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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 going backwards. Chance would be a fine thing for Clare Haggas, for whom standing still has been a luxury that has evaded her all summer long. It’s been a busy time for the Lincolnshire based artist and designer, who has built her brand on both a passion for the countryside, but also her determination to remain sober, which she will have achieved for 12 years by the time winter arrives. Among the news stories surrounding Clare’s business recently are a series of appearances at some of the country’s smartest and most well-attended game fairs and country shows plus an investment...

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...

BeatMedia/The Kennel Club

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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...

Image: John Aron Photography.

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Saving Lives in the Air

Just before Christmas, the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance confirmed that it had experienced its busiest year ever, responding to...

The Hub, Rob Davis / Lincolnshire Pride.

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Craft & Design at The Hub

Celebrating its 20th anniversary later this year, the Hub is the home of creativity and design for Sleaford and the...

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Making a Pilgrimage to Boston

This month we’re celebrating the vibrant, thriving, multicultural town of Boston, a successful market town since the medieval era… Boston...

Image: Jane Means' gift wrapping

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Lincolnshire’s gift wrapper to royalty!

When Harrods, Fortnums, Selfridges… oh, and the Royal Household, want to know how to wrap their festive gifts really well,...

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