The four teenagers deliberately destroyed the £30,000 exhibition in a "rampage" after drinking vodka.

There are calls for a new disability hub in Sleaford to help vulnerable people living in the community.

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The support group Rainbow Stars has already been holding sessions where adults and children can meet and socialise - but it needs space to expand its services.

Jane Peck, from the group, says it's important to meet other families facing similar challenges: "I started on this journey all those years ago, it's a very lonely place to be. The support side is immense.

"The support group on Facebook is brilliant but to actually be with like-minded families and have face to face support and having a chat and a laugh makes it all more worth while."

The level crossing problems at Spalding have now been resolved:

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The A1 northbound is closed due to an accident involving two vehicles between the A47 and A1 (Stamford / Tinwell turn off).

It's created congestion to the Wittering turn off.

There is also a closure on the entry slip road from the A43 Kettering Road and the A47 affecting traffic between Sibson and Great Casterton.

There's been a level crossing failure in Spalding:

Two wards at County Hospital in Louth have been renamed in honour of a volunteer who has contributed to the NHS for more than 60 years.

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Retired nurse Betty Archer, 83, volunteers her time to escort patients to their appointments.

She travels with them, helps them understand what has been discussed and assists in overcoming any problems they may encounter.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust has now re-named two in-patient wards Archer Ward and Archer Assessment Unit.

The RSPCA is investigating after a man reportedly punched a dog in Barton upon Humber.

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A member of the public reported seeing a man punching his white Staffordshire bull terrier dog outside the Coral betting shop on High Street at 17:00 on 13 August.

RSPCA Inspector Dan Bradshaw said CCTV footage shows the man going in to the betting shop, before coming out and punching the dog in the head and body several times. The dog cowers away from him and he goes back inside.

Three drunk and "mindless" youths have been handed referral orders after deliberately trashing a model railway exhibition worth £30,000.

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The schoolboys, along with a fourth defendant, shared a bottle of vodka before going on a rampage on 18 May.

Members of the Market Deeping Model Railway Club said a life's work had been destroyed.

The 16-year-old defendants, who cannot be named for legal reasons, played football in the gym at the Stamford Welland Academy in Stamford, and continued their game despite displays being destroyed.

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Lincoln Youth Court was told the youths then deliberately pushed tables over and threw parts of displays at the wall.

Police were called due to a notification from the school's alarm system, and the youths were found in the school toilets and arrested.

At court on Monday, the four boys admitted criminal damage.

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Three of the youths were handed 12-month referral orders and their parents were also ordered to pay £500 in compensation.

A fourth boy, who also appeared in court, was told he would be sentenced on 2 September.

More than £107,000 has been raised to repair the exhibitions and singer Sir Rod Stewart - a long-standing model rail enthusiast - donated £10,000 to the club.

Police want to trace two men after alcohol worth £700 was stolen from a supermarket in Grantham.

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Lincolnshire Police said on man walked in to the Sainsbury's store on London Road at about 08:55 on 12 August, followed by another man who had a trolley.

The second man then put alcohol worth £732 in his trolley before leaving without paying. The first man then also left the store.

Anyone who recognises the men pictured above is being asked to contact Lincolnshire Police.

Two men have been charged following an "altercation" in Lincoln at the weekend.

Officers were called to High Street at about 02:15 on Sunday, police say.

Anthony Evans 53, of Oakfield Street, Lincoln, has since been charged with using threatening or abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of or provoke unlawful violence.

James Evans, 26, of Oakfield Street, Lincoln, has been charged with assault by beating of an emergency worker and assault by beating.

Both men were bailed to appear at Lincoln Magistrates' Court next month.

A couple from Lincolnshire who urged thieves to return their beloved blind hedgehog after their van containing the animal was stolen in Leeds say they're not holding out much hope of getting him back.

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Stephen the hedgehog was inside the vehicle when it was removed from Albion Place in Leeds on Saturday morning.

Owner Frank Tett, who runs Andrew's Hedgehog Hospital in Scunthorpe, said: "We're all devastated here.

"He'll probably last four or five days without food or water. After that he'll just die. It'll be a miracle if he turns up."

Stephen was in a light grey coloured cat carrier which was inside the stolen van.

Mr Tett and his wife Veronica appealed for motorists to be vigilant on roadsides as they think the box might have been thrown out of the vehicle.

