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  • Live updates on Wednesday 15 April 2020

  1. Suspected gas explosion causes house collapsepublished at 15:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2020

    Police said the male occupant suffered minor injuries and was a "little shaken".

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  2. Boy and man arrested after teenager found deadpublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2020

    A 14-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man are arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager died.

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  3. Woman killed and two hurt in car crashpublished at 13:11 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2020

    Police want anyone with dashcam footage of the crash near Goltho, Lincolnshire, to come forward.

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  4. Grimsby Town 1-1 Mansfield Townpublished at 17:36 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2020

    Grimsby halt a run of three consecutive League Two defeats with a draw against fellow strugglers Mansfield.

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  5. Election 'felt like slowest slap in the face'published at 00:05 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2020

    The Conservatives took 10 seats from Labour across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in 2019.

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  6. New Lincolnshire chief constable appointedpublished at 18:51 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Chris Haward says his priorities include helping those who want to "step away from offending".

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  7. Grimsby sign experienced Moraispublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Grimsby Town sign experienced winger Filipe Morais on a deal that runs until the summer of 2022.

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  8. Lincolnshire gets new Chief Constablepublished at 17:27 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Chris Haward has been appointed as the new Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police.

    He is currently the East Midlands Deputy Chief Constable:

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  9. New imaging equipment in Lincolnshire's hospitalspublished at 16:17 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    New imaging machines have been installed in two Lincolnshire hospitals to help with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and vascular disease.

    Radiographer Helen Disbrow-Carpenter with the machineImage source, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

    The machines are part of a £1.2m investment in new fluoroscopy suites at Lincoln County and Boston Pilgrim Hospitals.

    They are able to combine different types of X-rays to provide clinicians with modern imaging to perform patient procedures and deliver prompt diagnosis and treatments.

    They can show real-time moving images of what is happening within a patient’s body, for example the swallowing mechanism and blood flow.

    More than 500 patients have so far benefited from the new machines.

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    The team will be able to undertake more complex procedures, with the specialised imaging equipment that has exceptional image quality enabling very accurate diagnosis. It also has the ability to support our vascular suites, reducing the possibility of any future delays for patients."

    Nigel Allen, Radiology Operations Manager, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

  10. Work around domestic abuse is 'so important' - Victimpublished at 15:09 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    A 70-year-old woman who was the victim of domestic abuse by her husband has urged Lincolnshire Police to continue its work around the issue.

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    The woman, who has been divorced from her abusive husband for more than three decades, said her experiences of abuse still "haunted" her.

    She said she hoped her words might reach someone else who was suffering the same way she did 30 years ago.

    "I still hear his voice, telling me I'm fat, ugly and no-one likes me, on a daily basis. The control of what I wore, questioning our children about who I had been talking to," she said.

    "I am now in my 70s. It's still with me. He never left a bruise where it could be seen. They are all still in my head.

    "He was clever, even my family liked him, never suspected things were not right."

    She told Lincolnshire Police that publicity about domestic abuse was "so important", adding: "Please carry on as long as you need to. And you will need to."

    Responding, the Lincolnshire force said the woman was a "hero" and "an inspiration" and added that anyone who is facing abuse now was not alone.

  11. Senior police officer sacked for using racist termpublished at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Det Ch Insp Stewart Miller was dismissed after a hearing found him guilty of gross misconduct.

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  12. Schools coronavirus funding boost to help pupils catch uppublished at 13:56 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2020

    Schools in Lincolnshire are to receive about £8m of government funding to help pupils catch up on learning they have missed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

    Pupils in a classroomImage source, REUTERS/EDDIE KEOGH

    It will be up to "school leaders" to decide how best the money is spent, according to Lincolnshire County Council, external.

    Councillor Patricia Bradwell, who oversees children’s services, said: "Since the start of term, there have been schools affected by the virus, but working with our public health team, they have taken the appropriate action to limit the potential spread of the disease.

    "The major focus now is helping our young people catch up on the learning they missed during the initial lockdown, and the government has made funding available to achieve this."

    Schools will also have the opportunity to register an interest in the National Tutoring Programme, which will offer additional targeted support for disadvantaged and vulnerable young people.

    Councillor Bradwell added: "I want to thank all schools, pupils and parents for their support in getting pupils back to school."

  13. Plant-based 'meat' factory set to create 500 jobspublished at 19:07 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2020

    The firm is creating up to 500 jobs and say large-scale production will lead to lower prices.

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  14. Lincolnshire's evening weather forecastpublished at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2020

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    There could be some rain around in Lincolnshire tonight.

    Here's the latest forecast:

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  15. New Chief Constable could be confirmed laterpublished at 16:54 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2020

    The appointment of Lincolnshire Police's new Chief Constable could finally be confirmed later.

    Lincolnshire Police HeadquartesImage source, Google

    A meeting this evening will be asked to appoint Chris Haward, who was named as the preferred candidate by Police and Crime Commissioner Marc Jones.

    Mr Jones had originally picked a different candidate, but the recruitment process had to be re-run because of what were described as "procedural complications".

  16. Senior police officer admits using racist termpublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2020

    Det Ch Insp Stewart Miller does not deny using the phrase, but claims he did not intend to be racist.

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  17. 'Theatre production' teaches wind farm safetypublished at 15:03 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2020

    One of the performers calls it a "brilliant way of emotionally engaging people" in health and safety.

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  18. Lincolnshire hospitals in spotlight for Covid infectionspublished at 13:21 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2020

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    People are more likely to catch coronavirus at one of Lincolnshire's hospitals than at many other hospitals in the country, new data suggests.

    Lincoln County HospitalImage source, Google

    The Telegraph has reported that more than 10,000 people nationally caught the virus while in hospital for other illnesses, external between 1 August and 29 November.

    In Lincolnshire, a total of 29.5% of patients who've had a positive test for Covid-19 at either Boston Pilgrim Hospital or Lincoln County Hospital picked it up while they were in hospital, according to the Telegraph's figures.

    That puts United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) in the top 10 for hospital infection rates in the country.

    Responding to the figures, ULHT chief executive Andrew Morgan told BBC Radio Lincolnshire it is a problem.

    The trust's hospitals face "overcrowding of A&E, lack of side rooms, having to move patients around the site", Mr Morgan says.

    "Yes, it's something we work really hard on, but figures are figures."

  19. Lincolnshire's weatherpublished at 10:27 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2020

    It will be a dry but cloudy day in Lincolnshire. Here's the latest forecast:

    Weather Forecast

    You can find your local weather forecast here.

  20. Student fined £10k after 'up to 100' at partypublished at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2020

    Lincolnshire Police say they use their powers as "a last resort", but were left with no option.

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