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  • Live updates on Wednesday 15 April 2020

  1. Lincolnshire's Monday weather forecastpublished at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021

    BBC Weather

    It will be a dry day in Lincolnshire.

    Here's the latest forecast:

    Weather Forecast
  2. Yorkshire and Lincolnshire: Latest news and coronavirus updatespublished at 07:38 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021

    Breaking news, sport, weather and travel updates from across North, West, East and South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

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  3. Lincolnshire: Latest news and coronavirus updatespublished at 06:26 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021

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

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  4. Three held after woman seriously hurt in assaultpublished at 14:50 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2021

    Police believe the injured woman was stabbed during a disturbance in a street.

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  5. Dozens failing to turn up for Covid jab every daypublished at 10:56 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2021

    Health bosses have pleaded with people who cannot make their vaccination appointments to cancel.

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  6. Grimsby Town 0-0 Colchester Unitedpublished at 19:42 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2021

    Relegation-threatened Grimsby remain bottom of the Football League after being held to a 0-0 draw by managerless Colchester.

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  7. Warning over vaccination centre staff abusepublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2021

    Using abusive and threatening language to staff was "unacceptable", bosses have said.

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  8. Trawler skipper jailed over drowning of three menpublished at 18:22 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    David Marr sent a WhatsApp message a minute before his trawler swamped a boat, causing three deaths.

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  9. Lincolnshire's weather tonightpublished at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    You can expect light rain showers and a fresh breeze if you're heading out for a walk tonight.

    Find your local weather forecast here.

    Weather forecast
  10. Abuse of vaccination staff 'will not be tolerated'published at 15:42 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    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.

    Covid-19 vaccine

    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.

  11. Reminder over postal votes for local electionspublished at 14:23 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    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.

    However, authorities add they are working hard to ensure robust Covid safety measures are in place at polling stations:

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  12. Covid: Sister’s plea over Lincolnshire care visit banpublished at 13:17 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    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.

    Kate Habel and her brotherImage source, Kate Habel

    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".

  13. Darren Drysdale given backdated ban for Alan Judge clashpublished at 11:24 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

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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.

    Darren DrysdaleImage source, Dave Thompson/PA Wire

    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.

  14. Lincolnshire's Friday weather forecastpublished at 10:09 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    BBC Weather

    Today will be breezy with scattered showers, these locally heavy with a risk of hail mixed-in.

    Cloudy at times this morning but with sunnier periods this afternoon. Brisk westerly winds.

    Clear spells this evening.

    Tonight, it will become cloudier from the southwest with outbreaks of rain.

    The rain will become heavy at times. Strengthening south-westerly winds:

    Weather graphic
  15. Lottery winner sentenced over fatal crashpublished at 18:51 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2021

    Matthew Topham has the "burden of taking a life" in the Christmas Day crash, a judge says.

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  16. 'I'm just gutted'published at 18:49 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2021

    Bodycam footage of Matthew Topham recorded after he caused a fatal crash was shown in court.

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  17. Sister’s plea over care visit banpublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2021

    Kate Habel still cannot visit her brother in care in Lincolnshire despite visit rules being changed.

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  18. Farmers hope new law will save native breedspublished at 17:05 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2021

    All the East Midlands' major native breeds, such as Border Leicester sheep, are under threat.

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  19. Lincolnshire's weatherpublished at 17:05 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2021

    The wind will ease this evening and it should be mainly dry.

    Here's the latest forecast:

    Weather Forecast
  20. Lincolnshire hospitals' Covid patient numbers revealedpublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2021

    A total of 75 patients are currently being treated for Covid-19 in Lincolnshire's main hospitals, it's been confirmed.

    Lincoln County HospitalImage source, Google

    Figures from United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust show 47 are being treated at Lincoln County Hospital and 28 at the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston.

    Grantham Hospital remains a Covid-free "green" site.