Lincoln police close Portland Street after incident
Incident believed to be stabbing, but not confirmed by police
Portland Street was closed by police. | Photo: Tom Washington
A police cordon has been put in place after an incident on Portland Street in Lincoln on Tuesday night, which police say will be closed for “some time”.
It is understood that someone has been seriously injured and there have been claims of an alleged stabbing, but this has not been confirmed.
Lincolnshire Police said shortly after 8.15pm on December 22 that officers were dealing with the incident and advised that people should avoid the area if possible.
Tier 4 looms for Greater Lincolnshire with 265 COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths on Tuesday
Tighter lockdown by the New Year
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Greater Lincolnshire has been tipped to move to tier 4 by the new year, with 265 new coronavirus cases and 28 COVID-related deaths reported on Tuesday.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 196 new cases in Lincolnshire, 38 in North Lincolnshire and 31 in North East Lincolnshire.
On Tuesday, 24 deaths were registered in Lincolnshire, two in North Lincolnshire and two in North East Lincolnshire. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county. Lincolnshire’s deaths have now surpassed 900 since the pandemic started.
Two injured in industrial incident at Spalding factory
Workers were upgrading the electrical substation
Two men were injured after an industrial incident at Bakkavor’s factory in Spalding.
Three contractors were carrying out remedial work on one of many electrical substations at the site on West Marsh Road.
The incident was reported to Lincolnshire Police at 11.54am on Tuesday, December 22 and two men suffered injuries which are not believe to be life threatening.
They were taken to hospital for medical assessment.
The incident will now be dealt with by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
A spokesperson for Bakkavor said: “We can confirm there has been an incident on the Spalding site involving three contractors who were carrying out remedial work on one of many electrical substations on site.
Work starts on new Lincolnshire Institute of Technology
It will be ready in April 2021
Work on a new Institute of Technology has started at Riseholme College north of Lincoln.
The centres are being built by Lindum Group at Bishop Burton’s campuses in Riseholme (Lincolnshire Showground) and Beverley (Yorkshire) as part of a £2.7 million investment from the college.
The Riseholme College building will get over £1 million in funding to develop new classrooms and dedicated workspaces at the Lincolnshire Institute of Technology.
The institute will focus on precision agriculture and agri-food and provide students with the skills needed to utilise technology in the industry.
Takeaway loses licence for breaching COVID-19 rules
Customers were found inside after curfew
Gainsborough Grill was found to be in breach of coronavirus regulations.
A Gainsborough takeaway has had its late night refreshment licence revoked for breaching coronavirus rules, including having customers sat inside after 10pm and face coverings not being worn.
Lincolnshire Police visited Gainsborough Grill, located at 168 Trinity Street, three times over a four week period.
As well as the 10pm curfew being broken and a male found stood eating in the store, the takeaway’s COVID-19 risk assessment had not been completed and the CCTV system was also found not to be working.