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An assistance dog is a big hit with a Lincolnshire family whose two boys have a rare medical condition.

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Do you recognise these men? Police want to speak to them in connection with a fight on a train travelling between Saxilby and Gainsborough Lea Road railway stations.

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It happened just before 20:00 on Saturday 24 October and caused "significant disruption" to other passengers.

Officers believe the men in the CCTV images may have information which could help their investigation.

Anybody who can identify any of the men in the picture is being asked to contact British Transport Police.

Non-native quagga mussels, which can block pipes, have been discovered in the East Midlands.

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Health bosses are in discussion with the government about a new Covid-19 testing centre in Skegness, where infection rates are very high, but the exact location has not been confirmed.

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Lincolnshire County Council’s director of public health Professor Derek Ward said it was hoped the new site would be around the same size as the Lincolnshire Showground testing site.

East Lindsey currently has the fourth highest coronavirus infection rate in the country.

The government’s most recent seven-day data for the area showed a rate of 444 case of infection per 100,000 people, down from 471 the previous day.

Nearby Boston has seen its figures drop from 440 cases to 430 - putting it in eighth place nationally - while North East Lincolnshire saw a fall from 421 infections per 100,000 people to 395.

This compares with an England average of 209 infections per 100,000 people - down from 218.

Police are hunting for the owner of a bag containing £50,000 worth of cocaine which was found on a Lincoln estate.

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The bag was found on Allness Close in Birchwood yesterday morning.

Detectives say it's an "incredibly large amount" of the drug, and whoever lost it "could come to serious harm".

They say the safety of those involved is their first concern, before they investigate any drugs offences.

Two police officers are injured when a lorry collides with their car on the A1 in Lincolnshire.

A Lincolnshire Conservative MP says he will vote against the government's move to put the county into tier three coronavirus restrictions next week.

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Lincolnshire will be placed into "very high alert" restrictions - the highest tier - on Wednesday 2 December following the end of the England-wide lockdown.

But Sir John Hayes, Conservative MP for South Holland and The Deepings, says he doesn't think the county-wide approach to Covid restrictions is fair.

An arrest has been made after an HGV crashed into a police vehicle on the A1 in Lincolnshire, leaving two officers needing hospital treatment.

The crash happened on Wednesday morning as officers in a marked police vehicle were dealing with a report of a broken-down HGV near Colsterworth.

A second HGV collided with the police vehicle leaving the two officers with injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening, according to Lincolnshire Police.

They remain in hospital and are believed to be in a stable condition, the force adds.

The driver of the second HGV, which collided with the police car, suffered minor injuries during the collision and was taken to hospital. The driver of the broken-down HGV was uninjured.

The A1 at Colsterworth was closed in both directions for some time while police investigations were carried out.

Anyone who saw what happened, or who has dash cam footage from around the time of the crash, is being asked to contact Lincolnshire Police.

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The government has published a summary showing the thinking behind Lincolnshire's move into tier three coronavirus restrictions next week.

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From Wednesday, Lincolnshire will be placed into "very high alert" restrictions - the highest tier - following the end of the England-wide lockdown.

The government says while there has been an "overall improvement" in the number of coronavirus infections in Lincolnshire, "case rates remain high throughout the county".

In Lincolnshire, there are currently 307 cases of coronavirus per 100,000 people - and among the over-60s, that number is 281 cases per 100,000, according to latest figures.

In its summary, the government adds: "NHS pressures in Lincolnshire remain high and show signs of increasing, particularly for the units treating the more serious cases".

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Lincolnshire's move into tier three coronavirus restrictions next week has left hospitality businesses worried about the impact it will have, a Lincoln hotel manager has said.

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From Wednesday, Lincolnshire will be placed into "very high alert" restrictions - the highest tier.

Tier three means no household mixing indoors in hospitality venues or private gardens.

It also means pubs and restaurants must close except for offering deliveries or takeaways.

The tiers will be reviewed on 16 December, the government says.

Ian Robinson, general manager of the White Hart Hotel in Lincoln, says Lincolnshire's move into tier three is disappointing and will have an impact on the business.

"Since the announcement, we've had a flurry of cancellations for bedrooms and for people who had booked for Christmas Day.

"The issue we have is that it only gives us nine days from 16 December to Christmas Day if we come down a tier to get everything in order," he says.

Mr Robinson adds: "These are people's livelihoods. We've got a certain amount of people we employ and if you times that across all the venues across the city and the county - there are lots of people feeling very nervous at the moment."

A bookshop owner in Lincoln says she's worried she will end this year without enough money to keep her business going, after the government announced Lincolnshire will face tier three coronavirus restrictions from next week.

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From Wednesday 2 December, Lincolnshire will be placed into "very high alert" restrictions - the highest tier.

Reacting to the news, Sasha Dennan, the owner of Lindum Books in the Bailgate in Lincoln, said she was "disappointed" but not surprised by the latest announcement.

She said: "I think it’s what we were expecting seeing the figures over the last couple of weeks. It will have an impact on our neighbours in the hospitality trade – the hotels, cafes, restaurants.

"If you think about coming out for a day shopping, at some point you're going to want to sit down, have a cup of coffee - and that all impacts on people coming to the area and spending the day shopping. I think footfall in the area will be affected," she says.

Ms Dennan adds that when the shop opens again next week, she hopes it will turn out to be a "busy December".

"But I worry that in the tier we're in, there will be fewer people around and we may end December without enough in the bank to perhaps keep us going over the next few months."

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It "doesn't make sense" for parts of Lincolnshire to go into tier three coronavirus restrictions when infection rates in some areas are well below the national average, the leader of the county council has said.

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The whole of Lincolnshire will go into "very high alert" restrictions on 2 December following today's government announcement.

Martin Hill, leader of Lincolnshire County Council, says this could badly affect the hospitality sector and more support is needed for the county’s business in addition to furlough.

Mr Hill says: “It’s very disappointing the whole of Lincolnshire has gone into tier three as we are seeing infection rates fall, especially in those few districts that were previously causing concern – and this could have a crippling effect on our hospitality sector.

“Although our figures have been high in some districts and lower elsewhere, there’s a clear levelling off and drop in the numbers as the lockdown restrictions and the considerable efforts of our residents begin to take effect.

“While some of our districts have infection rates well below the England average, why should the whole of Lincolnshire go into tier three for the sake of higher rates in some districts? It doesn’t make sense.

Mr Hill adds that Lincolnshire will be looking to move out of tier three restrictions "as soon as possible".

East Lindsey is "tracking in the right direction" despite the district facing the toughest tier three coronavirus restrictions from next week, the council leader has said.

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The whole of Lincolnshire will go into "very high alert" restrictions on Wednesday 2 December, the government has announced.

Councillor Craig Leyland, leader of East Lindsey District Council, said: "I’m very disappointed and I’m very concerned for our hospitality businesses that will be severely affected by this and I’m concerned some of them might not survive the tier three restrictions.

"I do understand we have particular issues in East Lindsey that we need to address, and those impacts have started to come down in terms of the numbers, so we’re tracking in the right direction.

"It is rather worrying that there will be the discussion about one area being affected by another. We are all dealing with this together. The approach has been collaborative and partnership working which has been working well. But unfortunately we are where we are, and it’s not great."