Seven different local groups are joining forces to combat in Lincoln homelessness. The launch of Lincolnshire’s new Strategy to tackle homelessness took place today. The new Lincolnshire Homelessness Strategy set out how the authorities are going to effectively meet the needs of homeless and vulnerable people across Lincolnshire. LSJ reporter...
Lincoln residents are being asked to be sceptical after a man was conned out of twenty pounds. The scam, which took place in a car park on Tritton Road, involved a man asking for directions to the A1. As a reward, he gave the person a watch. The man then claimed...
Lincoln can now add another honour to its already long list - that of the esteemed "Purple Flag Award". The award, which has recently been given to five new UK cities, acknowledges the city as a leading light in a new central government iniative to offer a welcoming centre for...
Rush Hockey is a new initiative from England Hockey as they try to follow the likes of football, rugby and cricket to make a short version of the game. Twenty20 cricket has revolutionised the sport of cricket and England Hockey are hoping that rush hockey can do the same. The...
When you hear of a drink driving case, you may not sympathise. But what about someone who died whilst on a social networking site on their mobile phone? Over three million drivers use twitter, facebook or whats app whilst driving which has been proven in this research to be worse than...
Hollywood came to Woodhall’s Kinema in the Woods this past Friday, with a special screening of new horror flick the Cabin in the Woods. As well as hosting a special screening for competition winners from all over the country, there was a special Q & A with the director and...
This year's Sport Relief has seen comedian John Bishop put himself through a week of hell as well as thousands of people taking to the streets to run the Sport Relief Mile. Here in Lincolnshire, four people have decided to help in their own way by taking part in a...
This weekend will see the opening of many snowdrop gardens across the country. Snowdrops are more formally known as Galanthus and are one of the first flowers to raise their heads in the New Year. They are named 'Snowdrops' because of their snow like appearance. Lincolnshire has three Snowdrop gardens and...
Anglian Water are imposing a hosepipe ban in Lincolnshire. The ban, which will come into force on April 5, will only apply to domestic customers. This will mean customers will soon be unable to use their hosepipes for things like gardening, washing cars and filling paddling pools. There has been...
How far would you go to solve a murder? Are you more like Sherlock Holmes than Poirot or have you watched enough CSI to catch the criminal yourself? Lincolnshire Police have come up with a new way of trying to solve a case by launching a website to help catch the...
From face painting to cake stalls and arts and crafts, The Strait on Lincoln's high street will be having it all in a day to remember as the Fete on the Strait returns on Saturday, March 24th. Richard Baxter, event organiser, hopes to raise enough money to get an archway put up...
Birchwood Library is holding a health morning tomorrow between the hourse of 10am and 1pm. Many organisations are taking part in the event, such as Health Hub, Activate, Stop Smoking, and the Samaritans who will be providing tea and coffee for visitors. Nicky Grigg who is site manage as the Library said:...