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Students write in their exercise books in class at Royal High School Bath, which is a day and boarding school for girls aged 3-18 and also part of The Girls' Day School Trust, the leading network of independent girls' schools in the UK.

Lincolnshire has dozens of overcrowded schools

EMBARGOED TO 0001 TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28 File photo dated 12/09/18 of model houses on a pile of coins and bank notes, as House sellers are shaving just over £14,000 off their original asking prices typically to achieve a sale, according to a property website. Zoopla analysed agreed sales, looking at the differences between original asking prices and eventual selling prices. Sales where discounts had not been made were also included. Issue date: Tuesday February 28, 2023.
EMBARGOED TO 0001 TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28 File photo dated 12/09/18 of model houses on a pile of coins and bank notes, as House sellers are shaving just over £14,000 off their original asking prices typically to achieve a sale, according to a property website. Zoopla analysed agreed sales, looking at the differences between original asking prices and eventual selling prices. Sales where discounts had not been made were also included. Issue date: Tuesday February 28, 2023.

West Lindsey house prices rose last summer

Stock photo of Metropolitan Police officers boots during a Metropolitan Police passing out parade for new officers at Peel House in Hendon.
Stock photo of Metropolitan Police officers boots during a Metropolitan Police passing out parade for new officers at Peel House in Hendon.

More than a dozen children strip-searched in Lincolnshire

Sir Edward Leigh MP
Sir Edward Leigh MP

Sir Edward Leigh MP meets with PM over Scampton plans

The Officers' Mess at RAF Scampton
The Officers' Mess at RAF Scampton

​ Council moves to list significant heritage asset in bid to protect future of ...

File photo dated 18/01/23 of a general view of medical equipment on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London. The NHS in England will miss key targets for recovery of the health service, including treating people for cancer, MPs have said in a damning report. The cross-party Public Accounts Committee said the plan for tackling Covid backlogs, set out by NHS England and the Government last year, was already "falling short" and was based on "over-optimistic" assumptions about low levels of Covid and minimal pressure on the health service this winter. Issue date: Wednesday March 1, 2023.
File photo dated 18/01/23 of a general view of medical equipment on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London. The NHS in England will miss key targets for recovery of the health service, including treating people for cancer, MPs have said in a damning report. The cross-party Public Accounts Committee said the plan for tackling Covid backlogs, set out by NHS England and the Government last year, was already "falling short" and was based on "over-optimistic" assumptions about low levels of Covid and minimal pressure on the health service this winter. Issue date: Wednesday March 1, 2023.

Lower rate of death from lung conditions in Lincolnshire than across England – d...

Two PCSOs will each be allocated to the most vulnerable beats
Two PCSOs will each be allocated to the most vulnerable beats

PCSOs to be allocated to the most vulnerable beats

A screengrab taken from PA Video of Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking during a press conference on the government's coronavirus action plan, at 10 Downing Street, London.
A screengrab taken from PA Video of Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking during a press conference on the government's coronavirus action plan, at 10 Downing Street, London.

Coronavirus Pandemic: The impact on West Lindsey three years on

A Census 2021 envelope ahead of all households being asked to complete the census ahead of Census Day on Sunday. Picture date: Saturday March 20, 2021.
A Census 2021 envelope ahead of all households being asked to complete the census ahead of Census Day on Sunday. Picture date: Saturday March 20, 2021.

More non-UK short-term residents in West Lindsey

A pharmacist stocks shelves at a chemist in Dublin as Health Minister Mary Harney was urged to be cautious about adding a 50 cent fee on every drug prescribed to a medical card holder as part of a range of health service savings in the Budget.
A pharmacist stocks shelves at a chemist in Dublin as Health Minister Mary Harney was urged to be cautious about adding a 50 cent fee on every drug prescribed to a medical card holder as part of a range of health service savings in the Budget.

