Environment

The new Lincoln Transport Strategy has been put into action. The strategy sims to provide a clear vision for the future of transport across the Lincoln area. Developed by Lincolnshire County Council, City of Lincoln Council, North Kesteven District Council and West Lindsey District Council, the purpose of the strategy...

Green Week 2020 at the University of Lincoln draws to a close tomorrow. Throughout the week, students and staff at the university’s Students' Union have been raising money and helping to save the environment at the same time. The Rags for RAG sale helped raise money for CRY, the chosen...

Twenty years ago, a controversial law fifteen years in the making was finally passed in parliament: The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. While not everyone celebrated the change, walkers say it has given them the chance to enjoy more of the countryside they love. Sport England, a national...

February is ‘National Bird Feeding Month.’ There has been a decline in the number of birds across Europe with the number of common birds decreasing by 420 million since 1980. Lincolnshire is no exception. The aim of Bird Feeding Month is to halt this decline by feeding the birds in...

Young people all over the country have joined together today in a fight to provide awareness about the growing issue of climate change. The protest was organised by a group of young climate activists with support from the Extinction Rebellion Lincolnshire group. Lincolnshire Extinction Rebellion three demands The small group...

The county’s biggest agricultural event, The Lincolnshire Show, is under threat after a row with local authorities wanting to end their tax relief benefits. West Lindsey District Council is taking court action to remove the show’s charitable rate relief. The Lincolnshire Agricultural Society (LAS), a non-profit making charitable organisation that...

The Boutham park restoration project, which is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, is due to enter its second phase. The £1.17 million scheme is aimed at improving biodiversity in the area and restoring the historic lake that makes up part of the scenery. The first phrase of the...

The sale of Petrol, Diesel and Hybrid powered cars will be banned from as early as 2035, announces PM. Boris Johnson made the declaration at the UN’s annual climate change meeting. This year the meeting (COP26) was held in Glasgow on Tuesday. The ban is due to come into force...

Lincolns finest artists are gathering once again for the national event, Etsy Made Local. Etsy is an online portal used by millions of people, buying and selling handmade items and craft supplies. The pop-up event is hosted by the Lincolnshire library on November, 29, for their first soft opening between...

A group of 18 students held an Eco-Workshop on Wednesday to help Lincoln become a more sustainable city.

There’s a chance for the people in Lincoln to work with artists in a social architecture event created by art organisation Mansions of the Future. Taking place on the Ermine Estate the Urban Form programme plans to engage academics, students and local people to debate the past, present and future...