Failing smoke alarms put families at risk

Skegness Siren 22nd March 2018 Fire and Rescue, News Leave a Comment

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue have revealed that in more than a third of house fires last year, the residents had no warning from a smoke alarm. Firefighters were called out to house fires 313 times between April and December 2017. Of these homes, 12% had no smoke alarm fitted and 25% had smoke alarms that…

Hoax 999 calls are putting lives at risk

Skegness Siren 24th February 2018 Featured, Fire and Rescue Leave a Comment

Hoax 999 calls could have cost Lincolnshire firefighters up to 180 hours in delays in reaching emergencies between April and December last year.

Emergency services gather on Lumley Road

Skegness Siren 14th January 2018 Breaking, Featured, Fire and Rescue, Police & Crime Leave a Comment

‘Avoid area and keep windows and doors closed’.

Firefighters launch safe and well checks

Lee Croft 11th January 2018 Environment, Featured, Fire and Rescue, Lifestyle Leave a Comment

Vulnerable residents in Lincolnshire are set to benefit from Safe and Well checks by Lincolnshire firefighters

Minor injury sustained as female driver enters dyke

Skegness Siren 20th December 2017 Environment, Featured, Fire and Rescue, Leisure and Tourism, Police & Crime, Transport Leave a Comment

LUCKY ESCAPE: Icy conditions see elderly driver crash car into dyke at Holiday Park in Orby

Make YOUR voice heard on Skegness’ streetlighting!

Lee Croft 20th December 2017 Business, Economy, Environment, Featured, Fire and Rescue, Health, Leisure and Tourism, Lifestyle, News, Police & Crime, Politics, Transport, Village News, Your Say Leave a Comment

There’s only two weeks left to share your views on part-night streetlighting issues in our town

Lincs skies depicted in life-saving calendar

Lee Croft 17th November 2017 Featured, Fire and Rescue, Health Leave a Comment

Calendars featuring photos of some of Lincolnshire’s breath-taking skies will help to raise money for the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance.

Warman on the warpath

Lee Croft 17th November 2017 Business, Economy, Environment, Featured, Fire and Rescue, Health, Police & Crime, Politics, Transport Leave a Comment

What our MP, Matt Warman (Boston & Skegness) has been debating in parliament…

More first responders to be recruited

Skegness Siren 13th November 2017 Featured, Fire and Rescue, Health Leave a Comment

Thanks to a recent grant of £25,119 from DONG Energy’s East Coast Community Fund more first responders will be trained to save lives locally.

Hair-raising collision

Lee Croft 8th November 2017 Featured, Fire and Rescue, News, Police & Crime Leave a Comment

“No one was hurt – but it could have been a whole lot worse”