Fall in methadone prescriptions for opiate addiction in Lincolnshire

File photo dated 05/03/2017 of a primary school teacher marking a pupil's maths homework. Children in the "best-off" homes were more likely to report having had private tutoring than their peers in the "worst-off" homes (35% compared with 21%), according to the Sutton Trust report. A survey of 2,394 schoolchildren aged 11 to 16 in England and Wales found that 30% said they have had private tuition, up from 27% pre-pandemic. The proportion is the joint highest figure since the survey began in 2005, when it stood at 18%. Issue date: Thursday March 9, 2023.
File photo dated 05/03/2017 of a primary school teacher marking a pupil's maths homework. Children in the "best-off" homes were more likely to report having had private tutoring than their peers in the "worst-off" homes (35% compared with 21%), according to the Sutton Trust report. A survey of 2,394 schoolchildren aged 11 to 16 in England and Wales found that 30% said they have had private tuition, up from 27% pre-pandemic. The proportion is the joint highest figure since the survey began in 2005, when it stood at 18%. Issue date: Thursday March 9, 2023.

Pandemic wreaks havoc on education as a quarter of Lincolnshire pupils miss at l...

A Gainsborough man who stored waste at his home which was later fly-tipped has been fined
A Gainsborough man who stored waste at his home which was later fly-tipped has been fined

Gainsborough man fined £3,000 for fly-tipping

Nicola Truesdale, owner of Sweetie Perfection
Nicola Truesdale, owner of Sweetie Perfection

Gainsborough sweet shop Sweetie Perfection celebrates 10 years

Children taking part in the QEHS Gainsborough STEM event
Children taking part in the QEHS Gainsborough STEM event

Gainsborough youngsters were invited to STEM Fair

Fighting Fit programme is launching in Gainsborough
Fighting Fit programme is launching in Gainsborough

New exercise programme helping people living with cancer

West Lindsey has lower tree coverage than English average

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020
Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

West Lindsey road closures: one for motorists to avoid this week

General view of a road ahead closed sign, London.
General view of a road ahead closed sign, London.

Millions of pounds needed to fix substandard bridges in Lincolnshire

File photo dated 08/02/12 of a child playing. Parents in Northern Ireland are more reliant on family and friends for childcare than those in Ireland, a study has found. The research also indicates that a child's home environment has a greater influence on their development than their participation in early childhood education and care (ECEC). Issue date: Monday January 30, 2023.
File photo dated 08/02/12 of a child playing. Parents in Northern Ireland are more reliant on family and friends for childcare than those in Ireland, a study has found. The research also indicates that a child's home environment has a greater influence on their development than their participation in early childhood education and care (ECEC). Issue date: Monday January 30, 2023.

More than twice as many children as childcare places in Lincolnshire

A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. Picture date: Tuesday December 21, 2021.
A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. Picture date: Tuesday December 21, 2021.

One more death recorded in West Lindsey

File photo dated 17/02/16 of a Job Centre Plus. Britain's rate of unemployment edged higher in the three months to September as the country heads for what is feared will be the longest recession in a century, official figures have shown. The rate of unemployment stood at 3.6% in the three months to September, up from 3.5% in the three months to August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Issue date: Tuesday November 15, 2022.
File photo dated 17/02/16 of a Job Centre Plus. Britain's rate of unemployment edged higher in the three months to September as the country heads for what is feared will be the longest recession in a century, official figures have shown. The rate of unemployment stood at 3.6% in the three months to September, up from 3.5% in the three months to August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Issue date: Tuesday November 15, 2022.

More than two in five West Lindsey residents economically inactive

Dr Laurence Buckman writes a prescription in his practice room at the Temple Fortune Health Centre GP Practice near Golders Green, London.
Dr Laurence Buckman writes a prescription in his practice room at the Temple Fortune Health Centre GP Practice near Golders Green, London.

