East Coast & The Wolds Target
THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TREE
ANIMALS at an animal sanctuary and wildlife park near Skegness are enjoying people’s discarded Christmas trees. From huge predators to chatty birds, the animals at Lincolnshire Wildlife Park in Friskney love to play with the trees. CEO of the site,...
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BLOOD-SUCKING STABLE FLIES IN VILLAGE ATTACK
BORED OF THE FLIES ... RESIDENTS SAY BUZZERS FROM NEARBY CALF-REARING SHEDS, WHICH LIVE IN ROTTING MANURE, GIVE A NASTY BITE AND EVEN THE COLD WEATHER DOESN’T STOP THEM -
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BLAZE DESTROYS FURNITURE STORE
THE owners of a family business say they are ‘deeply moved’ after customers have set up a GoFundMe following their store going up in flames. Suite Dreams of Skegness was ravaged by the fire on Monday, December 29, after a blaze started at a nearby car...
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MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU?
PLANS to scrap Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) in England and Wales and merge police forces together will create a “democratic deficit”, officials have warned. In November, the Government announced that PCCs would be scrapped – a move which it...
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PENSIONER FINED OVER ‘SPIT’ SPAT
A PENSIONER was hit with a £250 fine by litter wardens for spitting out a leaf that had blown into his mouth. Roy Marsh, 86, received the penalty notice while taking a stroll in Skegness, Lincolnshire, earlier this year. He explained that he had...
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COCAINE DEALER USED TEAM OF RUNNERS IN SKEGNESS
A 23-year-old man who spent months on the run has been jailed. Connor Stewart, of no fixed address, was due to appear at Lincoln Crown Court on Tuesday, February 4, along with co-conspirators, but he instead went on the run for seven months. A...
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