Police in Grimsby say they're carrying out "extensive inquiries" in their search for a boy who was seen on CCTV wandering in part of the town after midnight.

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While there has been no report of a child going missing, the search for the boy is continuing as there is "concern for safety", according to Humberside Police.

The boy, who is thought to be no older than eight years old, was seen wandering around Harvey Walk in New Waltham at about 00:15 this morning, wearing dark pyjamas and slippers.

Det Insp Kerry Bull says water, woodland, gardens and home out buildings are all being checked by officers.

"I would like to reiterate that while our search remains ongoing, and we understand and take seriously the level of concern of this report, we still do not believe or have any evidence to suggest the child has come to any harm," she adds.

"It is possible the child has left a property to go to a friend’s and returned without waking anyone in the house, or has left in their sleep and doesn’t remember this, again being in bed when they’ve woken up."

Anyone with any information is being asked to contact Humberside Police.

There's been another rise in the number of patients in Lincolnshire hospitals with coronavirus, it's been confirmed.

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Staff are caring for 136 people who've had a positive test for Covid-19 - that's up from just under 100 at the start of this week, according to United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT).

A total of 41 of those are being treated in Lincoln County Hospital, while 95 are at the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, ULHT adds.

The child was spotted on CCTV walking around a part of Grimsby in the early hours of the morning.

Police are trying to find a child who was seen wandering the streets of Grimsby alone in the early hours of this morning.

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Officers were called by a member of the public who saw the boy, who is thought to be no older than eight years old, wearing dark-coloured pyjamas and slippers.

The child was seen wandering around Harvey Walk, New Waltham, at about 00:15 this morning, Humberside Police said.

Det Insp Tom Kelly said: “I want to reassure the public we have teams on the ground in Harvey Walk and surrounding areas conducting a number of inquiries to try and locate this child.

“Currently we have the CCTV image which shows the child we are looking for. I appreciate the quality of this is low, so we would ask locals to check their CCTV footage and contact us if they see anything similar."

Police have asked the public not to speculate, but to contact them "with urgency" if they have information about where the child is.

Two men have been jailed after a high-speed chase across the Humber Bridge.

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Lincolnshire's Health Protection Team has confirmed it's currently working with 77 schools which have had confirmed cases of coronavirus.

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That figure is up from 73 yesterday.

All schools are taking action to limit the potential spread of the virus, the team says.

Some pupils and staff at the affected schools are self-isolating as a precaution where necessary, it adds.

In-patients at hospitals in Lincolnshire are being asked to wear face masks during the day and when leaving their beds due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The masks will be provided and the policy has been put in place to keep patients and staff safe, according to United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

The trust, which runs Lincoln County Hospital, Grantham and District Hospital, Boston Pilgrim Hospital and Louth County Hospital, adds there will be some exceptions for those who are unable to wear them.

Lincolnshire County Council is reminding people not to put batteries in their bin.

They should be taken to collection points or Household Waste Recycling centres:

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At least 300 hospital and healthcare staff are currently off work due to coronavirus across Lincolnshire, it's been revealed.

The figures included 276 staff at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT) and 34 at Lincolnshire Community Health Service.

The number includes staff who are Covid-positive as well as those who are self-isolating for shielding reasons or due to close contacts having tested positive for the virus.

In total, about 8,000 members of staff are employed by ULHT.

It's exactly 40 years since BBC Radio Lincolnshire took to the airwaves and today the station has been looking back and celebrating its history.

Looking at these archive pictures, the fashion has certainly changed a bit since those early days...

BBC Radio Lincolnshire's current station editor has praised the work of all the staff who've worked in the building since that day in 1980.

Charlie Partridge says: "Clearly those pioneers 40 years ago didn't have to deal with what we're dealing with at the moment.

"However, they had their own challenges - floods and snow - and I'm sure they would have risen to the occasion like we've risen to the occasion over the last eight months."

Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault on a 17-year-old boy in Grimsby.

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Officers say the victim was walking with a friend along Harold Street in the town at aroun 14:00 on Monday when there was an altercation with a number of other people.

The teenager was hit and pushed to the ground. He suffered a serious hand injury and bruising to his body and legs.

His motorcycle was also damaged.

Two people have been arrested and released as the investigation continues.

Lincoln looks set to lose some of its art and historical exhibits to Nottingham after City of Lincoln Council signed a deal to move them from the Usher Gallery.

It's after a long-running row with Lincolnshire County Council which now wants to charge the authority for storing the artefacts in the building or hand them back, so the venue can be used for weddings.

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The city council say they were left with no choice but to cut a deal but the leader of the County Council, Martin Hill, says its ridiculous:

BBC Radio Lincolnshire turns 40 today!

As you can see, there have been some technological changes during the years.

Thankfully, the technology is a bit more up to date these days!

One of the items on the first breakfast show was an interview with a Horncastle man who'd just set up a bomb shelter business.

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Lincolnshire’s public health body will get new powers to carry out more localised test and tracing.

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As reported by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Lincolnshire County Council’s assistant director of public health Tony McGinty said work was due to start on some cases from later this week.

It means local health officials will have access to some of the systems the national programme uses.

He said it was “definitely a step forward” to further work once the trial was over.

Bosses have argued for more control over test and trace for a while.

They say this will enable them to increase the number of close contacts being reached following positive results due to the use of local knowledge and trust, which isn’t necessarily there for national systems.

Mr McGinty added that it would enable them to better manage local outbreaks due to the use of real-time data.

Lincolnshire's Health Protection Team said on Tuesday it was working with 71 schools which have had confirmed cases of coronavirus.

The figure is up from 67 on Monday.

All schools are said to be taking action to limit the potential spread of the virus, with some pupils and staff self-isolating as a precaution where necessary.

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A controversial deal which has seen a private company run parts of Lincolnshire Police is to be ditched.

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The deal sparked a debate when confirmed eight years ago as to whether private companies should be running elements of the police.

G4S has an annual £22m contract to provide a number of behind the scenes operations such as the police force control room and firearms licencing.

The Lincolnsihre Police and Crime Commissioner Marc Jones says his decision to end the contract in 2022 is no reflection on the work of G4S or its staff, but said it was about providing the most affordable policing.

Some services could now go back to Lincolnshire Police or be provided jointly with other forces .

Another option is an off-shoot of Lincolnshire Police being set up which could also charge other forces for running some of their services.

Health bosses are using social media to remind people of the importance of getting a flu jab.

Despite the lockdown they're still available.