The new digital signals will increase capacity, frequency and reliability, the government says.

A net stretching across a river was removed before any fish were caught, the Environment Agency says.

You're being warned about a scam involving a fake Twitter account of the leader of Lincolnshire County Council.

Lincolnshire's Trading Standards say someone had been messaged by an account pretending to be council leader Martin Hill.

But rather than being the Conservative politician, the messages encouraged the user to click on links which attempted to scam money from the victim.

The group are asking you to be vigilant if anyone sends you links on social media, and to ensure you check people are who they say they are.

Tickets for a string of drive-in concerts in Lincoln have gone on sale today.

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The gigs at the Lincolnshire Showground include performances by Dizzee Rascal, Gary Numan, Ash, The Lightning Seeds, Sigala and more between July 19 and the end of August.

There's capacity for 300 cars at each gig, with tickets on sale for cars with two people for around £45 and for £142 for vehicles with up seven passengers.

Each car will be in a designated space with room for a boogie out of the car (pictured).

It comes at a time when the coronavirus has made most large gatherings, including concerts, all but impossible.

Footfall at shops across the East Midlands, including in Lincolnshire, was down by nearly a half when retailers reopened their doors last week compared to the same week in 2019.

There were long queues at shops across Lincolnshire and beyond, like the one pictured above at St Marks Shopping Centre in Lincoln, when coronavirus restrictions were eased last week,.

However, Claire Bailey, a retail expert from Sleaford, says it's still not been a good week for the High Street in general.

Ms Bailey says: "People weren't going out quite in the same numbers we'd hoped. When footfall is down, that normally means sales are down.

"I guess it's to be expected, but it's very disappointing for the retailers," she adds.

There's likely to be "some fairly serious change" in the way we shop in the future, according to Ms Bailey, but there's a ray of hope for small businesses who've been able to adapt.

Many have started up online delivery businesses for the first time and "small businesses are going to come out of this rather well", Ms Bailey believes.

Vandals who have sprayed graffiti on signs and markings in Spalding aimed at helping social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic have been slammed by the local council.

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Several signs and markings on footpaths in Spalding town centre have been vandalised (pictured), according to South Holland District Council.

Councillor Gary Taylor says: "Any anti-social behaviour such as graffiti is mindless, but to vandalise street markings and signs whose sole purpose is to protect lives and livelihoods is abhorrent to all rational people."

Lincolnshire Police says its officers are investigating.

A Lincolnshire MP is calling on the government to ease coronavirus restrictions as quickly as possible, saying: "We needn't have locked down the entire economy."

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It comes after research from De Montfort University suggests that some parts of the country never needed to be shut down.

The government is said to be considering reducing the 2m social distancing rule, and allowing more of the economy to reopen from 4 July.

The Conservative MP for Gainsborough, Sir Edward Leigh, says it's now becoming clear that the government's approach of locking down the entire economy may have been unnecessary.

Animals at a Lincolnshire wildlife park could have been put down if the site hadn't been allowed to open again as coronavirus restrictions were eased, its owners say.

Like many zoos, the Mablethorpe Seal Sanctuary and Wildlife Centre, has struggled during the lockdown because it relies so heavily on income from visitors.

Unlike many businesses, its owners couldn't furlough staff because the animals in their care still needed looking after.

Last week, the government allowed open air attractions to open for the first time since lockdown, but it's taken many at least a week to prepare:

Dennis Drew, who runs the centre, says if they ran out of money they may have been forced to put some of their animals down.

But he says the decision to open is fraught with safety issues which other businesses don't have, because animals like lemurs, gibbons and otters are susceptible to Covid-19:

The owners of Go Outdoors, which has two stores in Lincolnshire, say they are preparing to call in administrators as the coronavirus pandemic pushes High Street retailers to breaking point.

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JD Sports, which owns Go Outdoors, said in a statement it had looked at the options for Go and had decided to start the administration process.

The chain, which employs about 2,400 staff, specialises in camping equipment, bikes and clothes.

It has 67 stores across the country, including in Scunthorpe and Lincoln.

The coronavirus pandemic has ramped up pressure on the firm.

The Manchester-based JD Sports group bought Go Outdoors in 2016 for £112m.

But the chain has been struggling in recent years, and forced store closures under the coronavirus lockdown have further exacerbated the firm's problems.

The company said, external it had filed a notice of its intention in court, a move that protects the company from legal action and its creditors for ten days while an administrator is found.

Lincolnshire may not have needed to be fully locked down during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study.

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Researchers at De Montfort University in Leicester analysed various risks depending on location, including vulnerability, population density, commuter mobility, school mobility, people per house and economic output.

They then determined which parliamentary constituencies were deemed "hotspots" and which were at lower risk.

The research says some low risk areas, including Lincoln, could have been "cordoned off" from more infected areas to allow the economy to continue.

Scientists using Artificial Intelligence in their research say this method would still reduce the peak of the infection while keeping up to 25% of the country economically active.

The research is hoped to help influence reactions to future spikes in the virus and future pandemics.

A man claiming to be a police officer has burgled the home of a "vulnerable" woman in Lincoln after forcing his way in to the property.

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The man, who was dressed in black and wore gloves, knocked on the door of the woman's house, in Laughton Crescent, on the Ermine estate, at about 22:30 on Saturday night.

He said he was a police officer investigating recent burglaries in the area and, after she asked for identification, he broke the door chain and knocked the woman to the ground.

The thief rifled drawers and stole the woman's plum-coloured handbag, containing a small purse with a a small amount of money in it.

The victim, who's 56 and who has a medical condition and mobility issues, was left "distressed and shaken" but not seriously hurt, according to police.

The suspect is described as white, about 30 years old and about 5ft 10ins tall.

Det Insp Jenny Waddington said: "This was an awful incident. The victim has had the comfort of the safety of her own home invaded."

Anyone who saw a man acting suspiciously in the area on Saturday night, or who received a knock at the door, is being asked to contact police.

BBC Weather

A good deal of dry and sunny weather around today.

Breezy at times though with a moderate south-westerly wind. A rather warm day.

A dry and fine evening with late spells of sunshine.

Plenty of clear spells into the night. Winds falling light:

No unplanned emergency admissions will be made to to Grantham Hospital from today as the site moves towards becoming a coronavirus-free zone.

The plan to turn parts of the site into a Covid-free site, including temporarily downgrading its A&E to a 24-hour urgent care walk-in centre, were approved by health bosses earlier in June.

Unplanned admissions and people needing daytime A&E will now instead be directed to Boston Pilgrim Hospital and Lincoln County Hospital.

Grantham Hospital restricted its A&E opening hours in August 2016 due to a shortage of doctors, and some have seen the latest move as a further threat to services.

However, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS trust says it will reduce the risk of coronavirus getting on site and and protect vulnerable patients.

Thousands of chemotherapy sessions, cancer surgeries and elective surgeries will be moved to Grantham Hospital from elsewhere in Lincolnshire.

Health bosses say this will dramatically cut the substantial waiting list created by the coronavirus pandemic.