Summary

  • Three arrested in Boston murder inquiry

  • Arrests in Louth car wash modern day slavery investigation

  • Man arrested in connection with woman's rape in Grimsby last March

  • Charity 'horrified' at £12,500 bill to empty woodland bins

  • Council criticises driver who spray painted pothole

  • Major Lincoln road to shut for four months as bypass work continues

  • Latest updates on Thursday 16 January 2020

  1. Driver jailed for crash that killed mum-of-twopublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

    Katy Cunningham died and her daughter was left in a coma when Adam White crashed into their vehicle.

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  2. Arrests in Louth car wash modern day slavery investigationpublished at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

    Three men have been arrested following an investigation into modern day slavery at a car wash in Louth.

    The men, all from the Grimsby area, were arrested today at the New Hand Car Wash on the Fairfield Industrial Estate.

    The arrested men, who are aged 19, 27 and 49, remain in police custody, according to the Lincolnshire force.

    Officers want to speak to anyone who has information they believe could assist with their investigation.

    Police have also made a specific plea to witnesses of a possible assault on a worker which is believed to have taken place at the car wash within the last three weeks.

  3. Alcohol tag cuts re-offending in Lincolnshirepublished at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

    It's claimed an electronic tag which can spot if people have been drinking alcohol has helped to reduce re-offending in Lincolnshire.

    Electronic tag on leg

    The National Centre for Social Research says drinking plays a large part in crime, especially domestic violence.

    The tag works by taking a reading from the skin to detect alcohol that is emitted through perspiration.

    If the offender has consumed alcohol during the period of the order, potentially they could be returned to court.

    Over 200 people from three police force areas, including Lincolnshire, have been tagged during the past two years.

  4. Grimsby sign midfielder Benson on loanpublished at 16:33 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

    Grimsby Town sign midfielder Josh Benson on loan from Premier League side Burnley until the end of the season.

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  5. Man arrested over Grimsby rapepublished at 16:05 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

    A man has been arrested in connection with the rape of a woman in Grimsby last year.

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    Officers were called shortly after midnight on 10 March 2019 to reports a woman had been raped on Railway Street as she walked home.

    A 25-year-old man has now been arrested on suspicion of rape and actual bodily harm, according to police. He remains in custody while inquiries continue.

    Specialist officers continue to support the woman and to keep her up-to-date with the investigation, Humberside Police say.

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    Since the initial report we've explored numerous lines of inquiry, including reviewing CCTV, house-to-house inquiries, consulting with the National Crime Agency and criminal profilers and working with Regional Scientific Support Services to explore all forensic opportunities available to us."

    Det Ch Insp Stu Miller, Senior Investigating Officer, Humberside Police

  6. 'Australian breakfast' event to return to Lincolnpublished at 15:05 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

    At event to celebrate Lincoln's links with Australia is to return to the city for the first time in six years.

    Kangaroo sign on burnt landImage source, Getty Images

    The popular "breakfast" event was previously held every January, in celebration of Lincoln's twinning with Port Lincoln in Australia

    It was cancelled in 2009 after City of Lincoln Council couldn't find a suitable venue.

    The Rotary Club of Lincoln Colonia is planning to hold the event to raise funds for those affected by the wildfires in Australia.

    It will take place at The Lincoln Hotel on 26 January, which is Australia Day.

  7. Pothole protester 'bugs' council officialspublished at 14:41 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

    Karan Holland says she spray painted the pothole to warn other road users of the dangers.

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  8. Work starts on 70-bed apartment block for older peoplepublished at 14:20 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

    Building work's beginning on a new housing block for older people on Bowden Drive in Lincoln.

    Design for new accomodation blockImage source, City of Lincoln Council

    De Wint Court on Bowden Drive (pictured below) is being demolished to make way for the block.

    City of Lincoln Council says it's being built both for people who want to live independently and those who need care on site.

    The scheme is being funded jointly by City of Lincoln Council, Lincolnshire County Council and Homes England.

    Construction work is due to finish by the end of next year.

    Current housing block on De Wint CourtImage source, City of Lincoln Council
  9. Charity 'horrified' at £12,500 bill to empty woodland binspublished at 13:33 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

    Boston Woods Trust says it will have to start paying for bin collections after the council said it couldn't afford to collect them for free anymore.

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    The trust, an amenity space run by volunteers, faces paying the fee for its litter and dog waste collections from April.

    Volunteers say they were shocked and "horrified" when they were first told about the £12,500 increase in the cost of bin collections for the charity.

    The charity is now asking people to donate £20 a year to help cover the costs.

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    I initially thought they'd got their figures wrong on the letter, I thought they put an extra nought on it. I couldn't believe they want to charge us that amount of money for emptying the bins."

    Steve Ellwood, Volunteer, Boston Woods Trust

  10. Arrests as part of Boston murder investigationpublished at 12:46 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

    Two men and a woman have been arrested in connection with the death of a man near Boston, police say.

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    The body of 46-year-old Marcin Stolarek, a Polish national who lived in the area, was found near the pumping station on Chain Bridge Road on 12 January.

    He'd been dumped in the water following a sustained assault, according to police.

    Detectives say two men, aged 26 and 33, and a 26-year-old woman were arrested in Boston last night on suspicion of murder.

    All three people remain in custody, police say.

  11. Major Lincoln road to shut for four monthspublished at 11:20 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

    Washingborough Road will close next month until July while engineers build a roundabout for the new Lincoln Eastern Bypass.

    Map of diversion routeImage source, Lincolnshire County Council

    Work to construct the final new Lincoln bypass roundabout is due to start on Monday 17 February.

    The diversion route for non-HGV vehicles will be via Church Hill/Canwick Road/Sheep Wash Lane/Branston Road/Station Road/B1188 Lincoln Road and vice versa.

    The diversion route for HGVs will be via B1188/Lincoln Road to B1202 to B1190 and vice versa.

    Washingborough Road is expected to re-open in July, with the completed bypass set to open in the autumn, the council says.

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    We're aware this will be inconvenient for many, so will be doing everything we can to minimise disruption throughout the closure."

    Councillor Richard Davies, Executive member for Highways

  12. Angry driver spray paints pothole after damage to carpublished at 10:23 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

    Lincolnshire County Council has criticised a motorist for spray painting around a pothole after it ruined her car tyre.

    Spray painted bugImage source, Karen Holland

    Karan Holland, from Spilsby, had to fork out £53 for a new tyre after driving over it earlier this month.

    She says she was so fed up, she went out to buy the paint and sprayed a bug around the hole.

    She's hoping it'll help warn other drivers about the pothole, which is located between Halton Holgate and Gunby Roundabout.

    Lincolnshire County Council says repairs will now take longer because engineers will have to clean the road and people should report potholes instead.

  13. Watch: Thursday's forecast for Yorkshire and Lincolnshirepublished at 09:13 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

    Abbie Dewhurst
    Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

    After a dry start it's going to turn wet and windy with gusts of up to 55mph.

    Temperatures will reach about 11C or 12C.

    Things will clear a little ovenight but there may still be some showers in places:

  14. Boston murder inquiry: Victim named as Marcin Stolarekpublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2020

    A man whose dumped body was found in a Lincolnshire waterway was a Polish national, police have said.

    Chain Bar RoadImage source, Google

    A murder inquiry was launched after the man was discovered in water on Chain Bridge Road in Boston on Sunday evening by a members of the public.

    Lincolnshire Police named the man as Marcin Stolarek, 46 and said he died from a "sustained attack".

    Mr Stolarek lived in Boston, but also had links to Spalding, a force spokesman said.

    Det Ch Insp Karl Whiffen, from East Midlands Special Operations Unit, added: "People in those communities may have details that could prove crucial to our investigation.

    "Please come forward with information so that we can bring his killer, or killers, to justice."