Wednesday sees 51 COVID-19 cases and two deaths in Greater Lincolnshire
West & East Lindsey infection rates rise
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
There have been 51 new coronavirus cases and two COVID-related deaths in Greater Lincolnshire on Wednesday up from 41 cases and no deaths this time last week.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 30 new cases in Lincolnshire, 19 in North Lincolnshire and two in North East Lincolnshire.
On Wednesday, two deaths were registered in Lincolnshire and none in Northern Lincolnshire. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
NHS England has reported no new local hospital deaths at the four Greater Lincolnshire health trusts for the third day in a row this week.
Mum overwhelmed as vandalised grave donations smash target
An incredible response for a tragic story
Kacey died just hours after her birth in 2004. | Photo: Lyndsay Marshall
A fundraiser to help a Lincoln mother whose baby daughter’s grave was vandalised with a hammer has raised over £2,000 in less than 48 hours.
Lyndsay Marshall had visited her daughter Kacey’s grave at Washingborough baby cemetery over the weekend, on what would have been her 17th birthday, when she saw the heartbreaking damage.
The headstone had been smashed by a hammer and ornaments were scattered around the grave.
Kacey’s grave had been vandalised, leaving the headstone shattered into pieces. | Photo: Lyndsay Marshall
Arson probe after trailers burnt down in Lincolnshire village fire
Fire crews were at the scene for over seven hours
An area was taped off while crews tackled the blaze. | Photo: Kirton In Lindsey Fire Station
Police are now investigating an incident of suspected arson after nine articulated trailers containing plastic pellets caught fire in a village near Gainsborough in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue were called to the incident on Learoyd Road in Hemswell Cliff at 3.50am on Wednesday, April 21. Crews from Gainsborough, Market Rasen and a water carrier from Holbeach attended, initially with crews from Kirton in Lindsey from Humberside Fire & Rescue.
£1 million homes: Lincolnshire party pad has spa, cinema and games room
A home to make you the envy of your friends
The stunning property is on the market for £995,000. | Photo: Fairweather Estate Agents
A four-bedroom party mansion in Boston, complete with a gym spa complex, cinema room and dedicated games room, is on the market for just shy of £1 million.
The property on Rawsons Lane has been listed for £995,000 by Fairweather Estate Agents, and boasts a jaw-dropping amount of flashy features.
As well as having four double bedrooms, five bathrooms and an open-plan kitchen living area, the house comes with a spa complex, complete with gym equipment, a gigantic hot tub and a sauna.
A Lincoln mother is calling for more safety at a baby cemetery in a city village, after she was devastated to find her daughter’s grave vandalised with a hammer.
Lyndsay Marshall had gone to visit her daughter Kacey’s grave at Washingborough baby cemetery on what would’ve been her 17th birthday on Sunday.
When she got there she found the grave had been subject to vandalism, with the headstone smashed by a hammer and ornaments scattered everywhere.
A fundraiser was set up to support Lyndsay through this and to help repair it, and it soared over the £2,000 target in less than 48 hours.