Lincolnshire

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Lincolnshire is a county in eastern England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders Northamptonshire in the south for just 20 yards (19 m), England's shortest county boundary. The county town is the city of Lincoln, where the county council has its headquarters.

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Meet the woman saving dogs from Romanian 'kill centres' Vanda Kizmaz, from Bourne in Lincolnshire, imports 60 Romanian strays each month. BBC News - Published 6 days ago
Belvoir Hunt vote held in secret due to threats The vote was on whether to stop the Belvoir Hunt from using local council land in Lincolnshire. BBC News - Published 3 weeks ago
Woodhall Spa mustard gas clean-up operation 'cost £289,000' About 150 canisters of the gas used as a World War One weapon were unearthed in Lincolnshire in 2017. BBC News - Published on August 31, 2019
'Mindless wanton destruction': Schoolboys' parents to pay £1,500 after £30,000 model railway show trashed Youths sentenced to referral order over damage to display in Stamford, Linconshire Independent - Published on August 19, 2019
Lincolnshire police chief crashed while trying to call husband The assistant chief constable crashed into an oncoming car outside the police force's headquarters. BBC News - Published on August 8, 2019
Chickens 'left to rot' at major supplier Moy Park's farms A charity says it uncovered "extreme suffering" at three chicken farms in Lincolnshire. BBC News - Published on June 25, 2019

Wainfleet flood clean-up: Volunteers needed More than 580 homes in and around Wainfleet in Lincolnshire were evacuated after heavy rains. BBC News - Published on June 24, 2019
Wainfleet flooding: Evacuees of 284 homes can return Lincolnshire Police say 284 properties in Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, have been identified as safe. BBC News - Published on June 21, 2019
Wainfleet flooding: Homes remain evacuated until Friday More than 580 houses in Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, were evacuated when a river burst its banks. BBC News - Published on June 17, 2019
Wainfleet flooding: Hundreds spend night away from town People are warned they may need to stay out of their homes in Lincolnshire for up to 48 hours. BBC News - Published on June 16, 2019

Wainfleet flooding: Hundreds of homes evacuated in Lincolnshire as RAF shores up flood defences 'We're working hard to get residents to safety and monitor the River Steeping,' police say Independent - Published on June 15, 2019
Wild Bill: Lincolnshire Police respond to ITV drama Rob Lowe's character Bill Hixon comes to Lincolnshire to take charge of the local police force. BBC News - Published on June 13, 2019
Swastikas spray-painted across commemorative D-Day bench, say police Lincolnshire site was used during Second World War for aircraft taking off for Normandy Independent - Published on June 10, 2019	Saxilby drowning deer rescuer 'happy to save life' Marc Headon jumped into a waterway in Lincolnshire after seeing the creature in the water. BBC News - Published on May 29, 2019
Body of man found washed up on Cleethorpes beach in Lincolnshire A man's body has washed up on Cleethorpes beach, and police say his body had not been in the water for very long. Independent - Published on May 17, 2019	Lincolnshire Roman coin hoard 'is largest find in Britain' More than 3,000 4th Century Roman coins were found in a buried pot in Lincolnshire. BBC News - Published on May 9, 2019
Aslackby farmland to be used for green burials The Folkingham Farms proposal will see a 400-plot burial ground created in Lincolnshire. BBC News - Published on April 24, 2019