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File photo dated 14/04/23 of striking NHS junior doctors on the picket line. Concern about the NHS has soared against the background of the biggest doctors' strike in history, according to new research.

Thousands of appointments and operations at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Tr...

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

File photo dated 21/05/13 of an Accident and Emergency sign. Twenty-four hours in A&E is "no longer just a documentary", leading medics have warned as figures show that almost 400,000 patients spent 24 hours or more in an emergency department in England last year. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) said the very long waits are a "matter of national shame". Issue date: Monday September 25, 2023.

More than 10,000 visits to A&E at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust were by pe...

PICTURE POSED BY MODEL A woman showing signs of depression.

Hundreds of people in Lincolnshire are living with young onset dementia

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

South Holland road closures: one for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

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...

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

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 13 patients with Covid-19 in h...

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 South Holland received help to pay their heating bills la...

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

South Holland house prices increased slightly in July

The hands of an elderly woman in Poole, Dorset.

Thousands of safeguarding concerns about vulnerable adult in Lincolnshire

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...

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...

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

South Holland road closures: one for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

File photo dated 11/05/18 of a car hitting a pothole on a road. Drivers are suffering from a surge in pothole-related breakdowns, new figures from the RAC suggest.

Hundreds of miles of Lincolnshire roads maintained in 2021-22 – as levels of roa...

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

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for eight patients with Covid-19 i...

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 Holland establishment handed new food hygiene rating

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 given to five South Holland establishments

A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London. Picture date: Wednesday January 18, 2023.

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

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

A selection of one pound coins, two pound coins and bank notes

South Holland wages outstrip inflation as UK real-terms pay steadies

PICTURE POSED MY MODEL: A general view of a man smoking a cigarette.

Lower rate of smokers in South Holland

PICTURE POSED BY A MODEL File photo dated 02/02/20 of a teenage girl with her head in her hands showing signs of mental health issues. More than 20% of referrals to children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) were rejected in 2022, figures obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats show. Issue date: Sunday August 13, 2023.

Young women in Lincolnshire more than four times as likely to be hospitalised fo...

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 Holland establishment given new food hygiene rating

File photo dated 07/08/13 of a person cycling next to a car, as government targets to increase levels of cycling and walking in England are set to be missed, according to a new report.

Fewer cyclists in South Holland than before pandemic

File photo dated 07/08/13 of a person cycling next to a car, as government targets to increase levels of cycling and walking in England are set to be missed, according to a new report.

Fewer cyclists in Lincolnshire than before pandemic

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

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for seven patients with Covid-19 i...

Two women wearing short skirts walk in the sunshine as upskirting, the invasive practice of taking an image or video up somebody???s clothing, becomes a specific criminal offence in England and Wales, punishable by up to two years in custody.

More than a dozen upskirting crimes recorded in Lincolnshire in past two years

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 Holland takeaways

File photo dated 12/09/18 of a teacher and students in a classroom, as the Government's plan for all state schools to deliver at least a 32.5 hour week has been pushed back by a year.

Back to school: Hundreds of appeals against school places in Lincolnshire last y...

Wayhoh Reservoir in Edgworth, Lancashire. There has been almost no rain in England for the last three weeks, while many rivers in the north and West Midlands are notably or exceptionally low, new figures show. Less than one millimetre has fallen in the South East and North East since May 31, with the rest of England seeing no rain at all. Picture date: Thursday June 8, 2023.

More than 150 sewage overflows in South Holland last year

The Golden High Hedges level crossing, near Donington. Photo: Google

Train delays after car collides with crossing barriers

File photo dated 10/09/14 of a GP checking a patient's blood pressure. The majority of GPs are seeing patients over and above the "safe level" on a daily basis, a new survey suggests. Some 60% of family doctors say they see an average of 26-40 patients every day, according to a new survey by GP publication Pulse. Issue date: Monday August 21, 2023.

GP Rankings: The top 10 GP practices in Lincolnshire

File photo dated 14/11/17 of a person laying loft insulation. Barclays has extended its scheme to pay up to £2,000 to mortgage holders to help make their homes green as new research shows more than half of homeowners do not feel confident making their properties more energy efficient. Issue date: Thursday July 6, 2023.

Energy efficiency measures in low-income South Holland households increased sinc...

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

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for three patients with Covid-19 i...

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 handed to six South Holland establishments

Undated file photo of an electric car being charged, as the UK Government appears less likely to meet its net zero targets since it became more transparent on its plans, its climate advisers have said.

Nearly 28,300 low-emission vehicles now registered in Lincolnshire

File photo dated 19/08/2014 of a view of houses in north London. Annual mortgage repayments are set to rise by £2,900 for the average household remortgaging next year, according to a think-tank. As the UK's "mortgage crunch" deepens, total annual mortgage repayments could rise by £15.8 billion by 2026, the Resolution Foundation said. Stickier-than-expected inflation has raised expectations that the Bank of England's base rate-rising cycle, which started in December 2021, will continue for longer. Issue date: Saturday June 17, 2023.

Almost 1,000 overcrowded homes in South Holland

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove arrives at Downing Street in London. Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden will chair a Cobra meeting on the evacuation of British nationals from Sudan. Picture date: Tuesday April 25, 2023.

Several square metres of forest, open land and water in South Holland developed ...

An elderly person at a charity tea party in London.

Carers in Lincolnshire forced to wait forced to wait five point one four times l...

Road closures: one for South Holland drivers over the next fortnight

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

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for one patient with Covid-19 in h...

File photo dated 02/03/2012 of a math exam in progress at Pittville High School, Cheltenham. Teenagers across the country are waking up to their GCSE results in a year when the proportion of top grades awarded is expected to fall. Issue date: Thursday August 24, 2023.

Tumbling number of high performing GCSE students in Lincolnshire

File photo dated 11/01/2018 of signage for the Home Office in Westminster, London. Afghan scholars studying in the UK under a Foreign Office scheme say they are living in fear of being forced back into Taliban clutches. Issue date: Monday August 14, 2023.

South Holland gives refuge to multiple Afghans

A model poses holding a knife. PA Photo. Picture date: Thursday January 16, 2020. Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Nearly three-quarters of knife crime convictions in Lincolnshire were first-time...

South Holland restaurant given new food hygiene rating

A woman reading a leaflet from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) containing information about The Census 2021, sent to households in England and Wales. Picture date: Monday March 22, 2021.

Census 2021: one in seven households in South Holland are in highest social clas...

File photo dated 21/11/06 of a person in a wheelchair, as a human rights watchdog has criticised the Government's "slow progress" in efforts to improve the lives of disabled people across the UK.

Almost two dozen people waited over four months for an NHS wheelchair in Lincoln...

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

Road closures: one for South Holland 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.

South Holland restaurant handed new food hygiene rating

POSED BY A MODEL File photo dated 18/11/2015 of a 9-month-old girl playing with pre-school toys, London. Relatives who step up to look after a child in what is known as kinship care should be given paid leave instead of feeling forced to cut their hours or quit their jobs due to a lack of support, a charity has said. There are more than 162,000 children in England and Wales being raised by either a friend or family member other than their parents, the Kinship organisation said. Issue date: Thursday June 15, 2023.

Fewer births in South Holland – amid historic low across England and Wales

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