Coronavirus infection rates have started edging up again in Lincoln, Boston and South Kesteven, the latest figures show.

Infection levels in the county are still below the England average, however.

Tony McGinty, assistant director of public health in Lincolnshire, says now is not the time to be complacent.

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This morning will be dry with increasing hazy sunshine. In the afternoon, spells of rain will push in from the west. Moderate south-westerly winds. Staying cold.

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It will be a cold night in Lincolnshire.

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Police are appealing for help to identify these three men seen in CCTV images in connection with a robbery in Grimsby:

Image source, Humberside Police

It happened at about 21:00 on Thursday 21 January as a man biked along Chantry Lane, according to Humberside Police.

The victim was attacked by three unknown men and suffered a serious injury to his face and head which required hospital treatment.

His injuries are not life-threatening, officers say.

Anyone with information about the incident, or who recognises the men pictured above, is being asked to get in touch with police.

The number of vicars in Lincolnshire could be cut due to financial challenges faced by the Diocese of Lincoln, including the coronavirus pandemic, the acting Bishop of Lincoln has warned.

The Rt Revd Dr David Court, who's also the Bishop of Grimsby, says the church needs to be "creative" in how it approaches the current situation.

The Diocese of Lincoln cannot continue to afford the number of vicars it currently has and the coronavirus pandemic has also hit its finances, he says

Job roles will also be under review, he adds.

Lincolnshire's top scientist says he wants people to look at the huge rise in the numbers dying since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic started and remember it can be "a killer".

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Before the pandemic, around 23 deaths a week would be recorded in December in Lincolnshire.

But Professor Derek Ward, the county's director of public health, says that number has now gone up significantly:

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A police van was among the vehicles involved in several collisions and other incidents caused by snow and ice in south Lincolnshire this weekend.

Motorists are still being warned of hazardous conditions in some parts of the county this morning:

Snow and ice is causing problems for parts of Lincolnshire.

Several schools have closed in the south of the county, online lessons will still go ahead.

Meanwhile motorists are being warned that roads are still dangerous in some parts following yesterday's bad weather.

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After a frosty and clear start to the day, there will be crisp sunshine. It will stay dry and fine for the rest of the day but with a moderate westerly breeze.

This evening will be chilly, dry and clear. Into the night, it will stay dry but cloud cover will increase from the south-west. Staying breezy.

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

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Health bosses are "on track" for all Lincolnshire care homes to be offered the vaccine by Sunday.

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Lincolnshire's care home staff and residents should have all had their first Covid jab by this weekend, it's been confirmed.

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Martin Fahy, the county's director of nursing, says three quarters of residents and staff have already had the jab.

Lincolnshire’s health services had been “at great guns” since the start of the vaccine roll-out, he added.

"We’re on track to complete all our care homes by this weekend, so we’re really excited about that," he told BBC Radio Lincolnshire.

More than half of people aged over 80 in Lincolnshire have had their first Covid-19 jab, it's been confirmed.

A total of 24,253 people in their 80s and above have been vaccinated in the county so far - that's 52% of the county's population of people in their 80s.

Meanwhile, figures show that 8% of Lincolnshire's adult population have had the jab - 49,633 people in total.

The figures include the first two weeks of vaccination, up to 17 January, so do not include people who've been jabbed at the mass vaccination centre which opened in Boston this week.

A Lincolnshire pub landlady says she's "gutted" at a scientist's suggestion pubs and restaurants may not open until May due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Image source, The Ship

Dr Marc Baguelin, a scientist who advises the government, told the BBC opening pubs and restaurants would cause a "bump in transmission" of Covid-19.

Lesley Hunter took over as landlady of The Ship Inn in Horncastle in December and it's stood empty every day since (pictured).

She says: "May just feels such a long long way away".