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Lincoln Paralympian takes gold
A Lincoln woman has won a gold medal at the first International Paralympic Committee Shooting World Cup. Sarah Woods, who has Flex Sympathetic Dystrophy, scored 599 points out of a possible 600 in the 10 metre air rifle shooting, and is now hoping to make it to Team GB for...
“Hidden” Arts exhibition to begin in May
Fine art students from the University of Lincoln are set to brighten up the city with an art exhibition. Tomás McClemments is one of the organisers, and earlier he spoke to Calum Fuller about plans for this year's display. You can see some examples of the artists' work below.
Bee auction visits Lincoln
If you’re stuck for something to do this weekend, or even still stuck for something to buy your mum for Mother's Day, how about trying out something slightly different? Alex Blackburne speaks to Alan Campion, secretary at the Lincoln District branch of the British Beekeepers’ Association, about the group’s Annual...
Lambing weeekends at Rand Farm Park
As spring is well and truly upon us, it is common to see a lot of new arrivals around Lincolnshire. Rand Farm Park are running Lambing weekends, so anyone can witness the miracle of birth and have a go at bottle feeding the newborn lambs. Hannah Rowley went to Rand...
University Drama Society presents ‘De-railed’
The University of Lincoln’s drama society returns to a stage near you once again next week after the success of their pantomime Aladdin at Christmas. De-Railed is a self-written production and will be performed on the 8th to the 9th of April at the University’s Jackson Lecture Theatre. The story...
You’ll never believe it…the origins of April Fools Day
Today is April Fools’ Day as most of us know; the tradition has been going on for centuries now, but how many of us know where the day originates from? Carmen Shillam spoke to Cairo Hickman, a senior lecturer in journalism and history at the University of Lincoln to find...
Is it safe to go back into the water yet?
Over the last year, they've been popping up in shopping centres and high streets across the country. Fish pedicure salons seem to be the new 'in' thing, with three having opened in Lincoln recently. This week, CityVibe reporters Rachel Dalton, Hannah Rowley and Brooke Charlesworth went to Ticklfish in Lincoln...
Lincolnshire recycling plant will benefit the whole country.
Coca-cola has announced that they are venturing into a new recycling plant in Lincolnshire with recycling giant ECO Plastics. The new plant in Gainsborough will double the amount of plastic bottles recycled in the UK every year to more than 75,000 tones. CityVibe's Lauren Lewis has been investigating into why recycling...
Mental Health Charity to Close
City Vibe has learned that mental health charity Lincoln Mind is preparing its staff and clients for closure of the service. The charity was left reeling last October by Lincolnshire's County Councils decision to cancel a contract worth 47,000 pounds a year. There are concerns that this will leave a...
Lights Out For Earth Hour
 As a way to raise awareness about Climate Change, World Wildlife Fund is encouraging everyone across the globe to plunge themselves into darkness for just one hour. As the worlds largest Climate Change inititive, City Vibe found it suprising that out of ten bars and clubs in Lincoln, not...
Million pound opportunity
A University of Lincoln student, Leila Fitt, has made it through to the final round of channel 4 quiz Million Pound Drop. Leila first applied over a month ago, as did 190, 000 other people, but she got a phone call two weeks ago from the production company where they...
Jenny Eclair Talks About Her New Show!
 At the LPAC next Friday comedian and grumpy old star Jenny Eclair will be once again taking to the stage in her new show 'Old dog new tricks.' City Vibes Sam Pidoux spoke to Jenny about her new tour and if fans will be seeing the same 'old' Jenny...
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