A Lincolnshire plumber has been prosecuted for carrying out illegal gas work after a couple suffered severe burns in a major explosion at their home.

Anti-terror police investigating the “barbaric” murder of a soldier in London have searched a property 150 miles away in Saxilby near Lincoln.

Stronger scrutiny is required of elected police commissioners to prevent “maverick decision making”, a damning report by MPs has warned.

Eight people from the Market Rasen area have appeared at Leeds Crown Court charged with VAT and tax fraud in excess of £1m.

A scheme to tackle anti-social behaviour that was piloted in West Lindsey has been included in the crime bill announced during the Queen’s speech in parliament.

A dealer who sold drugs to fund his own £50-a-week habit that had got “out of control” has been given a chance to avoid going to prison.

Thieves tried to steal a pony from a field near Spital in the Street on Tuesday, May 14 at about 4.25pm.

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

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.

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

A workman accused of causing an explosion at a house in Nettleton has admitted breaching gas safety regulations.

A new taskforce has been created to allow the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel to ‘get to the bottom of’ the suspension of the force’s chief constable in February.

Members of the public have labelled the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel a ‘shambles’ after they were inadvertently excluded from an extraordinary meeting this afternoon.

Police are appealing for information after a twin-axled trailer was stolen from an address in Linwood.

Police believe the discovery of a stolen 1,000 litre oil container near Louth may have prevented many rural fuel thefts.

Police are appealing for help in finding two people they want to speak to in connection with a shop theft.

Criminals have tried to break in to a workshop and stables in Normanby by Spital.

Crime, policing and the number of officers on the beat in the Market Rasen area has been an issue raise on numerous occasions at public meetings over the past year.

People in Market Rasen are invited to a Lincolnshire Police meeting about plans to increase the number of volunteers working for the force.

Three men accused of a £155,000 banking plot involving the Open University have appeared at City of London Magistrates’ Court.