More people in Lincolnshire prescribed anti-obesity drug

EMBARGOED TO 0001 MONDAY FEBRUARY 20 File photo dated 18/01/23 of a general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London. Junior doctors in the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) have said they will strike for the first time in the union's history next month in a dispute over pay. A ballot of training-grade doctors employed by NHS trusts in England in January saw 97.48% vote in favour of striking, on a 74.76% turnout. Issue date: Monday February 20, 2023.
EMBARGOED TO 0001 MONDAY FEBRUARY 20 File photo dated 18/01/23 of a general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London. Junior doctors in the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) have said they will strike for the first time in the union's history next month in a dispute over pay. A ballot of training-grade doctors employed by NHS trusts in England in January saw 97.48% vote in favour of striking, on a 74.76% turnout. Issue date: Monday February 20, 2023.

NHS staff morale at Lincolnshire Community Health Services Trust remains steady

A sign for public toilets in London. Spending by councils in England on basic services such as public toilets, road safety and pest control has fallen as much as 40\% since 2010.
A sign for public toilets in London. Spending by councils in England on basic services such as public toilets, road safety and pest control has fallen as much as 40\% since 2010.

Toilet map shows just a handful of accessible toilets in West Lindsey

Stirlin has commenced works on a new commercial site in Saxilby
Stirlin has commenced works on a new commercial site in Saxilby

Work at new commercial site in Saxilby is underway

A ward at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool.
A ward at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool.

Rise in FGM victims in Lincolnshire seen by NHS services

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020
Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

West Lindsey road closures: two for motorists to avoid this week

EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18 File photo dated 10/09/14 of a GP using a stethoscope. Normalising hearing checks among adults in their 30s could help ward off some dementias in later life, experts have suggested. Issue date: Wednesday January 18, 2023.
EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18 File photo dated 10/09/14 of a GP using a stethoscope. Normalising hearing checks among adults in their 30s could help ward off some dementias in later life, experts have suggested. Issue date: Wednesday January 18, 2023.

One in 20 West Lindsey residents in poor health

Ministers are being urged to remove former RAF Scampton site from its list of places for an asylum centre
Ministers are being urged to remove former RAF Scampton site from its list of places for an asylum centre

“The idea .... gives me significant cause for concern"

A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. Picture date: Tuesday December 21, 2021.
A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. Picture date: Tuesday December 21, 2021.

One more death recorded in West Lindsey

An artist's impression of the new plant.
An artist's impression of the new plant.

'New fusion plant will be more than just a new power plant'

General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Drop in visits to minor injury units at Lincolnshire Community Health Services l...

File photo dated 26/01/18 of money. People in England will be able to access a loan worth the equivalent of four years of post-18 education to help them study, train and retrain at any point during their working lives, the Government has confirmed. The lifelong loan entitlement (LLE) will be able to be used to pay for full or part-time study for a variety of courses - from degrees to higher technical qualifications, the Department for Education (DfE) said. Issue date: Tuesday March 7, 2023.
File photo dated 26/01/18 of money. People in England will be able to access a loan worth the equivalent of four years of post-18 education to help them study, train and retrain at any point during their working lives, the Government has confirmed. The lifelong loan entitlement (LLE) will be able to be used to pay for full or part-time study for a variety of courses - from degrees to higher technical qualifications, the Department for Education (DfE) said. Issue date: Tuesday March 7, 2023.

Women earn less than men at Lincolnshire County Council

File photo dated 26/01/18 of money. People in England will be able to access a loan worth the equivalent of four years of post-18 education to help them study, train and retrain at any point during their working lives, the Government has confirmed. The lifelong loan entitlement (LLE) will be able to be used to pay for full or part-time study for a variety of courses - from degrees to higher technical qualifications, the Department for Education (DfE) said. Issue date: Tuesday March 7, 2023.
File photo dated 26/01/18 of money. People in England will be able to access a loan worth the equivalent of four years of post-18 education to help them study, train and retrain at any point during their working lives, the Government has confirmed. The lifelong loan entitlement (LLE) will be able to be used to pay for full or part-time study for a variety of courses - from degrees to higher technical qualifications, the Department for Education (DfE) said. Issue date: Tuesday March 7, 2023.

Women earn more than men at West Lindsey District Council – despite disparities ...

A woman logs on to the Census 2021 website ahead of all households being asked to complete the census ahead of Census Day on Sunday. Picture date: Saturday March 20, 2021.
A woman logs on to the Census 2021 website ahead of all households being asked to complete the census ahead of Census Day on Sunday. Picture date: Saturday March 20, 2021.

