Council chiefs say they need more time to implement new food waste service
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‘I’ve never had a takeaway’ – Lincolnshire resident gives secret to long life as she turns 100
Comments Off on ‘I’ve never had a takeaway’ – Lincolnshire resident gives secret to long life as she turns 100A resident at a Lincolnshire care home has given ‘no takeways’ as the secret to long life as she celebrates her 100th birthday.
District’s town of culture bids make people ‘more aware’ of their local area, councillor says
Comments Off on District’s town of culture bids make people ‘more aware’ of their local area, councillor saysDistrict’s town of culture bids will make people ‘more aware’ of their local area, councillor says v.1
Eyesore where ‘vandalism is rife’ to be knocked down in Gainsborough
Comments Off on Eyesore where ‘vandalism is rife’ to be knocked down in GainsboroughPlans for dozens of flats in Gainsborough are moving forward as permission has been given to demolish the current eyesore.
‘Boston is amazing and it just needs that better publicity at times’ – Boston’s Town of Culture bid will help to challenge negative perceptions, senior councillor says
Comments Off on ‘Boston is amazing and it just needs that better publicity at times’ – Boston’s Town of Culture bid will help to challenge negative perceptions, senior councillor saysBoston’s leaders wants to shake off its negative reputation and prove the doubters wrong by becoming the first Town of Culture.
Former landlord pulls pints again at Walkeringham care home pub after dementia diagnosis
Comments Off on Former landlord pulls pints again at Walkeringham care home pub after dementia diagnosisA 75-year-old former landlord living with dementia is rediscovering his sense of purpose thanks to a unique on-site pub at his care home in Walkeringham.
House fire in Boston leaves ‘severe’ damage, fire service reports
Comments Off on House fire in Boston leaves ‘severe’ damage, fire service reportsA house fire in Boston yesterday (Tuesday, April 21) has caused ‘severe’ damage to part of the home, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service has said.
Hilary Friend obituary
Comments Off on Hilary Friend obituaryMy colleague Hilary Friend, who has died aged 82, had a fiercely intelligent mind. She combined a career in adult education with an active interest in music, and was a skilled pianist, recorder player and sang in several choirs.
From 1999 to 2012, she led the Women’s Revolutions Per Minute (WRPM) project, a non-profit company involved in the research, marketing and sales of music by women in many genres, especially world music and political songs.
Lincolnshire church leaning more than Tower of Pisa needs £100k to fix wonky floor
Comments Off on Lincolnshire church leaning more than Tower of Pisa needs £100k to fix wonky floorFundraising under way to fix uneven floor at Dry Doddington’s 14th century church as stone slabs shift
A church in the Midlands that leans more than the Tower of Pisa is in need of more than £100,000 in repairs to renovate its wonky floor.
Dry Doddington’s St James church tower in Lincolnshire is famous for its jaunty angle of 5.1 degrees, compared to the landmark in Piazza dei Miracoli, Tuscany, which has a lean of about 3.97 degrees.
Residents are trying to raise money for the Grade II-listed building, which was built in the 12th century.
‘Seriously wrong’: flood-hit Lincolnshire residents at odds with Reform MP over climate
Comments Off on ‘Seriously wrong’: flood-hit Lincolnshire residents at odds with Reform MP over climateConstituents’ frustration with Richard Tice reflects growing problem for party and its leaders’ climate-sceptic stance
“The worst part of it was the smell,” says Audrey Crook, 58. A full-time carer who lives with her 20-year-old son, Crook woke up at 11pm one night to find a foot of flood water on the ground floor of her home. “It was like black water. It had sewage and everything in it, it was absolutely disgusting.”
Crook’s home – along with more than 30 others on Wyberton West Road and Park Road in Boston, Lincolnshire – was flooded in January last year when heavy rain swept across the region, raising river levels and exceeding flood defences.