Lincolnshire Labour group officially opposes proposed Lincoln Walk-in-Centre...
The Labour opposition group on Lincolnshire County Council will make a motion at this week’s full council meeting to oppose proposals to close the Lincoln Walk-in-Centre. Plans currently under...
View ArticleOver 100 staff in redundancy talks at Lincolnshire Co-op distribution centres...
Two Lincolnshire Co-op food distribution centres in Lincoln are likely to be closed, making more than 100 members of staff redundant, the society has confirmed. Lincolnshire Co-op announced on Monday,...
View ArticleNew tool allows Lincolnshire victims to track their crime online
A new service has been launched allowing victims and witnesses of crime in Lincolnshire to track the progress of their case online. The new tool, called Track My Crime, was launched by Lincolnshire...
View ArticlePlans to turn ‘eyesore’ former Lincoln garage site into affordable homes
The City of Lincoln Council is being asked to approve a project to build seven new homes on a former Lincoln garage site that’s been described as an eyesore. This scheme on the site on Lytton Street...
View ArticlePublic safety unit deployed over concerns for man in Saxilby
Police public safety unit officers rushed to an address in Saxilby overnight and a section of the road was closed over concerns for a man’s safety. Lincolnshire Police have said the man has been...
View ArticleFinal dates set for North Hykeham crossroad works
A five week programme of roadworks will be carried out at the junction of Newark Road, Station Road and Moor Lane this month. A final timetable for the work has been set, subject to weather conditions,...
View ArticleCouncil Leader Ric Metcalfe on new homes, Lincoln Walk-in-Centre and Brexit
City of Lincoln Council leader Ric Metcalfe faced readers’ questions on subjects including ambitious city growth plans, the fate of the county’s only walk-in-centre and stagnant Brexit negotiations....
View ArticleCouncil applies to remove five Lincoln railway station trees after car crushed
Lincoln Transport Hub officers have submitted an application for the removal of five trees from the forecourt of Lincoln Central railway station over concerns for safety. The move comes after one tree...
View ArticleLincoln Walk-in-Centre closure consultation extended
A consultation on plans that would see the Lincoln Walk-in-Centre closed for good has been extended. Patients and residents now have until Friday, August 18 to respond to the proposals, almost two...
View ArticleLincoln MP and union members react to Lincolnshire Co-op redundancy talks
MP for Lincoln Karen Lee has said she will be meeting with the CEO of Lincolnshire Co-op Ursula Lidbetter to discuss plans to close two food distribution centres in the city. Union members have also...
View ArticleBetting shop worker threatened in armed robbery on Lincoln Ermine
A member of staff at a Lincoln betting shop was threatened with a knife by a robber who made off with cash in the Ermine area of Lincoln. The armed robbery took place at the Betfred shop on Woodhall...
View ArticleCasualties cut from cars after crash on A158 in Lincoln
Three people were injured in a crash on the A158 Wragby Road in Lincoln yesterday evening. As reported previously, two cars were involved in the collision at around 4pm on Tuesday, July 11. Emergency...
View ArticleNew headteacher appointed at Cherry Willingham Community School
Simon Evans has been appointed as the new headteacher of Cherry Willingham Community School by the Priory Federation of Academies Trust. Mr Evans, currently Deputy Head at The Priory Academy LSST in...
View ArticleCouncil blocks motion to oppose Lincoln Walk-in-Centre closure, but promises...
Conservative-led Lincolnshire County Council has refused a motion by the Labour opposition group to oppose the proposed closure of the Lincoln Walk-in-Centre. Instead, the council acknowledged that its...
View ArticleCool! New gelato parlour set to open on Lincoln Brayford
Lincoln-based gelato and sorbet makers are gearing up to serve the first scoops from their very own parlour at a busy Brayford location. Gelato.Cool will be open for business on the ground floor of the...
View ArticlePolice looking for suspect in Lincoln armed robbery investigation
Lincolnshire Police have released an image of a man they’re looking for as part of their investigations into an armed robbery at the Betfred bookmakers on the Ermine estate in Lincoln this week. Nathan...
View ArticleLincoln man who shared cancer battle through positive blog dies
A man from Lincoln who touched people from all over the world with blogs documenting his cancer battle has sadly died. Simon Dayman, 35, started his online blog on Facebook Live just minutes after he...
View ArticleLaw firm warns potential closure of Lincoln Walk-in-Centre could lead to...
A Lincoln law firm has said the proposed closure of the city’s only walk-in-centre would be ‘harmful to women’ and potentially lead to unwanted pregnancies. Bridge McFarland Solicitors has spoken out...
View ArticleShock as two knights severely damaged on Lincoln High Street
Two knights have been removed on Lincoln High Street after being targeted by vandals overnight. One sculpture was said to have a large crack running from top to bottom, almost splitting the knight in...
View ArticlePolice arrest two men after rescuing damaged Lincoln knight from River Witham
Lincolnshire Police have arrested two men in their 20s after two sculptures from the Lincoln Knights’ Trail were severely damaged. Officers rescued one knight from the water near to the Green Dragon...
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