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Care village approved for Navenby

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Courts.

Woman denies defrauding 85-year-old pensioner out of £1,500

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Bungalow badly damaged by fire after laptop battery explodes while charging

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The Lake District, the setting for the Light the Lakes fundraiser. Picture: Cumbria Tourism.

Team to help Light the Lakes

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Prem baby clothing project reborn under new name

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Liberty X star set to sing at salon’s charity ball event

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Lincolnshire residents with memory problems urged to seek advice

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£3million housing project in Ancaster to create 14 new homes

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Launch of temporary sculpture created by public visitors, supported by NEON. L-R NEON artists Viliina Koivisto and Mark Nixon, with NCCD visual arts development co-ordinator Lucy Lumb, pictured with the temporary sculpture. EMN-180810-102758001

Block party unveils new sculpture

Arts

Sleaford Town Crier John Griffiths. EMN-180310-170440001

Town crier contest to be held next year in Sleaford?

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Poacher rail line awarded for RAF 100 marketing campaign

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Mark Quinn, Regional Director for the RAF Benevolent Fund receives the cheque for �1,000 from the RAF100 events on the Poacher Line at Sleaford station. EMN-181110-141815001

RAF centenary events on Poacher rail line raise £1,000 for benevolent fund

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The junction on the A17 Leadenham bypass where the incident blocked the road on Tuesday. EMN-181110-114447001

Driver escapes with minor injuries after rolling car into field beside A17

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Grantham Road car park one of the sites on the periphery of Sleaford town centre that the new strategy is hoped to drive more motorists to use instead. EMN-180810-143809001

New £74,000 parking ticket machines to be part of new strategy for Sleaford

Transport

East Midlands Trains are affected by the cordon around Lincoln Railway Station

No trains between Sleaford and Lincoln after suspicious package causes station lockdown

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Crime More Crime >>

Woman denies defrauding 85-year-old pensioner out of £1,500

Crime

Lincoln Crown Court

Woman gets 22-month suspended jail sentence for shaking a baby, causing brain damage

Crime

Special Constable Nick Lamb receives his officer of teh year award from Chief Constable Bill Skelly and Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire Toby Dennis. EMN-181110-171057001

Sleaford Special Constable awarded for going ‘above and beyond’

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Lincolnshire Police. EMN-180910-163640001

Three males in small beige hatchback linked to series of thefts in villages south of Sleaford

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Education More Education >>

Popular quiz returns

Education

Children at Leasingham Primary School - which has just been rated highly for its sports provision. Image supplied.

School is on mark for sports achievements

Education

Children at Caythorpe Primary school taking part in the fencing taster class organised by Carre's Sports Outreach scheme. EMN-180925-103352001

Sword play offers alternative sport for primary school pupils

Education

The William Alvey School taken around 1890. EMN-180920-090016001

Lost finials on Sleaford primary school are replaced

Education

Neil Lowdon of Sankate Homes and Coun John Money, NKDC executive member for housing and property service, with floor plans of the development project for the old Quarrington School. EMN-180925-101944001

Historic old school to become new homes

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Town crier contest to be held next year in Sleaford?

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Winner of the Tearoom of the Year category at Select Lincolnshire Awards - Kirsty Kershaw and Katie Mace of Leadenham Teahouse with award sponsors Stokes Tea and Coffee. Photo: Chris Vaughan Photography EMN-181210-132014001

Teahouse in Leadenham scoops third accolade in three days in successful week of award ceremonies

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Poacher line partnership reoresentatives receive their award at the ACORP Community Rail Awards. EMN-181210-110504001

Poacher rail line awarded for RAF 100 marketing campaign

Transport

Mark Quinn, Regional Director for the RAF Benevolent Fund receives the cheque for �1,000 from the RAF100 events on the Poacher Line at Sleaford station. EMN-181110-141815001

RAF centenary events on Poacher rail line raise £1,000 for benevolent fund

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£3million housing project in Ancaster to create 14 new homes

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The Lafford Terrace offices illuminated. EMN-180910-135841001

Council lighting up for baby loss

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Mark Quinn, Regional Director for the RAF Benevolent Fund receives the cheque for �1,000 from the RAF100 events on the Poacher Line at Sleaford station. EMN-181110-141815001

RAF centenary events on Poacher rail line raise £1,000 for benevolent fund

Politics

Winners of this year's NK Community Champions Awards along with chairman of NKDC Coun Geoff Hazelwood and Leader of the Council, Coun Richard Wright.

VIDEO AND PHOTO GALLERY: NK Community Champions Awards 2018

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Grantham Road car park one of the sites on the periphery of Sleaford town centre that the new strategy is hoped to drive more motorists to use instead. EMN-180810-143809001

New £74,000 parking ticket machines to be part of new strategy for Sleaford

Transport

Environment More Environment >>

Stop dropping litter to prevent river of plastic

Environment

New Hare Aware chalk paintings are to begin appearing around Sleaford. EMN-180928-094823001

Out with the mud hares, in with the chalk silhouettes!

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Window cleaners Paul Dunham and Matt Gillard putting back one of the refurbished cast iron street names in Sleaford. EMN-180928-092808001

Street signs are looking good

Environment

Sleaford In Bloom members present Sophie Hatcher of the Solo Bar with the East Midlands in Bloom silver award for best hotel and pub garden display. EMN-180928-093745001

Volunteers can celebrate after blooming great award

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Health More Health >>

Care village approved for Navenby

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The works will start next month

Prem baby clothing project reborn under new name

Health

A second case of monkeypox has been diagnosed in UK. Picture: PA

Lincolnshire residents with memory problems urged to seek advice

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The senior nursing team carrying out ward inspections. EMN-181210-112753001

Lincolnshire hospital wards earn ‘green’ light rating in quality inspections

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Mental health campaign

New mental health campaign launched across Lincolnshire

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