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Mark Beck nets his first league goal since September 2019 to secure Harrogate a home triumph over struggling Grimsby.

Recalled skipper Joe Edwards smashes a stoppage-time winner as Plymouth beat promotion-chasing Lincoln 4-3 in an action-packed encounter.

Goals from Sam Smith and Callum Wright keep Cheltenham's promotion push firmly on track with victory at Scunthorpe.

A court hears Daniel Noddings was assisted by the officer at Sainsbury's before reversing into her.

A man who fractured the skull of a police officer by driving over her in a Grantham car park has been jailed for more than three years.

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Daniel Noddings, 37, reversed into Det Con Sara Willcock in Sainsbury's in October leaving her with "devastating brain injuries" .

She had been helping members of staff at the supermarket who were concerned about Noddings, who was slumped over his steering wheel in a parking spot.

Det Con Willock told Lincoln Crown Court she had never experienced such a serious assault against her in 20 years as a police officer.

She said: “I went over to him and the ladies from the supermarket to check they were all OK. I’m 5ft 2in, of slight build, I was in plain clothes, softly spoken. I’m not threatening at all.

“The hospital told me that I was lucky it wasn’t a fatal injury. I thought I was going to die. It’s not over exaggerating to say he could have killed me.”

Noddings, of no fixed address, had been taking cocaine at the time and admitted charges of dangerous driving and cannabis possession.

He was jailed for 40 months and given a four-year driving ban to start on his release from custody.

Lincolnshire's most senior health expert says in the coming months there should be less focus on how high rates of coronavirus infection are due to the impact of the vaccines.

Professor Derek Ward, Lincolnshire's director of public health, says: "We need to start to shift our gaze a little bit and move away from looking all the time at our rates of infection to looking at how many people who do catch Covid actually then need treatment and support."

Professor Ward adds that infection rates will rise as the economy opens up again, but that's not as important if those people aren't as seriously affected by the virus.

He told BBC Radio Lincolnshire: "I think we will see more infection, especially when we open up schools and the economy".

However, he added that "as long as it's just a mild infection in people" people shouldn't be as concerned "if vaccination goes to plan".

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Plans for 237 new homes on land off Brackenborough Road in Louth have been approved by East Lindsey councillors.

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Permission was granted by East Lindsey District Council for the 9.7 hectare build on the north-eastern edge of the developed part of Louth.

There'll be a mix of two, three and four-bedroomed detached and semi-detached homes of a variety of designs and all of two-storey height - with 25% being affordable housing.

The development will include garages, ponds, open space, a children’s play area, a pumping station and a substation.

Public objections to the development included a lack of residential amenities, loss of wildlife, traffic issues, loss of light and overlooking.

Nine councillors voted in favour of proposals, with one voting against and one abstaining.

Over 200 firms in Lincolnshire could fold this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the county's Federation of Small Businesses has warned.

In December, Katrina Pierce, the federation's local representative, said 218 businesses were at risk of closing their doors, but now she says "that number remains, and has probably grown".

Restaurants, theatres and high street retail are among the businesses considered most at risk, she says.

Ms Pierce adds that despite the government announcing its plan for a return to normality, with the gradual easing of coronavirus restrictions, "the risk is not over".

She says: "Having this plan from the government doesn't mean the end of restrictions and doesn't mean the end of the crisis. There are many businesses in real dire straits."

"All eyes are on the budget next week", with hopes that will provide certainty and continued support for small businesses, she adds.

Louth Town Hall has been cordoned off after pieces of the building fell onto the street below.

The building's owners say the road closure is "essential" to keep people safe after the incident on Thursday.

They say work is under way to make the 110-year-old sandstone building safe.

Police say they're planning to use drones to check the masonry on the building.

One of RAF Waddington's iconic aircraft has been retired after completing its final mission.

The Sentinel R1 landed for the final time last night after 13 years at the Lincolnshire base:

As a member of the V Squadron, which supports the Army, the aircraft has been used for surveillance missions around the world, including over Afghanistan and Libya.

It has also provided aerial intelligence during floods in the south of England during early 2014.

A campaign's been launched to get one of the stands at Boston United's new ground named after England's deputy chief medical officer.

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, who was born in Boston and still lives in Lincolnshire, regularly appears in the government's Covid press conferences wearing his Boston United tie (pictured).

The scientist is a huge fan of the football club and has used football analogies to help explain the Covid-19 vaccine rollout to the public.

