A Lincolnshire school is quietly producing some of the country’s top sporting talent. The latest is 6ft 7ins England Rugby International Ollie Chessum, who is in line to earn a second international cap this weekend. Nick Law, headmaster of Carre’s Grammar School in Sleaford, said: “We’re obviously very proud. It’s...
Members of the Royal British Legion Charity at the opening of the show. (credits: The Lincolnshire Showground) The Lincolnshire Show will return in its conventional form in 2022 after two years of COVID postponements. Following a tumultuous two years, The Lincolnshire Show is finally able to return. After a promising...
As Lincolnshire produces 20% of the UK’s food, it would seem making a new year’s resolution or doing Veganuary here would be easy. Veganuary’s popularity grows yearly and in 2021 580,000 people signed up for Veganuary worldwide. This year it’s expected to be even more popular. Lincoln is also the...
The two highest-ranked women’s teams in Lincolnshire are set to face each other in a fierce local derby on Sunday at Ashby Avenue in the quarter-final of the Lincolnshire County Cup. Lincoln United enter the fixture in rich form, 'The Whites' have won their last three games in a row...
Lincoln City are edging closer to the £2.3 million expansion of the iconic Stacey West Stand at the LNER Stadium. The Red Imps Community Trust teamed up with Lincoln City in September to launch the Stacey West Investment Bond (SWIB). The bond allows investors to help fund the development with...
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...
Young people have stood up for issues like climate change in recent years, but is more of an interest needed in local politics?
University of Lincoln students are unhappy with the date for students to return to campus. This is due to the university's term time being over before face-to-face teaching is allowed to begin again.
Lincoln locals The Rills have recently been booked as one of the acts to appear at this summers BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend. The indie band will join the likes of headliner's Ed Sheeran, AJ Tracey and Anne-Marie at this year's online festival happening over May 29-30. Playing as part...
Lincoln City Women have announced on their instagram that they will be playing Wolves Women at the Molineux stadium in June. The ground on Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, has a capacity of over 31,000 - meaning it will be the biggest venue the team have played in throughout their 13-year history.
According to ONS data over 21% of adults have experienced depressive symptoms between the January 27 and March 7, 2021. This has increased from 10% before the pandemic hit. Those who are worst effected are women (43% of those aged 16-29), disabled (39%) and clinically vulnerable (31%) people, adults renting...