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Joseph Verney

Local News Reporter

Joseph joined the team as a news reporter in February 2018. He has a keen interest in sport and loves to write features about people and their experiences. He also likes to insert puns into stories where appropriate.

February 19, 2024 7.00 pm This story is over 16 months old

Kane Lilleyman rescued a swan who had a hook caught deep in her leg.

A builder in Lincoln rescued his second swan in as many weekends and is urging people to be “more respectful of the water and the animals”.

Kane Lilleyman previously rescued a young swan stranded in a Lincoln car park and then on Saturday, February 17, he saved another bird in distress.

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February 19, 2024 9.00 am This story is over 16 months old

A round-up of the weekend's local rugby action.

Lincoln, Scunthorpe, Bourne, Stamford, Grimsby, Spalding, Skegness, and Stamford College Old Boys were among the winning clubs during a busy weekend of rugby.

Will Dark crossed for a hat-trick of tries as Lincoln’s 1st XV claimed an emphatic 70-13 home win against Mansfield in Counties 1 Midlands East (North).

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