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‘King of the north’: Lincoln voters give thumbs up to Andy Burnham
Voters in Lincoln have expressed cautious optimism about Andy Burnham’s premiership after new polls showed a nationwide rise in Labour’s popularity. A YouGov poll released...
‘You’d get covered in beer’: football fans split by idea of allowing drinking in stadiums
Football fans in Lincoln are split as to whether they would like to see a return of greater freedom to drink in stadiums after the...
‘We try and get every little detail right’: Arctic Monkeys tribute band to celebrate 20 years with Lincoln show
It is early evening in Sheffield and, in a dimly lit room in the Foundry music venue, more than 1,000 people are stood in anticipation...
‘You’d think they’d put some flags up’: residents say not enough done to celebrate Lincolnshire Day
People in Lincoln today demanded the county do more to celebrate its heritage and culture as the annual Lincolnshire Day passed with little fanfare. October...
In Peak condition: mental health walking group travels country in search of new challenges
It’s a Sunday afternoon and, in the Peak District, a group of 23 people from Lincolnshire have just climbed Mam Tor. They are all here,...
Opinion: the world’s biggest lie – how ‘just one drink’ inevitably ends with BuzzBallz and kebabs
It starts with you telling friends "just one". It ends several hours later with a kebab you don't remember buying, £50 missing from your bank account,...
Opinion: why read Pride and Prejudice when TikTok does it in 40 seconds?
Do you ever stop and think about the last time you read a book? I don't mean listening to an audiobook or watching a film...
Cogs, corsets and colour – world’s biggest steampunk festival returns to Lincoln
Julia Shaw is reminiscing about the time she caused outrage by cheating during the tea-dunking duel at Lincoln's Asylum Steampunk Festival. She sneaked in a...
Opinion: it’s a custard cream calamity – our biscuits have lost the plot!
When you go into the supermarket, do you ever go on in for one thing and end up with multiple items due to all the...
From village green to Commonwealth Games: how Amy Pharaoh became a global bowls superstar
Amy Pharaoh was just eight-years-old when her parents started taking her along to watch them play bowls every weekend. "By the time I was nine,"...
Opinion: fast food restaurants are targeting our children – and it must stop
It is said that children in America recognise, in a photo line-up, Ronald McDonald before Jesus or George Washington. Think about that for a second...
‘We take the mickey’: how Lincoln homelessness charity uses banter to help rough sleepers
One of the first thing Graham Foster says to us at the start of the night is: “What we do round here is take the...
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