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Rider who broke back as teenager comes back to beat former Grand National horse at Derby
A rider who broke her back as a teenager has come back to win the 505th running of the Kiplingcotes Derby – wearing number 13.

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Friends who saved their local pub from closure recognised at Lincolnshire Business Awards
Mike says The Railway Inn is 'the best pub in the world'


Young woman died of ketamine misuse after losing her grandmother
Sophie Russell started to take the Class-B drug when she was 18

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Boston man jailed for robbing three people in four days
A man who robbed three people in just four days in Boston has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.


Variety entertainer Dee'Dee Lee begins fundraising tour for Comic Relief
Variety entertainer Dee’Dee Lee has begun her weekend of doing something funny for money for Comic Relief.


Hot tips for short a stay in Iceland
Tara O’Rourke enjoys an otherworldly wonderland


South Kesteven District Council agrees re-organisation proposal
South Kesteven District Council has approved its interim proposal for how Greater Lincolnshire should be divided in one of the biggest shakeups in local government in half a century.


Boston’s historic Britannia pub to be converted into apartments
A former town centre pub in Boston is to be converted into apartments.


Toddler dies following serious crash at A17 roundabout at Sleaford
The investigation into the cause of the collision is still ongoing


Lincolnshire Police will be ‘crippled’ without additional funding, PCC warns
The force is facing a funding shortfall of £2.5m this year


Former ambulance station set to become new town centre car park
The former Sleaford ambulance station looks likely to be converted into a new public car park.


Lincolnshire County Council's nuclear waste site U-turn branded 'politically motivated'
Campaigners urged the county council to follow suit


Opinion: NHS England scrapped: Verdict on big healthcare plans
Jonathan Baker, Medical Negligence partner at Wilkin Chapman


New research highlights multi-million-pound boost for West Lindsey from STEP project
West Lindsey’s economy could grow by over a £100 million for the next 40 years, according to a new report.


Heathrow fire: Have you been impacted by the airport closure? How to share your story
Have you been impacted by the Heathrow Airport closure? Are you stranded unable to get home?


Cockfighting operation dismantled after Lincolnshire Police find fighting pits and treadmill in farm
The RSPCA’s Special Operations Unit dismantled two fighting pits and recovered cockfighting paraphernalia


Solar farm to be built on land near Bourne after owner warns farming 'in crisis'
Once built, the development will be unmanned and visited only occasionally for maintenance


Brewery's plans to turn old Boston pub into apartments approved
Plans submitted by George Bateman and Son Ltd propose two two-bedroom apartments and two studio apartments


Lincoln student accommodation block to be turned into flats
The halls of residence will become three flats and a house in multiple occupancy


'Powerhouse' Lincoln could be expanded as part of council reorganisation plans
There are fears that Lincoln's voice would be lost in a county-wide authority
