Fly-tipping was high on the agenda before Marc Jones was re-elected as Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner. It's described on the government's website as 'illegal dumping of liquid or solid waste on land or in water.' Marc Jones has made it clear to LSJ News that this is an issue...
Photo credit: Ian P Images Biscathorpe is a little medieval village situated in the East Lindsey district in North East Lincolnshire. It is one of the many Lincolnshire Wolds Areas of Natural Beauty due to its medieval architecture and its natural features, including a chalk stream. Egdon Resources U.K. Limited...
Plastic is a convenient material; its low-cost nature has made it the go to material for companies around the world. It is malleable and almost immortal in its nature making it perfect to keep perishable material such as food safer for a longer period of time. Out of the 300...
The living wall is the first example of sustainable architecture that has been built on the University of Lincoln's campus, built onto the side of the new medical building and located next to the Delph Pond, on the Brayford Campus. About 5,000 plants with 11 different varieties are proudly...
The COVID-19 pandemic spiraled the country into national lockdowns that had increased negative effects on many people’s mental health. Data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study suggests that the “average mental distress (measured using GHQ-12) was 8.1% higher in April 2020 than it was between 2017 and 2019”. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-mental-health-and-wellbeing-surveillance-report/2-important-findings-so-far.)...
612 people in the East Midlands lost their lives to alcohol in 2020. Addiction treatment charity UKAT analysed the statistics and found that these statistics had a 17% rise on the number from 2019. Alcohol deaths had been slowly rising since budgets for alcohol and drug treatment centres were cut...
Lucas Artiss raised the money by walking 30,000 steps a day in March and was treated to a paramedic workshop at the University of Lincoln for all his hard work. 12-year-old Lucas from Gainsborough went on to triple his initial target of £500 with the help of supporters on his...
Johnty first started coming over to Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) in 2014 and was later adopted by the Reverent Peter Neil, BGU’s Vice-Chancellor. Since Johnty has proven to be indispensable, whether it is work-related stress or general stress of missing a house pet, Johnty has it covered. Caitlin Russel, sports...
Nature is the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2021. Pandemic has been a difficult experience and impacted heavily on people's mental health. Professionals working in mental health comment on pandemic and mental health, and the benefits of nature on well-being.
https://soundcloud.com/user-782275771/cudmore-interview Joshua Cudmore talks to LSJ News reporter Kieran Parrish about his life with Retinitis Pigmentosa and his Charity run Joshua Cudmore (25), who lives in Lincoln, suffers from a rare eye condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa. To raise money for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) he will...
Photo: Pierre Rigou Students and wildlife enthusiasts have been working together in Hedgehog Awareness Week enjoying activities aimed at spreading awareness but also at making the University of Lincoln campus more hedgehog friendly. Alexandra Foxley-Johnson, Communications Officer for the Estates Department of the Unviersity of Lincoln and founder of the...
Homeopathy and medical science are thought to be worlds apart. One focusses on the power of plants to heal, the other focusses on using lab created pills and solutions for illnesses. The idea that these two forms of treatment could be integrated could seem too futuristic, but it’s happening sooner...