BBC Lincolnshire Live

Here's your overnight weather forecast - time to switch the central heating back on:

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Here are the top stories from our Lincolnshire newsroom this evening:

• Girl aged 11 airlifted to hospital after being hit by a car near school
• Police raid three houses in Gainsborough as part of drugs crackdown
• Lincolnshire County Council's written to the government to protest over plans to force all schools to become academies

Drugs raids have been carried out across Gainsborough today with two people arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.

Houses on Burton Street, Linden Terrace and Waterworks Street were raided by specialist officers and the Lincolnshire Police dog section.

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Quote Message: The execution of these warrants is based around intelligence that occupants at one of the properties collect and store drugs and distribute them to others at the associated addresses." from Det Sgt Andrew Kirk Gainsborough CID

The execution of these warrants is based around intelligence that occupants at one of the properties collect and store drugs and distribute them to others at the associated addresses."

It's a tradition in the villages around Spalding.

Show off your best flower arrangements in late April and early May in conjunction with town's flower parade.

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Well, the flower parade might have gone now, but the church flower festivals continue.

These pictures were taken at St Laurence's church in Surfleet but almost 30 other churches are also taking part.

The trust that runs Scunthorpe and Grimsby hospitals says it will "stand down routine activity" if tomorrow's doctors' strike goes ahead.

Medical director Lawrence Roberts said “It is regrettable that we have had to stand down routine activity but we have to prioritise the safety of our patients and that means those on the wards and those attending as an emergency.

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More now on the incident in Bottesford - police are telling us an 11-year-old girl is in a serious condition after being hit by a car.

Officers say it happened at around 15.30 this afternoon on Valley View Drive - not far from Bottesford Junior school (pictured). 

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The victim's described as being in a "poorly" condition and it being airlifted to hospital in the air ambulance.  

Manor Road in Bottesford is blocked at the Valley View Drive junction, because of a serious accident involving a car and a pedestrian.  

Here are the top stories from our Lincolnshire newsroom this afternoon:

• Concern for a 14-year-old Scunthorpe girl who's been missing from her home since Saturday
• Mother of a 12-year-old boy who was left home alone in squalid conditions in Lincolnshire has been jailed
• Grimsby man unveils replica Lancaster Bomber cockpit he's built while undergoing leukaemia treatment

Specialist offshore industry recruiters are in Grimsby today looking for local people to work in the sector. 

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A recruitment event's being held for staff to work on the Hornsea Project One which will be the world's largest offshore wind farm and will provide a million UK homes with renewable energy by 2020.  

Not sure that officers at Lincolnshire Police have been looking at our weather forecast.

They've just put out a warning out about home security in warmer weather: Don't leave your windows and doors open while you're outside and so on.

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With highs only just stumbling into double figures by Friday, I don;t see many of us throwing our homes open to the elements any time soon.

Managers at the trust which runs some of the county's hospitals say they're making plans to deal with a two-day doctors' strike which is planned for  tomorrow.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust runs sites in Lincoln, Boston and Grantham and says 18 operations and 745 appointments have been affected.

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We'll bring you details on how Grimsby and Scunthorpe hospitals are affected as we get them.

A 102-year-old Grimsby woman has met her hero today as part of her birthday celebrations. 

Kay Seaton met 88-year-old Brenda Fisher, who's also from Grimsby, and was the first woman in the world to swim the Channel back in 1951.

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You can hear how they got on with me on BBC Radio Humberside this afternoon.

Police are appealing for your help to find a missing 14-year-old Scunthorpe girl.

Chelsea Lakin was last seen by family at 19.30 on Saturday, 23 April in the Burke Street area of Scunthorpe. 

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Here's Kay Crewdson with a cold forecast for the next 24 hours:

It's now been announced BHS has filed for administration - putting 11,000 jobs at risk. The firm will continue to trade while a buyer is sought.

You've been talking about this on our Facebook page today:

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Quote Message: It's too old fashioned. It's lost its niche as its customers are older generation and us baby boomers want trendy I think. from Marilyn Hannah Facebook

It's too old fashioned. It's lost its niche as its customers are older generation and us baby boomers want trendy I think.

Quote Message: As Lincoln is geared for the student market, BHS is one of a few shops that do cater for the older generation. I would miss another big name disappearing from Linda Page Facebook

As Lincoln is geared for the student market, BHS is one of a few shops that do cater for the older generation. I would miss another big name disappearing

Quote Message: So sad all these big names disappearing. from Bernice Sutcliffe Facebook

So sad all these big names disappearing.

Here are the top stories from our Lincolnshire newsroom this lunchtime:

• Plans to merge fire stations in Immingham deferred by fire authority members
• Lincolnshire off licences face criticism for selling alcohol to children
• School children from Scunthorpe to perform with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra today