Kyle Wootton scores his first goal of the season as Scunthorpe end a six-match losing run by beating Wycombe Wanderers.

Grimsby withstand a barrage of Exeter pressure to come away with a 2-1 win despite playing most of the second half with 10 men.

Beryl Quantrill is thought to be the UK's longest serving lollipop lady, with over 50 years' service.

Grimsby agree a deal to sign Orebro left-back Sebastian Ring, subject to international clearance and a medical.

Last month, entertainment giant HMV reopened in Boston - after abandoning its store in the town centre (below) when it was losing money.

Image source, Boston Borough Council

But now the firm is on the brink of collapsing into administration for the second time in six years.

The BBC understands the firm filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators last week. It currently operates 120 stores in the UK - including Lincoln and Grimsby.

Three fire engines have been dealing with a fire in Grimsby this morning.

Humberside Fire and Rescue were called to the property in the Broadway area at around 07.45 this morning.

Housing bosses in Lincoln say a huge project to replace fire doors and door frames in the city's tower blocks is worth the price tag to put residents at ease.

Image source, Richard Croft/Geograph

City of Lincoln Council's spending a million pounds on improving fire safety in its three high-rise blocks - Trent View (above) Shuttleworth House and Jarvis House.

Although the current doors meet regulations, the authority says it wants the very best protection for residents in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster in London.

A new footbridge over Lincoln's Brayford Wharf East level crossing should be open by the spring.

Image source, Network Rail

Network Rail say engineers started work in October, and the project is "progressing well".

There have been repeated problems with pedestrians and motorists trying to beat the automatic barriers at the crossing in the city centre.

Network Rail says the footbridge will make the crossing safer. It's the second footbridge in the city after the High Street bridge was completed two years ago.

Police have issued a new appeal for witnesses after a three-vehicle crash in Lincolnshire which left two people with serious injuries.

Lincolnshire Police want to speak to witnesses following the collision between a white Mercedes-Benz lorry, a white DAF box van and a beige Fiat 500.

The driver and the passenger of the Fiat suffered serious injuries in the incident on the A52 at Bicker on December 14.

Police investigating hare coursing have seized a vehicle from two men trying to get into Lincolnshire with lurcher dogs.

Officers from Operation Galileo, which targets hare coursing, stopped the uninsured car in West Lindsey this morning.

Lincolnshire Police Rural Crime Team previously asked for information about hare coursing planned for over the Christmas period:

Police investigating a fight at a Chinese takeaway in Grimsby on Christmas Eve have arrested four people.

A pair of men were reportedly assaulted by a group of people after an "altercation" inside the shop on St Nicholas Drive at about 20:00.

Humberside Police say two men and two women who were arrested have been released under investigation while investigations continue.

A firefighter from Lincolnshire had a little baby girl, born on Christmas Day.

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service said he "possibly had the best Christmas" and shared a photo of the pair on Twitter:

Wes Thomas gets the only goal as Grimsby Town win at fellow in League Two bottom half side Port Vale.

Luton move to within a point of League One leaders Portsmouth with victory at struggling Scunthorpe.

Crewe Alexandra hand league Two leaders Lincoln City their first defeat in seven matches.

Seized hare coursing dogs are currently looked after in kennels.

An event is taking place in Alford tomorrow for anyone who may be lonely at Christmas:

Image source, Sarah and Chloe Devereux

From 11:00 to 13:00, people can go along to the Alford Corn Exchange for a cup of tea and a natter.

Organisers say "a very warm welcome" will be waiting for all.

Independent retailers are thriving in Lincoln, according to new figures.

The city's been highlighted by independent analysts as one of the best places in the UK to be an independent retailer.

The statistics from the Local Data Company, external show more than 90% of shops in the uphill area of the city are independent.

Lincolnshire Reporter

Christmassy Yellowbellies have been getting creative with festive displays at their homes, external.

Image source, Lincolnshire Reporter

A number of shoppers in Lincoln today say they have been turned away as they tried to pick up their Christmas meat from a city butcher's.

Customers who had taken part in a stamp saving scheme with Crawshaws have told the BBC that the stamps couldn't be used after the company went into administration.

Staff say the company was taken over in October and that they are refunding everyone who has taken part in the stamp scheme.

Customer Jean Davis said she wouldn't have had any Christmas meat if her son hadn't gone to the supermarket at the last minute: