1. Reward of £10k offered over Hull stabbing murderpublished at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 28 November 2020

    Police want to find Peter Balog and another man in connection with the death of Abdullah Balouchi.

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  2. Family's assistance dog has tasks lickedpublished at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2020

    An assistance dog is a big hit with a Lincolnshire family whose two boys have a rare medical condition.

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  3. Lincolnshire's evening weather forecastpublished at 17:06 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2020

    BBC Weather

    It will be a dry but cold night in Lincolnshire.

    Here's the latest forecast:

    Weather Forecast
  4. Invasive mussel threatens wildlife and water pipespublished at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2020

    Non-native quagga mussels, which can block pipes, have been discovered in the East Midlands.

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  5. Two officers hurt as lorry crashes into police carpublished at 12:46 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2020

    Two police officers are injured when a lorry collides with their car on the A1 in Lincolnshire.

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  6. Government explains reason for Lincolnshire tier 3 movepublished at 10:32 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2020

    The government has published a summary showing the thinking behind Lincolnshire's move into tier three coronavirus restrictions next week.

    2m signImage source, Reuters/Molly Darlington

    From Wednesday, Lincolnshire will be placed into "very high alert" restrictions - the highest tier - following the end of the England-wide lockdown.

    The government says while there has been an "overall improvement" in the number of coronavirus infections in Lincolnshire, "case rates remain high throughout the county".

    In Lincolnshire, there are currently 307 cases of coronavirus per 100,000 people - and among the over-60s, that number is 281 cases per 100,000, according to latest figures.

    In its summary, the government adds: "NHS pressures in Lincolnshire remain high and show signs of increasing, particularly for the units treating the more serious cases".

  7. Lincolnshire's Friday weather forecastpublished at 10:00

    BBC Weather

    This afternoon will be cold and mainly cloudy with fog lingering in places or lifting to remain as low cloud.

    However, locally, some brightness is possible.

    Tonight will be mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle spreading from the south.

    Misty at times. A touch less cold:

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  8. Drug driver jailed after crash kills friendpublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2020

    Matthew Thomas killed passenger James Jennings after the car he was driving hit a tree.

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  9. Tier 3 will 'cripple' hospitality industry - Council bosspublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2020

    It "doesn't make sense" for parts of Lincolnshire to go into tier three coronavirus restrictions when infection rates in some areas are well below the national average, the leader of the county council has said.

    Man in maskImage source, Reuters/Carl Recine

    The whole of Lincolnshire will go into "very high alert" restrictions on 2 December following today's government announcement.

    Martin Hill, leader of Lincolnshire County Council, says this could badly affect the hospitality sector and more support is needed for the county’s business in addition to furlough.

    Mr Hill says: “It’s very disappointing the whole of Lincolnshire has gone into tier three as we are seeing infection rates fall, especially in those few districts that were previously causing concern – and this could have a crippling effect on our hospitality sector.

    “Although our figures have been high in some districts and lower elsewhere, there’s a clear levelling off and drop in the numbers as the lockdown restrictions and the considerable efforts of our residents begin to take effect.

    “While some of our districts have infection rates well below the England average, why should the whole of Lincolnshire go into tier three for the sake of higher rates in some districts? It doesn’t make sense.

    Mr Hill adds that Lincolnshire will be looking to move out of tier three restrictions "as soon as possible".

  10. Tougher virus measures could 'cripple' hospitalitypublished at 15:07 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2020

    Lincolnshire's move into tier three "doesn't make sense" as infection rates fall, says council boss.

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  11. What does tier 3 mean for Lincolnshire?published at 11:50 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2020

    With the news that Lincolnshire - including North and North East Lincolnshire - will go into tier three "very high alert" coronavirus restrictions from next week, what does this mean for people living in the county?

    Here's an explanation:

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  12. Lincolnshire to go into tier 3 post-lockdownpublished at 11:42 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2020
    Breaking

    Lincolnshire will be put into tier three "very high alert" coronavirus restrictions when the current England-wide lockdown ends next week, the government confirms.

    More to follow...

  13. Further 12 Covid-19 related deaths in Lincolnshirepublished at 09:44 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2020

    NHS England recorded a further 12 Covid-related deaths at Lincolnshire's hospitals in figures released yesterday.

    Lincoln County hospitalImage source, Google

    According to the official data six deaths were registered at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust and five at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole, which run hospitals in Scunthorpe and Grimsby.

    One death of a patient with coronavirus was also registered by the Lincolnshire Community Health Services Trust.

    It takes the death toll in Lincolnshire to 489 since the start of the pandemic.

  14. Lincolnshire MP says county likely to be in highest tierpublished at 11:51 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2020

    The MP for Boston and Skegness believes Lincolnshire will be placed in the top tier of coronavirus restrictions, when lockdown ends next month.

    Skegness Clock TowerImage source, Google

    Matt Warman has met with the Public Health Minister Jo Churchill who indicated that at least some of the county could enter tier three.

    East Lindsey has the highest coronavirus infection rates in the East Midlands, Boston has the fourth highest.

    Mr Warman says "We are right at the top of the worst league table to be at the top of and in all likelihood places at the top of those league tables are likely to go into the highest tiers".

    An official announcement about which regions go into which tiers is expected to be made tomorrow.

  15. Crawley Town 1-2 Grimsby Townpublished at 21:55 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2020

    Grimsby bounce back from a heavy defeat by Tranmere to beat Crawley with goals from Matt Green and Max Wright.

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  16. Scunthorpe United 0-1 Bolton Wandererspublished at 21:25 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2020

    Bolton's climb up the League Two table continues with a hard-fought win at Scunthorpe.

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  17. Lincolnshire's evening weather forecastpublished at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2020

    BBC Weather

    It will be a dry end to the day in Lincolnshire.

    Here's the latest weather forecast:

    Weather Forecast
  18. Consultation launched over council Serco job lossespublished at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2020

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Outsourcing firm Serco, which looks after Lincolnshire County Council’s IT and finance system, is set to cut up to 10 staff from its local team.

    Lincolnshire County CouncilImage source, Google

    It is understood that elements of the company’s 38-strong Lincolnshire Government Partnership team, which oversees IT infrastructure and support to users, are being outsourced to Microland, based in India.

    A company spokesperson said: “Serco delivers a range of services for Lincolnshire County Council including customer services, finance, HR, payroll and IT, employing 350 people.

    “We have started a consultation in process with the IT infrastructure function which is likely to have an impact on less than 10 roles, when concluded.”

    The county council’s partnership with Serco is worth £70m. However, the contract, which was set to end in 2020, was beset by poor performance and difficulties in configuring software.

    The authority fined Serco more than £2m for poor performance.

    Despite this, in October 2018 the council voted to extend the contract for the provision of IT, payroll, HR, customer services, exchequer services and adult care finance until the end of March 2022.

    Quote Message

    Serco are currently reviewing how they deliver certain elements of the IT services provided to the council. Their aim is to create an improved service that better supports new, more flexible ways of working and provides better value for money."

    James Drury, Executive director of commercial at Lincolnshire County Council

  19. Lincolnshire's weather todaypublished at 09:37 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2020

    The weather across the county should remain fair today, with only a very small chance of rain.

    The temperature won't improve much today, so it's a coat day!

    Weather forecast

    You can find out your latest forecast for today and beyond here.

  20. Lincolnshire: Latest news and coronavirus updatespublished at 09:24 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2020

    Breaking news, sport, travel and weather updates from across Lincolnshire.

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