A refugee charity has condemned the Home Office’s decision to house thousands of asylum seekers at RAF Scampton. The former Dambusters HQ was selected by the Government to house up to 2,000 migrants, however, legal action has been brought against the Home Office by West Lindsey Council, who believe the...
An investment of £1.68 million will see the regeneration of the surrounding landscape at St Mary’s Le Wigford church in the city. The money has been provided by Lincoln’s High Street Heritage Action Zone. Dr Begum Ulusoy, Senior Lecturer in spatial design at the University of Lincoln, said: “This plan...
Since it started in 2019, the Lincolnshire Refugee Doctor Project (LRDP) has seen over 60 doctors from countries such as Afghanistan, Syria, and Ukraine, sign up for its holistic training programme. With one of the highest recruitment needs in the country according to the Quality Care Commission, programme members will...
Three Grey Seal pups, on the coast at Donna Nook. Donna Nook is one of Lincolnshire’s most visited areas during wintertime due to a large population of Grey Seals that return every year to breed. A wildlife spectacle that attracts people from around the world. The Grey Seals return every...
The success of the Lincoln City Foundation’s Fighting Fit Programme, which helps cancer patients improve their physical fitness, will see it spread across the county. The weekly circuit-based workouts, which are aimed at improving the fitness of people recovering from cancer, will now take place in Boston, Gainsborough, Grantham, and...
The NHS hospital waiting list is almost 200 times higher than pre-pandemic with one in ten people in England waiting for treatment. The current waiting list stands at 6.1 million people and 2.3 million people have been on there since May 2020 In February 2022, 300,000 people were...
A historic estate in Lincolnshire is planting a 70-acre wood to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign. Burghley House has been confirmed as the first location to plant a celebratory woodland for the Platinum Jubilee. Peter Glassey, head forester at Burghley Park, said he “feels a real privilege” to be...
UK Youth Mental Health Ambassador and Love Island star, Dr Alex George, offered his top mental well-being tips on Lincoln Live Lounge. The live YouTube event took place during Mental Health Awareness Week (May 9-15th) with a focus on this year’s theme which is loneliness. Dr Alex spoke about some...
County GPs are under enormous pressure to deliver services with some having thousands of patients per doctor. Data released by the NHS shows how many full-time doctors are available alongside the number of registered patients at GP surgeries throughout the country. Amongst the busiest in the county are Cleveland Surgery...
Lincoln City’s LNER Stadium played host to the third instalment of the Peter Burr Memorial Cup, a charity football match raising money for the British Heart Foundation. It was the first time the game had been played at the stadium. British Heart Foundation FC was set up in 2017 by...
When surrounded by greenery outdoors, perhaps the next most natural thing for us to do is to bring fresh foliage into our homes as well. In a time of confinement, there was a societal need to brighten up our personal spaces and the indoor plant market boomed with plant sales...
The idea of meeting friends and family in a virtual world is a rather daunting phenomenon for many people but seems inevitable following on from the coronavirus pandemic. We began to see the future of socialising when something called the Metaverse was announced by tech billionaire and CEO of Facebook,...