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New digital app for Spalding will help tackle footfall decline, business group says
A business group in Spalding says a new digital app will help tackle a decline in footfall in the town. Spalding Business Improvement District (BID) is developing a new app for the town which will provide information on local businesses and events. At a Spalding Town Forum meeting on September 30, Spalding BID manager Sarah
First look inside new Wetherspoon pub now open Hykeham
A new JD Wetherspoon pub has officially opened its doors near Lincoln. The Hykeham Manor pub launched on Wednesday, October 1, after months of hard work went into transforming a former Brewers Fayre site.The new pub, named after a once well-known local building, is a new franchise agreement with the family-owned business, The Papas Group.
Plans for next stage of 6,000-home Lincoln mega-development submitted
Plans have been revealed for the next stage of a development that will eventually include 6,000 homes. Vestry Homes wants to build 680 of them on fields to the east of Canwick Avenue in Bracebridge Heath. The Kent-based company has submitted its early plans to North Kesteven District Council, with a full application likely in
Major 450-home Lincoln estate approved but critics say it’s ‘bland copy-and-paste’
The first stage of a 6,000-home project on the edge of Lincoln has been granted full approval after hours of debate. Critics described the 450 homes in Bracebridge Heath as ‘bland copy and paste’ with too many properties squeezed into the land north of Canwick Avenue. However North Kesteven District Council’s planning committee said it
GP surgery closes in Spilsby after its Care Quality Care registration removed
A GP surgery in Spilsby has temporarily closed after its Care Quality Care registration was removed. To provide NHS services, it is a legal requirement that a GP surgery is registered with the CQC. The current GP partners at Spilsby Surgery are no longer providing care to patients at the site, and the surgery building
Keep cats and weeds out of garden by using one store cupboard ingredient
There’s nothing more frustrating than battling with weeds in the garden, but there are simple measures you can take to prevent and eliminate them. Moreover, one straightforward trick can not only deter weeds, but can also keep cats away from your garden, thus maintaining outdoor areas in good condition. Gardening expert Ish, known as gardening.with.ish
Skegness police officer given final written warning over ‘unnecessary’ use of spray on suspect
A Skegness police officer has been given a final written warning after a misconduct hearing found her use of PAVA spray on a suspect was “unnecessary and disproportionate.” PC Hayley Smith used the spray, an irritant similar to pepper spray, on a detained person who was ‘not cooperating’ on July 13, 2024, at less than
German Shepherd in Lincolnshire searching for forever home after spending more than a year in RSPCA care
A German Shepherd is searching for its forever home after spending more than a year in RSPCA care. Three-year-old Luna was rescued by the charity after she was found underweight and living in poor conditions. She was in an outside run which had no shelter and was covered in faeces. Luna was skinny and weighed
Too big and in the wrong place – council’s verdict on major solar farm
Lincolnshire County Council has told the government that a proposed 1,300 acre solar farm is simply too big. The Beacon Fen Energy Park would be built east of Sleaford, and would reportedly generate enough electricity to power 130,000 homes. Plans are being considered by the government, but a Lincolnshire planning committee has left no doubt