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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 16, 2024 8.30 am This story is over 16 months old

Smiley Faces Childcare is located on Grove Street West in Boston. | Photo: Google Street View

The owner of a childcare provider in Boston said receiving an ‘Inadequate’ rating by Ofsted was “upsetting” and is determined to improve to make it “the best nursery we can”.

In addition to the overall rating, Smiley Faces Childcare on Grove Street West was rated as ‘Inadequate’ in all four categories – quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management – during an inspection by Ofsted on January 17, 2024. The nursery was first registered with Ofsted in March 2023.

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February 15, 2024 9.00 pm This story is over 16 months old

The Raj Douth on Lincoln High Street. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite

An Bengali restaurant and takeaway in Lincoln is celebrating its food hygiene rating soaring up from ‘one’ star to a much-improved score of ‘four’.

The Raj Douth on Lincoln High Street was previously given a ‘one’ star rating after an inspection by City of Lincoln Council on November 8, 2023.

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