Police are investigating the theft.

The Lincoln Community Larder is 30 years old this week.

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The charity has provided free food and meal parcels to tens of thousands of people since it was first launched in 1989.

Community larder chairman Alan Wilson says staff there are now busier than ever.

"Some of the initial embarrassment about coming to a foodbank is starting to dissipate a little bit and people now realise this is a service that is there to help them.

"Last year we helped more than 3,500 people, so I think across Lincoln itself, you can see the enormous need and demand for our service."

People in Lincolnshire who take part in 'magnet fishing' are being asked to be careful and take their finds away.

The activity - where people use strong magnets to find metal objects in waterways - is increasing in popularity, partly because of coverage on social media.

The photo above shows items pulled out of the River Witham.

But Robert Braithwaite, from the Canal and River Trust, says large or dangerous items are often left behind.

"Our resources are being spread more and more with clearing up magnet fishing. You don't know what you're going to pull out of the water and ultimately, the items are being left on the towpath where they do pose a safety issue."

Stephen the hedgehog was inside a van, which was stolen in Leeds on Saturday morning.

People living and working in Gainsborough are being asked to help shape the future of travel and transport in the town over the next 20 years.

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Residents and workers in Gainsborough, along with businesses and other groups, will have the opportunity to ask questions and share their experiences, visions and ideas for improving the town’s transport network at two upcoming drop-in sessions.

Both events will take place at Marshall's Yard (near the fountain) at the following times:

• Saturday 7 September - 10:00 to 15:00
• Tuesday 10 September - 13:00 to 18:00

The information gathered will be used to create a new transport strategy for Gainsborough that will include a number of proposals for improving local transport both now and in the future.

A man who's been missing from Grimsby since Saturday has been found, police say:

A couple from North Lincolnshire have urged thieves to return their beloved blind hedgehog after a van containing the creature was stolen in Leeds.

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Stephen the hedgehog (pictured) was inside the vehicle when it was taken from Albion Place in Leeds at about 08:15 on Saturday.

Frank Tett, who runs Andrew's Hedgehog Hospital near Scunthorpe, said: "If he is dumped he could be in real trouble."

Mr Tett and his wife Veronica have been caring for the animal since June when he was brought to them after being sprayed with chemicals.

Mr Tett, 80, had parked his white Vauxhall van outside Barclay's Bank and was loading stock for his market stall when it was stolen.

"Stephen was in a cat carrier in the van because I take him with me to the market to raise awareness about the plight of hedgehogs," he said.

"I was gone a matter of minutes and when I turned around the van was gone."

The theft has been reported to West Yorkshire Police.

Sharon Edwards
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

It's emerged that a council in Lincolnshire has handed more than £1m to departing staff in two years.

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Councillors in South Kesteven are now demanding answers after the authority handed over payments to 20 members of staff over the past two years.

One was a redundancy while the rest were so-called exit packages including special payments, according to published accounts.

Three departing members of staff were given payments in excess of £150,000 each.

Independent councillor Ashley Baxter said: "It's crazy. If you speak to ordinary people around The Deepings and Bourne and say somebody has been given the opportunity to leave their job with a package of over £150,000, they'd be outraged."

The council is also facing questions over the sudden resignation of the Conservative leader and the recent departure of its chief executive and finance director.

The authority says a restructuring has reduced staff numbers, but says it can't give more details for legal reasons.

It says the restructuring will save money in senior staffing costs.

A woman and a man have died in a serious road traffic collision near Barrow upon Humber.

The incident involved a Volvo HGV and a Vauxhall Mokka and happened at about midday on Friday near the junction of Thornton Street and Wold Road on the B1206.

Emergency services including the air ambulance attended and roads in the area were closed off for some time.

The driver of the car suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and the driver of the truck was unhurt, police say.

Humberside Police is appealing for witnesses.

A new train operator for the East Midlands says it will invest £600m over the next eight years as it starts running services on routes from Yorkshire and Lincolnshire to London.

The firm won the contract after Stagecoach was disqualified from bidding as it refused to take on pension liabilities.

Abellio, owned by the Dutch government-owned rail firm, has promised new trains, 165 new carriages, and improved infrastructure.

East Midlands Trains will now be called East Midlands Railway (EMR).

It said £400m would be spent on 33 five-carriage trains, which will include air conditioning, wi-fi and plug sockets for passengers.