Science and Technology

After government instructions, the majority of non-essential businesses have closed and that includes your local cafe or restaurant and they are certainly feeling its effects. Charlotte Thompson, 24, is a trainee manager at The Imperial, a local tearoom in Retford. The Imperial tearoom in Retford. Credit: Hannah Richardson The catering...

People in Lincoln are being urged to knit blankets for premature babies born at Lincoln County Hospital. The Warm Baby Project provides wool garments for premature babies and is asking for people in Lincolnshire to send in blankets to Lincoln County Hospital. Lincoln County Hospital reached out to the project...

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...

Lincoln County Hospital needs local volunteers to do activities for cancer patients on its Waddington Unit. Cancer patients who are cared for on this ward receive chemotherapy, radiotherapy and end of life care.  Ward Manager Polly Johnson believes "these activities will be beneficial to treatments" by volunteers bringing their ideas...

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...