Teen who dealt drugs to feed weed habit avoids jail
He had debts from his own drug consumption
| Photo: Ellis Karran for The Lincolnite
A teenage drug dealer was brought to justice after police raided a flat and found crack cocaine and heroin, Lincoln Crown Court was told on Friday.
Officers obtained a warrant to enter the two-bed property in Riverside Close, Sleaford, in January and carried out a search.
Phil Howes, prosecuting, said that 98 wraps of crack cocaine and 12 wraps of heroin were found in a shoulder bag belonging to teenager Genial Vansi who was staying with the tenant of the flat, Daniel Terry.
Behind-the-scenes with the Red Arrows in Greece training sortie
Making Lincolnshire proud in Greece
The Red Arrows are currently on a five-week pre-season training exercise in Greece known as Springhawk.
The aim of Exercise Springhawk is to “perfect, polish and prepare a world-class, dynamic and safe show”. Greece’s fine weather allows for up to three flights a day.
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team also showcased an impressive huge team loop, which is part of their new arrival manoeuvre for their 2021 shows.
The annual overseas training allows the Red Arrows to take advantage of more settled weather conditions, with a high-tempo of flying.
Replay: The Lincolnshire PCC debate 2021
With the 2021 Police and Crime Commissioner candidates for Lincolnshire
The Lincolnite has teamed up with
BBC Radio Lincolnshire to organise the Lincolnshire PCC debate on Thursday, April 29, from 6pm, ahead of the Police and Crime Commissioner elections on May 6.
The event is streamed live on
The Lincolnite and
The Lincolnite’s website above.
The candidates for the PCC elections are: incumbent
Marc Jones (Conservative), the second elected PCC of Lincolnshire in May 2016, City of Lincoln councillor
Rosanne Kirk (Labour) and Chair of the Lincolnshire Police Independent Advisory Group (IAG),
David Williams (Lincolnshire Independents),
Ross Pepper (Liberal Democrats) and
Boy, 12, struck by hit and run driver in Caistor
He has been left with potentially life changing injuries
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
A 12-year-old boy is in hospital with potentially life changing injuries after he was knocked down by a hit and run driver in Caistor.
Lincolnshire Police have issued an appeal for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage.
The boy is believed to have been struck by a vehicle while crossing Grimsby Road, at around 9.50pm on Wednesday evening (April 28).
The vehicle did not stop at the scene.
Eyewitnesses have reported seeing a dark-coloured car at the time, possibly a BMW, which drove up the hill and out of the town.
70% of Lincolnshire adults now had their first COVID-19 vaccine dose
A quarter of county fully-vaccinated
Janet Judson, 84, a retired nurse, was the first in Lincolnshire to get the COVID vaccine from lead nurse Leanne Belton in December 2020. | Photo: ULHT
Nearly 70% of the Lincolnshire adult population has received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine and a quarter of the county its second, according to the latest figures.
Data released on Thursday shows altogether 596,153 jabs have taken place in the county between December 8 and April 25 a further 46,631 in the last week, and up on the 41,242 jabs given the week before.
The latest figures show that some 438,059 Lincolnshire residents have received their first vaccine dose and 158,095 have been given their second.