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Property in Lincolnshire – A Grand Designs House

When it comes to stories, you can’t beat a big plot twist, and few come bigger than a Grand Designs couple coming in under budget and ahead of schedule too! Recently Zara & Giuliano’s 400-square metre malthouse-inspired home in the Lincolnshire Wolds proved that perfect planning and hard graft is the secret of realising your ambition of  self-building your dream home… “Initially we said no!” says Zara Findlay. We reckon that might be unusual as most people would probably jump at the chance to be featured on Channel Four’s Grand Designs. Equally unusual is that the producers of the series approach Zara Findlay & Giuliano Rapoz, rather  than the other way around.  Grand Designs first aired 25 years ago and since then...

Lincoln Cathedral lit up purple for Advent

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Visit Lincoln Cathedral

The Very Revd Dr Simon Jones, Dean of Lincoln Cathedral, shares his journey, insights, and vision for welcoming all to...

Chancellor of Lincoln’s Bishop Grosseteste University, Dr Tracy Borman, presented the doctorate to Peter Levy.

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The Trusted Face of Regional News

One of the most popular and well-respected broadcasters in the region, Peter Levy was awarded with a Doctorate from Bishop...

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Pottery at Oxcombe

Ever looked at a potter working at their wheel? Permit us to let you into a secret. The skill may...

Clare Haggas, Lincolnshire designers of luxury silk scarves.

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Lincoln Artist’s Silk Scarves

Clare Haggas’s silk scarves, designed and made in England According to the saying, in business, if you stand still, you’re really...

Image: Richard Bailey combining spring barley at Kirkby la Thorpe near Sleaford in late July. His Claas Lexion 8800 has about 700hp, utilises a 40ft Convio Flex header and has a grain tank capacity of over 15,000 litres. By day, Richard is Head of Design at his family-owned business, Sleaford’s Bailey Trailers, but he enjoys combining and has helped to bring in the harvest since the age of 16!

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Farming in Lincolnshire

As the county that feeds the country, Lincolnshire is renowned for its cereals, vegetable production, livestock and horticulture. This month...

Tim Peake and the team at Woolsthorpe Manor.

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A Summer of Discovery with Tim Peake

Tim Peake, a special friend of Grantham’s Woolsthorpe Manor – the childhood home of polymath Sir Isaac Newton – recently...

Combining in Lincolnshire

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On the Farm in August

Remember that line from Only Fools and Horses, when Trigger explains to Del and Rodney that road sweepers have an...

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Test Drive: Tesla Model 3

A seriously good car, that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Tesla’s updated Model 3 is quick, quiet and quirky.  We enjoyed...

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Freya & Echo: A Girl’s Best Friend

This month we offer our congratulations and best wishes to Freya and Echo, who competed at this year’s Crufts and...

Snowdrops as Easton Walled Garden by Fred Cholmeley.

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A Celebration of Snowdrops

A sign that winter is nearly over and spring is just over the horizon, this month we celebrate the snowdrop, and...

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Winter in Lincolnshire

A Lincolnshire Winter A chill in the air and frost on the ground doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the very best that...

Gilson Lavis on the drums.

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Lincolnshire Saved My Life

5, 4, 3, 2, 1… and with the crackle of fireworks and a cascade of beats from Gilson Lavis, we’ll...

Alan Stennett

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The Lincolnshire Dialect

Exploring the Lincolnshire accent and its dialects: nostalgia for natives and fascinating for frim folk! Once upon a time you’d...

1947 Vera Wilde WL.A, courtesy of IBCC/Creative Commons, see www.ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk.

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The Land Girls of Lincolnshire

Keeping the country well-fed in the 1940s, the Women’s Land Army proved to be a resilient, hardy bunch with a...

Sir Isaac Newton.

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Famous Faces

This month we’re exploring the lives of some of Lincolnshire’s most well-known residents, from those in the media to politicians...

The Kasbah's Fish Dock Road.

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Rocking the Kasbah

Exciting things are happening in the area of Grimsby known as Down Dock, more colloquially referred to as ‘The Kasbah.’ ...

Jamie Scott of London Camera Exchange on Lincoln’s Silver Street

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How to Take Amazing Summer Photos

Camera conundrums addressed, just in time for summer photography! Jamie Scott of London Camera Exchange on Lincoln’s Silver Street explains...

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The RAF in Lincolnshire

Since the First World War and the earliest era of air defence, Lincolnshire has always been synonymous with the RAF....

Margaret Dickinson, author of The Poacher's Daughter.

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Margaret’s Milestone

This summer Lincolnshire-born author Margaret Dickinson has published her 30th novel with publishers Pan Macmillan, so we chatted to the...

Jolly Fisherman by John Hassall.

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John Hassall’s Jolly Icon

We all know that Skegness is so bracing, and that the most bracing figure of all in the town is...

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Heroes and Friends

Neil Woodmansey MBE and Colin aren’t just best friends: they’re close colleagues who have recently worked together on a humanitarian mission...

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