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Breakthrough Breast Cancer Month is celebrated every year in October and this year was no exception. Even though we’re now in November, fundraising is still ongoing for the charity.  Every year, high street store Warehouse fundraises for the charity and this year the stores in Lincoln wanted to try something...

Bonfire night, a night for revelry and tradition, is upon us once again. Most of us will be familiar with the story of Guy Fawkes’ plot to blow-up the Houses of Parliament. Following the Protestant Reformation, Europe was in turmoil; torn apart by religious wars. The conspirators were Roman Catholics...

Everywhere you go, there are aspiring musicians, and Lincoln has a place to showcase them. The Jolly Brewer is a pub which holds a weekly open mic night for anyone who wants to perform in front of an audience. Anyone can come along, free of charge, you can contact Emma Chapman on...

Simon McKnight and the LSJ News team give you the stories that matter to Lincoln this week.

A painting of the notorious Kray twins, painted in the 70's by a convicted murderer is to be auctioned in Lincoln tomorrow. Graham Young created the artwork whilst he attended art lessons with Reggie and Ronnie Kray at Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of White. He himself poisoned over  70 people, killing three, when he...

Matt Rowland reports on Lincolnshire Police's new education scheme.

Karl Blakesley looks at Movember, and asks how men in Lincoln are getting involved.

What do you get when you combine jogging and juggling? The answer is the unusual activity of  'joggling', which local fundraiser Tim Butler has been doing to raise funds for the Lincoln RSPCA. This weekend he will be joggling around Rutland Water aiming to raise around £600 for charity. Mr...

Samantha Berry gives you the stories that matter to Lincoln this afternoon

Darren Moss talks to Peter Salmon, Director of BBC North about moving to Salford and the plan for Media City UK

Students across universities in England could face having to pay up to Triple in tuition fees by 2012. Universities will be allowed to charge up to £6,000 per year with a £9,000 cap for the higher tier. The government proposed the rise in response to Lord Browne's spending review, which recommended funding for universities be...

 The Government is to decide whether to change the law which prevents prisoners from voting. Under current law anyone who is imprisoned is not eligible to vote in any election. However, after a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights five years ago, the British Government are being made to rethink their...