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Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

Lincoln road closures: one for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Lincoln restaurant handed new food hygiene rating

File photo dated 27/11/19 of school children during a class at a primary school, as teaching assistants are taking second jobs or leaving education to work in better-paid roles amid cost-of-living pressures, a report by The National Foundation for Educational Research suggests.

Lincolnshire children worse at reading, writing and maths than before coronaviru...

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 13 patients with Covid-19 in h...

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Lincoln takeaway handed new food hygiene rating

A general view of a domestic radiator room thermostat. Families across Great Britain will find out on Friday how tough energy bills will be this winter but they may have to wait to discover what the Government will do to help Picture date: Thursday August 25, 2022.

More elderly people in Lincoln received help to pay their heating bills last win...

General view of estate agents signs outside a block of flats in Basingstoke, Hampshire.

Lincoln house prices dropped more than East Midlands average in July

The hands of an elderly woman in Poole, Dorset.

Thousands of safeguarding concerns about vulnerable adult in Lincolnshire

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Good news as food hygiene ratings awarded to 11 Lincoln establishments

File photo dated 24/01/16 of a preschool age child playing with plastic building blocks. Parents have less time to read, play, and cook healthy meals with their children as a result of the cost-of-living crisis, according to a new poll. Issue date: Monday September 11, 2023.

Three-quarters of people with suspected autism in Lincolnshire experienced a pro...

Undated file photo of police tape at a crime scene. Police forces have committed to follow all "reasonable lines of enquiry" in an effort to improve investigations and drive down crime rates. The standards setting body published guidance for officers in England and Wales to consider all potential evidence - such as footage from CCTV, doorbells and dashcams, as well as phone tracking - if it could lead to a suspect or stolen property. Issue date: Monday August 28, 2023.

Lincolnshire Police seizes hundreds of thousands of pounds from criminals – as f...

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

Road closures: one for Lincoln drivers over the next fortnight

File photo dated 11/05/18 of a car hitting a pothole on a road. Drivers are suffering from a surge in pothole-related breakdowns, new figures from the RAC suggest.

Hundreds of miles of Lincolnshire roads maintained in 2021-22 – as levels of roa...

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for eight patients with Covid-19 i...

A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London. Picture date: Wednesday January 18, 2023.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust: all the key numbers for the NHS Trust in Ju...

General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Drop in visits to A&E at United Lincolnshire Hospitals last month

Grayson Perry's 'Expulsion from Number 8 Eden Close, 2012'. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London © Grayson Perry. Gift of the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery with the support of Channel 4 Television, the Art Fund and Sfumato Foundation with additional support from AlixPartners.

Grayson Perry’s work to return to Lincoln

A selection of one pound coins, two pound coins and bank notes

Lincoln wages outstrip inflation as UK real-terms pay steadies

Government funding will provide more electric vehicle charging points in Lincolnshire. Photo: Michael Gillen.

£5.6m Government cash to get more Electric Vehicle chargers in Lincolnshire

The Museum of Lincolnshire Life, Lincoln. Photo: Google

Discover the strong spirit of the 1940s at Museum of Lincolnshire Life event

PICTURE POSED BY A MODEL File photo dated 02/02/20 of a teenage girl with her head in her hands showing signs of mental health issues. More than 20% of referrals to children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) were rejected in 2022, figures obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats show. Issue date: Sunday August 13, 2023.

Young women in Lincolnshire more than four times as likely to be hospitalised fo...

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

Lincoln road closures: one for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

File photo dated 07/08/13 of a person cycling next to a car, as government targets to increase levels of cycling and walking in England are set to be missed, according to a new report.

Fewer cyclists in Lincoln than before pandemic

File photo dated 07/08/13 of a person cycling next to a car, as government targets to increase levels of cycling and walking in England are set to be missed, according to a new report.

Fewer cyclists in Lincolnshire than before pandemic

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for seven patients with Covid-19 i...

