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Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 42 patients with Covid-19 in h...

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 South Kesteven

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.
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.

South Kesteven 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

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

South Kesteven establishment awarded new five-star food hygiene rating

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...

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

Road closures: six for South Kesteven drivers this week

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 South Kesteven three years on

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.
Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 44 patients with Covid-19 in h...

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.

Five more deaths recorded in South Kesteven

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings handed to two South Kesteven takeaways

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...

South Kesteven has lower tree coverage than English average

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

Road closures: five for South Kesteven drivers this week

SC Abbott with the scarecrow.
SC Abbott with the scarecrow.

Police rush to scene of a 'body' in a field - only to find a 'tragic scarecrow'

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

File photo dated 18/1/2023 of a NHS hospital ward, as nursing university applicants have fallen by 24%, leading to fears the reduction could exacerbate Scotland's NHS recruitment crisis.
File photo dated 18/1/2023 of a NHS hospital ward, as nursing university applicants have fallen by 24%, leading to fears the reduction could exacerbate Scotland's NHS recruitment crisis.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 31 patients with Covid-19 in h...

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 South Kesteven

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.

Two in five South Kesteven 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 the Lincolnshire Partnership Trust at record low

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 United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust rises

South Kesteven establishment given new food hygiene rating

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 South Kesteven

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

Road closures: six for South Kesteven drivers 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 South Kesteven residents in poor health

File photo dated 18/1/2023 of a NHS hospital ward, as nursing university applicants have fallen by 24%, leading to fears the reduction could exacerbate Scotland's NHS recruitment crisis.
File photo dated 18/1/2023 of a NHS hospital ward, as nursing university applicants have fallen by 24%, leading to fears the reduction could exacerbate Scotland's NHS recruitment crisis.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 24 patients with Covid-19 in h...

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 A&E at United Lincolnshire Hospitals last month

File photo dated 18/1/2023 of a NHS hospital ward, as nursing university applicants have fallen by 24%, leading to fears the reduction could exacerbate Scotland's NHS recruitment crisis.
File photo dated 18/1/2023 of a NHS hospital ward, as nursing university applicants have fallen by 24%, leading to fears the reduction could exacerbate Scotland's NHS recruitment crisis.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust: all the key numbers for the NHS Trust in Ja...

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 same as men at South Kesteven District Council – despite disparities ...

Thefts going unpunished in Lincolnshire

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

Road closures: eight for South Kesteven 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...

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings given to two South Kesteven establishments

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 South Kesteven workers have no qualifications

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.
Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 30 patients with Covid-19 in h...

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 South Kesteven

EMBARGOED TO 0001 SUNDAY JANUARY 8 File photo dated 06/10/2021 of a Universal Credit sign on a door of a job centre plus in east London. Universal Credit deductions will leave some Scots struggling despite a promised benefits uplift, a leading charity has warned. Issue date: Monday January 9, 2023.
EMBARGOED TO 0001 SUNDAY JANUARY 8 File photo dated 06/10/2021 of a Universal Credit sign on a door of a job centre plus in east London. Universal Credit deductions will leave some Scots struggling despite a promised benefits uplift, a leading charity has warned. Issue date: Monday January 9, 2023.

Grantham and Stamford families having their benefits capped despite not being ex...

EMBARGOED TO 0001 SUNDAY JANUARY 8 File photo dated 06/10/2021 of a Universal Credit sign on a door of a job centre plus in east London. Universal Credit deductions will leave some Scots struggling despite a promised benefits uplift, a leading charity has warned. Issue date: Monday January 9, 2023.
EMBARGOED TO 0001 SUNDAY JANUARY 8 File photo dated 06/10/2021 of a Universal Credit sign on a door of a job centre plus in east London. Universal Credit deductions will leave some Scots struggling despite a promised benefits uplift, a leading charity has warned. Issue date: Monday January 9, 2023.

South Holland and The Deepings families having their benefits capped despite not...

EMBARGOED TO 0001 SUNDAY JANUARY 8 File photo dated 06/10/2021 of a Universal Credit sign on a door of a job centre plus in east London. Universal Credit deductions will leave some Scots struggling despite a promised benefits uplift, a leading charity has warned. Issue date: Monday January 9, 2023.
EMBARGOED TO 0001 SUNDAY JANUARY 8 File photo dated 06/10/2021 of a Universal Credit sign on a door of a job centre plus in east London. Universal Credit deductions will leave some Scots struggling despite a promised benefits uplift, a leading charity has warned. Issue date: Monday January 9, 2023.

Sleaford and North Hykeham families having their benefits capped despite not bei...

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings handed to two South Kesteven establishments

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.

More asylum seekers claiming financial support in South Kesteven – as national b...

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

File photo dated 25/01/21 of a homeless person on the street, as more than 25,000 households were homeless in Scotland last Christmas as figures included nearly 14,000 children without a permanent home.
File photo dated 25/01/21 of a homeless person on the street, as more than 25,000 households were homeless in Scotland last Christmas as figures included nearly 14,000 children without a permanent home.

More rough sleepers in South Kesteven – despite Government manifesto promise

File photo dated 19/05/11 of a dentist at work. Adding fluoride to water supplies offers only a modest benefit to the dental health of children, researchers have found. The scientists said water fluoridation can be seen as a cost-effective way to help reduce some of the £1.7 billion a year the NHS spends on dental caries. Issue date: Monday November 14, 2022.
File photo dated 19/05/11 of a dentist at work. Adding fluoride to water supplies offers only a modest benefit to the dental health of children, researchers have found. The scientists said water fluoridation can be seen as a cost-effective way to help reduce some of the £1.7 billion a year the NHS spends on dental caries. Issue date: Monday November 14, 2022.

Fewer South Kesteven children had rotting teeth removed than those almost anywhe...

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