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Frequency Festival returns for the third year running. The festival will be celebrating digital culture in the city for two weeks until the 26th October. Last night the festival launched with a party in the Cornhill Square. Projections lit up the surrounding area above the shops and banks in the...

‘It’s a piece of cake, easy peasy lemon squeezy’. We are a nation of cake lovers, so it all works to that effect. Photo: Sian Brumby Throughout October, St Barnabas Hospice in Lincoln have been running their own campaign to fund vital care and support for their patients and families....

Lincoln has now joined London and created its very own Monopoly board. Peter Griffin, Monopoly development director at Winning Moves UK, has released the game following months of voting from the audience. Voting closed in June, giving the creaters of the game chance to bring the idea together. Lincoln residents have definitely...

Food lovers from around the world have gathered in Lincoln to celebrate international food. There was a beautiful array of food on show, ranging from 'the worlds best' crepes to the juiciest burgers. The range of Italian sweets on offer was perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth too. The variety of...

The Publishers Association has said that downloading e-books illegally is becoming a big problem.

Lincolnshire's smokers are being urged to quit smoking as part of the national event Stoptober.  This year's event is supported by The Phoenix Stop Smoking Service. They provide specialist advisers who give support and guidance to help smokers quit. Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) challenges smokers to stop...

Sleep is an essential part of life: you can relax while still awake, but the brain cannot shut down and rest unless you sleep. Sleep is therefore essential for good health, and any difficulties with sleep may be both a cause and a symptom of mental health problems. The amount...

A documentary about Richard the Third was aired on Channel 4 this weekend. It focused on the work of the University of Leicester's archaeology department and the determination of the Richard the Third society to find him. The two parties were both convinced that the King was residing in an unmarked...

People diagnosed with the learning difficulty condition Dyslexia has reached 20% in the UK. Just under four million young children have been found to have the condition currently and figures suggest that many more children and adults are living every day with the condition. Many people are aware of the...

With the growth of new technology and the internet, there has also been a growth in the numbers of people suffering from eating disorders. The most worrying increase in admissions was in girls aged 10 - 15, which was up by nearly seventy per cent since 2011. There are now...

  In a country where 455 deaths have been attributed to opiate abuse in the last year, a suitable treatment for addiction is a priority. Methadone is one of those treatments. However the controversial treatment has faced a lot of opposition in recent years, with many of said complainants arguing that prescribing methadone is simply trading one...