City Vibe

It may have escaped your attention, but this month is 'Celebrating RE Month'. Organised by the Religious Education Council of England and Wales, the month celebrates the importance of RE in schools and hopes to raise awareness or a rather neglected topic. Rachel Dalton spoke to Professor Brian Gates of...

The University of Lincoln’s rowing club held their annual 24-hour rowing marathon earlier this week. The event took place outside the engine shed from midday Wednesday until midday thursday and saw around 30 of members from the rowing club taking turns on a rowing machine, in 30 minute stints in...

The Royal British Legion’s poppy appeal is arguably one of the most popular fundraising drives in the country.   But what a lot of people fail to recognise is the work that goes on at the charity for the other 11 months of the year, and what the money actually goes...

Pancake day is coming up next week, and it marks the beginning of lent-a time of fasting and cleansing before Holy week and easter. We make pancakes on this day because it is shrove Tuesday which means a time of forgiveness. In the past, people would confess their sins and...

Cricket is something that is usually associated with men, but here in Lincoln, a group of students at the University are aiming to combat that by setting up a women's cricket team. As part of a group project for their course, some Sport Development and Coaching students are setting up...

Lincoln has a new variety night. Wednesday saw the inaugural Tic Tap Toe – an evening of music, comedy & even magic. Hosted at the Tap & Spile on Hungate – its organisers hope that Tic Tap Toe, to be held on the first Wednesday of each month, will become...

Three apprenticeships in stonemasonry, lead work and joinery are being offered at Lincoln Cathedral. The specialist skills placements are being funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, in a scheme called Skills for the Future. Trainees will learn their new skills while working on Lincoln Cathedral and surrounding buildings. CityVibes Lauren...

Lincoln Castle has received approval for the proposed renovations to its south cutain wall.

A local councillor is trying his hand at a different sport each month in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics.

The Lincoln Symphony Orchestra are celebrating their 125th anniversary this year by putting on four special concerts.

An animal rights group claim to have witnessed 'suspicious activity' at hunts, six years since the Hunting Act was implemented.