Campaigners say they want a stand to be named after him at Boston United's new ground, which is currently being built to the south of the town.

A campaign group, external says the professor has "stolen the hearts of the nation" for his "upfront straight-talking manner" dealing with the pandemic.

BBC Weather

Today, it will be dry and bright with the odd patch of cloud but plenty of sunshine throughout.

Remaining mild for the time of year.

Tonight, it will remain dry with clear spells and the odd cloudy patch.

Feeling chilly, with temperatures dropping under mainly clear skies.

There is the chance of mist or fog patches:

The number of rough sleepers in Lincolnshire has more than halved in the last year, according to latest figures.

New statistics for the county show a dramatic reduction from 75 people sleeping rough daily in 2019 to 34 in 2020. Lincoln saw the biggest fall - from 27 in 2019 to eight last year.

The figures for Lincolnshire follow the national trend, which has seen a drop of 37% in rough sleepers across England.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, which compiled the figures, says the sharp reduction is likely to have been affected by measures taken by government to tackle Covid-19, including the Everyone In scheme, which put up 33,000 people during the pandemic.

Experts say that scheme, and lockdown restrictions, makes comparison with previous years difficult.

A Grantham musician who got her start on BBC Introducing in Lincolnshire is to be featured on one of America's biggest talk shows tonight.

Holly Humberstone will have a performance, filmed in Lincolnshire, featured on the Late Late Show with James Corden.

The show, which is famous for introducing Carpool Karaoke to the world, has over 1.5 million regular viewers in the US and is broadcast on Friday Nights on Sky Comedy in the UK.

Holly began by uploading her music to BBC Introducing, which has kickstarted the careers of many global artists including George Ezra, Florence and the Machine, Catfish and the Bottlemen and Blossoms.

A-Level students in Lincolnshire have welcomed plans for teacher-assessed grades this summer, rather than exams.

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Today it's been confirmed schools, not exams or algorithms, will decide A-Level and GCSE grades.

At Haven High Academy in Boston one student says its "definitely a good idea".

Sophie, who's studying in the Sixth Form, says "it takes a lot of anxiety off the situation" which she says has already been difficult.

"Stress of the exams is a lot, and to miss a lot of education time... we have had online schooling, but it's still different from being in a classroom."

Classmate Mark, who's also taking his A-Levels, says the idea of using teacher assessment is a "fairer" system than exams.

He says "If we had to go to tests, grades wouldn't be as high as it would normally be. Having our teachers assessing our grades is definitely a beneficial thing."

Last year the government had to perform a U-turn after students had their grades reduced because of an algorithm used.

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Lincoln’s first Taco Bell restaurant has been unanimously approved by the city council.

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Taylor Lindsey was granted permission in Wednesday’s planning committee meeting to develop the building.

It will see the former Pizza Hut on Nettleham Road turned into a drive-through version of the Mexican-inspired fast food chain.

Taco Bell says the unit will lead to to the creation of 25 full-time and 30 part-time jobs opportunities in the city.

More than a third of people aged over 16 in Lincolnshire have now had a coronavirus vaccine, it's been confirmed.

An additional 34,000 injections were given in the seven days up to Sunday, new figures from NHS England show.

The vast majority were first jabs, with two being given 12 weeks apart to give maximum immunity from Covid-19.

A total of 237,000 have now been given in Lincolnshire, that's 37% of the population aged over 16.

A total of 15 areas of Lincolnshire with poor mobile phone coverage are to get a 4G upgrade by the end of the year, it's been confirmed.

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The areas due an upgrade include parts of East Lindsey, South Holland, South Kesteven and West Lindsey.

On average, 4G is three times faster than 3G connections.

The upgrade, by phone network EE and subsidised by the government, is to help tackle so called "not-spots".

Boston and Skegness MP, and Minister for Digital Infrastructure, Matt Warman, says he's "delighted" at the upgrade.

Areas due an upgrade in Lincolnshire are:

• A153, Haltham, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire
• Addlethorpe, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire
• Mareham le Fen, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire
• Roughton, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire
• Wragby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire
• Broughton, North Lincolnshire
• Moulton Seas End, South Holland, Spalding, Lincolnshire
• Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire
• B1176, Little Bytham, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire
• Careby Aunby and Holywell, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire
• Stoke Rochford, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire
• Swayfield, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire
• Witham on the Hill, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire
• Bullington, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire
• Market Rasen, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire