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Nearly £14m has been allocated to repair Lincolnshire roads

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Children in Need

Pupils put the fun into Nottinghamshire’s fundraising for Children in Need

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There will be a maximum temperature of 14C.

Cloudy day ahead

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Bag a great bargain ahead of Black Friday

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Church bells rang out for weekend of remembrance

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A round-up of this week’s best readers’ pictures

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Spa pamper day for two at Ragdale Hall is up for grabs

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Lincolnshire house prices still going up

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London No 10 Manchester Steet Hotel and Bicester Village package.

Feeling like celebrities at London No. Ten Manchester Street Hotel and Bicester Village

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The attractive village of Welton.

Green light for 350 new homes in £60 million scheme

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Smart motorways - what it means and how to use them

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Lukasz Orywal (left) and Andrew Hurns previously admitted causing death by dangerous driving.

Bassetlaw pair who caused death of pregnant mum have jail sentences reduced

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Eileen 'Ike' West, the American author of the new book.

Book launched after blunder and near-fatal accident involving author

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Chancellor Philip Hammond on his visit to Eminox.

Chancellor in Gainsborough the day after his Budget

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The penalty fares scheme is to be introduced on Northern's Sheffield to Lincoln route.

Northern to introduce penalty fares on Sheffield to Lincoln route

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Crime More Crime >>

Bassetlaw pair who caused death of pregnant mum have jail sentences reduced

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Gainsborough nightlife ‘safer’ after closure of town centre pub

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Police call centre staff are skilled in seeking information from callers who may not be in a position to communicate effectively

This is what to press on your phone’s keypad to make a ‘silent call’ to police in an emergency

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NMAC cyber crime

Cyber criminals blackmail scam claiming they’ve recorded videos of the victim watching adult material

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Education More Education >>

Charity calls for more Government support for parents after average cost of childcare in Lincolnshire revealed to be £4.25 an hour

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Less five year-olds in Lincolnshire are hitting their school targets. Photo: PA/Barry Batchelor

Less five-year-olds are hitting their school targets in Lincolnshire

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More than 10,000 pupils missed school during the first two terms last year. Photo: PA/Ben Birchall

More than 10,000 children regularly missing from Lincolnshire’s schools last year

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The number of students starting work after leaving school has fallen. Photo: PA/Steve Parsons

Fewer pupils in Lincolnshire starting work straight after leaving school

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More than 2,500 students will have to resit their GCSE English and maths exams. Photo: PA/David Davies

More than 2,500 Lincolnshire teenagers face compulsory resits after failing English and maths GCSEs

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Business More Business >>

Green light for 350 new homes in £60 million scheme

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David Hallam, managing director of OrderWise.

Software trailblazers win third award of year

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The charity Gingerbread wants more support for parents from the Government in the face of rising childcare costs

Charity calls for more Government support for parents after average cost of childcare in Lincolnshire revealed to be £4.25 an hour

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Dozens of families have had benefit caps imposed on them. Photo: PA/Yui Mok

Charity warns that benefits cap is ‘tipping families into homelessness’

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Politics More Politics >>

Gainsborough MP pays tribute to war heroes

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The number of people using food banks in the county continues to rise. Photo: PA/Andy Buchanan

Charity blames Universal Credit for rise in food bank use

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The charity Gingerbread wants more support for parents from the Government in the face of rising childcare costs

Charity calls for more Government support for parents after average cost of childcare in Lincolnshire revealed to be £4.25 an hour

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Gainsborough nightlife ‘safer’ after closure of town centre pub

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Demands on social care budgets continue to rise

Stretched £151 million social care system in Lincolnshire hopes for Budget boost

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Job losses feared if popular green energy scheme in West Lindsey is forced to close

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Heavy rain leaves High Street in Scotter flooded.

Flooding fears alarm villagers in Scotter

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Blue tit. Photo by Marc Whitlock.

Steps you can take to protect our garden birds from disease

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Weather forecast.

Friday's weather forecast promises a nice start to the weekend

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Health More Health >>

NHS spending an extra half a million a year on diabetes prescriptions

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Michelle and Stuart Jackson.

Feature: ‘My whole future has been wiped out...’

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The number of false alarms at the hospital trust has concerned the fire service

Increase in false fire alarms at Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

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Demands on social care budgets continue to rise

Stretched £151 million social care system in Lincolnshire hopes for Budget boost

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Doctors have signed off thousands of fit notes in the last year. Photo: PA/Anthony Devlin

Doctors to get help with signing thousands off sick in west Lincolnshire

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