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5 days ago | lincolnshireworld.com | Chrissie Redford

A memorial rugby match has taken place in Skegness in memory of a local player who lost his battle with cancer. Nick Morgan was diagnosed in January 2022 with stage four terminal oesophageal cancer and given six to nine months. In spite of battlng ‘amazingly well’, he sadly died on October 2024 at the age of only 44.

6 days ago | lincolnshireworld.com | Jamie Waller

Survey works will begin soon for Anglian Water’s plans for a major new reservoir in Lincolnshire. The scheme would require flooding five square kilometres near Scredington, close to Sleaford, at the loss of at least 15 homes and farms. Anglian Water is hoping to submit the Lincolnshire Reservoir application in 2028, with construction starting around 2031 if it’s approved. The surveys are being carried out to gather information about the land and its environment to influence the designs.

1 week ago | lincolnshireworld.com | Richard Silverwood

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowThe news that one of late comedian Tommy Cooper’s famous fez hats had sold for a record £7,000 at auction came as quite a shock to a retired Louth businessman. For Tim Dixon knew he’d had TWO of the same hats sitting in a box at his home for almost 70 years!Now Tim’s prized possessions have gone under the hammer too, at the sale room of the Louth-based John Taylors auctioneers.

1 week ago | lincolnshireworld.com | Jamie Waller

Lincolnshire County Council spent nearly £1m housing children in unregistered care homes last year due to a “national shortage” in spaces. Watchdog Ofsted says this is illegal, although many councils across the country are resorting to the measure in order to meet demand. The authority says that the children were safe and visited weekly by social workers.

1 week ago | lincolnshireworld.com | Chrissie Redford

A stretch of the A16 at Toynton All Saints is to be rebuilt later this month. The works by Lincolnshire County Council highways department follows the ongoing A16 reconstruction works in Sibsey. “This two-mile stretch of road will take up to a month to reconstruct, with up to 1,500 tonnes of road building materials set to be used,” said Karen Cassar, assistant director for highways. “We expect to start these works during week commencing April 28.