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20 new coronavirus cases and no deaths on Tuesday in Lincolnshire Not out of the woods yet There have been 20 coronavirus cases in Greater Lincolnshire and no COVID-related deaths on Tuesday. The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 18 new cases in Lincolnshire, one in North Lincolnshire and one in North East Lincolnshire. No further coronavirus deaths were registered on Tuesday. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the count...

Lincolnshire businessman jailed for late night break-in attack on elderly couple He was threatening to kill the victims Dinesh Bhatt, 63, was jailed for 12 months. | Photo: Lincolnshire Police A businessman walked through the countryside in the middle of the night before breaking into an isolated farm house and attacking the elderly occupants, Lincoln Crown Court was told. Dinesh Bhatt set off from his home in South Witham in the early hours and walked three miles, crossing the A1 before turnin...

Prolific paedophile jailed after boasting about abusing young girls His offences began when he was just 15 Callum Reynolds, 24, from Skegness, was jailed for over three years. | Photo: Lincolnshire Police A paedophile was brought to justice after boasting in online chats that he had sexually abused young girls, Lincoln Crown Court was told. Callum Reynolds attracted the attention of police as a result of the comments he made to a sex offender which led to officers turning up at his home. Reynol...

New series launching next week John-Luke Roberts is to launch a new podcast, spoofing all the other podcasts. Welcome To The Sound Heap will feature scores of guest comedians improvising parodies of shows, based only on their ridiculous made-up titles. It has been inspired by 500 tweets the comic made when he ‘mad during lockdown, each suggesting the name of a podcast that did not yet exist. He said: ’A few months ago I discovered that I was one of only three people in the country not to...

Police were spotted on Claremont Street on Tuesday morning. | Photo: The Lincolnite The death of a woman in her 40s on a street in Lincoln is not being treated as suspicious, as police investigations continue. The woman was found dead at a house on Claremont Street when officers responded to a call from East Midlands Ambulance Service at around 7.20pm on Monday evening. Police and forensic examiners remained at the scene throughout Tuesday as part of investigations, but have now revealed that h...

Comedy livestreamed... - Watch Sandi Toksvig perform stand-up in a river

Former ‘Bake Off’ front woman and QI host Sandi Toksvig is thought to have claimed a very unique ‘world first’ after headlining a stand-up…

Josie Long, Brighton Festival 2021 c. Giles Smith On Monday 24 May, Abigail Conway’s The Candle Project opens at The Spire in Kemptown. An ancient ritual for our times, participants can make their own candle with a message inside, to be added to a large installation. At the end of the week, a spectacular livestreamed lighting ceremony will feature soundscapes with contributions from local choirs. Robot Selfie arrives in Brighton on Friday 28 May. At Greater Brighton Metropolitan College, a wa...

At least 3 school board incumbents lose to well-funded newcomers in Portland suburbs Updated 10:22 PM; Today 9:14 PM Newcomers outspent incumbents heavily in this years school board elections. In Washington County alone, challengers raised nearly three times as much as sitting board members.Oregonian file photo by Brooke Herbert, 2020 Facebook Share Incumbents faced challenges from newcomers with expansive war chests in school board races across the metro area Tuesday and partial returns show...

Soically distanced tents each with toilets at last years Deer Shed Base Camp ONE of the country’s leading family-oriented festivals has outlined some of the extensive public health measures it will introduce to ensure maximum safety at the event. Ahead of tickets going on sale today for Deer Shed: Base Camp Plus, its director Oliver Jones said it would be run on a socially-distanced basis, rather than testing attendees, to maintain as much of the festival’s distinctiveness as possible. ...