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Lincolnshire is a county in the East Midlands of 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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Gedney Drove End explosion leaves three hurt, one seriouslyThe air ambulance was called after the explosion in the village of Gedney Drove End, Lincolnshire.BBC News - Published | |
Bearded vulture: Crowds flock to see rare bird over Lincolnshire fensThe rare raptor, seen only a handful of times in the UK, was spotted at Moulton West Fen earlier.BBC News - Published | |
Five Lincolnshire police officers injured at unlicensed music eventThey were monitoring a gathering of about 200 people, Lincolnshire Police say.BBC News - Published | |
Seal joins in with River Witham paddleboard lessonThe seal hitched a ride on a paddleboard during a lesson on the River Witham in Lincolnshire.BBC News - Published | |
Diabetic Lincolnshire patient died after hospital overdoseThe man was given 10 times the prescribed diabetes medication, a Lincolnshire hospital trust reveals.BBC News - Published | |
Lincolnshire wheelchair user says she was denied job interviewHolly Girven says the Sheffield law firm, which works for BT, said there was no wheelchair access.BBC News - Published | |
'We do not want to end up like Leicester': Blackburn holds its breath after spike in Covid-19 casesThe Lincolnshire council has not gone quite as far as its East Midlands counterpart in imposing a lockdown, but the leaders and people of this north-western region know what is waiting around the..Independent - Published | |
Coronavirus: Lincolnshire man fined six times for lockdown breachesPeople make mistakes but blatant rule-breaking is "clearly not acceptable", a police chief says.BBC News - Published | |
Stay away from us, say seaside resortsCoastal communities in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire express their fears over an influx of visitors.BBC News - Published | |
Lincolnshire students urged to help pick fruit and vegStudents in Lincolnshire have been encouraged to pick fruit and veg during their summer holidays.BBC News - Published | |
VE Day 2020: 'You heard it on the radio that war is over'People from Yorkshire and Lincolnshire share their memories of VE DayBBC News - Published | |
Coronavirus: Red Arrows resume 'essential training'The Royal Air Force's aerobatic team flew a number of sorties from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire.BBC News - Published | |
Air ambulance night flights in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire cutThe Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance said its medics were also needed in hospitals.BBC News - Published | Coronavirus: Shutdown allows keepers 'quality time' with animalsCoronavirus shutdown means keepers spend more time with the animals at a Lincolnshire wildlife park.BBC News - Published |
Coronavirus: Miss England returning to her job as an NHS junior doctorBhasha Mukherjee is heading back to work at a hospital in Boston, Lincolnshire due to coronavirus.BBC News - Published | Two killed as car plunges into Lincolnshire dykeA man died at the scene and a woman later in hospital after the crash in Chapel St Leonards.BBC News - Published |
Storm Ciara: Homes flooded and power down in stormMore than 178 flood warnings remain in place in England, including 100 in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.BBC News - Published | Boston drain body: Man in court over Marcin Stolarek deathMarcin Stolarek's body was discovered in South Forty-Foot Drain in Boston, Lincolnshire.BBC News - Published |
First stranded Orca found in almost 20 years in the WashThe dead 15ft (4.5m) long juvenile killer whale was found on the coast of Norfolk and Lincolnshire.BBC News - Published | LNER criticised for Lincolnshire sausages made in YorkshireCritics are turning up the heat on LNER for serving Yorkshire-produced Lincolnshire sausages.BBC News - Published |
British woman Madalyn Davis dies in Sydney cliff fallMadalyn Davis, 21, from Lincolnshire, is reported to have fallen from the Diamond Bay cliff tops.BBC News - Published | Worker dies after being trapped under digger in LincolnThe 23-year-old, from Nottinghamshire, was pronounced dead at a building site in Lincoln.BBC News - Published |
Christmas dinner: Meet the man who cooks for thousandsThousands of Christmas dinners have been given to older people in Lincolnshire for free.BBC News - Published | Kindness advent calendar brightens up Lincoln school dayChildren in Lincoln are marking advent with an act of kindness in the days before Christmas.BBC News - Published |
Fireman Sam: Man jailed for abusive messages to fire chiefJeremy Flashman sent abusive messages to a Lincolnshire fire chief after Sam was axed as a mascot.BBC News - Published | Arrest after Lincolnshire shopping centre evacuatedEmergency services were called to the centre in Skegness after shoppers reported breathing problems.BBC News - Published |
Lincolnshire school 'upskirter' Lewis Croft, 19, jailedLewis Croft, 19, secretly photographed pupils while working at a school in Lincolnshire.BBC News - Published | Flooding: Barlings Eau river breach leaves farmer cut offMore than 1,000 acres of farmland in Lincolnshire is flooded after a breach in a river bank.BBC News - Published |
Meet the woman saving dogs from Romanian 'kill centres'Vanda Kizmaz, from Bourne in Lincolnshire, imports 60 Romanian strays each month.BBC News - Published | Belvoir Hunt vote held in secret due to threatsThe vote was on whether to stop the Belvoir Hunt from using local council land in Lincolnshire.BBC News - Published |
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 | 'Mindless wanton destruction': Schoolboys' parents to pay £1,500 after £30,000 model railway show trashedYouths sentenced to referral order over damage to display in Stamford, LinconshireIndependent - Published |
Lincolnshire police chief crashed while trying to call husbandThe assistant chief constable crashed into an oncoming car outside the police force's headquarters.BBC News - Published | 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 |
Wainfleet flood clean-up: Volunteers needed More than 580 homes in and around Wainfleet in Lincolnshire were evacuated after heavy rains.BBC News - Published | Wainfleet flooding: Evacuees of 284 homes can return Lincolnshire Police say 284 properties in Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, have been identified as safe.BBC News - Published |
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 | 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 |
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 sayIndependent - Published | 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 |
Swastikas spray-painted across commemorative D-Day bench, say policeLincolnshire site was used during Second World War for aircraft taking off for NormandyIndependent - Published | |
