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Journalist becomes mayor

A former editor of the Skegness Standard has become mayor of nearby Alford.

Coun Gordon Collins has worked for several editions of the Lincolnshire Standard Group, including editions covering towns at the coast and in more rural areas.

At the handover ceremony, Coun Collins said: “I would like to say thank you to the council for the honour.

“I didn’t think 16 years ago, when I first came here to report a meeting that I would one day be chairman.”

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