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A care home for elderly people in Woodhall Spa has vowed to put things right and “implement necessary changes” to improve a recent inadequate rating from the CQC, which saw the service placed under special measures.

Westerley Residential Care Home for the Elderly provides accommodation and personal care for up to 30 people in Woodhall Spa, and was subject to an inspection from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in August and September, following a previous rating of ‘requires improvement’ from 2022.

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A Woodhall Spa man who allowed his cottage to be used for storing cannabis worth up to £140,000 was spared jail after a court heard he was not involved in the drugs trade.

Sonny Gillespie, 31, was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months after Lincoln Crown Court heard he was taken advantage of by a man called “Ron” who sometimes stayed at his property.

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A Lincolnshire Police inspector faces 14 allegations of inappropriate physical contact with female colleagues and making sexual or personal remarks to both fellow staff and members of the public.

Inspector Adam Syred has been accused of engaging in a pattern of behaviour that could significantly undermine public confidence in the police, with these incidents reportedly occurring on multiple occasions since October 2019.

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