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Laura White, project manager for Ecotricity's Heckington Fen solar project.

County councillors object to two large solar farm projects

Mill House, Friskney.

STAR PROPERTY: Stylish four bed property with sun room, two summerhouses, and ow...

A nurse handles a syringe at a medical centre in Ashford, Kent, similar to those which will be used for a new combined jab for babies. The vaccination will protect children against Diptheria, Tetanus, Whooping Cough, Hib and Polio and will be administered to babies over two-months-old later this year. Plans for a shake-up of the vaccine regime for babies are being formally unveiled by senior health officials today. But health campaigners and politicians have warned the Government that it risks a repeat of the MMR controversy unless more reassurances are given about the safety of a new five-in-one immunisation jab. The Government's plans for a combined vaccination emerged over the weekend, when the Department of Health also confirmed that mercury is to be removed from the whooping cough vaccine. 10/09/04: There is no evidence to support a link between the controversial MMR jab and the development of autism in children, researchers said Friday September 10, 2004. Concern about a reported link between the triple vaccine and the disorder has led to a drop in the number of parents getting their children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella in the UK. *07/12/04: Immunisation against infectious disease has saved more lives than any other public health intervention in Irish history, apart from providing clean water, it is claimed. Minister of State Tim O'Malley urged parents to ensure their children were protected against infectious diseases.

Lincolnshire behind on target for MMR jab coverage as uptake falls

Councillors are reconsidering whether to lower the speed limit on a stretch of the A15 from 60mph to 40mph. Photo: Google

Councillors delay decision on lowering A15 speed limit

File photo dated 08/01/19 of FW Pomeroy's Statue of Justice above the Central Criminal Court building, Old Bailey in London. Plans to ensure sentencing in the most serious criminal cases can be broadcast are being consulted on by the Ministry of Justice.

Year-long waits for justice in fraud cases in Lincolnshire

Medal winners at Sleaford Gymnastics Club. Photo: David Dawson

Hatful of medals for Sleaford club members at British Gymnastics For All event

Lincoln Crown Court

Mum-of-five laundered £95k of husband's drugs cash

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

Road closures: one for North Kesteven drivers over the next fortnight

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.

Good news as food hygiene ratings awarded to two North Kesteven establishments

Lincolnshire Police.

One man released and another arrested in rape investigation

Southgate Bridge will be closed for two nights. Photo: Google

UPDATE: Bridgeworks overnight closure dates on Southgate in Sleaford confirmed

A vehicle passes a towering pile of scrap metal at Southampton port.

The number of metal theft offences in Lincolnshire has increased

Young photographers are being challenged to take their best shots of Sleaford.

Children's photo contest in Sleaford

Police signage

Black people six times as likely to be stop and searched by Lincolnshire Police ...

The A15 near Harmston. Photo: Google

County council considering lowering speed limit on stretch of A15

The Old Manse, in Alford.

STAR PROPERTY: Five bed Edwardian property for sale in Lincolnshire with host of...

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.

North Kesteven establishment handed new food hygiene rating

One of the attentuation ponds after it was created in Swaton in 2021. Photo: Environment Agency

Flood prevention scheme in Swaton cited as new flood funding announced

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.

North Kesteven restaurant handed new food hygiene rating

Appeals for the site near Beckingham have been rejected by a planning inspector. Photo: Google

Planning inspector dismisses 17 appeals relating to land near Beckingham

NHS ambulances parked outside the accident and emergency (A&E) department of St Thomas' Hospital in central London. PA Photo. Picture date: Wednesday February 6, 2020. See PA story HEALTH Hospital. Photo credit should read: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

More people turn to A&E in Lincolnshire when GP practices are closed

Police appeal.

Police appeal following a burglary at housing development site in Sleaford.

A breakdown of the benefits of stopping smoking, according to the NHS.

Health leaders outline benefits of joining in ‘Stoptober’

PICTURE POSED BY MODEL A woman showing signs of depression.

Hundreds of people in Lincolnshire are living with young onset dementia

Some of the youngsters collecting their Summer Reading Challenge prizes. From left - Lola Hymers, aged seven, Freya Hymers, nine, Ella Parker, aged three and Sleaford Library Manager Charlotte Harris.

