Lincoln city centre bar wins back late night licence
A bar in the centre of Lincoln has been granted a new licence to remain open until 4am all week – just months since its opening hours were reduced on police advice. As previously reported, Status had...
View ArticleMan denies armed robbery at Lincoln village post office
An armed robber held up a village post office forcing the terrified cashier to hand over cash before he fleeing across fields on a quad bike, a jury at Lincoln Crown Court was told on August 11. Anton...
View ArticleElderly Lincolnshire woman scammed out of £5k by con artists
Lincolnshire Police have warned of the dangers of disclosing personal information over the phone after a woman in her 70s was scammed out of £5,000. The woman, of Keelby, was contacted on her phone by...
View ArticlePolice appeal after armed robbery at petrol station in Lincoln village
Police are appealing for information and witnesses after a robbery at a petrol station in Saxilby. A man wearing a balaclava and carrying a knife entered the Otters Bridge Filling Station on...
View ArticleLincoln biker killed in crash on Tritton Road named by police
Police have officially released the name of the 53-year-old man who tragically died in a road accident on August 11. Jonathan Green died on August 11 when his white Bonneville motorbike collided with a...
View ArticleLucky escape as pictures reveal extent of horror car crash in Lincoln
Shocking pictures have emerged of a three-vehicle crash in Lincoln, which remarkably left no-one with life-threatening injuries. The accident occurred on the B1190 at the crossroads of Lincoln Road and...
View ArticlePolice investigate sudden death at the University of Lincoln
Police are investigating the sudden death of a 26-year-old Lincoln man after a body was discovered on Campus Way at around 6:15am on Sunday, August 16. The death is not being treated as suspicious. The...
View ArticlePolice recover body found in Lincoln river
Police recovered the body of a man found in River Witham in the Firth Road area of Lincoln. The man is believed to have been aged in his 60s and lived locally. The incident is not being treated as...
View ArticleLand Rover and lawnmower stolen from Lincoln industrial estate
A silver Land Rover, a trailer and a ride-on lawnmower have been stolen from an industrial estate in Lincoln. Police believe that the burglary was committed overnight on August 13 and 14, between...
View ArticleLincoln man racially abused in city centre shop
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 58-year-old Lincoln man was racially abused in a health and beauty shop in the city centre. The man was shopping in Savers on Sincil Street at around 2.30pm...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of robbery at Lincoln village petrol station
A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a petrol station in Saxilby. As previously reported, the robbery at Otters Bridge Filling Station on Gainsborough Road...
View ArticlePolice launch appeals after spate in Lincoln hirebike vandalism
Lincolnshire Police are re-appealling for information on criminal damage at a hire bike station in the Birchwood area of Lincoln, after more bikes were damaged and dumped. As previously reported, the...
View ArticleMan bailed in relation to armed Lincoln village petrol station robbery
A man who was arrested in connection with the armed robbery of a petrol station in Saxilby has been released on police bail. The robbery at Otters Bridge Filling Station on Gainsborough Road happened...
View ArticleTeenage girl praised after helping to catch Lincoln train flasher
A judge today praised the courage of a teenage girl who helped to catch a flasher who sexually assaulted her during a train journey in Lincolnshire. Craig Pressick, 44, repeatedly exposed himself and...
View ArticleCat put down after being poisoned with antifreeze in Lincoln
A pet cat in Lincoln has become the latest victim of a spate of poisonings in the county, and has been put down by owners. Alerts were issued at the end of July for the Boston area after as many at 44...
View ArticleFine handed to BMW driver caught at almost 160mph on A46 near Lincoln
A motorist who was caught driving his car at 157mph on the A46 near Lincoln has been handed a £500 fine at Lincoln Magistrates Court. Jason Barnard of Watford was driving his BMW 5 series at 9.57 pm on...
View ArticleHirebike dumped in Brayford in Lincoln vandalism spree
Almost two years on since the popular Hirebike scheme was launched in Lincoln, the collection of rental pushbikes in the city have quickly become the target of vandals – with one now ending up in the...
View ArticleLincoln biker hospitalised after serious crash on edge of city
A 60-year-old man from Lincoln is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after a collision with a car on the edge of the city. The crash, which involved a blue Ford KA and a Suzuki 600...
View ArticlePolice warning after string of thefts from cars in Lincoln Birchwood
Thieves are increasingly targeting vehicles parked in the Birchwood area of Lincoln, with police issuing warnings over a recent spike in thefts. A number of incidents have been reported in the space of...
View ArticleBody of elderly woman found in serious Lincoln village house fire
The body of a 70-year-old woman has been found after a fire at a house in a village near Lincoln. Emergency services were called to the house at about 3am on Monday, August 24 in Dunston, to the...
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