February 26, 2021 5.38 pm
Lincolnshire leaps above UK infection rate with 1,005 COVID cases and 26 deaths this week so far
More cases, fewer deaths, above the England average
It is still important to adhere to social distancing measures. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
There have been 1,005 new coronavirus cases in Greater Lincolnshire and 26 COVID-related deaths so far this week compared to 867 cases and 40 deaths this time last week.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard on Friday recorded 113 new cases in Lincolnshire, 20 in North Lincolnshire and 18 in North East Lincolnshire.
On Friday, four deaths were registered in Lincolnshire, two in North East Lincolnshire and -1 in North Lincolnshire. Fluctuations in data are usually due to some deaths in those areas being reallocated to other regions across the UK or a miscount. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
No council wants to explain lack of roadside cleaning
Councils aren’t coming clean
Just some of the litter found on the lay-by between Riseholme roundabout and Welton in Lincoln. | Photo: Rebecca Dunn
After roadside littering reared its ugly head in Lincolnshire again, councils across the county appear to be passing the buck, without taking any action.
The issue was raised by
The Lincolnite reader Rebecca Dunn, who went to clean up with her friends part of the roadside on the Western Bypass in Lincoln, because she said it was “starting to look like a landfill site.”
Some of the litter that was found at the roadside dated back 17 years to 2004, suggesting that the area hadn’t been cleaned in years.
Plans for new homes in empty Waddington field
53 affordable homes proposed
Artist impression for new homes off Brant Road in Waddington.
Lindum and Longhurst Group are working on plans to build 53 affordable homes in an empty field off Brant Road in Waddington.
If approved, the latest development would be built on a section of land between a flood plain and existing homes on Brant Road.
It would be a mixture of two, three and four-bedroom homes and the scheme would be similar to the development on the corner of Brant Road and Station Road.
The homes would be available on a range of low-cost tenures, such as affordable rent and shared ownership.
Four distraction burglaries in one day in West Lindsey
The men claimed to be from the ‘water board’
| Photo: Anglian Water
Two men claiming to be from ‘the water board’ have allegedly targeted elderly people in a series of distraction burglaries in the West Lindsey area.
Four incidents were reported to Lincolnshire Police on Tuesday, February 23, which are believed to have happened between 3pm and 5.45pm that day. Jewellery and money were stolen in one of the incidents.
In each incident, two white males described as in their 20s have arrived at properties in Market Rasen, Middle Rasen, Bardney and Washingborough.