Lincoln businesses win big in Lincoln Cycle Challenge
Lincoln businesses attended a special prize giving event in the city to celebrate the winners of the Lincoln Cycle Challenge. Over 50 businesses, totalling 1,000 people, took part in the challenge,...
View ArticleDip in total sales at Lincolnshire Co-op, despite travel and food sales rise
Lincolnshire Co-op saw a dip in overall sales and profit in the first six months of the new financial year, despite a rise in sales at food stores and travel branches. The half-year recordings, which...
View ArticleStudent flats build leads to 8-week road closure
St Mark’s Street, before the junction with High Street, will be closed eastbound-only for eight weeks to allow for the build of a new 120-beds student flats complex. JR Pickstock Ltd and Elements...
View ArticleCentral Lincolnshire plan outlines future Lincoln developments
Plans into how Lincoln will expand over the next 20 years to help boost the economy and residents’ facilities are now available for the public to see. The Central Lincolnshire Local Plan by the Joint...
View ArticleUphill Lincoln car parks go free for late night shopping
Car parks in uphill Lincoln will be free for one evening only due to the return of late night shopping and to help support independent retailers. Lincoln BIG negotiated with the City of Lincoln Council...
View ArticleMouchel loses as Agilisys, BT and Serco up for £20m Lincolnshire County...
Agilisys, BT and Serco have been announced as finalists for a back-office contract, worth £20 million, with Lincolnshire County Council. As previously reported, the council is tendering many of its...
View ArticleNew High Street clothing store creates six jobs in Lincoln
Lincoln High Street is getting a new outdoor clothing store this month. Hawkshead, family outdoor outfitters, will occupy the abandoned amusement arcade on the High Street, just north of the Stonebow....
View ArticleLincoln Broadgate Premier Inn opens
After a long time under construction, the Premier Inn on Broadgate in Lincoln is now open to the public, which hopes to boost the local economy by £6.5 million. The chain brand hotel on Broadgate...
View ArticleSixth Lincoln Costa ready to open in Carlton Centre
Lincoln’s sixth Costa coffee shop is ready to open on Saturday, June 8, just four weeks after the fifth Costa opened on the High Street. The new shop, which has a unit in the Carlton Centre next to...
View ArticleLincolnshire markets join fight against fake goods
Markets across Lincolnshire, including Lincoln Central Market, have signed up to a charter coordinated by Lincolnshire County Council in a bid to ensure safe and fair trading. The Real Deal charter...
View ArticleLucy Tower car park works delayed for extra repairs
The Lucy Tower multi-storey car park will be closed for longer than expected as structural engineers discovered more repairs are needed than initially planned. During works to replace concrete and...
View ArticleRitzy night club to close and redevelop
A popular Lincoln night club will soon close its doors to make way for a new city night spot under owners Luminar. Ritzy, JJ’s and Pulse on Silver Street will open for the last time this week on June...
View ArticleDesign agency moves to Lincoln in expansion plans
A local design agency has moved from Gainsborough to Lincoln as part of expansion plans after they acquired a new big client. Ideafuel has made the move from Gainsborough to the Think Tank on Ruston...
View ArticleGreater Lincolnshire awarded £110m growth funding
The Greater Lincolnshire LEP has gained over £110 million in government funding to help stimulate economic growth and jobs in the county. The funding comes after Business Secretary Vince Cable...
View ArticleTwo Lincoln High Street retailers saved from closure
Two premises on Lincoln High Street have avoided becoming empty properties due to an agreement with a local surveyors company. Chartered Surveyors Hodgson Elkington LLP managed to retain national...
View ArticleLincoln businesses in top 200 fastest-growing companies
A number of Lincoln companies have bucked the national trend of declining trade and made it into a top 200 fastest-growing list. The CBI’s Fastest-growing East Midlands 200 [PDF] analyses companies...
View ArticleLincoln printing start-up already moved to bigger premises
Only 18 months after first setting up, a printing business in Lincoln has moved into bigger premises in a city business park. Your Print Partner, run by 23-year-old director Stuart Maclaren, is now...
View ArticleLincoln plays successful host to town management event
A national conference stopped off at Lincoln this week, showcasing the city’s finest businesses, tourism efforts and projects. The Association of Town and City Management (ATCM) Summer School saw...
View ArticleLincoln firm named as Waterside redevelopment contractor
A Lincoln construction company will undertake the work to redevelop the Waterside Shopping Centre, starting this month. Simons Construction, based off Doddington Road, will start the work now in time...
View ArticleBody Shop leaves Lincoln’s Waterside Shopping Centre
Cosmetics company The Body Shop will be leaving the Lincoln’s Waterside Shopping Centre, it has been confirmed. Capital & Regional, the company operating the Waterside on High Street, said that The...
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