Business

It’s Saturday morning and the Off the Beaten Tracks record shop in Louth is as busy as always. Music-lovers crowd the stands hunting for new finds, bargains and rarities, while a constant stream of fresh sounds pour out of the store's sound system – a mix of alternative artists and...

STACK Lincoln has announced several new vendors which will be available at the new complex. The street food and entertainment venue will contain various stalls showcasing foods from around the world. The new complex will be in the St Marks area of Lincoln at the site of the old Argos...

The White Hart Hotel's bid for planning permission to build a new swimming pool and spa has been criticised by a professional archaeologist, who claims it will destroy 'nationally significant' remains. The hotel, located in the historic Bailgate area of Lincoln, has already begun preliminary excavations underneath the hotel where...

An astonishing 95 per cent of young farmers say poor mental health is the biggest hidden danger in agriculture today, according to the Farm Safety Foundation. Louth Park Farms manager Ian Watson. Ian Watson, manager for Louth Park Farms Ltd, said: “There are a variety of challenges that we as...

Some 5,500 miles of Lincolnshire's roads are in disrepair but the council plans to cut its road fixing budget.  Pothole uploaded to 'Pothole Watch' Facebook group Residents claim streets are ‘plagued’ and road surfaces are ‘deteriorating’, but while the Council fix approximately 110,500 potholes every year, a recent decision will...

A wool and knitting supplies shop is among former Lincoln Market stall holders who have reunited to set up shop in an mediaeval church. Linda Hodds has been running her stall, The Woolbox, for over 40 years, after she took it over from the last owner. She says that her...

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...

  Groups that support LGBTQ+ rights are outraged that councils in Lincolnshire have been depositing millions of tax-payer funds in Qatari banks. Despite the fact that homosexuality remains illegal in Qatar, as well as rumours of unlawful deaths of migrant workers, the World Cup host’s state bank has received £120...

https://youtu.be/ExJtU0uKFHw   Spiralling energy costs are hitting High Street businesses harder than the Covid-19 pandemic.   The #BusinessSOS campaign was joined by Lincoln BIG (Lincoln Business Improvement Group). An afternoon on Lincoln High Street - Photo: Rose Ankunda Lee Roberts, Operations Manager at Lincoln BIG said "...When the campaign was...

Following other businesses who have taken action to support the Ukrainian crisis, The Geek Retreat, a café in the city of Lincoln, pledged to raise money to help the people of Ukraine. The café created its own milkshake called the ‘Sunflower Shake’, which resembles the yellow and blue colours in...

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,...

The project is expected to bring more people to the town to live, work and shop. Areas for improvement include ‘healing the High Street’, regenerated transport links as well as a contemporary housing development. Neil Kempster, from Chestnut Homes and Chair of the Board for the Boston Town Deal said:...