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.

East Midlands Ambulance Service has been fined £3.5m after it failed to meet a national target for patients involved in life-threatening injuries.

Thousands of people in this area have signed a charity petition after hearing little Harry Thomas’s heartbreaking story.

The annual Mega May Fayre, organised by the Wragby Joint Uniformed Headquarters Management Committee, raised over £1,291 for town hall funds.

Market Rasen Mail publisher Johnston Press reported its first increase in operating profit for nearly seven years last week in spite of the challenging economic environment.

Both the church and the airfield were the focus of the memorial day to 300 Polish Squadron and 1667 Heavy Conversion Unit in Faldingworth last Saturday.

A Lincolnshire MP believes that the concerns of people living the county are going unheeded in London.

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

Councillors have voted in a new Conservative leader at West Lindsey District Council leaving the former Tory boss “fearful for the future”.

Eight students from Brigg’s Sir John Nelthorpe School are out and about urging the community to back them for an expedition to the Himalayan foothills of India in 2014.

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 skate park could be opened in an unused warehouse if a planning application is approved by West Lindsey District Council.

More than £800 was raised at the Brigg Business Partnership Fashion Show held in The Angel Suite.

Volunteers are needed for a new project to help people who are less able or cannot access public transport.

Year 5 pupils from a number of local schools have been taking part in Caistor Yarborough Academy’s primary outreach programme.

A new singing group for people living with dementia is being launched in Middle Rasen.

A council’s decision to chop down a tree over ‘health and safety’ fears has annoyed residents who say it has not caused an accident in more than 30 years.

Children at Market Rasen Primary School have been checking out their superhuman powers as part of their recent project on superheroes.