Lincolnshire Co-op celebrates 250,000th member
Lincolnshire Co-op has signed up its 250,000th member, and will be sharing the celebration with 100 other customers. Ray Cooke was the quarter of a millionth member to sign up for a dividend card at...
View ArticleRemote Lincoln homes could benefit from subsidised satellite broadband
Homes and businesses in the most remote areas around the county will now be able to benefit from subsidised satellite broadband connections if they are unable to obtain an affordable broadband service...
View ArticleReflections: Simon Beardsley – Continued business optimism amidst global...
2015 was an exhilarating year for business, with our Quarterly Economic Survey revealing that over half of all survey respondents said they expected to see improvements in their sales, profitability...
View ArticleEmma Brealey: Bringing history to life
The hospitality industry hit harder times than most during the latest recession, with many large chains unable to survive the storm. When Emma Brealey, 32, started her position at the family-owned...
View ArticleReflections: Ursula Lidbetter – A year of challenges and opportunities ahead
2015 has been a very successful year for the LEP and for Greater Lincolnshire as a whole. We secured more funding for the area in the second round of government Growth Deals, bringing total investment...
View ArticleReflections: Gary Headland – A year of rewards
This year has been characterised by hugely rewarding developments in both my personal and professional life. 2015 heralded the birth of my second child, William and saw Lincoln College Group embark on...
View ArticleReflections: Matt Corrigan – Events to look forward to in 2016
People living and visiting Lincoln have plenty to look forward to as 2016 gets underway. Major changes to the city’s streetscape, and the anticipated arrival of yet more new names keen to be part of a...
View ArticleTop 10 Lincolnshire Business cover stories of 2015
It has been a busy year in the world of business for The Lincolnite’s sister publication Lincolnshire Business. Entering its second year of publishing as the most read business magazine in the county,...
View ArticleRewind 2015: A year of business growth in Lincoln
The past year has been a confidence boost for business growth in and around Lincoln as new start-ups and larger chains moved to the city. Significant investments have been made to give stores and...
View ArticleWork starts on Lincoln Wildwood restaurant in former Mall
Work has started to refurbish the former Mall on upper Lincoln High Street into a Wildwood restaurant. It is anticipated that the work will be finished by May 2016 and that Wildwood will be welcoming...
View ArticleLincolnshire business investment on the rise, survey shows
Businesses across Lincolnshire are showing increasing optimism for manufacturing and service sector firms, according to the latest results from the Quarterly Economic Survey (QES), commissioned by the...
View ArticleLincoln in top ten best business startup cities
Lincoln has been ranked as the sixth best place to start a new business in the UK, according to business solutions company Quality Formations. After assessing 69 cities across the country, Lincoln was...
View ArticleEnd of an era for one of Lincoln’s oldest family-run businesses
Bigger of Bailgate, one of the oldest family-run businesses in Lincoln, is shutting up shop after over 70 years of trading. The uphill kitchen shop at 48 Bailgate was opened in 1944 by Fred and Nellie...
View ArticleLincoln startup company goes viral with personalised Lego heads
In only two weeks of trading, Lincoln startup company ELAT3D Ltd. has gone viral with personalised Lego heads. Now the company needs to more than quadruple in size to deliver nearly 3,000 orders. Chris...
View ArticleLincolnshire Business Expo set to be biggest B2B event in the county
The inaugural Lincolnshire Business Expo at the Lincolnshire Showground is promising to be the biggest B2B event in the county, with 60 exhibitors taking part on January 21. Run by The Lincolnite’s...
View ArticleLincoln residents have their say on growth plans including 23k new homes
Improvements to rural roads, suggestions for new housing areas, and constraints to possible traveller sites are among some of the responses submitted by Lincolnshire residents to growth plans for the...
View ArticleScott Crowson: Fashioned for success
Designer fashion retailer Scott Crowson arrives for our interview wearing a cool combo of £125 jeans, handmade Barker Shoes (£200) and a relaxed £150 cardigan…. Those who have known Scott from his...
View ArticleLincoln’s mini barons get competitive on social media
The Lincoln baron trail is still creating a buzz around the city with the mini barons upping the competition on social media in their big brothers’ absence. These mini barons have been appearing in...
View ArticleLincoln garage severely damaged by fire as investigators confirm cause
A Lincoln business is dealing with the aftermath of a severe fire in which one man was injured. The cause of the blaze at the Lithuanian Motors unit on Murdock Road, which began at around 4.25pm on...
View ArticleLincoln ice cream makers scoop significant expansion
A significant investment by Lincoln ice cream makers Daisy Made will see a 49% expansion in its floor space, as well as a new menu and an Orangery-style snug for customers. The company, which started...
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