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Launched in 2023, Lincolnshire Online combines the websites and news teams of several respected publications, including the Stamford Mercury, Lincolnshire Free Press, Grantham Journal, Spalding Guardian, and Bourne. This collaboration enhances our news coverage throughout the beloved county of Lincolnshire. Our dedicated writers are committed to providing readers with updates on important local issues and addressing the concerns that matter most to the community.

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Sutterton tyre firm given thumbs up to erect a commercial unit

20 hours ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Duncan Browne

A firm has been given the thumbs up to erect a commercial unit at its base on an industrial area. Applicant Sherridan Homes Ltd received planning permission to build the building at the Agricultural Tyres & Wheels site at Love Lane, Sutterton. The business specialises in the supply of tyres and wheels for all types of farm machinery.
Reform rise mean South Holland’s Conservative-controlled council must ‘listen to our residents’, says top Tory

20 hours ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Duncan Browne

South Holland’s Conservative-controlled district council must ‘be aware of the politics around’ or risk ceding further power to Reform UK, a top Tory has said. Gary Taylor, SHDC’s current portfolio holder for community development and former deputy leader, made the stark warning after seeing his party lose control of Lincolnshire County Council.
R4 Uppingham to Peterborough bus service will not be funded by Rutland County Council

1 day ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Suzanne Moon

Funding for a bus service that costs more than £3,000 per passenger is being cut by a council. The R4 between Uppingham and Peterborough is a public service operated by Central Connect, which carries about a dozen children to and from The King’s School in Peterborough. The council subsidy is £40,000 a year, or more than £3,000 per passenger.
Rippingale Feast offers a great day out for families

1 day ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Suzanne Moon

A dog show, bake off, classic cars and beer tent will be among the attractions at a summer celebration. Rippingale Feast 2025 takes place on the Jubilee Playing Fields on Saturday, July 12, from 11.30am to 4.30pm. The event has plenty of family entertainment, stalls and exhibitions to browse, as well as raffles, food and beer tents. Classic cars, bikes and tractors will be on show and there will be several competitions, including gardening, baking, preserves, flower arranging, photography and art.
‘Brilliant start!’ Solar farms plans refused at Sutton St James and Sutton St Edmund, but campaigner believes fight not over yet

1 day ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Duncan Browne

A councillor has called the refusal of two solar farm plans a ‘brilliant start’ - but fears their fight has not been won just yet. South Holland District Council’s planning officers turned down the requests, which would also have seen battery energy storage systems installed on almost 200 hectares of land at Sutton St James and Sutton St Edmund.
Newspaper memories: news and adverts we featured in June 2015, 2000, 1975, 1925 and 1825

1 day ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Suzanne Moon

A look at the past through the eyes of Mercury reporters and ad reps in days gone by. Our Rutland & Stamford Mercury Memories is produced thanks to the support of the Stamford Mercury Archive Trust. 10 years ago A cafe co-owner has appealed to customers and Stamford residents to help raise £1,200 for a defibrillator in the town's High Street. Hannah Darby, who runs Cafe Black with Jim Harding, approached St John Ambulance about installing the lifesaving equipment after attending a first aid course.
More than 450 Lincolnshire Police cases collapsed due to lost, damaged or missing evidence, including a murder, stats reveal

2 days ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Duncan Browne

A murder was one of 450-plus police prosecutions which collapsed due to lost, damaged or missing evidence in the county, it can be revealed. Statistics made public today show that 2.44% of defendants passed on to the Crown Prosecution Service by Lincolnshire Police between October 2022 and September 2024 failed to be served justice for these reasons - the fifth highest proportion across the nation’s forces. As well as a murder, there was also one sex offence case that collapsed.
Spalding store cannot hire man with ‘significant links to criminal behaviour’

2 days ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Duncan Browne

Published: 17:08, 05 June 2025 A town store will not be allowed to hire a man with ‘significant links to criminal behaviour’. The Deli Super Market in Spalding’s Sheep Market had lodged an appeal for Haiman Fatah Mohamad to work at the premises. Mr Mohamad was jailed for 16 months in February 2023 after a Lincolnshire Trading Standards raid uncovered 100,000 illegal cigarettes.
Spalding store wants man banned from premises to take job there - but press excluded from hearing full facts

2 days ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Duncan Browne

Published: 11:33, 05 June 2025 The hearing into whether a man banned from a town store will be allowed to work there is taking place this morning - but the full facts will remain behind closed doors. LincsOnline was excluded from parts of the hearing today on the grounds that personal information involving one of the parties was to be discussed.
Bourne Town hosts Conor Murphy Cup fundraiser for cancer ward at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge

2 days ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Chris Harby

A football fundraiser has helped a charity, set up in memory of a former team-mate, approach a new landmark. The match, played at Bourne Abbey Lawns last month, raised £3,319.42 for Murph’s House Charity in aid of Ward C9 at Addenbrookes Hospital, in Cambridge. The charity was set up by friends of Conor Murphy and has now raised a total of £18,500 for Ward C9 which cares for young people with cancer.