Residents of Lincoln village care home found shivering in filthy rooms
Inspectors of a Lincolnshire care home found residents shivering in cold and dirty rooms, noting significant safety risks, spilt urine and faeces. The Limes Care Home in Scopwick, six miles south of...
View ArticleOwners to close Lincoln village care home after damning inspection
The owners of a local care home which was put in special measures by inspectors has announced the facility will close. Some 19 residents of The Limes care home in Scopwick, six miles south of Lincoln,...
View ArticleStudy showing mortality rates tripled at Lincolnshire hospitals disputed by...
A study claiming unexpected deaths at hospitals in Lincolnshire have tripled to almost 360 a year has been argued as ‘misinterpretation’ by the NHS trust responsible for them. The study claimed that...
View ArticleLincolnshire councillor in charge of roads and transport to answer your...
The county councillor in charge of roads, transportation and IT in Lincolnshire will be facing readers’ questions in a live interview on Thursday, December 15. Conservative councillor for Grantham...
View ArticlePlans for new Lincoln College medicine teaching clinic in 130-year-old building
Proposals have been lodged by Lincoln College to turn a Grade II listed building off Monks Road into a medicine teaching clinic, photography studio and classroom. Plans would see the 1970s extension on...
View ArticleCar ploughs into Lincoln village garden after crash
Emergency services have been called to the scene of a collision off Fen Road in Metheringham, south of Lincoln. A silver VW Golf has crashed into the garden wall of a home near to the fire station...
View ArticlePlans to open Lincoln Castle and Collection museum as wedding venues
Couples planning to tie the knot from 2017 will be able to add the historic Lincoln Castle and The Collection museum to their list of possible wedding venues. Pending wedding licensing approval in the...
View ArticleX Factor’s Honey G coming to Lincoln
One of the most talked about contestants on this year’s X Factor, recruitment consultant turned rapper Honey G, will be making her way to Lincoln for a special performance. Promoters of the show, which...
View ArticleSection of Skellingthorpe Road to close for three weekends
A section of Skellingthorpe Road near to the level crossing will be closed for three consecutive weekends in January to allow for an access road to be constructed for a new housing estate. The closure...
View ArticleIce rink discount for Lincoln Christmas park and ride users on busiest...
An ice rink discount will be offered to users of the new temporary park and ride in Lincoln this weekend, ahead of what’s expected to be the busiest two days of the year for shopping. Lincoln BIG’s...
View ArticleCouncillor Richard Davies in the hot seat over Lincoln roadworks
The county councillor in charge of highways, transport and IT in Lincolnshire has argued it would be better to fund a southern bypass than to dual the A46 and eastern bypass in a live web chat with The...
View ArticleReview finds Lincoln boy’s murder at the hands of grandfather was not...
An independent review into the murder of a nine-year-old boy from Lincoln, killed by his grandfather, has concluded that it could not have been predicted or prevented. As reported at the time, Stewart...
View ArticleLincoln Brayford level crossing footbridge plans submitted, without lifts
Final plans have been submitted to City of Lincoln Council for a long-talked-about pedestrian footbridge over the Brayford Wharf East level crossing, without lifts. The new, scaled down application...
View ArticleTwo arrested after Lincoln ‘legal highs’ raids
A man and woman have been arrested in Lincoln for possession with intent to supply New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), formally known as legal highs. Officers carried out raids at properties in the city...
View ArticleVideo: Man risks life jumping Lincoln level crossing in front of passing train
Hair-raising footage has been released by Network Rail, showing a man dangerously jumping the Brayford Wharf level crossing and missing a passing train by the skin of his teeth. The astonishing video,...
View ArticleFinal duties for departing Red Arrows pilots and engineers
Pilots and engineers from Lincolnshire’s famous RAF Red Arrows team have announced they will be leaving after reaching the end of their posts. Squadron Leader Steve Morris and Flight Lieutenants Stew...
View ArticlePlans for private Lincoln medical village would create 50 jobs
Planners at the City of Lincoln Council will consider proposals for a new private medical village at Lindum Terrace – creating 50 new jobs. The facility would provide primary and secondary care and...
View ArticleVideo: Police taser man who held knife to his own throat on Lincoln street
Residents looked on in horror when a man who was holding a knife to his own throat in the street was fired at by officers with a taser. Police were called to Tower Avenue at around 12pm on Sunday,...
View ArticleEnd of life charity offers Lincoln Christmas tree collection service
St Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice is offering a Christmas tree collection service to raise funds for patients and families living with a terminal diagnosis in Lincolnshire Households across Lincoln are...
View ArticleBuilding work starts to convert The Lawn into Lincoln coffee HQ
Tea and coffee brand Stokes has started work to convert 19th century The Lawn building in Lincoln into a £2 million head office including cafe, roasters and shops. The Lawn, which was a former ‘lunatic...
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