Ten days into March, children are returning to school and COVID deaths are going down, but how is your district’s infection rate doing so far this month?
With fluctuations in data and small outbreaks across Greater Lincolnshire, keeping track of where your local area is at in terms of coronavirus can be challenging.
Here is a breakdown of your district’s infection rate from March 1 until March 10 and which postcodes in your region have some of the lowest infection rates.
Greater Lincolnshire’s infection rates from Mar 1 to Mar 10. | Data: Gov UK / Table: James Mayer for The Lincolnite
South Holland & Boston
South Holland has been leading this month with the highest infection rate, swapping to second place with Boston some of the time due to many of the districts’ population working in employment areas with low income or low hours and fearing financial loss if having to self-isolate.
South Holland has seen a gradual fall this month, but still remains in the top 10 highest infection rates in the UK and almost double Lincoln’s infection rate of 73.5.
Boston has been in a similar situation, seeing a fall in its infection rate in March but had the fifth highest infection rate in the UK at the start of this week.
On Tuesday, Andy Fox, assistant director of public health at Lincolnshire County Council said: “The issue is that they’re probably not dropping down as fast as other areas.”
North East Lincolnshire
Although North East Lincolnshire is seeing a fall in its infection rate, March has seen spikes across the district, which has been put down to “a large outbreak in a food processing factory and other smaller outbreaks in workplaces and the health and social care sector” according to its epidemiology report released last Wednesday.
Lincoln is the only other district that has seen a small spike from Wednesday’s coronavirus data, but numbers are still down from March 1.
No outbreaks have been reported and the spike could be put down to the large amount of testing that is carried out in the city.
Over 10,000 people have now had a rapid coronavirus test at one of the two community testing facilities in Lincoln since the start of 2021.
North Lincolnshire, West Lindsey, South Kesteven, East Lindsey & North Kesteven
All these districts have seen a gradual decline in their infection rates from March 1 to March 10, with no concerning outbreaks reported.
North Kesteven has seen the largest drop of around 80 cases per 100,000 people since March 1 and now has the lowest county infection rate of 40.2, placing it 239th in the UK.
Only three Greater Lincolnshire districts are below the England average of 61 – South Kesteven, East Lindsey and North Kesteven.
‘Suppressed’ postcode clusters (fewer than 3 cases per 100,000 people)
Birchwood West (Lincoln City)
Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham (North Kesteven)
Navenby, Harmston & Brant Broughton (North Kesteven)
Ruskington West & Cranwell (North Kesteven)
Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby (North Kesteven)
Mareham, Sibsey & New Leake (East Linsey)
Horncastle (East Lindsey)
Louth Central & South (East Lindsey)
Sutton-on-Sea (East Lindsey)
Mablethorpe (East Lindsey)
Market Rasen & Brookenby (West Lindsey)
Caistor, Kelsey & Keelby (West Lindsey)
Hemswell & Spital (West Lindsey)
Gainsborough East (West Lindsey)
Stamford North (South Kesteven)
Stamford Central, West and South (South Kesteven)
Epworth & Bracon (North Lincolnshire)
Scunthorpe Ashby (North Lincolnshire)
Winterton & Winteringham (North Lincolnshire)
Goxhill, Barrow & New Holland (North Lincolnshire)
New Clee (Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire)
Sidney Park (Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire)
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We are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a collision caused serious injuries to a 23-year-old man.
Just before 3.30pm yesterday (2 July), we received reports of a collision on Barholm Road in Tallington. It involved a grey BMW 335D estate, a blue BMW 116D and an orange KTM motorcycle.
The motorcycle rider, a 23-year-old man, sustained serious injuries during the collision and was taken to hospital.
If you witnessed the incident and are yet to get in touch with us, please do so. If you have any other information or dashcam footage available that may have captured the road along the A1175 at the time of the collision, get in touch.
By calling 101 quoting incident 282 of 2 July.
By emailing [email protected] quoting incident 282 of 2 July in the subject line.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can report via the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online.
The 2022 Destination Lincolnshire Tourism Excellence Awards are open for applications, and Destination Lincolnshire giving you the rare chance to co-create your application with Nell Barrington, a tourism awards veteran, who has helped hundreds of businesses write winning applications over the last 15 years – including national VisitEngland winners.
The Tourism Awards Masterclass is taking place on Tuesday 12 July at 11am for one-hour online. Laura Freer, Head of Marketing at Destination Lincolnshire said: “This is a golden opportunity, after years of hard work and heartache, to get your business and team recognised and rewarded.
“A well written application is key to achieving a coveted place on this year’s shortlist, and I’d encourage all tourism and visitor economy businesses who are thinking of entering – whether they are seasoned at writing award applications or not – to join us for this exclusive masterclass.
“Nell Barrington has worked with us and VisitEngland on the founding application processes of these awards, and she is perfectly placed to assist in co-creating applications that you can be proud of. This is a great opportunity for business development too – whether you are shortlisted for an award or not – discovering how to effectively apply for awards and talk up your business adds another string to your bow.
“Booking is essential and places are limited to just 35 – so be quick! This year we’ve made our masterclass available to partners and also to those who we are yet to work with for free. Call it an added bonus, after two years away from the awards circuit.
The awards masterclass is focussed on the application process, and it will spell out what the judges are looking for. You’ll learn how to make your application stand out from the local competition, helping your chances of going through to the national VisitEngland Awards in 2023.”
There are fifteen categories open for nominations from visitors attraction, accommodation providers, hospitality businesses and many more.
The deadline for nominations is July 29, with online judging starting on July 30 and mystery shopping from August 13. Finalists will be announced on Monday, August 15.
The awards ceremony will be held at the Engine Shed on October 21, and will be hosted by Lincs FM presenter, John Marshall.
The event is organised by Stonebow Media, publishers of The Lincolnite, to celebrate the best businesses in Greater Lincolnshire, alongside headline sponsors Lincoln College and Destination Lincolnshire.
We would also like to thank our other sponsors Visit Lincolnshire, Heart of Lincs, Duncan and Toplis and LNER, insight6 and EV Camel.
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