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

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

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

James Olayinka's late goal fires rock-bottom Southend to victory against Scunthorpe.

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

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

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

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

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Lincolnshire health bosses have criticised "negative feelings" towards students over coronavirus as mass testing yielded low numbers of cases.

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The University of Lincoln continues to have low infection rates, according to bosses, with the latest count seeing 28 coronavirus positive cases on campus out of about 15,000 students.

Professor Derek Ward, Lincolnshire County Council’s director of public health, said it was encouraging to see the lower numbers.

He acknowledged there had been blips - including a recent case where a student was fined £10,000 after hosting a party of up to 100 other students - but said those were rare.

“Earlier on there was quite a lot of negative feeling that students were contributing and driving the pandemic, and we saw a peak in numbers at the beginning of term," said Professor Ward.

“But the young people in the country who are in further or higher education, the vast majority have been exemplary in how they’ve approached this."

A spokesperson for the University of Lincoln could not provide details of how many tests had been carried out, but said testing at its peak had been fully booked and the majority of students had now gone home for Christmas.

"The students have been amazing, they have been brilliant. Our numbers are lower compared to Lincoln and Boston in general, and that would suggest the students on campus are not driving the R-rate higher," the spokesperson added.

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

He is currently the East Midlands Deputy Chief Constable:

Christmas has come early for a Doncaster woman after her long-lost cat was found 75 miles away in Lincolnshire.

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Sybil Gillatt's three-year-old cat Laddo went missing in November 2019, shortly after the death of her husband Keith.

She spent several days looking for Laddo, but eventually came to terms with his disappearance, saying: "I've had a horrible year without Keith and Laddo, I really have."

However, Mrs Gillatt kept the cat's bedding, toys and scratching post just in case Laddo came back.

Meanwhile, in Skegness, cat lover Karen Rice found what she thought was a feral cat visiting her garden, looking "thin and very timid".

Ms Rice cared for the cat, who she named Foxglove, and eventually got him scanned for a microchip - which led to him being traced by Cats Protection back to Doncaster.

As a result, Mrs Gillatt made a 75-mile dash from South Yorkshire to be reunited with Laddo and to bring him back.

She says: "He really was so pleased to be home, he remembered everything.

"I really am so grateful to have him home again. This is the best Christmas present ever."

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

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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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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."

A number of trailers have been stolen from across Lincoln over the past 24 hours, according to Lincolnshire Police.

Four incidents were reported yesterday, with trailers being stolen from properties in Westmore Lane in Welton, Ermine Street in Hackthorn and Eagle Lane in Thorpe on the Hill.

And there's been a further report of trailers being stolen from a farm in Market Rasen Road, Dunholme today, police say. Lawnmowers, saddles and bridles were also stolen in this incident.

The thefts are being investigated and owners of trailers are being urged to secure them as best as they possibly can and keep them out of sight, police add.

Anyone with information about the thefts is being asked to contact Lincolnshire Police.

Campaigners have won the right to legally challenge the decision to close Grantham's Accident and Emergency department.

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The daytime unit was replaced with an Urgent Care Centre in June as part of the move to make Grantham a Covid-free site.

Now, the High Court has given permission for a judicial review to take place into that decision.

Grantham Councillor Charmaine Morgan, chairman of SOS Grantham Hospital, says the ruling is a "huge relief" and that campaigners feel "vindicated".

"We shouldn't have to be in this position. If United Lincolnshire Hospitals had listened to us in the community we wouldn't be in this position," she adds.

"In many respects, it's really sad we're having to fight like this for our services at this vital time."

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust say it intends to defend the claim, and says the temporary changes made at Grantham are in response to the national Covid-19 emergency.

An off-duty police officer has been praised for helping out when he saw a man lying unconscious on the pavement in a Lincolnshire town.

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PC Rich Precious, a local Community Beat Manager, was on his way back from the school run on Monday morning when he saw Jess Hill flat out on the pavement on Newmarket in Louth, with his wife standing over him.

PC Precious stopped to help, realising Mr Hill was unconscious, wasn’t breathing and had a very weak pulse.

He began to make attempts to help Mr Hill, who is in his 70s and from Louth, including mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

PC Precious was joined by an off-duty doctor and soon Mr Hill showed signs of recovery and, although he remained unconscious, he did make some efforts to breathe for himself before deteriorating again.

Mr Hill was eventually taken to Grimsby Hospital.

He had suffered three cardiac arrests, but despite this is now off all life support and is expected to make a good recovery, according to Lincolnshire Police.

PC Precious has since received a message from Mr Hill’s wife saying: "Thank you so much for your help this morning. You saved his life and I for one will be eternally grateful. There are no words."

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