What Census 2021 shows about women in West Lindsey

Dog owners are invited to enter their pooches into the ‘Crufts’ like competition
Dog owners are invited to enter their pooches into the ‘Crufts’ like competition

Enter your pooch to be crowned Gainsborough’s Top Dog in Crufts like competition

Thefts going unpunished in Lincolnshire

West Lindsey District Council headquarters
West Lindsey District Council headquarters

Capital investment plan totalling £31 million

A total of 140,000 illegal cigarettes have been seized following raids on three stores and a residential property in Gainsborough
A total of 140,000 illegal cigarettes have been seized following raids on three stores and a residential property in Gainsborough

140,000 illegal cigarettes seized during raids at Gainsborough shops and homes

The crash happned on Pilham Lane, between Pilham and Corringham
The crash happned on Pilham Lane, between Pilham and Corringham

Man died after crash between van and Mini near Gainsborough

Johnny Depp surprised staff at Hemswell Antiques Centre
Johnny Depp surprised staff at Hemswell Antiques Centre

Pirates of the Caribbean actor Johnny Depp visits Hemswell Antiques Centres

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020
Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

Road closures: two for West Lindsey drivers this week

File photo dated 16/11/09 of a pharmacist stocking shelves at a chemist. Pharmacies could ease pressure on the NHS, according to an industry leader. As he prepared to enter into emergency talks with the Prime Minister on Saturday, executive director of Day Lewis pharmacy group Jay Patel said pharmacies could test and treat infections and play a more leading role in prescribing medications. Issue date: Saturday January 7, 2023.
File photo dated 16/11/09 of a pharmacist stocking shelves at a chemist. Pharmacies could ease pressure on the NHS, according to an industry leader. As he prepared to enter into emergency talks with the Prime Minister on Saturday, executive director of Day Lewis pharmacy group Jay Patel said pharmacies could test and treat infections and play a more leading role in prescribing medications. Issue date: Saturday January 7, 2023.

Hundreds of GP prescriptions for medical cannabis in Lincolnshire over five year...

Bower was sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court
Bower was sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court

Rogue trader who cheated over £140,000 out of his victims is jailed

A close-up view of a piece of paper showing someone's GCSE results at Manchester High School for Girls.
A close-up view of a piece of paper showing someone's GCSE results at Manchester High School for Girls.

More than one in 20 West Lindsey workers have no qualifications

Nottingham Crown Court.
Nottingham Crown Court.

Gainsborough man in graffiti gang who spray-painted trains at cost of £360,000

A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. Picture date: Tuesday December 21, 2021.
A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. Picture date: Tuesday December 21, 2021.

No more deaths recorded in West Lindsey

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The sign outside the Home Office in Westminster, London, following the resignation of Amber Rudd who resigned as Home Secretary amid claims she misled Parliament over targets for removing illegal migrants.
The sign outside the Home Office in Westminster, London, following the resignation of Amber Rudd who resigned as Home Secretary amid claims she misled Parliament over targets for removing illegal migrants.

Multiple asylum seekers claiming financial support in West Lindsey – as national...

EDITORS NOTE: NAMES BLURRED AT REQUEST OF LONDON FIRE BRIGADE File photo dated 21/07/22 of new London Fire Brigade recruits go through their paces during a drill at a Fire station in East London.
EDITORS NOTE: NAMES BLURRED AT REQUEST OF LONDON FIRE BRIGADE File photo dated 21/07/22 of new London Fire Brigade recruits go through their paces during a drill at a Fire station in East London.

More fires in Lincolnshire during last year's record heatwave

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Lincolnshire Police.

Police appeal after white van involved in three separate collisions

The Ulceby Cross site.
The Ulceby Cross site.

Ulceby Filling Station expansion approved

Pilgrim Hospital, Boston. Library image
Pilgrim Hospital, Boston. Library image

Car park improvement works begin at Boston's Pilgrim Hospital