Health

Emma Snedden, communications officer at the Co-operative Lincolnshire said: "We have been absolutely delighted with the level of donations we’ve received from local communities" "We’ve been astounded by the generosity of the people of this area and their donations are really making a difference." Lincolnshire Co-op have been receiving donations...

Ambulance wait times across Lincolnshire for the most serious conditions can be more than double the national average. Category 1 incidents are the most severe and most life-threatening incidents that the NHS 999 call line receives. In the best areas, mostly closer to Lincoln, the wait times are as low...

When it comes to coeliac disease the first challenge is being taken seriously, according to recently diagnosed student Leah Amy. For her, this struggle started long before she was even aware of what was making her ill. “I was unwell for weeks with stomach cramps and the doctor would tell...

As Lockdown rules become less restrictive across the UK, many martial arts clubs breathe a sigh of relief as they open up their doors for full contact training for the first time in over a year. Fighters up and down the UK are back hitting pads and sparring with their...

The COVID-19 pandemic spiraled the country into national lockdowns that had increased negative effects on many people’s mental health. Data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study suggests that the “average mental distress (measured using GHQ-12) was 8.1% higher in April 2020 than it was between 2017 and 2019”. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-mental-health-and-wellbeing-surveillance-report/2-important-findings-so-far.)...

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...

Nature is the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2021. Pandemic has been a difficult experience and impacted heavily on people's mental health. Professionals working in mental health comment on pandemic and mental health, and the benefits of nature on well-being.

https://soundcloud.com/user-782275771/cudmore-interview Joshua Cudmore talks to LSJ News reporter Kieran Parrish about his life with Retinitis Pigmentosa and his Charity run Joshua Cudmore (25), who lives in Lincoln, suffers from a rare eye condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa.  To raise money for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) he will...