Retiring Lincoln Pennells employee marks 130 years of family service
Lincoln garden centre Pennells has said a heartfelt farewell to a member of staff who followed in his father’s footsteps and is retiring after 53 years with the company. Trevor started with the...
View ArticleIs Hooters coming to Lincoln?
A mysterious Facebook page announcing a Hooters bar will be opening in Lincoln has sparked excitement and scepticism among residents. Read the latest: Administrators behind the Facebook page admitted...
View Article“Yes, it’s fake”: Residents angry at Hooters Lincoln ‘experiment’
Bewildered Lincoln residents have hit out in anger and disappointment after administrators of a Facebook page promising to bring a Hooters restaurant to Lincoln admitted it was an ‘online experiment’....
View ArticleTesco jobs under threat in Lincoln
Lincoln Tesco employees are among hundreds across Lincolnshire facing redundancy after the supermarket giant announced a raft of operational changes. Staff at the Lincoln Tesco Extra on Wragby Road are...
View ArticleDelivery service for Lincoln shops and restaurants launches this week
A new delivery service for Lincoln will allow food lovers to order their favourite local treats from the comfort of their homes. Deliveroo is set to launch in Lincoln on Thursday, September 8, after...
View ArticleSiemens UK CEO Juergen Maier to open Lincoln engineering hub expansion
The Chief Executive of the UK division of Siemens, one of Lincolnshire’s biggest employers, will open the expanded University of Lincoln Engineering Hub today. Juergen Maier will join special guests at...
View ArticleLincoln Brazilian all-you-can-eat restaurant to open next month
New all-you-can-eat Brazilian restaurant Tiago will officially open to customers in Lincoln on Saturday, October 1. The Tiago team have converted the former late night bar Brewhaus on Silver Street...
View ArticleDecision to be made on second floating Brayford restaurant
A final decision will be made next week on plans for a second floating restaurant on Brayford Pool in Lincoln. Proposals for the £1 million restaurant, which would be constructed on stilts opposite...
View ArticleLincoln Energy From Waste plant creates ‘mega output’ of recycled electricity
The Energy From Waste plant in Lincoln has created just over 250 million kilowatt hours of recyclable electricity for county homes. The plant, based near Teal Park in Lincoln, is owned by Lincolnshire...
View ArticlePlanners await green light for five-storey extension at Brayford Holiday Inn
Plans for a five-storey extension to the rear of a hotel on Lincoln’s Brayford will be decided at a city council meeting on Wednesday, September 14. As previously reported, Holiday Inn submitted plans...
View ArticleBusinesses across the county take part in the Lincolnshire Cycle Challenge
Businesses from across the county are being encouraged to take part in the month long cycle challenge which began on September 1. Staff are being persuaded to cycle to work and go out on social rides...
View ArticleIn pictures: Demolition begins at Cornhill Quarter redevelopment site
Work has begun to demolish part of the Lincoln Corn Exchange building off Sincil Street as part of a £70 million Cornhill Quarter regeneration project. The first phase of the Lincolnshire Co-op...
View ArticleIndependent businesses ‘fed up’ as Lincoln Bailgate to be repaved for second...
Business owners have described a £20,000 project to repave the Bailgate in Lincoln, just six years after the area was given a costly restoration, as “the last nail in the coffin”. Bailgate will be...
View ArticleWhat’s happening with the Lincoln High Street pedestrian zone?
Lincolnshire County Council has said plans for a pedestrian plaza on Lincoln High Street with modern features like water fountains and light projections are on hold until at least summer 2017. As...
View ArticleThree Lincoln firms named as finalists in East Midlands Family Business Awards
Three Lincoln businesses have secured a place in the final stage of the East Midlands Family Business Awards. Organised by The Wilson Organisation, the seventh annual awards are the only independent...
View ArticleWildlife trusts share £81k Lincolnshire Co-op donation
Lincolnshire Co-op shoppers have raised over £81,000 to help improve local nature reserves and fund educational activities for families. As part of the Lincolnshire Co-op’s Community Champions scheme,...
View ArticleAlex Albone: The taste of success
“Don’t do it unless you’re passionate about it.” This is the advice that Alex Albone, Director of Brigg-based Pipers Crisps, gives to anyone wanting to start out on a new business venture. With a lot...
View ArticleCathedral launches discount card for days out in Lincoln
Lincoln Cathedral has launched a new discount card alongside businesses in a bid to encourage people to support what is local to them. From this week, people will be able to use a Community Card for...
View ArticleSecond floating Lincoln restaurant refused unanimously
The City of Lincoln Council’s planning committee has unanimously refused plans for a second floating restaurant on the Brayford in Lincoln. Proposals would have seen the £1 million restaurant built on...
View ArticleTwo Lincoln pubs make CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide
Two Lincoln pubs have made it onto CAMRA’s 2017 Good Beer Guide, which recommends pubs across the whole of the UK. Both The Cardinal’s Hat on Lincoln High Street and the Joiners Arms on West Parade...
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