Community
Sincil Bank litter finds new life in festival
A community litter pick around the Sincil Bank area of Lincoln has provided the material for a Diwali Festival of Lights Parade. Lanterns made from recycled bottles sourced at the litter pick Community volunteers from Sincil Bank collected discarded bottles and cleaned them, ready to be given a new life...
Lincoln people: We want our Neighbourhood Watch back!
Many small Neighbourhood Watch schemes have appeared in Lincoln - six years after the closure of Lincoln and North Kesteven Neighbourhood Watch.
Friends of the Earth highlight how Lincoln should improve after Council declares Climate Emergency
Friends of the Earth has highlighted how climate-friendly Lincoln is and also showcased what needs to be done in order to improve the city.
Lincoln City Foundation holds first student-focused event
The Lincoln City Foundation is holding its first student community event to promote opportunities for building CVs by getting valuable volunteering experience.
Stranded Lincoln students finally find new homes
Students in Lincoln who found themselves homeless after a building firm collapsed are finally starting to move into permanent accommodation. Many students were left without accommodation after Marcus Worthington and Company, the construction firm responsible for the build, went into administration.
Football club’s offer to students
The Lincoln City Foundation is holding a community event to promote opportunities for students to build their CVs by getting valuable volunteering experience.
Stranded students finally find new homes
Students in Lincoln who found themselves homeless after a building firm collapsed are finally starting to move into permanent accommodation. The new 179 High Street development was supposed to welcome over 250 students in September. Many students we left without accommodation after Marcus Worthington and Company, the construction firm responsible for...
Residents striving to keep streets safe
Lincoln residents are starting their own community safety schemes to keep the streets safe after the collapse of the Lincoln and North Kesteven Neighbourhood Watch scheme. The last recorded meeting of the Lincoln and North Kesteven Neighbourhood Watch was in 2013. Since then 10 unofficial Neighbourhood Watch schemes have opened...
The Festival of Creativity is back in Lincoln highlighting some very important issues
The Festival of Creativity is back at the University of Lincoln to showcase the work of students who have chosen to challenge some of today's serious issues. This is the third year the festival has run, featuring exhibitions from a range of work in subjects like fine art, photography, media...
Boston’s Ridge Rooms cafe combats loneliness with ‘Chatter & Natter’ table
According to Age UK, Loneliness is a growing issue across areas in Lincolnshire. Leanne Hill, owner of a cafe in Boston joined the 'Chatty Café Scheme' after hearing many of her customers had lost partners. She wanted them to have a table where they could interact with one and other....
Fly-tipping: A load of rubbish or an increasingly common eyesore?
Next to street corners, roadsides and highways -fly-tipping has become a rather regular sight in and around the city of Lincoln, as many fear further damage to the environment.
Boston charity shop determined to reduce homelessness
The Charity shop, Centrepoint Outreach, in Boston aims to tackle the problem of homelessness, which is becoming more and more prominent. Chief Executive of the shop, Elizabeth Hopkins, talks to our reporter, Sam Steers, about just what they’re doing to help those in need.
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