Two women wearing short skirts walk in the sunshine as upskirting, the invasive practice of taking an image or video up somebody???s clothing, becomes a specific criminal offence in England and Wales, punishable by up to two years in custody.

More than a dozen upskirting crimes recorded in Lincolnshire in past two years

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Lincoln establishment given new food hygiene rating

File photo dated 12/09/18 of a teacher and students in a classroom, as the Government's plan for all state schools to deliver at least a 32.5 hour week has been pushed back by a year.

Back to school: Hundreds of appeals against school places in Lincolnshire last y...

Wayhoh Reservoir in Edgworth, Lancashire. There has been almost no rain in England for the last three weeks, while many rivers in the north and West Midlands are notably or exceptionally low, new figures show. Less than one millimetre has fallen in the South East and North East since May 31, with the rest of England seeing no rain at all. Picture date: Thursday June 8, 2023.

More than a dozen sewage overflows in Lincoln last year

File photo dated 10/09/14 of a GP checking a patient's blood pressure. The majority of GPs are seeing patients over and above the "safe level" on a daily basis, a new survey suggests. Some 60% of family doctors say they see an average of 26-40 patients every day, according to a new survey by GP publication Pulse. Issue date: Monday August 21, 2023.

GP Rankings: The top 10 GP practices in Lincolnshire

File photo dated 14/11/17 of a person laying loft insulation. Barclays has extended its scheme to pay up to £2,000 to mortgage holders to help make their homes green as new research shows more than half of homeowners do not feel confident making their properties more energy efficient. Issue date: Thursday July 6, 2023.

Energy efficiency measures in low-income Lincoln households increased since Gove...

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

Road closures: one for Lincoln drivers over the next fortnight

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for three patients with Covid-19 i...

Undated file photo of an electric car being charged, as the UK Government appears less likely to meet its net zero targets since it became more transparent on its plans, its climate advisers have said.

Nearly 28,300 low-emission vehicles now registered in Lincolnshire

Undated file photo of an electric car being charged, as the UK Government appears less likely to meet its net zero targets since it became more transparent on its plans, its climate advisers have said.

Fall in low-emission vehicles registered in Lincoln – despite national usage soa...

File photo dated 19/08/2014 of a view of houses in north London. Annual mortgage repayments are set to rise by £2,900 for the average household remortgaging next year, according to a think-tank. As the UK's "mortgage crunch" deepens, total annual mortgage repayments could rise by £15.8 billion by 2026, the Resolution Foundation said. Stickier-than-expected inflation has raised expectations that the Bank of England's base rate-rising cycle, which started in December 2021, will continue for longer. Issue date: Saturday June 17, 2023.

More than 1,500 overcrowded homes in Lincoln

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove arrives in Downing Street, London. Picture date: Wednesday July 19, 2023.

Multiple square metres of forest, open land and water in Lincoln developed upon

An elderly person at a charity tea party in London.

Carers in Lincolnshire forced to wait forced to wait five point one four times l...

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings handed to four Lincoln establishments

Lincoln road closures: one for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust cares for one patient with Covid-19 in h...

File photo dated 02/03/2012 of a math exam in progress at Pittville High School, Cheltenham. Teenagers across the country are waking up to their GCSE results in a year when the proportion of top grades awarded is expected to fall. Issue date: Thursday August 24, 2023.

Tumbling number of high performing GCSE students in Lincolnshire

File photo dated 11/01/2018 of signage for the Home Office in Westminster, London. Afghan scholars studying in the UK under a Foreign Office scheme say they are living in fear of being forced back into Taliban clutches. Issue date: Monday August 14, 2023.

Lincoln gives refuge to more than a dozen Afghans

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The Meridian Singers are hosting three taster sessions.

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Gainsborough In Bloom chairman, John Lyden, and secretary, Vaughan Hughes

Gainsborough wins silver award at East Midlands In Bloom

People were given the opportunity to see skilled craftsmen showcasing the rare traditional crafts

Skills of bygone days celebrated at Gainsborough’s Heritage Festival.