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Shoreline van driver denies causing death by dangerous driving

<B>Police accident investigators at the scene of the fatal road collision on the A46. Inset, Quickfall, who is currently on trial.</B>

A SHORELINE van driver, on trial for causing the death of an elderly woman on a notorious Lincolnshire road, drove dangerously and created a risk to road users, a court heard.

Bradley Quickfall (29), of Raithby Avenue, Keelby, was "careering downhill, doing 60mph, on the A46" said Michael Cranmer-Brown, prosecuting, at Lincoln Crown...



Choral Society rehearsals

MARKET Rasen Choral Society are holding  rehearsals in the town primary school  on  Tuesday evenings starting at 7 30pm.Rehearsals will be directed at the Spring production of...

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Can you help find missing dog?

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CAN you help reunite this loveable pooch with her worried family?Poppy – a three-year-old Border Collie – went missing from...

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15,000 heartfelt 'thank yous' from appeal

This was our picture as the second lorry load of shoeboxes departed from the Bluestar Fibres warehouse, as part of Operation Christmas child and it was all thanks to you! With members of Cromwell Road fire station (red watch), the lorry driver and St Mary's RC pupils are organisers Jennifer Mawer (front, left) and Pam Hodge (right).

"BRILLIANT, fantastic, well done Grimsby!" These are the grateful words of thanks from Operation Christmas Child co-ordinator Pam Hodge...

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Could tranquil countryside become a thing of the past?

Naturalist Mark Tyszka pictured admiring the beauty of Irby Dales, which he believes is one of the few places left in the area where industrial intrusion has not occurred.   Picture:  ABBY RUSTON

WITH the onslaught of climate change, an economy fit to burst and housing scarce, the modern world is impacting more and more on our...

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Special chance

DO you have what it takes to serve your community?Volunteers from across the county are being sought to join Lincolnshire Police as special constables – the vital link between the...

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Moving to West Lindsey

MORE and more people are deciding that West Lindsey is a great place to live.Figures just released show the number of electors in the district has risen by 780 in the last year.This is on...

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Hi ho - it's off to Brookenby we go

The Yarborough Hotel's manager Nathan Gregory has reduced prices at the pub because of the  economic downturn.

A PANTO extravaganza is coming to Brookenby, near Binbrook, in January. The Limelight Theatre Company is putting on a performance of...

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People flocking to West Lindsey

MORE people are deciding that West Lindsey is a great place to live.Figures just released show the number of electors in the district has risen by 780 in the last year.This is on top of an...

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Ladies' diet club members lose a huge 322lb in weight

Mary Ramsden (standing centre right) and her dietary award winners  with their spare tyre in Market Rasen's Festival Hall.

IF you have piled on the pounds this Christmas and are looking to loose that excess weight, then these Market Rasen ladies are the...

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'We should all resign': Councillor

A CAISTOR town councillor has called on her colleagues to resign en bloc, claiming that although they have technically been elected, in reality no elections have taken place in Caistor for...

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Newell: Let the good times roll

MIKE Newell has one main New Year's resolution for 2009 - and that's to bring the good times back to Grimsby Town. The Mariners chief says it is about time the Town fans were given a side to be proud of again and is determined to start the rebuilding in earnest during this month's transfer window. And he hopes those loyal supporters will stick...



Mark burns Clee in derby

TWO first-half goals from Louth United striker Mark Fairburn took his season's tally to 15 in a 4-0 derby victory over Cleethorpes Town...


Stags do for Woodhouse

Curtis Woodhouse

FORMER Grimsby Town midfielder turned boxer Curtis Woodhouse has agreed to join Blue Square Conference Premier League side Mansfield...


Pattinson earns new Notts deal

Darren Pattinson

ENGLAND seamer Darren Pattinson has signed a contract extension to remain at Nottinghamshire until the end of the 2011 season. Grimsby-...


Bygones: Paul Wilkinson

Paul Wilkinson

BETWEEN 1983 and 1985, the Mariners could boast three noted forwards on their books - the experienced Kevin Drinkell, the promising...







 

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Big freeze set to continue

Britain's big freeze has intensified as forecasters warned temperatures would continue to plunge.

Tens of thousands of motorists were left stranded in a record day for car breakdowns amid chaotic scenes on the roads as temperatures in parts of the country dropped to as low as minus 11C (12.2F).

In central London, shivering tourists...

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Britain 'immune' from gas shortages

Britain will be immune from any gas shortages caused by the row between Russia and Ukraine, the Government has said. UK dependence on Russia for gas is so small that any shortfall could be...

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More rail misery as wires come down

Rail passengers' journeys have been disrupted when overhead wires came down and stopped trains from moving, in the third railway incident in a week. The wires came down between North...

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Skills plan 'won't help low-paid'

Gordon Brown's efforts to turn Britain into a high-skill, high-wage economy are failing and will come under further pressure as recession bites, a report has warned. Businesses will still...

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British woman dies of rabies

A woman who contracted rabies while abroad has died in a Northern Ireland hospital. Lisa McMurray had been in a critical condition in the intensive care unit of Belfast's Royal Victoria...

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