Some 5,500 miles of Lincolnshire's roads are in disrepair but the council plans to cut its road fixing budget. Pothole uploaded to 'Pothole Watch' Facebook group Residents claim streets are ‘plagued’ and road surfaces are ‘deteriorating’, but while the Council fix approximately 110,500 potholes every year, a recent decision will...
A wool and knitting supplies shop is among former Lincoln Market stall holders who have reunited to set up shop in an mediaeval church. Linda Hodds has been running her stall, The Woolbox, for over 40 years, after she took it over from the last owner. She says that her...
A refugee charity has condemned the Home Office’s decision to house thousands of asylum seekers at RAF Scampton. The former Dambusters HQ was selected by the Government to house up to 2,000 migrants, however, legal action has been brought against the Home Office by West Lindsey Council, who believe the...
Groups that support LGBTQ+ rights are outraged that councils in Lincolnshire have been depositing millions of tax-payer funds in Qatari banks. Despite the fact that homosexuality remains illegal in Qatar, as well as rumours of unlawful deaths of migrant workers, the World Cup host’s state bank has received £120...
https://youtu.be/ExJtU0uKFHw Spiralling energy costs are hitting High Street businesses harder than the Covid-19 pandemic. The #BusinessSOS campaign was joined by Lincoln BIG (Lincoln Business Improvement Group). An afternoon on Lincoln High Street - Photo: Rose Ankunda Lee Roberts, Operations Manager at Lincoln BIG said "...When the campaign was...
Following other businesses who have taken action to support the Ukrainian crisis, The Geek Retreat, a café in the city of Lincoln, pledged to raise money to help the people of Ukraine. The café created its own milkshake called the ‘Sunflower Shake’, which resembles the yellow and blue colours in...
The idea of meeting friends and family in a virtual world is a rather daunting phenomenon for many people but seems inevitable following on from the coronavirus pandemic. We began to see the future of socialising when something called the Metaverse was announced by tech billionaire and CEO of Facebook,...
The project is expected to bring more people to the town to live, work and shop. Areas for improvement include ‘healing the High Street’, regenerated transport links as well as a contemporary housing development. Neil Kempster, from Chestnut Homes and Chair of the Board for the Boston Town Deal said:...
The Swanpool development has been labelled as a 'sustainable urban extension' as councillors voted 16 to 11 in favour of the proposals. The development will be Lincoln's biggest project in decades, injecting a huge investment into the city and providing hundreds of new jobs. But it comes with its pitfalls....
Over the weekend of the March 26th Lincoln residents will have the chance to enjoy free and discounted events in their own city as part of the Discover Lincolnshire weekend. Residents and visitors will be able to experience free entry at popular sites across Lincoln. There will be free tours...
There are stalls all around the castle being set up in preparation for the Christmas market. “It is great to be back”. That was the overall feeling from councillors and market traders with the return of the Lincoln Christmas Market for the first time since 2019. The market, which opens...
£175,632 has been awarded to the City of Lincoln Council in partnership with Lincoln BIG and Visit Lincoln. The grant was part of the Government’s Welcome Back Fund. This funding provides cities across England with £56 million, to support safe return to high streets after the COVID-19 pandemic. The money...