The vehicle caused extensive damage to MP Caroline Johnson s office in Sleaford. | Photo: Ellis Karran for The Lincolnite
The car which damaged the office of Sleaford and North Hykeham MP Caroline Johnson is likely to have a smashed front headlight after a U-turn manoeuvre, police have now revealed but they haven’t found the driver yet.
A silver Vauxhall estate car crashed into the property in White Hart Mews, Southgate, Sleaford at 4.30pm on Thursday, December 17. The front window was then boarded up with wood, while large cracks could be seen in the brickwork.
Police now believe the car performed a U-turn with the front end of the vehicle crashing into the building. The vehicle caused extensive damage to the property before leaving the scene.
2,239 COVID-19 cases, 82 deaths in Greater Lincolnshire in first week of 2021
Record cases and deaths nationally on Friday
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There have been 2,239 new coronavirus cases and 82 COVID-related deaths in Greater Lincolnshire in the first week of 2021 – compared to 1,877 cases and 109 deaths in the first week of December.
Some 435 new cases and 20 deaths were reported in Greater Lincolnshire on Friday.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 353 new cases in Lincolnshire, 45 in North Lincolnshire and 37 in North East Lincolnshire.
On Friday, 14 deaths were registered in Lincolnshire, five in North Lincolnshire and one in North East Lincolnshire. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
Lincolnshire Police fined 367 people over COVID breaches
Lockdown policing fines unveiled
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Lincolnshire Police issued 367 COVID-19 enforcement fines, including those under local lockdowns, between March and December last year.
Eight fines were for breaches of face coverings regulations and another eight for international travel regulations.
The latest data from the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) was released on Friday, January 8 and shows that a total of 30,289 fines were issued by police forces across the country. The full data can be found here and covers March 27, 2020 and December 20.
Of the 367 fines handed out by Lincolnshire Police, 237 came under a category called No.1, No.2 local lockdowns, with a further two relating to local COVID-19 alert levels and 23 under ‘all tiers’.
Lincolnshire hospitals want all staff COVID vaccinated by end of month
Some 10% of staff absent with COVID-related reasons
Nurse Rachel Carritt gave Dr Mi Joo Choi the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine at Boston Pilgrim on January 5, 2021. | Photo: BBC Radio Lincolnshire
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is hoping to have all its workforce vaccinated against coronavirus by the end of January.
Lincoln County Hospital and Boston Pilgrim are the main coronavirus vaccination sites in Lincolnshire alongside 16 community venues. The Pfizer vaccine is available at Lincoln County Hospital with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine at Boston Pilgrim.
A doctor at Boston Pilgrim hospital, Dr Mi Joo Choi, became the first person in Lincolnshire to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine earlier this week.