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Criminals try out awful excuse after being caught red-handed in Lincolnshire countryside

Police saw through the excuses of two men who they caught red-handed in the Lincolnshire countryside. Two dogs named Gyp and Jess will be rehomed following the sentencing of William Johnson and Scott Pritchard at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Friday, October 11. The pair pleaded guilty to being equipped for or with the intention to […]

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Rock band The Stranglers to headline Lincoln Castle concert in June 2025

English rock band The Stranglers will headline Live at Lincoln Castle in June 2025. They are one of the longest surviving bands to have originated during the UK punk scene and will be joined by fellow punk pioneers Buzzcocks. This year has seen The Stranglers celebrate their 50th anniversary and they remain an enduring force

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Council ‘ploughing ahead’ with North Hykeham Relief Road despite review into funding

Lincolnshire County Council‘s highways boss says the local authority is “ploughing ahead as planned” with a major relief road project despite uncertainty over funding. The North Hykeham Relief Road, which is estimated to cost around £200 million, will complete the ring road around Lincoln if it goes ahead. A total of £110 million in government

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Denii Reynolds’ mum recalls tragic ‘last supper’ with daughter before she was killed in crash as cars raced

The heartbroken mother of 20-year-old Denii Reynolds has recalled the tragic last moments with her daughter before she was killed in a crash as cars raced in Lincolnshire. Denii, from Grimsby, was in the passenger seat of a Citroen C1 driven by Keelan Tuke when it collided with a Vauxhall Corsa in October 2021 on

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‘Much-loved husband’ among Lincolnshire Echo death notices this week

Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news media is a long standing tradition and we are proud of the trust placed in us to make these important announcements. Every notice published to our newspaper and news site also appears on funeral-notices.co.uk – the UK’s number one site for death notices and memoriams.

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Archaeological dig unearths surprising discovery and 6,000 years of Lincolnshire history

An archaeological dig of a quarry in Lincolnshire has uncovered evidence of settlement and agriculture use spanning 6,000 years. Investigations of the Cemex West Deeping Quarry have been underway since the 1990s and excavation of the 55 hectare site began in 2007. Evidence from the Neolithic period right up to modern times has been found,

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Lincolnshire reporter caught up in destructive Hurricane Milton in Florida describes ‘worry and tension’

A Lincolnshire reporter is caught up in the hurricane which American President Joe Biden described as one of the most “destructive hurricanes to hit Florida in over a century”. James Turner, who works as one of the Lincolnshire Local Democracy Reporters for Iliffe Media, travelled to Orlando, Florida on Sunday, October 6. Hurricane Milton crashed

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BBC Weather blunder sees Lincoln forecast of ‘hurricane-force winds’ of 15,583mph

People in Lincolnshire and across the country received a shock when they opened the BBC weather app to see a forecast of ‘hurricane force winds’. The blunder saw Brits issued with terrifying high speed winds this morning and 404C heat. In Lincoln, people were given warnings of 15,583mph winds. Writing on X, BBC Weather said:

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Live updates as fire breaks out in Lincs town and locals told to keep doors and windows shut

A fire has broken out in a Lincolnshire town tonight (Wednesday, October 9). People living near the scene in Spalding have been told to keep their windows and doors shut until further notice. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service has asked people to avoid the area in Moulton Chapel. There are currently eight appliances in attendance,

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