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BBC News
04-07-2025
- BBC News
Sleaford students warned about county lines through drama
More than 400 students have been learning about the dangers associated with organised crime and county lines drug gangs through a creative production, called CODE, was performed at St George's Academy in Sleaford by charity Justice in Motion, which has been touring for two years to raise awareness of the issue.A mixture of physical theatre and bike stunts, along with rap and music were used to tell the story of an individual who gets involved in knife crime and drug Meinhardt, artistic director of the charity, said: "The show touches pretty much everyone in society. Too many children are involved in a trade that is an exploitation of young people." The term county lines refers to criminal gangs who move illegal drugs from cities to rural locations, and sell them using dedicated mobile phone gangs often recruit young or vulnerable people to distribute the drugs, according to Lincolnshire Home Office estimates that about 14,500 children were identified as at risk or involved in child criminal exploitation in 12, who watched the performance, said: "I thought it was an excellent performance. It wasn't just a lecture, and it used younger people which not many performances do."Louise, 13, added: "I thought it was a really important message to tell everyone that no matter what age, gender or race you are it could happen to anyone."The show was part of a three-day residency in the area, which also included workshops and will also be performances on Saturday at 10:30 and 14:00 BST at Sleaford Market Place. The events have been organised by North Kesteven District Council, alongside Lincolnshire County Council Public Health and the Safer Lincolnshire Partnership. Sgt Mel Standbrook, education sergeant at Lincolnshire Police, said: "If children are preyed upon, or if they do find they're being groomed or exploited, it's about being able to say this is what's happening, and this is how I can get help."Preventative education around knife crime and county lines is really important for our young people." Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Daily Mail
30-06-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Schoolboy learns the hard way how to take off a backpack after falling face first to the ground while trying to take it off over his head
A five-year-old boy got more than he bargained for while trying to remove his school backpack. Luckily Oliver Gibson, from Sleaford, Lincolnshire, was not hurt when he had his mishap. No one would have known about his minor calamity - had it not been captured on the family's ring camera. Oliver was walking towards the family home when he decided to experiment with the unorthodox method of bag removal. While the operation began in the standard method, with the youngster slipping the straps of the bag down his arms, he soon hit a snag. The straps of his heavy-looking rucksack appeared to get stuck around his wrists. Rather than try and pull the straps past his hands, young Oliver opted to try another way to release himself from the pesky bag. He flipped the bag, with his wrists stuck in the straps, over his head. As he did so, the weight of the bag meant the momentum caused his whole body to move forward. When this happened, the rucksack went over his head, and landed on the ground. As Oliver was still attached to the rucksack, he too flipped over and landed on the ground. The video has sound, which means that the youngster's upsetting screech can be heard as he is catapulted to the floor, head first. He is then seen getting up and running to an adult (assumed to be his mother) who asks in a concerned voice what he did, and why he is upset. As a result of the accident, Oliver's mother Donna says she has now given Oliver lessons on how to remove his bag. This, she hopes, will help to avoid any potential future mishaps. Donna said: 'I think he was trying to get the bag off his back. 'He's not done this before, I've had to have the discussion of how to safely remove the backpack today. 'I was a little bit behind and didn't see how he'd fallen over until I looked on the Ring this morning. Fortunately, she revealed, no harm had been done, and despite the initial upset, Oliver is fine. In fact, said Donna, they had been able to have a giggle about the incident. She explained: 'We both had a laugh and thankfully no harm done.'
BBC News
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Lincolnshire artist Jason Wilsher-Mills awarded MBE in King's Honours
A Lincolnshire artist has been awarded a MBE in the King's Birthday Honours Wilsher-Mills, from Sleaford, described it as a "wonderful honour".His recent exhibition Are We There Yet? attracted more than 50,000 visitors to the Ferens Art Gallery in Wakefield-born artist has used a wheelchair since he was 11 after suffering damage to his central nervous system from contracting chickenpox. He said it was "one of the highest accolades that I could receive"."As it acknowledges my work as an artist, and the work I do to raise awareness about disability related issues," he on the list include Paul Boucher, director of the Lincolnshire Traveller Initiative, who is awarded an OBE for services to the traveller community in the Hutton, manager of Grimsby pre-school centre Explorosity Education, receives a MBEAlso honoured was Helen Keneally, who received a British Empire Medal (BEM).Ms Keneally, from Scunthorpe, works as a children centre manager and involves families in activities such as community picnics and summer to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
The Guardian
04-06-2025
- General
- The Guardian
A woman's work is never done in a nice, quiet home office
Re Emma Beddington's article (Working from home? It's so much nicer if you're a man, 1 June), from day one of the Covid lockdown, my husband got the spare bedroom with the spare desk and two huge computer screens, whether he was doing technical work, meetings or just email. He would make a huge scene if he had to work on his laptop for just one hour. Meanwhile, I was stuck at the kitchen table with my mini laptop, including on days that I had to do technical work, big presentations or long meetings. Now he is retired and I work mostly at the office. On the rare days I work from home, I still work at the kitchen table, but he may let me work in his office for a couple of hours if I have to do some focused work. How nice of him! And I am an alleged feminist married to an alleged feminist and address supplied I have the lovely office one and a half days a week and my hubby, soon to be at home five days a week, gets a bedroom downstairs with a garden view. They don't get their way all the time!Joanna LaidlerSleaford, Lincolnshire Have an opinion on anything you've read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our letters section.
BBC News
03-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Ashby de la Launde church to increase security following theft
A church is planning additional security measures after a statue and other items were Police received a report of the theft from St Hibald, in Ashby de la Launde, near Sleaford, just after 14:00 BST on stolen objects stolen included a large wooden statue, believed to depict St Francis of Assisi, a 100-year-old chair and a prayer Reverend Mark Kennard said the loss of the statue made it feel like a "family heirloom was taken away". The thefts were discovered when a church member went to cut the grass on Monday morning and saw the padlock on the outer gate was missing, said Mr Kennard, who has been priest-in-charge at the church for eight said the thieves had "broken into somewhere precious" and added: "In my head and my heart I just compare it to someone's house."The St Francis statue had been in the church for several generations, and most of the stolen items were likely to have been donated by families, he said. Mr Kennard said the church would increase its security measures and take more precautions due to a "lack of trust".The church is asking people to keep an eye out for any of the items appearing for sale value of the items was unknown, police said. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
