Sentencing following a serious collision
A man driving a stolen car failed to stop for police before causing a collision that left three people seriously injured. Police officers saw Max Holmes driving a silver Vauxhall Mariva in…
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Crime
Trial date set as woman pleads no guilty
Stephanie McLaggan, 37, of North Warren Road, Gainsborough, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Gillian Connelly, 44, when she appeared at Lincoln Crown Court earlier. Steven Lowther, 45, and Jade Glo…
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Doncaster Airport fight goes on at Labour Conference
Doncaster Central MP Sally Jameson, Doncaster East and Isle of Axholme representative Lee Pitcher, and Mayor Ros Jones met representatives from several airline operators during the party’s conference …
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Ashcroft Road: remains of dog found in suitcase in garden
Michelle Page, 41, who runs Page’s Pet Rescue Rehoming Services, said the discovery was “the worst case” she had encountered in her 13 years of working with animals. She was called t…
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New Aldi approved in Market Rasen
West Lindsey District Council’s planning committee approved a proposal to bring Aldi to Market Rasen during a meeting on Wednesday. According to the BBC Local Democracy Reporting Service, the de…
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Riverside Indoor Bowls campaign for indoor facility
The Indoor Bowls Hall in Gainsborough closed in 2018, devastating members of the RIB. Now, they are hoping that with the help of the community, they can bring the sport back to th…
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Government axe plan to house asylum seekers at RAF Scampton
The Home Office has said plans to house asylum seekers at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire have been scrapped because they do not represent value for money. It added that opening the site in the autumn as…
Crime
Trial date set as woman pleads no guilty
Stephanie McLaggan, 37, of North Warren Road, Gain…
Seven arrests following violent disorder in Gainsborough
Police have arrested six people for suspicion of v…
Woman charged with murder in Gainsborough
A woman has been charged with murder following the…
Suspects held as victim named in murder investigation
A 37-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion…
Gainsborough sex offender has been jailed for 14 months
John Armitage, formerly of Wembley Street in Gains…
£3,000 robbery at Browns
A man has been charged following an alleged robber…
Local Politics
Stephen Bunney reappointed chairman of the District Council
West Lindsey District Council has appointed Cllr S…
Gainsborough MP doesn’t want the Treasury to stop train service plans
Rumours of a return to action for a direct train r…
“Time for a change”: Councillor digs at Gainsborough MP over criticism of devolution consultation
A senior Lincolnshire County Councillor has sugges…
Cllr Matt Boles disapproves Gainsborough housing development
A Gainsborough councillor has raised concerns over…
Edward Leigh reselected conservative parliamentary candidate for Gainsborough
On 20th January 2023, Edward Leigh, the current MP…
Gainsborough MP argues against triple lock pension rise
Gainsborough MP Sir Edward Leigh has questioned wh…