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Notts man's death was caused after his clothes caught fire when he dropped a lit match

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Police officer dismissed

Nottinghamshire police officer dismissed for gross misconduct

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Roadworks will affect bus services in Gainsborough and Retford

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Pip

Nottinghamshire Police have welcomed new police dog Pip

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What will the weather be like today?

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Stroke patients wait longer than national average to get to hospital

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Ofsted announces plans to crack down on bad behaviour in the classroom

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Be careful coughs and sneezes don’t spread diseases

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A cold start to the day with the chance of sleet and snow later on.

Cold start to the day with chance of sleet and snow later

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Sir Edward Leigh,Gainsborough's MP, voted with the conservative party in favour of the withdrawaldeal,calling Brexit a 'priority'

Gainsborough MP votes for PM's Brexit deal

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Man, 21, dies following crash on A156 near Fenton

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Person seriously injured in crash on A156 near Fenton

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Fire and rescue crews free casualty from Hemswell road crash

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The Lost Property Orchestra featuring the Royal Philharmonic playing an ode to the owners of instruments left behind. Image supplied.

Find out what ‘Donald Trump’, a pork chop and a bag of condoms have in common in the East Midlands

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This is what the law says you can do when someone parks in front of your house

This is what the law says you can do when someone parks in front of your house

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Firefighters tackle car fire after crash in Morton

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The number of knife-crime thugs in Lincolnshire who reoffend has increased.

‘Depressing’ increase in knife-crime reoffenders across county

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New scam alert over fake texts and emails designed to steal your cash

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Walters Opticians. Picture: Google.

Designer sunglasses worth £7,000 stolen from Gainsborough opticians

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Education More Education >>

Ofsted announces plans to crack down on bad behaviour in the classroom

Education

Nearly half of young children in Lincolnshire had not been vaccinated at the start of flu season

Nearly half of young children in Lincolnshire not vaccinated in time for flu season

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Lincolnshire schools lost 32,157 days to teacher sickness last year

Union accuses supply teacher agencies of cashing in on teacher sickness

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Parents could end up paying extras for free childcare

Charity warns parents could be 'picking up the tab' for free childcare

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Almost a third of Lincolnshire children aren't getting enough exercise

Almost a third of Lincolnshire children are active for less than half an hour a day

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Businesses urged to help shape future of county’s economy

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All Saints Church, which sits in the heart of Beckingham.

Fresh plan for bungalows to be built in Beckingham

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MP Sir Edward Leigh, who has welcomed the creation of a manufacturing zone in Greater Lincolnshire.

MP welcomes manufacturing zone status for county

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There is a 30,000 gap between top and bottom earners in Lincolnshire

Revealed: The £30,000 pay gap between Lincolnshire's top and bottom earners

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Politics More Politics >>

Here’s how much it could cost to have your streetlights switched back on in Lincolnshire

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Plans for 325 homes, cafe and offices in West Lindsey rejected

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Sir Edward Leigh MP

Gainsborough MP hails new Government investment in the county

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The entrance to the former school site off Middlefield Lane, Gainsborough. Photo: Google.

Developer submits plans to build 115 homes on former Gainsborough school site

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Homeless and sleeping rough in the street. The kind of image the Discretionary Housing Payments are intended to help prevent.

Council forks out £84,350 in fight against homelessness

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Fresh plan for bungalows to be built in Beckingham

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More West Lindsey drivers are turning to electric cars

West Lindsey is plugging into a future of electric cars

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Fifty per cent of rubbish in Lincolnshire is being incinerated

Lincolnshire has one of the highest incineration rates in England

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The kind of typical electric car charging point, soon to be installed at Roseway car park in Gainsborough.

New electric car charging points for Gainsborough

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Stroke patients wait longer than national average to get to hospital

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Colds. Photo by Pixabay.

Be careful coughs and sneezes don’t spread diseases

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Grieving mum Helen Cousin with Luke Thompson, of Shooting Star.

Maisie charity to get special support from marketing firm

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Nearly half of young children in Lincolnshire had not been vaccinated at the start of flu season

Nearly half of young children in Lincolnshire not vaccinated in time for flu season

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One of the Macmillan Cancer Support information buses that tour the country.

Cancer patients in Gainsborough get funding boost

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