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Smoking bins on Lincoln High Street. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outlined planned legislation to end the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to create a ‘smokefree generation’. The Office for National Statistics says that 13.3% of the UK population smoke, a figure that has been decreasing since the 1950s. Action...

Pensioners in Lincolnshire are due to receive nearly £300 in tax credit from the government to help ease the cost of living. The payments follow calls from Age UK, to provide more support to older households. Earlier this year, they launched the “It doesn’t add up” campaign, aimed at asking...

Lindum Hockey Club’s men’s first team maintained their unbeaten run and top of the league status with a 4-1 victory over Beeston’s second team. The Yellow Submarine won 4-1 and displayed dominance throughout the game showing why they’re still unbeaten and they remain at the top of the England Hockey...

20-year-old business owner and fitness instructor, Bailey Greetham-Clark, has won North-East Lincolnshire’s ‘Heart of the Community Award’. Bailey picked up the prestigious award for his business, ‘BeGreatfitness’ at this year’s efactor’s ‘Great Big Small Awards’, that took place in Grimsby Town Hall on the 6th of November. The award show...

Lincoln United Women hosted Loughborough Lightning in the first round of the FA Cup on Remembrance Sunday. A large crowd gathered at the Sun-Hat Villas and Resorts Stadium and a moment's reflection was held for Armistice Sunday prior to kick-off. Both sides pay their respects ahead of kick-off on Armistice...

A 4-1 victory for Lindum Men’s 1’s over Beeston 2’s on Sunday saw their unbeaten run-in league hockey reach 30 games, remaining top of the Men’s Conference North. Coming into the clash, Lindum sat pretty at the top of the table and were looking to make it six wins out...

Following the announcement earlier this summer that saw £1.4m awarded to Lincolnshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Marc Jones, a further £1m has been granted for crime and public safety initiatives.  https://youtu.be/IAHY0fQMCb8 The Government accepted 3 bids for a host of projects that will help protect and improve safety for women and...

A world first ‘Swap to Stop’ scheme aims to encourage Lincolnshire's smokers to swap cigarettes for vapes. An ONS report revealed that Lincolnshire had the third highest smoking rate in the England at 24.8%, comparing to the national average of 13.9%. The new scheme will invite one in five of...

  Farmers are worried more extreme weather this year will hit crops grown for food and livestock.   Last year Britain experienced an unprecedented heatwave with temperatures soaring to as high as 40 degrees Celsius. The extreme heat and lack of rain had a detrimental effect on Britain’s farming industry,...