Science and Technology
The Year of Green Action comes to Lincoln
Lincolnshire will take part in a national "Year of Green Action" this year, as campaigns to get people involved in supporting nature in their area begin across the country. Dr Therese Coffey, Parliamentary Under Secretary of state for the environment, officially launched the event on January 11. In a press release, she...
Food recycling bins may be rolled out across Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire Waste Partnership may introduce food waste recycle bins across Lincolnshire.
Campaigners say Lincoln is ‘complacent’ about climate change
Donald Trump has said it's a 'hoax', David Attenborough thinks it's our 'greatest threat' - but now campaigners have said that many Lincoln residents are 'complacent' about climate change. The Extinction Rebellion campaigners in Lincoln. Photo: Oliver Pridmore. The Extinction Rebellion group, a global organisation who campaign on the topic,...
Lincoln City legends to play again for a great cause
The game is played in Peter Burr's memory, a fan who died from a heart attack 2 years ago. Legends of the pitch will be putting their boots on again in honour of a supporter who died from a heart attack. The British Heart Foundation has organised a charity match...
Can nature really help improve our health?
Efforts to improve the health and well-being of Lincolnshire's mentally ill elderly have been underway at Lincolnshire's Eagle Hall since 2016. The Sage Gardener programme uses nature found on the grounds of Swinderby's Eagle Hall to encourage people suffering with diseases like dementia to interact with their environment. Patients and...
Local Band’s Raise Hundred’s For Charity
Ben Martin of the band Don't Forget Rupert This past weekend a handful of Lincolnshire's hottest upcoming bands came together for a night and raised a total of £622 for the Alzheimer's Society charity. Lincoln's very own punk rock band Hideout, The Ultraviolet and Kings & Bears, both from Boston,...
Dodgeball Becomes Boob Ball For Breast Cancer Awareness
It was boobs galore in the University of Lincoln Sports Centre last Thursday. The Coppafeel charity took over dodgeball society to raise breast cancer awareness.
Charity calls for food industry to do more for those with allergies
Charity, 'Allergy UK' has expressed the importance of correct labelling and say the food industry needs to do more to keep people safe.
Drug misuse admissions to local hospitals substantially down last year
Figures from the United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust show that admissions for drug misuse in 2018 were substantially lower than 2017. According to the figures gained through a Freedom of Information request for LSJ News, admissions for misuse, that included every drug from cocaine to paracetamol, dropped from 442 in 2016/17 to 278 in 2018. Drug...
Ending the Stigma: Period Poverty in Lincoln
Can you imagine sitting in class at school, legs crossed, petrified to stand up in case of the humiliating judgement of something so natural.
Veganuary: Fashion Trend or Lifestyle?
Veganuary aims to help people as part of their New Year's Resolutions become vegan for the month of January.
A New Dawn for Farming
Ten miles south of Lincoln, outside the village of Wellingore, Chestnut Tree Farm is trying to make a difference to the future of crop production.
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