People have been evacuated from their homes. Photo: Lincolnshire Police Drones
A number of homes in Ruskington near Sleaford have been flooded after days of heavy rain in the county.
Firefighters were called to Westcliffe Road in the town on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 1, were the waterway behind a row of houses had breached and flooded properties.
It is understood that the occupants have been moved to alternative accommodation while firefighters work to pump water from the site.
Photo: Lincolnshire Police Drones
A Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue spokesperson said: “Three crews from Sleaford, Metheringham and Billinghay used manpower and equipment including light portable pumps, on Westcliffe Road in Ruskington yesterday.
“Relief crews were in attendance overnight, but all crews have now left the scene.
“Fire crews were pumping water from the rear of eight properties, two of which had floodwater entering inside the houses.”
Emergency services have dealt with blocked roads, collisions and breached river banks across Lincolnshire in the last few days.
Police have warned drivers to take extra car on the roads and not to attempt to cross closed routes.
There have been warnings in place from the Environment Agency in Boston and Gainsborough and police have asked people to avoid Westcliffe Road in Ruskington, Station Road in Potterhanworth and the A153, where the Billinghay Skirth was spilling into the carriageway.
Yesterday, while the high tides passed by without incident in Boston, a local school evacuated its students due to a flood warning. It appears however the call to evacuate was fake.
Station Road in Potterhanworth has been closed underneath the railway bridge for days, but despite the warnings, a few have been caught out while attempting to cross the deep water.
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Despite photos of stranded cars going viral on social media, a van was spotted submerged in the floods.
Current Lincolnshire flood alerts
Flood warnings – Flooding is expected, immediate action required
River Trent at Beckingham Marsh, Gainsborough
Flood alerts – Flooding is possible, be prepared
River Trent from Cromwell Weir to Gainsborough
Rase and Upper Ancholme
Lincoln Watercourse
Witham in North Kesteven
Minor Watercourses in North Kesteven
Lower River Witham
East and West Fens
Areas near the tidal River Witham, the Haven, and the Wash frontage
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A ferry that caught fire on a trip from Hull to the Netherlands is still stranded with 260 people on board in the River Humber, over 18 hours after it first lost power.
Associated British Press were called to the River Humber after a fire broke out on the Pride of Hull ferry shortly after setting sail towards Rotterdam at 8.30pm on October 20.
The engine lost power with 260 people on board after flames engulfed the engine room, but all on board have been reported as safe, despite staying on the boat overnight.
Coastguards sent a lifeboat out to the River Humber after a fire in the ship’s engine room. | Photo: Duncan Young / GNP
The ship is still stranded near Immingham as of Wednesday morning, with coastguards deploying lifeboats to the area.
A spokesperson from ABP said: “We responded last night to an incident of a fire in the engine room on the P & O vessel the Pride of Hull.
“We continue to liaise with and support the ship and will be assisting in her safe return to the Port of Hull as soon as possible.”
The government gave more than £3.8 million to arts and cultural organisations across Greater Lincolnshire in October as pandemic lockdown rescue funds.
So far, 29 organisations in the region have been given part of a £1.57 billion cash boost by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Arts Council England, in a bid to give them a sustainable future.
In Lincolnshire, the money came in two tranches, with round one totalling £3,325,242 October 12 and round two adding up to £566,758 on October 17. More is promised the future.
Lincoln Theatre Royal has so far benefited the most from the funding receiving a total of £600,000.
A statement from the theatre said: “We are honoured and relieved to have been awarded funding as part of the government’s Culture Recovery Fund, to help us face the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic and to give us the best chance of a sustainable future.
“This is such exciting news for the theatre, all our patrons, and the entire arts and culture landscape in Lincolnshire.”
The top-five earners also include the Lost Village Festival in Lincoln (£250,000), Magna Vitae in East Lindsey (£249,500), Lincs Inspire Limited in Grimsby (£232,926) and South Kesteven District Council (£230,000).
In fact, three district councils also including West Lindsey and South Holland have received a total of £597,550 so far. All three councils say it’s for “combined arts”.
North East Lincolnshire Council received £75,000 towards its museums.
A table showing a breakdown of the funding received by arts and culture organisations in Greater Lincolnshire so far.
Lincoln Students Union, which runs the Engine Shed, has received £202,609, while the University of Lincoln was awarded £153,365.
Not all arts venues have been so lucky yet though. Lincoln Drill Hall which announced it was closing earlier this month after the City of Lincoln Council withdrew its funding has not been given any cash.
The venue’s staff are due to be made redundant at the end of October, resulting in around 19 job losses. A new use is being sought for the building.
Announcing the latest tranche of funding, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: “This funding is a vital boost for the theatres, music venues, museums and cultural organisations that form the soul of our nation. It will protect these special places, save jobs and help the culture sector’s recovery.
“These places and projects are cultural beacons the length and breadth of the country.
“This unprecedented investment in the arts is proof this government is here for culture, with further support to come in the days and weeks ahead so that the culture sector can bounce back strongly.”
Officers arrested a 36-year-old man at the junction of Dixon Street and Boultham Park Road and took him into police custody.
A man was apprehended before being put in the back of a police car. | Photo: Sue Page
Police initially described what the man was holding as a “wooden item with a blade attached” before later confirming it was a piece of wood with a sharp edge.
Several police cars attended the scene. | Photo: Sue Page
The man has since been released without any further action.
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