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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.

North Kesteven house prices rose last summer

North Kesteven takeaway handed new food hygiene rating

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

The runners set off on the Caythorpe Dash. Photos: Richard Hall
The runners set off on the Caythorpe Dash. Photos: Richard Hall

Muddy runners - and four-legged companions - take on countryside Dash!

An aerial view of the property.
An aerial view of the property.

STAR PROPERTY: It's 'ace' - Five-bedroom home in Lincolnshire with 34ft games ro...

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

North Kesteven road closures: one for motorists to avoid 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 North Kesteven three years on

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 North Kesteven

The Rotary Spring Gin Fest is taking place on April 1.
The Rotary Spring Gin Fest is taking place on April 1.

Upcoming Rotary Club gin festival is just the tonic

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.

North Kesteven takeaway given new five-star food hygiene rating

Lincoln Crown Court.
Lincoln Crown Court.

Man found guilty of 18 church lead thefts.

Lincolnshire Police PCSOs.
Lincolnshire Police PCSOs.

Louth and Mablethorpe among areas to be targeted by dedicated PCSOs

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 North Kesteven establishments

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.

North Kesteven takeaway given new food hygiene rating

Students Dylan Harvey and Daniel O’Halloran, with Will Godfrey and Emily Nicholson of SHD Composites of Sleaford.
Students Dylan Harvey and Daniel O’Halloran, with Will Godfrey and Emily Nicholson of SHD Composites of Sleaford.

Careers fair inspires students from Sleaford area schools

L-R Sue Coles, Christine Chapman, Ant Wood, Katie Gyles and Skye Chapman 14.
L-R Sue Coles, Christine Chapman, Ant Wood, Katie Gyles and Skye Chapman 14.

Charity event raises £535.14

Mrs Smith's Cottage will be hosting a cycle event.
Mrs Smith's Cottage will be hosting a cycle event.

Cottage museum to host safer cycling event

A car burst into flames after a collision on the A15 near Quarrington.
A car burst into flames after a collision on the A15 near Quarrington.

Car bursts into flames after crash on A15 near Sleaford

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

Waverley House, Walesby
Waverley House, Walesby

STAR PROPERTY: Five-bedroom home with detached studio/gym and south-facing balco...

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...

Police would like to speak to these two men.
Police would like to speak to these two men.

Police seeking two men in relation to Tesco theft

Firefighters pumping out the flooded properties in Metheringham. Photo: Holly Parkinson
Firefighters pumping out the flooded properties in Metheringham. Photo: Holly Parkinson

Heavy rain causes flash flooding of Metheringham properties

North Kesteven has lower tree coverage than almost anywhere else in England

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.

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

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 disposable vape found by MP Dr Caroline Johnson on the banks of the River Slea when she joined in a litter pick.
A disposable vape found by MP Dr Caroline Johnson on the banks of the River Slea when she joined in a litter pick.

Police appeal over vape misuse after three young people collapse in Sleaford

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 North Kesteven

Tim Grigg, Jill Thwaites and Les Parker of Sleaford Climate Action Network at a recent event.
Tim Grigg, Jill Thwaites and Les Parker of Sleaford Climate Action Network at a recent event.

Greener ways to farm offered at talk in Sleaford

The potholed layby on Boston Road.
The potholed layby on Boston Road.

Badly potholed layby in Sleaford set to be repaired

NKDC.
NKDC.

Council acts to promote customer confidence by stripping taxi driver of licence

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 North Kesteven residents economically inactive

The A17 Sleaford bypass is partially blocked after a collision.
The A17 Sleaford bypass is partially blocked after a collision.

Collision partially blocking Sleaford A17 bypass

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

Dad Gavin presenting the defibrillator to Horbling and Billingborough Scout Troop.
Dad Gavin presenting the defibrillator to Horbling and Billingborough Scout Troop.

Defibrillator donated to village Scout group

Miller Magic at the Masonic Rooms (archive photo).
Miller Magic at the Masonic Rooms (archive photo).

Charity concert for disability sailing scheme

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

Launching kindness campaign. Principal of St George's Academy, Laranya Caslin.
Launching kindness campaign. Principal of St George's Academy, Laranya Caslin.

Kindness campaign launched by Sleaford school

The Horseshoes inn, Silk Willoughby. Photo: Google
The Horseshoes inn, Silk Willoughby. Photo: Google

Pub race night raises hundreds for air ambulance charity

The winners at last year's Staff Awards.
The winners at last year's Staff Awards.

COLUMN: Help us celebrate our hospital staff by making an award nomination

Ten from 10 years ago ...
Ten from 10 years ago ...

TEN YEARS AGO: Sleaford-area netball teams face off in tournament (IN PICTURES)

From left - Howard Sanders - chairman, Barbara Roberts - past chairman and Michael Herd who set up the talking newspaper, at their farewell event.
From left - Howard Sanders - chairman, Barbara Roberts - past chairman and Michael Herd who set up the talking newspaper, at their farewell event.

Farewell event for Sleaford Talking Newspaper for the Blind

From left - Faye Christopher, Rebecca Cragg, Sanjay Harindra - head of activities, Natasha Baskiene, Ebony Foston and Lynn Christopher.
From left - Faye Christopher, Rebecca Cragg, Sanjay Harindra - head of activities, Natasha Baskiene, Ebony Foston and Lynn Christopher.

Care home friends and family raise £4,500 for air ambulance

The waste dumped in the ditch on The Drove. Photo: NKDC
The waste dumped in the ditch on The Drove. Photo: NKDC

Help prevent fly-tipping this spring

The property in The Hurn, Billingborough.
The property in The Hurn, Billingborough.

STAR PROPERTY: Four bedroom family home with 37ft living, kitchen and dining are...

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 North Kesteven

The layout of where the solar farm is proposed to be installed between Metheringham and Ashby de la Launde.
The layout of where the solar farm is proposed to be installed between Metheringham and Ashby de la Launde.

Plans for huge solar farm between Lincoln and Sleaford submitted to council

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Lincolnshire Police.
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