East Midlands

Firefighters were called to a blaze at Moggs Eye Beach on Sunday afternoon (Sunday, September 3). People at the scene said the flames appeared to be coming from sand dunes at the coastal beauty spot. Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue Service said crews were at the scene at just before 2.45pm. It said crews from Alford, […]

There are planned roadworks and closures taking place in Northamptonshire this week beginning Monday, September 4. While some routes will be fully closed, others will have lane closures or temporary traffic measures. Diversions may also be in place in some areas, with drivers urged to make allowances for these closures and alter their travel arrangements

A Lincolnshire seaside resort has been named a ‘celebrity hot spot’ after an England footballing star was spotted there on a summer visit. Harry Maguire, who plays for Manchester United as well as the men’s national side, has been visiting Mablethorpe, a popular ice cream parlour in the town revealed. Mablethorpe Ice Cream Co, a

There are few things finer than a takeaway dinner. Who wouldn’t want delicious food ordered straight to their door with just a few clicks of a mobile app or a quick phone call? We are blessed to have many fine food establishments across Northamptonshire that satisfy our tastebuds week in and week out. Whether it

A crash has shut a road near a Lincolnshire village tonight (Friday, September 1). Police have issued a warning to avoid the area on the A1028 close to Skendleby, near Spilsby, following the collision. At just before 7.30pm Lincolnshire Police said on X, formerly known as Twitter: “We are on scene at an RTC near

A former table tennis coach has been sentenced after downloading and distributing hundreds of indecent images of children. Alexander Mercer, 31, of Commerical Road in Grantham, was sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court on Friday, September 1. He pleaded guilty to seven charges in July, which detailed vile crimes committed between 2014 and 2020. He was

Police are currently on scene in a Lincolnshire town where three cannabis grows have been uncovered. Officers were called to reports of suspicious circumstances in Tower Street, Gainsborough, at 12.41pm on Thursday, August 31. Upon arrival, they found multiple rooms being used to grow cannabis plants at a property in the street, and investigations by

A Lincolnshire man will be one of up to 60,000 people taking on the Great North Run on Sunday, September 10. Graham Park, 53, from Heckington, Lincolnshire, will be running from Newcastle to the coast of South Shields, all in support of Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK). He is taking on the run in memory of

A Lincolnshire leisure centre will be demolished if a third-party buyer is not found. Deepings Leisure Centre in Deeping St James closed for good in late 2022 after South Kesteven District Council said the £10.5m repairs needed had become unaffordable. Ownership was handed back over to Lincolnshire County Council in January this year. The council

A popular TikTok creator labelling a Lincolnshire town ‘dead’ has prompted business owners to fight back. The user, going by the handle m.combe07, toured Grantham town centre as part of his series trying to find what he calls the ‘most tired area in the UK’. He pointed to boarded-up windows and the empty units in