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Planning permission has been submitted for a new fast-food outlet on West Parade which residents claim will blight the area. The plans come from Skegness-based business The Sweet Slice Group, who want to turn a disused veterinary centre into a new Lincoln-based restaurant. Currently, the proposal is under consideration by...

The nightlife economy has declined over the past few years since the pandemic. Alongside this, the country has experienced a high inflation rate, causing a cost-of-living crisis. This has impacted people all across the country, meaning the public have stopped spending money. The main contributors to the nightlife economy are...

Thousands of residents say they will fight to the end to stop a £2 billion network of overhead electricity lines between Grimsby and Walpole. Pylons will be 50m high, to provide increased access to cheaper, more renewable electricity around the country. Residents along the proposed route say the National Grid’s...

Lincoln Indoor Bowls Club, one of the UK's largest, want to entice new members and have a positive influence on the community. Lincoln and District Indoor Bowling Club regularly boasts over a thousand active members, making them not only one of the biggest bowls club in Lincolnshire, but in the...

Having previously shared a table with world champions such as Mark Selby and John Higgins, Steven has been through it all in the game. Now looking to regain his tour card, which allows players to compete in the world snooker circuit, the 28-year-old has found a new training space at...

It's late at night in a cavernous and darkened warehouse. Lasers are beaming, gun-fingers are pointing, the bass is thumping. And thousands of like-minded ravers are bouncing to one of the UK’s most exciting new DJs, Hedex. But this is not Ibiza, London or Bristol – destinations famed for their...

In the realm of remote work, where Zoom calls replace water-cooler conversations, and the once-familiar buzz of office life is replaced by the hum of the kitchen refrigerator, a new epidemic appears to be brewing: loneliness.   Although loneliness is perhaps as old as time itself, the rise in working...

A Lincolnshire theatre company is to perform a pantomime this weekend with all proceeds going to charity.  Theatre Workshop Fun - based in Bourne - is to showcase its rendition of Hansel and Gretel on Saturday. All money raised from ticket sales will be donated to Don’t Lose Hope, a...

Fed-up Lincoln residents living close to Sincil Bank stadium say inconsiderate parking by football fans is making their lives a misery. People in the area are demanding that a parking permit scheme which protects streets immediately around the ground should now be expanded to ease issues in neighbouring roads. One...

Life sometimes throws us curve balls, and one of mine, it turns out, is living in separate cities to my boyfriend. Now, I'm not saying this is the dream setup, but before you dismiss the idea altogether, let's delve into the intricacies, the opportunities, and the surprisingly enriching aspects of...

It was coming to the end of my first year at university when I decided I wanted a radical change from the comfort of still living at home with my parents. So I moved to the other side of the world. Alone. To study in Melbourne.   I admit that...