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Boy who died after going into sea was aged 13

A boy who died after going into the sea at a popular seaside town over the weekend was 13 years old, police have said. The body of the teenager, who went into the sea off Skegness, was recovered at about 11.30pm on Saturday after a police and ...

15 Aug 2022 at 17:41

Council threatens legal action over migrants being housed in seaside hotels

Another local authority has threatened legal action over the housing of asylum seekers in hotels and accused the Home Office of persistently breaking planning rules. East Lindsey District Council has submitted a pre-action letter to the Home ...

05 Jan 2023 at 16:33

‘Likelihood’ toddler may still be alive if father had not died, hearing told

There is a “likelihood” a two-year-old boy, whose body was found in his home, might still be alive if his father had not died, an pre-inquest hearing has heard. Bronson Battersby was discovered between the legs of his dead father, Kenneth ...

28 Nov 2024 at 14:05

Sand sculpture ‘postcard’ to PM highlights climate risk to coastal communities

A giant “postcard” to the Prime Minister has been drawn on a UK beach which is deemed at the highest risk of the impact of climate change. The arts organisation Sand In Your Eye created the 60m by 40m sculpture on Skegness beach in ...

19 Jul 2023 at 17:54

On-the-run sex offender arrested four days after absconding from open prison

A sex offender who absconded from an open prison in Lincolnshire, sparking a major manhunt, has been arrested. Paul Robson, 56, was described as a “particular danger to women and young children” after being reported missing from ...

17 Feb 2022 at 15:25

Jury retires to consider verdict in trial of asylum seeker accused of rape

The jury in the trial of an asylum seeker accused of raping a woman weeks after he arrived in the UK has retired to consider its verdict. Saad Gomaa, 34, denies raping the stranger, who jurors were told was “paralytic” after ...

08 Dec 2023 at 15:09

Two-year-old Bronson Battersby died from a lack of water, inquest opening told

Two-year-old Bronson Battersby – whose body was found next to that of his father at their home in January – died from dehydration, a coroner’s court has heard. The inquest opening on the toddler was told he “appeared to be ...

06 Jun 2024 at 12:10

Teenage boy dies after going into the sea at Skegness

A teenage boy has died after going into the sea at Skegness. Lincolnshire Police said emergency services were called to the scene at around 6.15pm on Saturday after receiving a report that a child under 16 was “in the ...

14 Aug 2022 at 13:26

Hundreds attend asylum seeker hotel protests and counter demonstration

Hundreds of protesters and counter demonstrators have taken to the streets over asylum seekers staying in hotels in two English seaside towns. A rally of about 200 people took place in Skegness, Lincolnshire, while a ...

25 Feb 2023 at 17:28

Man admits murder of woman who died two years after he set her on fire

A man who poured petrol on a woman and set her on fire has pleaded guilty to murder after she died nearly two years on from the attack. Leigh Pateman, 45, previously admitted grievous bodily harm with intent and has ...

08 Nov 2024 at 11:22

Man jailed for murdering partner who died two years after he set her alight

A man has been jailed for life for murdering his partner who died with severe burns two years after he poured petrol on her and set her on fire. Leigh Pateman, 45, was previously sentenced to 17 years and 10 months ...

02 Dec 2024 at 15:07

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Honouring my mum’s memory in Skegness helped me find unexpected peace

Shortly after my capricious, self-possessed and occasionally ferocious mother slipped peacefully free of cancer’s chokehold, my dad confided her one unfulfilled wish to me: a visit to Skegness. He didn’t know the ...

18 Dec 2023 at 10:10

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