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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...

Business owners in Lincoln are concerned that punishments given to shoplifters are too lenient. LSJ News has spoken to several shop owners in the city who said they did not feel that the sentences handed down to store thieves are sufficient enough to deter re-offenders. Shop owners believe that banning orders alone just don’t...

Throughout January gyms have been packed with new members attempting to maintain there new years resolutions.   However as time progresses, more and more people regress back to there old ways and go back to doing little exercise whilst eating unhealthy foods. What can people do in order to change...

People in Lincolnshire are being encouraged by the RSPB to do more to look after the wildlife in their gardens. Photo: Daniel Clark Lincolnshire’s wildlife is still recovering after the big freeze earlier in the month which saw the county layered in snow.  However, not even a month into the...

Local businesses in Lincoln are recoiling after, as one shop assistant described,  "the worst January we've had in 10 years". A combination of bad weather and lack of public spending has left some shops and restaurants in difficult situations. Government figures released today have confirmed that the economy had shrunk...

During the 21st to 27th January, a festival of Japanese culture is being held at Bishop Grosseteste University College independent cinema, Venue.   Blueprint: Film Foundation, Lincoln based film company, are producing the event to educate and celebrate the culture and share it with Lincoln. The event will showcase two...

A Lincoln Chip shop has won a fundraising award at the National Fish and Chip Awards 2013.                   Burton Road Chip Shop have received the 'Fish and Chip Feast' fundraiser award for the work they do to raise money for Seafarers UK, a charity...

Last night saw BBC's question time broadcast from the Lincoln Drill Hall. On the panel was MP and chairman of the conservative party Grant Shapps, shadow secretary for energy and climate change Caroline Flint, the leader of UKIP Nigel Farage, Roland Rudd the chairman of business for new Europe and...

The Christmas market once again returns to Lincoln for it's 29th year. The event boasts 250 stalls and a variety of entertainment. Crowds this year are predicted to beat last years 350 000,  prompting the City of Lincoln council to implement a one way system around the market for pedestrians. The annual...

Shop keepers could suffer a double whammy to profits this year with a new one way system being enforced for this years Christmas market and the constant competition from online shopping. From Thursday Lincoln hosts its annual Christmas market, a time when retailers, especially on steep hill, are hoping to...

For many Christmas is a time of celebration but for over half a million elderly people they will be on their own this festive season. One organisation that strives to help those in need is AGE UK Lincoln. They provide a gift that lasts well beyond Christmas,  companionship. For some elderly...

Time to get your ice-skates on as the Christmas ice-skating rink has now returned. It was officially opened by professional ice skaters on the 1st December in City Square and is open (apart from Christmas Day and Boxing Day) until the end of December. City Vibe’s Samantha Coombes and Hannah...