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Victoria Fear rejoined the Lincolnshire Free Press and Spalding Guardian as news editor in September 2019, having worked in communications for the NHS. She previously joined the papers as a 19-year-old.

Traffic building as major route is closed

11 July 2025
Traffic building as major route is closed

Traffic building as major route is closed

11 July 2025

One of the main routes into town has been closed.


Ceremony to mark anniversary of Matthew Flinders’ return

10 July 2025
Ceremony to mark anniversary of Matthew Flinders’ return

Ceremony to mark anniversary of Matthew Flinders’ return

10 July 2025

An Australian official will be attending a service to mark the year anniversary since the return of a famous explorer to his home village.


Councillors share vision of northern and southern unitary authorities

10 July 2025
Councillors share vision of northern and southern unitary authorities

Councillors share vision of northern and southern unitary authorities

10 July 2025

Two council leaders have outlined their vision for the future of local government in Greater Lincolnshire.

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Owners say business is not viable

10 July 2025
Owners say business is not viable

Owners say business is not viable

10 July 2025

The owners of a much-loved business have stressed that the store is closing because it is ‘no longer viable’.

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Temporary lights to remain in place until ‘early next week’

09 July 2025
Temporary lights to remain in place until ‘early next week’

Temporary lights to remain in place until ‘early next week’

09 July 2025

Temporary lights will remain at a major junction until ‘early next week’ while a water main is fixed.


Investigation launched after man was seen masturbating in Tesla

09 July 2025
Investigation launched after man was seen masturbating in Tesla

Investigation launched after man was seen masturbating in Tesla

09 July 2025

Police are investigating after a man was seen masturbating in a car.

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Nearly 400 attend school fair

09 July 2025
Nearly 400 attend school fair

Nearly 400 attend school fair

09 July 2025

Nearly 400 people enjoyed a school fair over the weekend.


Police at scene of crash

09 July 2025
Police at scene of crash

Police at scene of crash

09 July 2025

Police are at the scene of a crash.


BID wants to create ‘newly designed vibrant town centre’ as iconic store closes

09 July 2025
BID wants to create ‘newly designed vibrant town centre’ as iconic store closes

BID wants to create ‘newly designed vibrant town centre’ as iconic store closes

09 July 2025

A business group says it wants to support a ‘newly designed vibrant town centre’ - as a closing down sale takes place at a iconic shop.

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Traffic mayhem thanks to temporary lights

09 July 2025
Traffic mayhem thanks to temporary lights

Traffic mayhem thanks to temporary lights

09 July 2025

Long queues of traffic have been reported in a village after temporary lights have been installed on a major junction.


Cancer patients, farmers and homeowners share human cost of pylon plans

09 July 2025
Cancer patients, farmers and homeowners share human cost of pylon plans

Cancer patients, farmers and homeowners share human cost of pylon plans

09 July 2025

They have been accused of being nimbys, but the people whose lives have been disrupted by energy schemes want their stories heard by those in power.


National Grid explains why town’s existing power station site was discounted for major development

09 July 2025
National Grid explains why town’s existing power station site was discounted for major development

National Grid explains why town’s existing power station site was discounted for major development

09 July 2025

Officials have said why fields on the outskirts of a town have been chosen for new infrastructure rather than land near an existing power station.


Popular event draws the crowds — and ‘Jeremy Clarkson’

09 July 2025
Popular event draws the crowds — and ‘Jeremy Clarkson’

Popular event draws the crowds — and ‘Jeremy Clarkson’

09 July 2025

Beautiful gardens and fun scarecrows attracted hundreds of people — and featured Jeremy Clarkson as you’ve never seen him before.


Car show brought out crowds

08 July 2025
Car show brought out crowds

Car show brought out crowds

08 July 2025

Unpredictable weather did not all pistons firing at a popular car show.


Leader calls for talks to help save town book shop

08 July 2025
Leader calls for talks to help save town book shop

Leader calls for talks to help save town book shop

08 July 2025

A council leader wants to help save a much loved shop - but is appealing for the owners to get in touch to find a ‘long term’ solution.

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Town supermarket fire caused by electrical fault

08 July 2025
Town supermarket fire caused by electrical fault

Town supermarket fire caused by electrical fault

08 July 2025

An electrical fault caused a fire at a town supermarket at the weekend.


The cost of repairing our ‘stressed’ flood defences is ‘unsustainable’, warns the Environment Agency

08 July 2025
The cost of repairing our ‘stressed’ flood defences is ‘unsustainable’, warns the Environment Agency

The cost of repairing our ‘stressed’ flood defences is ‘unsustainable’, warns the Environment Agency

08 July 2025

Repairing breaches in the Lincolnshire’s ‘stressed’ flood defences is ‘unsustainable’ in the long-term say officials.


‘We think we’ve changed from Tudor times but we haven’t and there’s a rising tide of toxic masculinity’

08 July 2025
‘We think we’ve changed from Tudor times but we haven’t and there’s a rising tide of toxic masculinity’

‘We think we’ve changed from Tudor times but we haven’t and there’s a rising tide of toxic masculinity’

08 July 2025

An innovative theatre group will celebrate the lives of six extraordinary women while also tackling the topic of toxic masculinity in a pair of plays.


Crews called to outbuildings blaze

06 July 2025
Crews called to outbuildings blaze

Crews called to outbuildings blaze

06 July 2025

Four crews of firefighters were called to a blaze last night (Saturday, July 6).


Emergency services called to crash

06 July 2025
Emergency services called to crash

Emergency services called to crash

06 July 2025

One person was rescued by firefighters after a crash.


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