News
Spate of thefts spark Lincolnshire tractor security plea
Police have urged farmers to review their tractor security after a spate of thefts from farms in the south of the county.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick says he has no intention of resigning and has a good relationship with Neil Rhodes
Lincolnshire’s under-fire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick has hit back at his critics and insisted he has no intention of resigning.
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Disabled driver’s council anger after parking ticket
A disabled driver who was ticketed for using a council run car park in Skegness fears more motorists will be stung by the new enforcement unless it is better advertised.
1 commentLincolnshire Fire and Rescue attend fuel leak in Skegness
Firefighters from Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue were called out to a fuel leak in Skegness this afternoon (Friday).
Fourth break-in within weeks for Janice Sutton Theatre School
Callous thieves broke into a Skegness theatre and dance school, taking valuable equipment essential for children’s lessons sometime last night.
Ambulance services ‘guarantees’ improvements by increasing Skegness staffing and vehicles
The east coast has been ‘guaranteed’ better ambulance response times through increases to staff and vehicle numbers in Skegness later this month.
Sport
League and cup success for East Coast U10s
East Coast Juniors Under 10 ‘A’ team have claimed double honours in their second successive season.
Skegness Grammar School responds to union accusations of financial mismanagement
The Skegness school accused of unfairly blaming problems on staff rather than its own financial mismanagement has responded to the teaching union behind the allegations.
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Baize of glory for snooker champions
The Wainfleet team was crowned league winner at the ceremony held at the Vine Hotel in Chapel St Leonards last Wednesday.
Good catches in species hunt nets Dave Burr latest SPAC win
Good catches continued in the Skegness Pier Angling Club (SPAC) annual Species Hunt, fished in ideal conditions at Trunch Lane
Stoney Stanton to Skegness Bike Ride hopes to raise £5,000 for charity
A charitable cavalcade of around 65 cyclists arrived in Skegness today, hoping to have raised more than £5,000 for various good causes.
Motorcycle club open 2013 season
The Wainfleet & District Sporting Motorcycle Club hosted The Robert Chatterton Trophy Meeting on Sunday May 5.
Video
VIDEO: Last remaining British Dambusters war hero returns home for 70th Anniversary and Lancaster Bomber flypast video
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.”
Lifestyle
Batemans Visitor Centre in Wainfleet to host charity Dambusters concert
The Batemans Brewery’s visitor centre in Wainfleet is set to hold a charity Dambusters concert this weekend.
Gunby Regency fun
Gunby Hall and gardens will be transported back to Regency times at a special event this Bank Holiday Monday (May 27).
Garden volunteers
Up to 20 volunteers are needed in Lincolnshire to become ‘Master Gardeners’- supporting communities to grow their own produce.
Blue bedroom is best
Britons who sleep in a blue bedroom are regularly getting the best night’s sleep according to a new sleep study.
Local pubs trade pints for poses in charity calendar
Pubs around Skegness have traded pulling pints for poses in a new charity calendar raising funds to help fight cancer.
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Community
Village News: The Toyntons
COFFEE AND CAKES - A coffee morning and cake stall will be held on Saturday, May 25, from 10.30am to 11.30am at Toynton All Saints Methodist Chapel.
Distinctive Land Rover stolen from Burgh farm
A distinctive Land Rover Discovery marked with advertising was stolen from a farm in Burgh le Marsh recently.
Mark of respect for Dambusters during Skegness Town Council meeting
Skegness Town Councillors paid minute’s silence in respect for the brave souls who lost their lives during the Dambusters mission, 70 years ago.
Death of Skegness drug user sparks bad batch heroin warning
A batch of heroin linked to a number of fatalities in Lincolnshire is believed to have claimed the life of a known drug user in Skegness.
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Win tickets to see comedian Jack Dee at The Embassy Theatre, Skegness
Curmudgeonly comedian Jack Dee will be performing his latest stand-up show at The Embassy Theatre, Skegness, next week - and Standard readers can win two pairs of tickets in our exclusive competition.
50-year-old man in serious condition after Ingoldmells blaze completely gutted wooden chalet
A 50-year-old man is in a serious condition after suffering burns during a fire which completely gutted a wooden chalet in Ingoldmells early yesterday morning.
- Pregnant Skegness woman ‘forced’ to live on food parcel after benefits stopped
- Home Bargains’ Skegness store to expand into two units?
- Death of Skegness drug user sparks bad batch heroin warning
- Fourth break-in within weeks for Janice Sutton Theatre School
- Skegness Grammar School responds to union accusations of financial mismanagement
- Skegness Grammar School responds to union accusations of financial mismanagement
- Local pubs trade pints for poses in charity calendar
- Disabled driver’s council anger after parking ticket
- Pregnant Skegness woman ‘forced’ to live on food parcel after benefits stopped
- Skegness man fined after working while on benefits
- Skegness scrape a win in their last home clash again Skellingthorpe PFC
- Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel chairman to stand down after ‘farcical’ chief constable saga
- Pregnant Skegness woman ‘forced’ to live on food parcel after benefits stopped
- Nottinghamshire sexsomniac cleared of raping 21-year-old at Butlin’s, Ingoldmells, in one of the first cases of its kind
- Two die after separate road crashes
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Weather for Skegness
Saturday 18 May 2013
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 6 C to 13 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 8 C to 16 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: North east

