Lincoln College donated a large stock of face masks, gloves, aprons and alcohol wipes to the Lincolnshire Care Association to support the care industry during the coronavirus crisis.
The stock sent on Tuesday will then be distributed to care homes and home care services in Lincolnshire.
Lincoln College works in partnership with many care providers via its Care College and it hopes this gesture will help address a critical need for the heroic staff in the industry.
Gary Headland, CEO of Lincoln College Group, said: “We have a close relationship with care sector organisations through the development of our Care College.
“Heroic staff in the care sector are putting themselves at risk on a daily basis to care for some of the most vulnerable people in our community. We hope this gesture goes some way to keeping some of those brave staff safe.
“Care and NHS staff are at the forefront of all of our minds at the moment and we thank them for their continued efforts.”
Melanie Weatherly, Chief Executive of Walnut Care at Home and Chair of LinCA, added: “This is a heart-warming example of partnership working between the care sector in Lincolnshire and Lincoln College.
“Thank you so much for thinking of us. We are looking forward to going back to co-designing innovative ways to support the highly skilled, committed workforce in our care homes and home care teams.”
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We would like to speak to him in connection with a reported assault at a venue on North Street, Cleethorpes, in the early hours of Sunday 24 July.
It was reported that a man assaulted another man, who was taken to hospital for treatment on his injuries.
Extensive enquiries have been ongoing, but if you are the man in the images, or if you know who he is, you can contact us on 101, quoting log 141 of 25 July.
We are appealing for witnesses following an alleged robbery at around 2.30pm in North Parade, Grantham yesterday (18 August).
This offence took place in the middle of the afternoon in a busy area, and we believe that there may be people who witnessed this, or may have captured the incident itself or the group of youths in the moments before or after in the surrounding streets.
We are asking our community if they have any CCTV, dashcam, or mobile phone footage they can share which could help with our enquiries. We are particularly keen to hear from any drivers who may have been in North Parade at around 2.30pm who have dashcam.
Officers were called to reports that a teenage boy had been approached by a group of around five youths, all boys or young men, who had demanded he hand over a designer bag. One of the group is then reported to have punched the victim to the head, causing an injury before taking the bag. All five then left the area.
Several of the youths were on bikes, wearing black balaclavas and one is reported to have been wearing a light blue tracksuit.
Officers carried out an immediate search of the surrounding streets, and arrested two people in connection with the offence within 40 minutes of the incident being reported.
The bag taken has been recovered.
A 13-year-old boy and a 18-year-old man arrested on suspicion of robbery have released on police bail while investigations continue.
If you can help there are a number of ways to get in touch:
By calling 101 quoting incident 223 of 18 August.
By emailing force.[email protected] quoting incident 223 of 18 August in the subject line.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can report via the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online.