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Don't be surprised if you bump into a couple of superheroes whilst walking around Lincoln this week. Two women from the city are dressing up as the children's comic characters to raise money for the  charity,  Cancer Research UK. Cassie Watson and Rebecca Viney may well be Lincoln's very own...

Today history has been made in Lincoln. The winner of the Police Crime and Commissioner officer has been announced as independent candidate Alan Hardwick. He won with 39,221 votes compared to David Bowles who had 35,086. The voting went through to the Second Preference vote, after the candidates failed to...

A number of MA students of restoration and conservation have taken part in a big salvage operation in order to help learn what to do if important documents are flooded. The emergency exercise took place at Chad Varah, at the top of Steep Hill, and lasted for about an hour...

Lincoln City have bolstered their squad with the addition of two new players in time for their next match at home to Hereford.

Following a hit-and-run collision on Riseholme Road on November 6th, Police have arrested a 74 year old man on suspicision of failing to stop at the scene. The man, has been released on bail pending further enquires.

There has been a ten per cent increase in the number of children taken into care in Lincolnshire this year. Forty-nine children have gone into local authority care so far this year taking the total number of children in care to 525, the highest figure for two years. There are strict...

Two young men are in hospital after a hit-and-run in Riseholme. Lincolnshire Police are looking for anyone with any information on a hit and run collision which happened on Riseholme Lane at 16:57 today. A hatchback car was seen leaving the scene after hitting two young men who sustained injuries...

Students, staff and their friends and family are being invited to celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid at the University of Lincoln on Thursday (1 November). Eid-ul-Adha is the second most important festival in the Muslim calendar. It relates to the Old Testament story where God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his...

The Ministry of Justice has told LSJ News that Lincoln Prison won't close for the moment. The leader of Lincolnshire County Council told journalists that the Catagory B prison could be downgraded or changed into a holding centre for immigrants. In a statement, the Ministry of Justice said "We are considering changes...

Lincoln is set to celebrate the Great British banger in style as the annual Lincolnshire Sausage Festival enters its tenth year tomorrow. The festival will be opened by Mayor of Louth, Jill Makinson-Saunders, who made national headlines when she greeted the Olympic Torch in a sausage costume. The one-day event also...

Lincolnshire County Council are to test road gritters this evening in preparation for the winter, if the weather conditions are suitable. The gritters were originally intended to be tested on Thursday, October 25th, though the winter team tweeted that "conditions meant didn't need to go out." The tweet continued: "We're monitoring...