects to improve the city to help encourage shoppers and visitors.

Every five years they're asked to vote on whether they want to keep it going.

More than 80% of businesses voted in favour in the last ballot in 2014.

Jake Mann pleaded guilty to assault after filming another man jumping on to a tent on a Hull street.

Keith Warner was due to be retried on nine counts of sexual assault on women during driving lessons.

Fresh from swimming around Britain, Grantham's Ross Edgley has announced he'll be going on a UK tour to talk about the experience.

Last year, he became the first person to swim the entire coast of Great Britain.

The 33-year-old battled injury, tides and jellyfish stings during his epic endurance swim.

He'll be heading to 15 different venues, including Manchester, London and Hull, to discuss the science behind his record-setting effort.

He's also promising to conduct fitness experiments live on stage.

John Headington, 85, and his wife held a thief who had a butter knife as he tried to steal model trains.

The Chair of Lincolnshire Police Federatiion, which represents rank-and-file police officers, says its members are under immense strain.

It comes as the force has announced several cost-cutting measures in a bid to save £3.2m by 2020.

Lincolnshire federation chair Jon Hassall says it's a worry, especially after it was announced the police share of council tax will be increasing by 11%.

Trading Standards officers in Lincolnshire say they're seeing more cases of romance scams.

Victims are being targeted via online dating websites, apps or on social media.

Senior Trading Standards Officer Sally Grey says it usually follows a common pattern:

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A Japanese raccoon dog is currently thought to be on the loose in Kirton.

It doesn't belong to the nearby ARK Wildlife Park, but staff there are helping to lead the search to find it.

The little creatures, also known as Tanuki, are native to Japan and feature heavily in traditional folklore there - often depicted as mischievous shapeshifters

This is what they look like:

While people are being told not to approach the one on the loose in Kirton, they're generally pretty shy and rarely dangerous.

Members of the family of missing North Lincolnshire pilot David Ibbotson have said they don't want him left "out there on his own".

Image source, David Ibbotson/Facebook

Mr Ibbotson, from Crowle, was flying Cardiff City's Emiliano Sala from Nantes to the UK when their plane crashed near Guernsey on 21 January.

The footballer's body was recovered from the wreck on the seabed, but Mr Ibbotson's body has not been found.

A fundraising appeal to fund an underwater search for the pilot has seen about £150,000 donated.

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Developers are hoping East Lindsey District Council will give final backing to plans for 70 new homes in Horncastle.

Image source, Brackenbury Trust

The Lincoln-based Brackenbury Trust has already gained outline approval for 75 properties on land to the west of Brackenbury Close.

But the trust has now confirmed it wants to build 25 houses, 17 bungalows, 10 pairs of semi-detached houses and two blocks of four flats on the site.

A total of 15 of the properties will be classed as "affordable".

The developers say the proposal will help towards green infrastructure and contribute towards sustainable development, with potential for on-site renewable energy.

Lincolnshire Police has outlined the savings it's going to have to make to balance the budget following the Government’s announcement in December of the funding settlement for the force.

Saving plans include cutting officer numbers by 40 to 1,060 and by cutting 33 PCSO positions by not replacing those that retire or resign.

G4S who do things like staffing the control room will also be making reductions that amount to £1m.

A Japanese raccoon dog, also known as a Tanuki, is thought to be loose in Kirton.

Image source, ARK Wildlife park

Staff at the ARK Wildlife Park, external have shared an appeal for information on their Facebook page after receiving a call from a member of the public.

The Ark has seven of the animals but, after double-checking, staff have confirmed it's not one of theirs which has broken loose.

Despite looking remarkably similar to a raccoon, Tanukis are in fact closer to dogs.

ARK staff suspect it has been dumped or escaped from an exotic breeder.

People are being warned not to approach it if they see it as it's not known what its temperament is like.

Lincolnshire Echo

The mummified body of a grandmother, external with connections to Lincolnshire has been discovered hidden underneath a mattress at her home on the Costa del Sol in Spain.

Image source, solarpix.com

BBC News Travel

John Adams Way in Boston has reopened after a crash closed the road for several hours this morning.

The incident shut the road eastbound.

All roads into the town are still heavily congested, however.

BBC News Travel

The B1190 at Saxilby is blocked in both directions following a crash.

Motorists are being advised to avoid the area if possible.

Don't miss out on your chance to play at St George's Park and be presented with a trophy at Wembley.

That's in store for the finalists and winners of the 2019 FA People's Cup.

There are 15 different categories including the new women's walking football one...

To find out more about it and how to sign up hear here.