Illicit tobacco and thousands of pounds in cash has been seized during what's described as a "weekend of action" in North East Lincolnshire.

A "large amount" of tobacco plus approximately £4,000 cash was recovered from several properties on Freeman Street in Grimsby, according to Humberside Police.

Officers from the town's neighbourhood patrol joined Trading Standards officers in visiting a number of properties in the area.

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A Lincolnshire charity which provides end-of-life care says it could be forced to scale back some services because of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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St Barnabas Hospice says it is losing about £1,300 a day in income because of the closure of its shops and cancellation of its fundraising events due to Covid-19.

Managers say the challenge is that people increasingly need the service they provide.

An appeal is being made for witnesses after a woman was bitten by a dog in North East Lincolnshire.

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The attack happened on Hainton Avenue in Grimsby at about 19:30 on Thursday 11 March when a woman is reported to have been bitten by the animal.

The dog is reported to have bitten the woman as she knelt to retrieve something from the ground.

The victim suffered a serious injury to her face, according to Lincolnshire Police.

The dog was not with its owner and is described as a brown Staffordshire bull terrier.

Officers are appealing for any witnesses and the owner of the dog to come forward.

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A mass vaccination centre capable of administering up to 1,000 jabs a day has opened in Scunthorpe.

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The Doncaster Road site will operate between 08:00 and 20:00 seven days a week offering vaccinations to people living within a 45-minute drive of the venue.

Dr Satpal Shekhawat, medical director at NHS North Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “We will begin with around 500 vaccinations per day but we aim for this to increase to up to 1,000 per day."

He said more than 500,000 vaccinations have already been carried out in the Humber Coast and Vale area.

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Staff working at some coronavirus vaccination and testing sites in Lincolnshire have been subjected to abusive and threatening language in recent weeks, according to the NHS.

In a statement, NHS Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) statement said: "We want to be very clear abuse of any kind is unacceptable and will not be tolerated".

"Please remember the roll out of the Covid vaccination is only possible thanks to the sheer hard work and dedication of our amazing teams running the various sites around the county, whether they be at our testing or vaccination sites, or our GP practices and hospitals.

"Please be kind to them," it added.

The CCG said it would "follow-up any and all incidences of abuse" and take appropriate action with the police.

With local elections in May, councils in Lincolnshire say if people don’t want to vote in person, they can register for a postal or proxy vote.

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The sister of a man living in supported accommodation in Lincolnshire has said it is "not fair" his family is unable to see him despite the lifting of a ban on visits to care homes.

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Kate Habel cannot visit her brother, who has Down's syndrome, as he shares his living space with other people.

Also, rapid lateral flow tests for visitors are not available in supported accommodation. The government said the tests are only provided in "high risk settings".

Ms Habel said her brother Paul Burgin was finding lockdown "really difficult" without visitors and said that care providers "should all be treated the same".

"Adults with learning disabilities, they need continuation, they need to be able to see people and they're just the same as the people in the care homes, they're still in a care setting and it's just not fair," she said.

Under the new rules introduced on Monday, care home residents in England will be allowed one regular visitor. They are able to meet indoors and hold hands - but visitors must wear PPE and be tested beforehand.

Tom Harrison from the charity which runs the accommodation in Lincolnshire where Mr Burgin lives said the government had "prioritised care homes" throughout the pandemic.

"They are at higher risk I understand that. But, it is right that families of people that are in supported living settings perhaps have felt that their needs and their circumstances haven't been given enough attention."

In a statement, the Department for Health and Social Care said it understood that "physical contact is so important when we meet our loved ones, but it increases the risk of passing on the virus, however unintentional".

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Lincolnshire referee Darren Drysdale is free to officiate again after being given a backdated ban for improper conduct after his clash with Ipswich player Alan Judge.

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The 49-year-old locked heads with Judge while refereeing Ipswich's game against Northampton on 16 February.

Drysdale, who admitted a breach of Football Association rules, has also been warned about his future conduct.

He said the abuse he received from Judge which led to the clash was "the worst he had experienced as a referee".

At a hearing, an independent regulatory commission was told Judge swore at Drysdale and described him as "cheating" and "bald".

However the Republic of Ireland midfielder, 32, has disputed the referee's version of events, denying using the swear word in question or calling Drysdale a cheat.

Judge says League One Ipswich have audio from the incident which backs up his claims.

"I've got a decent reputation in the game and I won't stand by and be accused of saying something I didn't and not responding," he said.

"I said the matter was finished and it was but I have to make it clear now that I totally dispute what has been said by the referee."

The commission has imposed a suspension on Drysdale which ran from 19 February to 10 March.

Drysdale will not officiate at an English Football League game this weekend or on Tuesday next week.

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