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Photo: Melissa RuddThe University of Lincoln has a massive range of societies, many that you might not have even heard of. Earlier this week the sports team went out in search of an obscure society and we came across the Ultimate Frisbee team. Being a relatively new society to the...

The deputy director of the BBC, Mark Byford returned to his home town of Lincoln this week. He was here to give a guest lecture to Journalism students. The BBC has come under fire yet again recently for allowing BNP leader Nick Griffin to appear on Question time, CityVibe@5's Sarah...

It's cold and grey but there's no need to have those winter blues, Christmas is just around the corner and it proves to be an exciting one for Lincolnshire. While the UK is still in an economical crisis Charlotte Goy, media executive for Lincolnshire insists that the festive period in...

Novermber 6thLet's go back in time and see what has happened on the November 6th through the years. On this day in 1860 Abraham Lincoln the face of the 5 dollar bill was elected the 16th American President. The year 1917 saw the end of the third battle of the Ypres. British...

The University of Lincoln's Vice Chancellor has completed his last day in the job after 9 successful years at the post. David Chiddick (61)  had originally said he would finish his job when he turned 6o, but then decided to stay a little longer. He has stated that he is very...

Pubs across britain are closing every day. Since the credit crunch hit this problem has got worse. But is it just that? The ties that alot of pubs have to the companies that own them are causing strife as well.  The high prices are affecting the trade as they put...

Ghost stories always attract curious minds and Lincoln is a hive for sightings. Local businesses say they get trade from specific interest in hauntings. Brown's Pie Shop has a history of ghost sightings. "Humphrey" is the name they've given to the spirit of a little boy they believe visits the cellar....

Is enough being done to get more respect for football referees? That's the questions the Respect Campaign looks to answer. Local referee, Leslie Abbott has quit senior football after three decades and now works with youngsters. "99.9% of them" he says, "are very good. I've not had any problems." He...

 A lincoln based cafe called the Healthy Hub has combined with The Government and the Job Centre to help 18-24 year olds who are out of work, gain job experience. The first person to start the 6 month period of the scheme, has been volunteering this past year, and is looking forward...

Lincoln City will look to get back to winning ways as they travel to Morecambe on Saturday.  The hosts have also struggled this season as they hover only two points above the relegation zone. Manager Chris Sutton maintains that winning football matches is the most important thing. "We are just going to...

On this day...   Lets travel back in time to see what happened on this day in history. In 1707, the first parliament of Great Britain had their first meeting. In 1915 about thirty thousand women marched on New York's fifth avenue demanding the vote. In 1917 Lenin called for...

Prof. Richard KeebleThe leader of the BNP, Nick Griffin, is to launch a formal complaint over his treatment on the BBC's Question Time programme last night.  Mr. Griffin was given a hostile reception by both the audience and fellow panellists and he believes the BBC was biased in its handling...