PPE

Asbestos is the greatest cause of workplace deaths in UK - still risky

'Sick of the lies': Michelle Mone breaks silence on covid PPE scandal

Hawthorn Tree pupils pictured on their site visit to the Saxon Grange development near their school. Images supplied.

Boston pupils learn about the dangers of playing on building sites

Horncastle History & Heritage Society archivist Mary Silverton and chairman Ian Marshman receive the special set of scrubs for the Town Archive from Tracey Leyland and Shelley Wills from Horncastle & District Scrubs. EMN-211025-112858001

Preserving the work of hardworking Horncastle & District ‘Scrubbers’

Tags will be attached to uncollected green-lidded bins if contaminated with the wrong waste. EMN-210913-164247001

Council calls upon North Kesteven residents to fight recycling bin ‘contaminatio...

Almost 4 in 10 Brits admit to leaving litter on a beach - and say they will cont...

12.6 billion PPE items are stored in the UK as central stock, which costs around £6.7 million per week (Photo: Getty Images)

Taxpayers will be paying costs of pandemic for decades - with Covid bill already...

Boris Johnson’s former aide Dominic Cummings has published a WhatsApp exchange in which the Prime Minister appeared to describe Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s performance as “totally f***ing hopeless” (Photo: Shutterstock)

Johnson called Hancock 'totally f***ing useless' in WhatsApp messages, Cummings ...

A small number of staff at Butlin's in Skegness are self-isolating.

Staff at Butlin's in Skegness self-isolating but 'no positive Covid cases'

The government was not as prepared as it could have been for the Covid pandemic, the National Audit Office found (Photo: Shutterstock)

Government did not have ‘detailed contingency plans’ in place for pandemic

Porsche Macan EV

Porsche Macan EV pictured testing on public roads

Some of the preparations at Lincolnshire's polling stations.

Lincolnshire elections: PPE preparations for polls

Care home residents in England will be allowed two regular indoor visitors from mid-April, the Government has announced (Photo: Shutterstock)

Care home residents in England allowed two indoor visitors from 12 April

The last census took place in 2011. Getty Images

Got a Census reminder? Don’t worry!

When can car washes reopen in England? What the roadmap out of lockdown means fo...

More than one million face masks issued to NHS workers may fail to meet safety standards, the Government has warned (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

NHS told to stop using over a million masks issued to workers that ‘may not meet...

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens now? (Photo by Molly Darlington - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens...

A multitude of healthcare bodies in the UK are asking the Government for better personal protection against Covid-19 (Photo: Shutterstock)

UK health workers want the government to update 'inadequate' Covid PPE guidance

The most commonly recorded symptom was flashbacks of the patient's time in hospital (Photo: Shutterstock)

Around a third of Covid patients thought to experience PTSD symptoms after being...

10,000 care homes with older residents have now been offered a Covid vaccine (Photo: Getty Images)

A Covid vaccine has been offered to all care home residents in England - what ha...

Ambulances arriving at A&E at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston.

'All you can do is care for them and pray they will be OK': Paramedics on frontl...

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and Wales since the pandemic began (Photo: Shutterstock)

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and W...

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue again at heart of Covid response

Staff at St Barnabas Hospice received their gift bags from Helene Key, Sales Manager at Chestnut Homes

Homes builder cements support for hospice staff

Meeting others outdoors still poses Covid risks - could it be banned?

Army enlisted to help roll out the Covid vaccine in the UK - this is the plan

How to groom your dog at home during lockdown - and are dog groomers open?

St Barnabas Hospice held a Drive Thru Donations fundraising drive.

Charities feeling the strain of Covid-19

Thank you from the Air Ambulance team

2020: A year of challenge and achievement for air ambulance

Kinema in the Woods. EMN-201223-091655001

Kinema in the Woods receives £139k grant

George clothing colleague at Asda Boston, Brooke Dehaney.

Festive boost from Asda for local primary schools

£122m worth of Covid PPE bought for the NHS has never been used

1st and 2nd class stamps are going up in price - here's how much you'll have to ...

Experts warn that the nation is in for a big freeze – as gas engineers expect to...

NHS doctors and nurses will get a pay rise next year - how much will staff get?

You can book to get a ‘drive through’ flu jab - full list of locations

Companies recommended by MPs were handed billions worth of Covid contracts - acc...

Findings released from a survey of social care in Lincolnshire.

Covid-19 survey by patient watchdog reveals how Lincolnshire social care has bee...

Fire services are giving this advice to people with fireplaces and chimneys

Relatives enjoy a window chat at Ashdene Care Home. Photo: Michael Hunt EMN-200911-173454001

Care homes doing best to keep families in contact

Coronavirus

Six more coronavirus deaths in Lincolnshire

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Lincolnshire Coronavirus: More than 300 hospital staff currently off sick due to...
More than 300 hospital and healthcare staff are currently off work due to coronavirus across Lincolnshire.

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Extra ‘green’ collection in West Lindsey

Pigeons on the Post Office roof.

Expert says trained hawk could be solve Horncastle’s pigeon - and poo - problem!

The Kinema In The Woods.

MP Victoria Atkins calls for Kinema support during Covid-19

Richmond School pupils in their hi-vis vests donated by Specsavers.

Local opticians help Skegness children get home safely in the dark

Care homes will be prioritised for testing. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Care homes will be given free PPE until March under new coronavirus plans

A study in China found that people who wear glasses appear to be at lower risk of catching COVID-19 (Photo: Getty)

Does wearing glasses or goggles protect you from coronavirus?

The care home has since expressed gratitude to the MP for raising the issue (photo: Shutterstock)

The care home which sacked an employee over claims of lack of PPE has admitted i...

Some of the litter found by Lianne, Steve and Jordan. EMN-200814-093536001

Appeal from Sutton on Sea Beachcare group

Maz Fosh, chief executive of Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust.

COLUMN: Winter is coming, but so is the Bank Holiday Weekend

The firm have announced vacancies at 37 of their holiday parks.

Haven announces 500 new jobs across UK

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Ayanda Capital supplied 50 million faulty face masks to the UK - this is what th...

If small businesses fail, who will help our local economies and communities?

Volunteers from Horncastle and District Scrubbers at Stanhope Hall

Scrubbers plan to support Stanhope Hall

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When driving lessons and tests can restart and why you'll have to rebook your te...