Complex sentence: On February 27 2008, the church spire was badly damaged by the 2008 Lincolnshire earthquake and the top of it will have to be rebuilt, at an estimated cost of around £100,000.
Split into simpler sentences: On February 27 2008, the church spire was badly damaged by the 2008 Lincolnshire earthquake. The top of it had to be rebuilt, at an estimated cost of around £100,000.