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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.


A paedophile from near the Lincolnshire border was jailed for 15 years after abusing two young girls and paying almost £5,000 for adults to abuse other children around the world.

Nathan Lovell, 33, from Opportune Road in Wisbech, sexually abused the girls in the Cambridgeshire town between January 2021 and June 2023.


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The Lincolnshire Steam and Vintage Rally at the Showground has been cancelled for good after nearly four decades, with rising costs cited as one of the contributing factors behind the decision.

The event is usually held during the August bank holiday weekend, but unfortunately it has been operating at a loss for the past two years.


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