Stamford's Emergency Services are warning of 'unprecedented' pressure this summer

they're already seeing a sharp rise in the number of callouts as people break for summer

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Author: Julie CastonPublished 29th Jul 2021

Stamford's Emergency Services are warning of 'unprecedented' pressure this summer - as people flock to Lincolnshire's tourist destinations for holidays.

Staff we've spoken to say it's already starting to feel like an extra long bank holiday with so many people around and they think it's only going to get busier.

PCSO Michelle Collins is advising everybody to download the what3words app - which allows police to track down your precise location, incase you get into any difficulties.

"Inbetween towns you could be without any signs at all. Straight road in between two fields - one with cows and one with sheep because that pretty much describes most of Lincolnshire and that's where the what3words comes in"

She continues

"all of a sudden they have that freedom, some people overindulge slightly. So they would drink more alcohol than normal so that brings with it fallings out. Domestics go up, violence goes up, the missing children goes up because there's more people visiting our towns. But on a positive it does make fore a very very vibrant place"

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