Lincolnshire coastguard selected in GB Olympic shooting team
Good luck Aaron!
Aaron Heading at the 2019 European Games in Minsk where he won a bronze medal. | Photo: Team GB
A 33-year-old coastguard volunteer in Lincolnshire has been selected as one of the first four shooters who will represent Team GB at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020/1 Olympic Games this summer.
Aaron Heading was born in Kings Lynn in Norfolk and is currently based at Long Sutton in Lincolnshire.
The four-time World Cup medallist will take part in the men’s trap competition at his first Olympic Games, which will take place between July 23 and August 8 this year.
379 COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths on Wednesday in Greater Lincolnshire
Infection rate rises across the county
There were 379 new coronavirus cases and 13 COVID-related deaths in Greater Lincolnshire on Wednesday.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 311 new cases in Lincolnshire, 40 in North Lincolnshire and 28 in North East Lincolnshire.
On Wednesday, 10 deaths were registered in Lincolnshire and three in North Lincolnshire. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
NHS England reported 12 new local hospital deaths on Wednesday, including seven at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust, four at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals and one at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG).
Major supermarkets across the UK will deny entry to customers who refuse to wear face coverings.
Morrisons said it will refuse entry to people who don’t wear a face mask, as part of the chain’s latest response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sainsbury’s followed suit by saying it will challenge those not wearing a mask, as well as people shopping in groups.
This will be done by trained security guards at shop entrances all over the country. This rule will not apply to those who are medically exempt from wearing a face covering.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock praised the move, saying it was “the right approach” during a press conference on Monday.