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  Annual Remembrance Day services have had to be dramatically scaled back in order to adhere to government guidelines protecting the public from covid-19, but this doesn’t mean that the public can’t commemorate those  who sacrificed their lives to protect us. Images courtesy of the international bomber command centre Project...

Lincolnshire County Council said tourism generated around £2.4 billion in 2019. Alongside this, 2.1 million people visited Lincolnshire in the spring and summer of 2019.   In June 2020, Visit Lincoln conducted a survey to determine the impact of COVID-19 in Lincolnshire. It revealed that during lockdown 65% of businesses...

Active Lincolnshire will host their 16th annual awards ceremony online this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.   The event will take place on November 12 at 7pm and will be available to watch live on Active Lincolnshire’s YouTube channel. The Lincolnshire Sport and Physical Activity awards usually highlight individual...

More than 20 local businesses in Lincolnshire have come together to provide free meals over the October half-term for the region’s 22,000 children who are entitled to free school lunches during term time.     credit: CityX Elite on the Bail, Lincoln   This comes after 320 Tory MPs voted...

Lincoln's Dementia Cafe opened over 12 years ago, as a way of supporting those with dementia, and those caring for them. Originally started by The Alzheimer's Society, a charity that provides support for those suffering with the disease, they have dementia cafe's all over the UK.   Alzheimer's Society logo...

Pregnancy is normally a time full of excitement, for new arrivals and new additions to families, but with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, how are pregnant women in Lincoln coping? Eliza Curtis, who is 34 weeks pregnant, told LSJ News about how hospital check-ups have changed since the lockdown began. "I've...

Despite current restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Nottinghamshire residents are working together to continue celebrations accordingly with social distancing in mind. Community officer Lee Sampson, event coordinator for Nottinghamshire's village Bottesford, feels it is a great opportunity to boost morale and bring the community together in this dark and...

Charities are such an important resource for a lot of people, especially in a time of crisis. Whether that’s help with housing, accessing mental health services, requiring a safe space to go or in need of emergency food, charities are constantly working hard to provide this ongoing support. Many places...

University of Lincoln postgraduate student Rebekah Leggatt’s world changed when those close to her were infected with COVID-19.  Rebekah’s grandfather, John Owen, learned his wife of over twenty years, Annette, was diagnosed with COVID-19.   Annette was sixty-one years old and had severe asthma. A severe asthma attack landed her in the hospital, and eventually she contracted COVID-19.  She was discharged...