Friday, March 29, 2024

Police appeal for witnesses after 35 rose bushes stolen outside Lincoln Cathedral

Lincolnshire Police are appealing for witnesses, CCTV and dashcam footage after 35 rose bushes, planted in memory of Prince Phillip, were stolen from outside Lincoln Cathedral.

The rose bushes, valued at around £700, were taken sometime between 11pm on Sunday 16 April and 1am on Monday 17 April.

The police say they would like to speak to a woman seen in the area with a pitchfork.

Lincolnshire Police said: “Investigating officers would like to hear from anyone who may have been in the area around the time the theft occurred, and are also appealing for anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage of this area.

“If you can assist with our investigation, please call us on 101, quoting crime reference 23000229058.”

A message from the Editor:

Thank you for reading this story on our news site - please take a moment to read this important message:

As you know, our aim is to bring you, the reader, an editorially led news site and magazine but journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them.

With the Covid-19 pandemic having a major impact on our industry as a whole, the advertising revenues we normally receive, which helps us cover the cost of our journalists and this website, have been drastically affected.

As such we need your help. If you can support our news sites/magazines with either a small donation of even £1, or a subscription to our magazine, which costs just £27.55 per year, (inc p&P and mailed direct to your door) your generosity will help us weather the storm and continue in our quest to deliver quality journalism.

As a subscriber, you will have unlimited access to our web site and magazine. You'll also be offered VIP invitations to our events, preferential rates to all our awards and get access to exclusive newsletters and content.

Just click here to subscribe and in the meantime may I wish you the very best.

Advertisment












Latest posts

South Holland District Council housing company makes six figure donation to local charities

Welland Homes, a housing company wholly owned by South Holland District Council, is donating its £128,274 profit for the year to four local charities,...

Spalding Heritage Strategy – Have your say

South Holland District Council is working with Heritage Lincolnshire and local people to create a heritage strategy for Spalding as part of Spalding Reconnected,...

Grantham’s NHS Community Diagnostic Centre expands

Facilities at Grantham’s Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) have been expanded to include state-of-the-art MRI and CT scanners. The £5 million investment in the site on...

Lincolnshire councils get share of £295m to create weekly food waste collections

Lincolnshire councils are to be given a share in £295 million  to invest in regular food waste collections. The money is expected to fund weekly...

Council takes ownership of hotel in Sleaford

In a move which will secure a prestigious hotel business, protect jobs and broaden its economic and social benefits, North Kesteven District Council has...

By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. more information

The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.

Close