Lincolnshire solicitors raise £10.9k for charity
Staff at Lincolnshire solicitors Sills & Betteridge have raised £10,986 from their 2013 will-writing campaign for charity. The money raised will be added to the nationwide 25th anniversary total,...
View ArticleLincoln firm nets £150k from local investor
A new Lincoln firm has netted a £150,000 investment from a local businessman after a Dragons’ Den-style event. Innovosys, owned by Tom Whittaker, developed a mobile payment and management system for...
View ArticleHealthy tapas bar opens in historic Lincoln
The newest and smallest addition to the Lincoln family of Spanish-style eateries has opened its doors on Castle Hill after a £70,000 investment. The quaint corner unit, formerly a Lincolnshire Wildlife...
View ArticleWhat does it take to become a Lincoln naked butler?
Lincoln ‘hunks’ willing to bare their behinds are being invited to audition to be in the next generation of ‘naked butlers’. The Best Body Butlers company, which was set up by entrepreneur and Lincoln...
View ArticleNew shoe shop opens in Lincoln shopping centre
A new quality footwear shop has opened in the Lincoln Waterside Shopping Centre. Jones Bootmaker, which took over the former Body Shop unit, was founded in 1857 and has 118 stores nationwide. The brand...
View ArticleLincoln solicitors invest £400k in new city offices
Lincoln-based Bridge McFarland Solicitors is investing over £400,000 in a brand new suite of offices on High Street. The move involves the firm taking over the former Sony Centre on the ground floor of...
View ArticleLincoln College Group appoints new CEO
The Lincoln College Group has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer. Gary Headland will be taking over from Principal and CEO John Allen, who will retire in July 2014 after 14 years. The group is...
View ArticleLincoln Steep Hill business goes up for sale
Potential entrepreneurs have an opportunity to get a business unit in an iconic area of Lincoln, as the owners of Bell’s Cafe move on to a new venture. Lincoln chartered surveyor Banks Long & Co...
View ArticleLincoln guest house blocked from turning into student flats
A Lincoln guest house has been declined the chance to become shared student accommodation after the City Council passed a clause forbidding it. The owner of Carholme Guest House on Carholme Road, Paula...
View ArticleNew Lincoln Tesco Extra store opens
Some 450 members of staff, including 80 new recruits, celebrated the opening of a new Tesco Extra superstore in Lincoln on May 15. The new 80,000 sq ft Tesco Extra supermarket on Wragby Road replaces...
View ArticleLincoln shop named best gift retailer
A Lincoln gift and homeware business has been named as the Best Independent Gift Retailer for the Midlands and Wales for 2014 at an awards ceremony in London. Follie and Follie Home can be found in...
View ArticleResidents object to Lincoln wood laser tag plans
A number of residents in the south of Lincoln are concerned by planning proposals to turn a nearby wood into a laser tag zone. The plans from Frontline Combat would see Cross Hill woods, next to the...
View ArticleFood Board and water supply proposed in Lincolnshire LEP plan
Setting up a Food Board and its own water supply are ideas included in an ambitious plan for the food sector by the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). New targets have also been...
View ArticleHeritage restoration firm opens office in Lincoln
Nottinghamshire-based heritage restoration and construction company Robert Woodhead has opened an office in Lincoln. The new office marks a commitment to Lincoln and the Lincolnshire area after taking...
View ArticleLincoln firm gives to charity as employee undergoes cancer treatment
A Lincoln-based solicitors is supporting a member of staff as she returns to work after undergoing cancer treatment by donating to cancer support. Conveyancing Executive Diane White has returned to her...
View ArticleLincoln finally gets A1 brown signs
Lincoln will finally have its own brown signs at two junctions along the A1, directing visitors to the city’s heritage sites. The new signs will be erected over the coming days at two junctions at...
View ArticleRoyal visit for Lincoln construction firm’s new educational centre
Princess Anne will visit the Gelder Group head office near Lincoln to officially open the construction firm’s new educational centre on July 16. Gelder Group, based on Tillbridge Lane in Sturton by...
View ArticlePlans to convert Lincoln West End offices into shared housing
Developers have applied for planning permission to convert a large office premises in the West End of Lincoln into a multiple-occupancy home. The building at 8 The Avenue is a large house converted...
View ArticleFirm fined £150k for exposing workers to asbestos in Lincoln
An asbestos removal company has been fined more than £150,000 after it exposed workers to dangerous fibres during the demolition of a former school building in Lincoln. Angus Group Ltd, based in...
View ArticleLincoln Wagamama building up for sale, but it won’t close
The Japanese-inspired Wagamama restaurant unit on Lincoln’s Brayford Pool has been put up for sale just 19 months after it opened. The modern 98-seater diner unit, with an additional 50 seats outside,...
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