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Taxidermy of a pine martin mounted on a tree branch

Shop owner sold stuffed endangered species

Items seized from Justin Grimshaw's premises included a stuffed pine marten and kestrels.

A round gold pocket watch with gold chain inside a black display case held by a person wearing white gloves.

Watch lost in shipwreck comes home after 165 years

The pocket watch belonged to Boston MP Herbert Ingram, who drowned in Lake Michigan in 1860.

Lilia Valutyte smiling at the camera with blonde hair and a pink top on.

Hearing set for man accused of murdering girl

Deividas Skebas, 25, is charged with the 2022 murder of Lilia Valutyte, nine, in Boston.

A woman with white hair wearing glasses and a pale-blue patterned top reading a book named Mutti's Dream. There are plant pots and plants behind her.

'Book club has helped me cope with cancer'

A charity is sending free books to patients who meet online in a "relaxed" and "open" atmosphere.

Outside view of Pescod Hall which is a two-storey building with grey wooden frames and red bricks. There are two pitched roofs and small vertical windows on both floors. Chairs and tables from a neighbouring sandwich shop are at the front of the building.

Youth club sends out 'DIY SOS' appeal for help

The Boston Youth Hub in Pescod Hall is asking for people to help get the building ready to open.

Google shot of junction at start of Gaysfield Road. There is a pub in the background, along with trees and hedges.

New homes approved despite concerns for village

Boston councillors have approved 89 homes in Fishtoft, but rejected a second scheme of 102.

A stock image showing a bin lorry and two workers, both wearing orange hi-vis, with a wheelie bin

New bin lorries to collect food with other waste

Boston and East Lindsey councils are set to roll out new fleets of vehicles by April 2026.

A black and white photo showing a large group of children and a few adults smiling and waving Union flags as a woman drapes bunting from a terraced house.

VE Day 80th celebrations in Lincolnshire

Events marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day will be staged in communities across Lincolnshire

Alexa MacPherson (left) was sexually abused from the age of three by Priest Peter Kanchong (right)

Abuse victims question if Pope Francis did enough to stop predators

A Catholic priest abused Alexa MacPherson for six years. Did Pope Francis do enough on child abuse?