More COVID vaccination centres coming to Lincolnshire
Council leaders confirm five more locations
Janet Judson, 84, a retired nurse, was the first in Lincolnshire to get the COVID vaccine from lead nurse Leanne Belton. | Photo: ULHT
Five more vaccination centres are coming to Lincolnshire in addition to an initial list of 16 published this week, local council leaders claim.
East Lindsey District Council leader Craig Leyland moved to reassure residents, saying “this is not the full list of sites in ELDC”.
“We are assured by the NHS that a further five vaccination sites will go live week commencing January 11 across Lincolnshire, including sites that will serve our coastal communities.”
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.
Warning over lockdown behaviour as Lincolnshire hits national rate of infection
Infection rate spiking in Lincoln, Boston and the coast
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Lincolnshire’s rate of infection is now in line with the national average, sparking warnings from the county’s health bosses.
The latest seven day average, from November 5-11, put both the England rate and the county at 253 per 100,000 people.
On Thursday evening, the Greater Lincolnshire region saw a record 873 coronavirus cases confirmed in a single day, with a record 33,470 across the UK as well.
However, North Lincolnshire’s infection rate of 350 and North East Lincolnshire at 632 continue to be far above the national average.
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Councils are expecting to lose out on millions of pounds due to reduced income caused by the coronavirus lockdown.
Authority leaders are calling on government to give further help in response to the losses caused by a loss of revenue from services including car parking, leisure, planning and licensing.
In the county’s capital, council bosses are predicting a £4.4 million loss to income if the lockdown continued on to June.
Jaclyn Gibson, Chief Finance Officer at City of Lincoln Council, said: “It is clear that COVID-19 is taking its toll on our financial resilience as income streams are reducing, debt recovery is being deferred and there is a growing necessity to incur costs to ensure services are being provided throughout this difficult period.”