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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick says he has no intention of resigning and has a good relationship with Neil Rhodes.

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:37:27 GMT

Lincolnshire’s under-fire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick has hit back at his critics and insisted he has no intention of resigning.

VIDEO: Last remaining British Dambusters war hero returns home for 70th Anniversary and Lancaster Bomber flypast

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:31:48 GMT

Horncastle born war hero George ‘Johnny’ Johnson has reflected on his heroic part in the famous Dambusters mission and admitted: “I’m the proudest man alive.”

Top author visits Gartree School

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:57:41 GMT

Pupils from Gartree School and Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Horncastle ‘teamed up’ for a workshop given by award-winning author John Boyne.

Police chairman to step down next month

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:38:49 GMT

The chairman of Lincolnshire Crime and Police Panel has confirmed he will quit the post next month.

Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel chairman to stand down after ‘farcical’ chief constable saga

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:35:27 GMT

The under-fire chairman of Lincolnshire’s Police and Crime Panel is to stand down from his role next month in the wake of the suspended chief constable saga.

New tea room at White Hart

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:29:38 GMT

The White Hart Inn at Tetford has opened a new addition to the premises, a Tea Room.

Customers go barking mad for coffee morning

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:20:07 GMT

A coffee morning at the Old Stables in Horncastle recently raised £105 for the Jerry Green Dog Rescue.

Win a year’s gym membership at fitness suite

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:15:40 GMT

The Horncastle News has teamed up with East Lindsey District Council to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a year’s gym membership.

new York Pupils on the Write track

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:07:14 GMT

Pendragon Committee members visited New York School on Friday to present certificates to the first round winners in the annual Pen Dragon inter-schools handwriting competition.

£55k flood protection scheme welcomed

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:44:47 GMT

Flood victims in Horncastle have welcomed a new £55,000 pumping station which should offer vital protection to their homes.

Fiona Martin Mayor of Horncastle again

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:28:55 GMT

A familiar face is once again Mayor of Horncastle.

I spy with my little eye something beginning with ‘Z’

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:14:09 GMT

There is a new zebra in Horncastle - but this one definitely isn’t for crossing.

Super science students seal regional prize

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:59:39 GMT

Four St Hugh’s pupils have proven themselves to be science superstars in a regional competition.

Pilgrim Hospital comes under fire again

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:40:36 GMT

A Tattershall man has added to concerns about Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital and revealed conditions reminded him of ‘Victorian times.’

VIDEO: Mobile policing in Horncastle

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:18:19 GMT

Horncastle’s mobile police station will be ‘on duty’ at market days in a new initiative backed by Inspector Terry Ball.

Lincolnshire Police commissioner and crime panel chairman under fire from MPs in Westminster

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:46:03 GMT

Two of Lincolnshire highest profile elected policing figures have been probed by MPs this afternoon at a Home Affairs Committee meeting in Westminster.

Factory Shops looks for charity partner

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:42:02 GMT

Employees at Horncastle’s The Original Factory Shop, which recently opened at Boston Road, are aiming to make a difference to the community by choosing one local cause to be their charity partner for 2013.

Boy, 15, locked up for terrifying sex attack on dog walker

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:33:12 GMT

A 15 year old boy who carried out a terrifying sex attack on a woman walking her dog in a quiet Lincolnshire village has been locked up by a judge at Lincoln Crown Court.

Horncastle police crackdown on rural crime

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:27:57 GMT

Police in Horncastle have revealed they are successfully dealing with reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) in several local villages.

BREAKING NEWS: Coningsby home badly damaged by fire

Tue, 14 May 2013 07:09:13 GMT

A home in Coningsby has been severely damaged by fire following a blaze on Monday night, May 13.