Canwick roadworks set as part of Lincoln Bomber Command Centre project
Utility firms will begin to connect the ongoing International Bomber Command Centre to the gas and electricity gris in June, resulting in a number of road restrictions. Harlaxton Engineering Services...
View ArticlePolice investigating spate of arson attacks in Lincoln Boultham ward
Police are investigating several arson attacks in the Boultham ward of Lincoln, where front doors, a doorbell and a car were targeted. Officers say between 6pm on Monday, May 22 and 7am the following...
View ArticleNew Lincoln city centre Travelodge approved
Plans for a 127 bedroom Travelodge hotel in the centre of Lincoln have been approved by the City of Lincoln Council. As reported previously, the budget hotel will be built on land off the city’s new...
View ArticleFinal funding push as Lincoln Bomber Command centre receives £700k grant
A grant of £700,000 has brought the International Bomber Command Centre project on Canwick Hill in Lincoln a step closer to completion. The trust behind the project is hoping others will be inspired by...
View ArticleDomesday Book arrives at Lincoln Castle
The most revealing document in English history is officially on display at Lincoln Castle, alongside the city’s copies of the Magna Carta and Charter of the Forest. The Domesday Book is on loan to the...
View ArticleA sign of the times? Lincoln residents have mixed feelings as armed police...
People in Lincoln have expressed a range of emotions from sadness and defiance to reassurance after a number of armed officers were deployed onto the streets of the city. For a second day, armed...
View ArticleBottoms up! Three day beer festival begins in Lincoln
More than 100 real ales from across the UK are being served up at the 2017 Lincoln CAMRA Beer Festival. The festival at the Drill Hall on Free School Lane is open on Friday from noon until 11pm and...
View ArticleMissing Branston teen found safe and well
Update: Bethany Shorter has been found safe and well. Friends and family of a 14-year-old girl from Branston are appealing for help from members of the public after she went missing over the weekend....
View ArticleNurses deployed to Lincolnshire Police control room to help with mental...
A new team of crisis nurses has been deployed to the control room at the Lincolnshire Police headquarters to help officers deal with incidents involving mental health issues The £60,000 pilot project...
View ArticleLincoln mosque targeted in the wake of London terror attacks
Update: An earlier version of the story said that the incident took place at the mosque which is currently under construction on Dixon Street. This was incorrect. We apologise for the error. Latest:...
View ArticleWatch: MP hopefuls on Brexit, NHS and students in Lincoln Debate 2017
Six of the seven candidates standing in the June 8 general election in the city took place in the live Lincoln Debate on Monday evening, tackling questions on policing, Brexit, the NHS and more. The...
View ArticlePolice u-turn: Lincoln mosque attack now treated as hate crime
Lincolnshire Police have revised their decision not to investigate an incident of criminal damage at a Lincoln mosque as a racially motivated hate crime. As reported previously, the chair of the...
View ArticleHighlights: The Lincoln Debate condensed into 10 minutes
Six candidates competing for the Lincoln MP seat in the June 8 general election took part in a live debate at the Drill Hall in Lincoln. Ben Loryman (Green), Karen Lee (Labour), Caroline Kenyon...
View Article“No justification”: Lincoln Muslim leader says faith groups victimised by...
The Chairman of the Islamic Association of Lincoln has said members of the Muslim community in the city have been victims of abuse after the recent terrorism attacks in the UK. He is urging all...
View ArticleScampton Airshow organisers announce new flight line enclosure
Organisers of the inaugural Scampton Airshow this summer have announced a new prime position enclosure for visitors to enjoy highly anticipated aerial displays. The Flightline Garden will give a front...
View ArticleDevelopers plan £2m luxury townhouses in Lincoln city centre
Local developers have begun work on new luxury townhouses in the centre of Lincoln with a value of more than £2 million. The nine, three-bedroom homes would be built on Motherby Hill, off West Parade....
View ArticleE-fit image issued in Lincoln sexual assault investigation
Police investigating a sexual assault in Lincoln have released an e-fit image of a man they’re looking for in connection with the attack. As reported at the time, a woman in her late teens reported...
View ArticleConservative Caroline Johnson holds on to Sleaford & North Hykeham seat
Sleaford and North Hykeham Conservative candidate Caroline Johnson was among 10 Lincolnshire MPs to retain their seat following the general election on June 8. Johnson, who only became an MP in...
View ArticleBy numbers: How Lincoln voted in the 2017 general election
Lincoln residents woke not only to a hung parliament on the morning of Friday, June 9, but also a new MP with the tightest majority in the county. There were seven candidates standing in the election...
View ArticleWatch: Lincolnshire leaders react to shock general election result
Conservative and Labour leaders in Lincolnshire have given their reactions after the 2017 general election left the country with a hung parliament and a new Labour MP for Lincoln. Ten out of the 11 MPs...
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