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Mary Portas, also know as Mary Queen of Shops, visited Market Rasen yesterday to find out how her Portas Pilot town had got on since her last visit. In May, 2012, the government announced that towns could apply for government money to regenerate their high street. Market Rasen received £98,000...

A Wildlife park in Lincolnshire is hoping to attract more visitors with their new attraction, Hudson Bay wolves. Four endangered wolves have been saved by a wildlife park in Lincolnshire after facing being put down in Germany. They arrived at the Woodside Wildlife and Falconry Park three months ago following...

After sales of HMV are decreasing more rapidly than ever, CD's seem to be a thing of the past.  But it's predecessor, the vinyl seems to be doing better than ever.                 Vinyls seem to be a massive trend within the current generation and Lincoln's...

A flash mob is taking place on Saturday, February 9th, 2013 to celebrate the passing of the Same Sex Marriage Bill. The flash mob, which is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, will take place at the top of Steep Hill at 1:30pm. Attendees...

A man from Lincoln is running every weekend, come rain or shine, in order to raise money. Having first taken up running when he was 18, 23-year-old Shane Nicholl has been regularly running for five years, and is raising money for the National Eczema Society. He explained his reasoning for...

Struggling retailer HMV has announced that their store on Lincoln's High Street will be saved from closure. As yet, it is unclear just how many jobs are being saved. However, stores will be closing in Boston and Scunthorpe, with an estimated 20 jobs being axed. The Boston store, in Silver...

A record number of people have enrolled in apprenticeships in Lincoln over the past year. In the last academic year (2011/12), 1,340 people in Lincoln started an apprenticeship - an increase of 86% from 2010/11. One three month period alone (August to October) saw 420 apprenticeships begin. Nationally, half a...

Lincoln Interdependent clothing store, Wildcard, ran a "Guerrilla retail" event last week in an attempt to cater for people who want edgy apparel with a personal service to match. Michael Chapman, the owner of Wildcard, said: "we've been Lincoln's dirty little secret for quite a while now." "I wanted to...

In March this year, the British citizenship test will be changed. The new test will include question on all aspects of British life, from comedy and music, to history and science. Topics in the new test include the achievements of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Winston Churchill's great speeches and the invention...

A survey to record sustainable travel data will launch on Monday. The Siemens Sustainable Travel Project; which is in support of Lincolnshire County Council's Access LN6 initiative, will see employees recording their daily journeys through out February March and April. Access Ln6 is a £6.5 million programme to improve sustainable...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5W7JGFn_FI In an electrically-powered blast from the past, the public will once again be able to travel in the oldest existing boat of its kind. Lincoln’s Mary Gordon is set to be rebuilt and revived, after spending years unused and abandoned at the local Pyewipe Inn. When the restoration is...