Courier conman targeting elderly victims jailed
He stole £24,800 from four victims
Vidunas Tutkus was jailed for 19 months. | Photo: Essex Police
A 23-year-old man who posed as a courier to steal over £24,000 from elderly victims, including in Lincolnshire, has been jailed for 19 months.
Vidunas Tutkus, of no fixed address, was jailed as part of a scam in which criminals posed as police officers and targeted mainly elderly victims, claiming to be investigating counterfeit money at the bank.
They persuaded the victims, who were aged in their 70s and 80s to withdraw large sums of money from their accounts.
Tutkus collected the cash from them and two victims were also asked to hand over bank cards.
Thursday sees 292 COVID-19 cases and seven deaths in Greater Lincolnshire
90,000 vaccinated in the county so far
Staff ready to help people get a rapid COVID test in Lincoln. | Photo: Stuart Wilde for CoLC
There have been 292 new coronavirus cases and seven COVID-related deaths across Greater Lincolnshire on Thursday – the fourth day in a row this week with under 300 cases.
There were 238 new cases in Lincolnshire, 33 in North Lincolnshire and 21 in North East Lincolnshire.
On Thursday, six deaths were registered in Lincolnshire and one in North Lincolnshire. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
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A motion before West Lindsey district councillors raised fears that consultant-led outpatient services would be withdrawn and called on the authority to write to United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust expressing “extreme concern” over the moves.
ULHT is considering how it delivers “some outpatient services at some peripheral sites,” but said it has not yet decided on the details.
Responding to the motion, council leader Coun Owen Bierley said he was concerned about the news.
John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough
He said: “That is the main NHS hub within our district. We cannot dispute the unprecedent impacts this pandemic is having on our NHS services, however we must seek to protect local services for local people wherever we can, particularly in rural communities like ours where there are often already barriers to accessing services.”
Fears over future as Boyes winds down Lincoln store
No new location has been announced
Boyes is winding down its Lincoln store, with some sections and aisles already completely empty.
Staff at the discount store located in the City Square Centre did not initially know about Lincolnshire Co-op’s plans to demolish and replace the old retail building until
The Lincolnite went in to speak to them in March 2019.
At the time they said they were determined that Boyes would remain in the city. However, with the store starting to become more empty, there is still no news regarding future plans or an alternative location, despite
Lincolnshire businesses fear future lockdowns more than Brexit impact
Challenging times for businesses
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Three times as many Lincolnshire businesses fear future COVID lockdown measures more than the impact of Brexit, according to new research by a local law firm.
Lincoln-based Langleys Solicitors conducted the research of 250 UK business owners and directors for its ‘Back to Business’ report that will be published this month.
With the nation currently in lockdown due to coronavirus, survey participants were asked to score a variety of business challenges from one to 10 (lowest to highest concern).
Business in Lincolnshire scored the future threat of pandemic measures at 7.2 out of 10 compared to 6.9 for Brexit.