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The University of Lincoln turns 21 this year, marking a year when the Queen, who opened the Campus in 1996, also celebrates her Platinum Jubilee. The Queen opening the university in 1996. Credit: Zibby Garnett Library. Brayford Pool Campus was a mixture of former railway buildings and a brownfield sites....

Hundreds of people will attend a charity dog walk that aims to raise cash to help charities and dogs with disabilities. The event has already raised over £8000 and takes place at Boultham Park, Lincoln on April 10th . The walk is being organised by Tammie Fox, the owner of...

A number of residents in the Croft Street area of Lincoln are disgruntled at the “never ending” road/street repairs that have been carried out for the past few months.  They have had to put up with temporary traffic light systems in place on two separate occasions.   Some areas of footpaths are...

Emma Snedden, communications officer at the Co-operative Lincolnshire said: "We have been absolutely delighted with the level of donations we’ve received from local communities" "We’ve been astounded by the generosity of the people of this area and their donations are really making a difference." Lincolnshire Co-op have been receiving donations...

https://youtu.be/SUAz0rz0ueY As of the beginning of March, over one million Ukrainian residents have left their country to seek shelter from the ongoing Russian invasion. With over half a million refugees having crossed the border into Poland and hundreds of thousands into surrounding European countries, these people are in need of...

Lincolnshire-born Andy Smith is on a quest to visit every one of the 10,449 civil parishes in the country- a challenge he estimates could take up to 30 years. Over the course of the past year, he has visited 374 civil parishes across the country and his Youtube channel has...

Uniform Direct on Lincoln High street School uniforms will be more affordable for struggling parents this summer as new Government legislation puts the pressure on suppliers to be fairer with their pricing. A survey conducted by the School Wear Association showed that parents were paying an average of just over...

Over the Christmas period, the Lincoln Foodbank collected over ten tonnes of donations from the public to help vulnerable families and individuals. The aid totals more than double the five tonnes donated in 2018 and was boosted by its partnership with the Lincolnshire Co-op over the festive period. Cat Middleton,...

A new housing development in Lincoln, known as the Western Growth Corridor, will be developed by the City Council and landowners Lindum Western Growth Community Ltd, but not until final approval has been given by the government who have been called in by Lincolnshire County Council, with primary concerns centring...

Last week marked the third anniversary of the death of former University of Lincoln student, Grace Millane who was murdered during a gap year in New Zealand in 2018. Every year since 2019 the University of Lincoln Hockey Club, the society of which Grace was a member, celebrate the life...