Tag: Lincolnshire
Kate Middleton makes special visit to Lincolnshire’s RAF Coningsby – as it happened
The Princess of Wales visited Lincolnshire on Thursday (October 2) to speak with personnel at RAF Coningsby about their work. Kate Middleton became the Royal Honorary Air Commodore in August 2023, and this was her first visit to the station. Catherine arrived at RAF Coningsby via helicopter and was escorted around the base in a
Council admits ‘mistake’ over parking signs in town as people wrongly fined
A Spalding councillor has admitted that the county council has made a ‘mistake’ and has put up the wrong parking signs in the town centre. At a Spalding Town Forum meeting on September 30, chairman Rob Gibson (Reform UK) said that Lincolnshire County Council has wrongly put signs in Spalding saying no parking was allowed
New digital app for Spalding will help tackle footfall decline, business group says
A business group in Spalding says a new digital app will help tackle a decline in footfall in the town. Spalding Business Improvement District (BID) is developing a new app for the town which will provide information on local businesses and events. At a Spalding Town Forum meeting on September 30, Spalding BID manager Sarah
First look inside new Wetherspoon pub now open Hykeham
A new JD Wetherspoon pub has officially opened its doors near Lincoln. The Hykeham Manor pub launched on Wednesday, October 1, after months of hard work went into transforming a former Brewers Fayre site.The new pub, named after a once well-known local building, is a new franchise agreement with the family-owned business, The Papas Group.
GP surgery closes in Spilsby after its Care Quality Care registration removed
A GP surgery in Spilsby has temporarily closed after its Care Quality Care registration was removed. To provide NHS services, it is a legal requirement that a GP surgery is registered with the CQC. The current GP partners at Spilsby Surgery are no longer providing care to patients at the site, and the surgery building
Skegness police officer given final written warning over ‘unnecessary’ use of spray on suspect
A Skegness police officer has been given a final written warning after a misconduct hearing found her use of PAVA spray on a suspect was “unnecessary and disproportionate.” PC Hayley Smith used the spray, an irritant similar to pepper spray, on a detained person who was ‘not cooperating’ on July 13, 2024, at less than
German Shepherd in Lincolnshire searching for forever home after spending more than a year in RSPCA care
A German Shepherd is searching for its forever home after spending more than a year in RSPCA care. Three-year-old Luna was rescued by the charity after she was found underweight and living in poor conditions. She was in an outside run which had no shelter and was covered in faeces. Luna was skinny and weighed