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Police are describing the death of a man in Sleaford as “unexpected”.

The long-running battle to prevent oil-drilling at Biscathorpe – one of the most attractive areas of countryside in the Lincolnshire Wolds – is set to reach a critical stage when a full public inquiry is held.

Excitement is building for this year’s festive Sleaford Christmas Market and town lights switch on ceremony.

Lincolnshire Police say they are growing “increasingly concerned” for a teenager who is reported missing from the Dorrington area, near Sleaford.

Police are appealing for the public’s help to identify two individuals from CCTV images after a man was injured in an assault in Sleaford.

A much-loved charity providing free holidays in Skegness to children in need is celebrating after announcing it will be back next year after rising costs caused it to shut its doors this summer.

Councillors have questioned whether proposed special educational needs reforms in Lincolnshire go far enough.

Plans have been unveiled for up to 200 homes on a new housing estate at a prime site that is often described as “the gateway to Horncastle”.

It was a fantastic turn out for the annual craft held by Lincolnshire Association of Woodturners at their regular venue – Leasingham Village Hall.

With Remembrance Day coming up, a striking and “environmentally-friendly” display of poppies has been created at St Mary’s Church in Horncastle.