Officers investigating reports of affray in Grimsby would like to talk to these men in connection with the incident
Rivers across Lincolnshire are in an ‘appalling state’ due to the yearly swamp of algae and weed, a council leader has said.In Boston, thousands of fish in the River Witham have died, and parts of Lincoln’s Brayford Pool are also choked with a thick carpet of green weed.The Environment Agency says that they are working to clean the waterways up, but the leader of Boston Borough Council says the spread is damaging businesses.
“I have seen firsthand how bad the waterways are. This event has been caused by the very hot summer, creating an algae bloom. The Environment Agency has been using boats to remove weed in Boston, and says the situation is improving. A spokesperson said: “We’ve had an unusually hot and dry summer and which has resulted in prolific weed growth on the surface of our rivers across Lincolnshire and has left water levels low.