Summer Reading Challengers get prizes as ‘Green Libraries Week gets underway

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

Road closures: two for North Kesteven drivers over the next fortnight

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.

Good news as food hygiene ratings awarded to five North Kesteven establishments

Awards for top performers.

Prince Edward visits county to review officer graduation parade at RAF Cranwell

Joyce Wright is currently receiving care at Johnson Community Hospital in Spalding.

Hospital discharges elderly woman during night to a stranger's home in Skegness

File photo dated 27/11/19 of school children during a class at a primary school, as teaching assistants are taking second jobs or leaving education to work in better-paid roles amid cost-of-living pressures, a report by The National Foundation for Educational Research suggests.

Lincolnshire children worse at reading, writing and maths than before coronaviru...

Molly Harris and her horse Princess.

Autistic teenager shortlisted for award after mum's horse-riding accident

Road works.

Road resurfacing works scheduled for Kirkby Green

Sixteen burglaries have been identified in a potential burglary series.

Police appeal after 16 incidents identified in potential burglary series

Traffic news.

A17 partially blocked by vehicle fire at Brant Broughton

A general view of a domestic radiator room thermostat. Families across Great Britain will find out on Friday how tough energy bills will be this winter but they may have to wait to discover what the Government will do to help Picture date: Thursday August 25, 2022.

More elderly people in North Kesteven received help to pay their heating bills l...

The launch of Operation Galileo for a new hare coursing season, at Glebe Farm, Leadenham.

Tougher measures in place to target hare coursers as annual campaign launched

Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, during his visit to the new Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance headquarters in Waddington in 2021.

New Duke of Edinburgh visiting Lincolnshire

General view of estate agents signs outside a block of flats in Basingstoke, Hampshire.

North Kesteven house prices dropped more than East Midlands average in July

The hands of an elderly woman in Poole, Dorset.

Thousands of safeguarding concerns about vulnerable adult 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.

North Kesteven takeaway handed new food hygiene rating

(L-R) Ben Clarke, Darren Burchnall, Karl Keuneke and Neil Woodmansey with Colin the rescue dog in Morocco.

Lincolnshire firefighters return from Morocco

Police are appealing for witnesses.

Woman passenger dies three days after being involved in A17 smash

Viking re-enactors do battle at Threekingham.

Video: Thousands throng to meet Viking army at Threekingham!

File photo dated 24/01/16 of a preschool age child playing with plastic building blocks. Parents have less time to read, play, and cook healthy meals with their children as a result of the cost-of-living crisis, according to a new poll. Issue date: Monday September 11, 2023.

Three-quarters of people with suspected autism in Lincolnshire experienced a pro...

Jon 4 and Sam 8 of Sleaford with L-R Thomas Straw and David Henderson of Nottingham

Gallery: Battling Vikings invade village history festival

The Church Lane School team on the Three Peaks Challenge.

School staff take on Three Peaks for arts project and charity

Undated file photo of police tape at a crime scene. Police forces have committed to follow all "reasonable lines of enquiry" in an effort to improve investigations and drive down crime rates. The standards setting body published guidance for officers in England and Wales to consider all potential evidence - such as footage from CCTV, doorbells and dashcams, as well as phone tracking - if it could lead to a suspect or stolen property. Issue date: Monday August 28, 2023.

Lincolnshire Police seizes hundreds of thousands of pounds from criminals – as f...

Soprano Elaine Huckle.

Classical recital for church

Emma Whitton and Paul Mawditt outside their Good Finds business in Heckington High Street.

Old pharmacy becomes new destination for coffee and shopping

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

North Kesteven road closures: two for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

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Lincolnshire Police.

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Lincolnshire Community Services NHS Trust has support available for those experiencing continence issues.

COLUMN: Seeking to raise awareness of problems with continence

'Overlooked' towns - Boston, Skegness and Spalding - now in line for £20m over 10 years each in extra Government money.

Councils in Lincolnshire react to news of £60m for 'overlooked' towns