A woman is being treated in hospital after being found unconscious in Bourne.

Lincolnshire Police say the woman was found when officers were called to North Street at about 20:00 on Wednesday.

The force say she is in a serious condition in hospital.

A 55-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Police say they are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen or heard a disturbance in the area between 19:00 and 20:00.

Government funding of £1.25m is to be used for two major regeneration projects on the Lincolnshire coast.

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The money will be used to pedestrianise part of the Skegness foreshore.

Cash will also be used to help with the work to demolish the 1950s Colonnade in Sutton on Sea to make way for a development including a exhibition space, performance area and viewing decks.

Lincolnshire Police say they are at the scene of a "serious collision" near Boston.

The force say two cars have collided on Hale Lane in Frithville.

The road is currently closed with diversions being put in place.

More than 550 people were killed on seriously injured on Lincolnshire's roads last year.

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According to Lincolnshire County Council figures, 553 people were killed or seriously injured in 2019, of which 37 were children.

Det Ch Supt Andy Cox, who is the National Police lead for road deaths and has recently joined Lincolnshire Police, says they're looking at more targeted action.

A clothing donation point in Boston has been forced to close.

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The donation point in the car park of the Asda store has been shut after people were seen rummaging through the items and throwing them around.

Boston Borough Council say people are also dumping their rubbish by the collection bins.

A man who was wanted on recall to prison has been located and arrested.

Lincolnshire Police issued an appeal on Wednesday to find 37-year-old Christopher Mettam, who was wanted for breaching his licence conditions.

The force said he was located at about 18:00 yesterday evening.

A dry morning is forecast before showers may move in later in the afternoon.

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Staff at a Lincolnshire Charity shop say they've finally managed to sort out all the items that were donated following lockdown.

St Barnabas Hospice volunteers have managed to clear enough space at their central warehouse meaning you can now drop stuff one without the need to book.

Grimsby Town sign Bristol City midfielder James Morton on a season-long loan deal.

It will be a wet end to the day in Lincolnshire. Here's the latest forecast:

A memorial plaque honouring those who fought and died in World War One has been replaced after vandals damaged the original.

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The plaque, in the memorial shelter of Wyndham Park in Grantham, was installed in 2008 but was damaged beyond repair last year.

A replacement plaque was unveiled on Tuesday.

Secretary of the Wyndham Park Forum, Elizabeth Bowskill, said: "We are absolutely delighted with the new plaque, which will be admired by all those who visit the park every day."

Venues across Lincolnshire will be lit up in red this evening to highlight the crisis facing the live events scene as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

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The International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln Performing Arts Centre and the Engine Shed are among the venues involved in the event being organised by #wemakeevents.

A similar event in August saw more than 300 venues across the UK turn their lights red.

Campaigners say that without support from government the "entire entertainment supply chain is at risk of collapse".

Luke Maxwell, technical manager at the Engine Shed, said: "By next year I don't know if I can even be in this industry anymore, and it's the same for many many other people."

A councillor says he was "totally appalled we didn't get the police protection".

Lincolnshire Police are appealing for help to find a man wanted on recall to prison.

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Christopher Mettam, 37, is wanted after breaching his licence conditions, according to the force.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact police.

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Plans have been submitted to build 21 homes on a former council depot site in Metheringham.

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North Kesteven District Council’s housing company, Lafford Homes, wants to build the homes on the site in Sleaford Road.

Documents submitted to the authority by Lindum Group on behalf of the council said the housing will include a two bedroom bungalow as well as two and three bed semi-detached houses and a series of one bed flats.

It said six of the homes will be classed as “affordable”.

“The proposed development is of a high quality design that responds to the sites conditions and respects the surrounding area,” said the report.

The University of Lincoln has responded to criticism from students upset at having to pay full tuition fees despite the impact of coronavirus restrictions.

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Politics student Maddie Maclean-Freeman says he doesn't feel it is fair to pay £9,000-a-year when some of the teaching is online and students can't use all the facilities on campus.

She said: "You aren't just paying for your degree, which you have to work hard for, you're paying for the facilities to be at university, the support that you kind of hope to get from university, which obviously we're not really getting at this point."

However, Deputy Vice Chancellor Simon Parkes says he believes students will still have a good experience.

"We're still doing face to face teaching," he said.

"Yes, some of our lectures will be online, but social activities will still be available for them.

"Their residences will still be there and operating as near normally as possible. So I think it will still be a great experience for students."

A fairground worker who preyed on a 15-year-old girl has been jailed after admitting sex charges at Lincoln Crown Court.

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The court heard yesterday how Matthew Spry first contacted his victim on the social media platform Snapchat and later had sex with her even though he knew she was underage.

He also sent her a graphic video of himself.

The girl, who was described in court as "vulnerable", showed the video to a support worker, leading to Spry's arrest.

Sentencing him to three years and four months in jail, Judge John Pini told Spry he "knew, or very quickly came to know, that she was under age" - despite telling police he thought she was 16.

Spry, who's now 28, and lives on Boston Road, Sleaford has also been given a sexual harm prevention order.

A mixed picture for Lincolnshire is forecast today.

Showers are predicted around lunch before clearing away in the afternoon when sun could break through.

Find your local forecast here.

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A worker at Youngs Seafood in Grimsby has tested positive for coronavirus.

The company confirmed that the member of staff tested positive at its Humberstone Road site and was self-isolating at home.

Youngs said it was taking the situation "seriously" and other employees identified as close contacts had been tested and had returned negative results.

Although parrots are well known for mimicking bad language, these are "more sweary than most".