Recently added articles from Lincolnshire Echo:
Cinema & theatre
Jul 03, 2009 ... Odeon, Lincoln Until Thursday July 9: Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaur (U) My Sister's Keeper (12A) Public Enemies (15) The Hangover (15) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (12A) Year One (12A) Not showing Tuesday July ...
Drivers urged to fight speed bans
Jul 03, 2009 ... Solicitors are urging county motorists who face bans due to thenumber of points on their licences to seek legal advice before casesreach court. Lincolnshire Law Society says law firms in the county are seeinga constant and seemingly increasing stream of clients at risk of ...
Teens risk lives in 30ft bridge plunge
Jul 03, 2009 ... Children as young as 11 and 12 are joining teenagers in death-defying 30ft leaps into a Lincolnshire river. Horrified residents living near Gainsborough's Trent Bridge havemade a series of 999 calls to police. And they have demanded action to avert a tragedy as the young ...
War veteran's medals to be auctioned off
Jul 03, 2009 ... The medals of a Lincolnshire soldier who served in both worldwars will be sold at a city auctioneers. Major Leslie Walkinton, who was born in Alvingham, near Louth,saw action in both the wars and was one of the soldiers to playfootball during the famous Christmas Day Truce of ...
Microbiology lab will be monitored at new home
Jul 03, 2009 ... A health committee has pledged to monitor a microbiology lab atScunthorpe after losing the battle to keep the lab at Lincoln CountyHospital. Members of the Lincolnshire Health Scrutiny Committee argued thatit jeopardised the safety of city patients to have samples takenfrom them ...
How do you feel about losing the lab?
Jul 03, 2009 ... Amanda Puttick Lincolnshire Health Scrutiny Committee member We did as much as we could possibly could and there was passionand determination. At least we were noticed. Christine Talbot Chairman of Lincolnshire Health Scrutiny Committee Now we have to ...
Bid for rings with a link to gallery
Jul 03, 2009 ... Two Victorian rings dedicated to the memory of the sister-in-lawof the founder of Lincoln's Usher Gallery are set to be auctionedin the city. The rings, which were made to remember Mary Ester Usher in1877, look set to attract interest from historians when they arefeatured in ...
Age is not a problem for the county's plucky OAPs
Jul 03, 2009 ... Pensioners living in Lincolnshire are proving that you are nevertoo old to feel young. The county has a vast elderly demographic who account for ahigher proportion of the population than in most other counties. But while the image of the elderly can be one of ...
Man pleads guilty to assault
Jul 03, 2009 ... A Man has admitted assault and possession of cocaine. Liam Michael O'Flynn (29), of Altham Terrace in Lincoln, pleadedguilty to the charges in a brief appearance at Lincoln MagistratesCourt. Jill Derby, prosecuting, told the court that he assaulted a manby beating him at an ...
Trauma centre could save one life a month
Jul 03, 2009 ... One life a month could be saved in Lincolnshire by new plans fora trauma centre, say NHS bosses. An average of 12 county patients currently suffer a major traumaeach month - usually a serious road crash - out of which three die. A further six will have long-term injuries and ...
Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood
Jul 03, 2009 ... Children are helping pigs at their nursery keep cool during theheatwave by hosing them down. Heath Farm Day Nursery in Dunholme has three pigs in residencethere. As temperatures soar, the nursery is doing everything it can tofight off the sun for them. They have their ...
Yobs smash way into nursery and grab till
Jul 03, 2009 ... Heartless yobs caused pounds1000 worth of damage after theysmashed their way into a Lincolnshire nursery. Fun Farm Day Nursery, in Stephenson Road, off Station Road,inNorth Hykeham was targeted by thieves in the early hours ofWednesday morning. The crooks attempted to rip ...
Supermarket expansion to create 150 jobs
Jul 03, 2009 ... Plans to massively expand the Sainsbury's supermarket in Lincolncould create up to 150 new jobs. The retailer wants to almost double the size of its currentTritton Road store. It also plans to significantly increase the number of productlines it carries. The ...
County visit will improve policing all over world
Jul 03, 2009 ... I WOULD like to respond to the tenor of your article aboutthe visit to Lincolnshire of the International Commanders' Coursefrom the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA). The International Commanders' Programme is part of the NPIA's provision of open ...
Government blows leave city battered and bruised
Jul 03, 2009 ... It has been a mixed week in Lincoln, especially with regard to several of the subjects covered on your letters' pages. While I welcome the two U-turns by this failing Labourgovernment on ID cards and the proposed post office serviceprivatisation, there are a number of other ...
Supermarket expansion to create 150 jobs
Jul 03, 2009 ... Plans to massively expand the Sainsbury's supermarket in Lincolncould create up to 150 new jobs. The retailer wants to almost double the size of its currentTritton Road store. It also plans to significantly increase the number of productlines it carries. The ...
Man denies rape of woman he saw trip
Jul 03, 2009 ... A man accused of raping a stranger and stealing her handbag tolda Lincoln jury that the woman agreed to sex within minutes ofmeeting him. Marek Musial said he met the woman as she left the Sugarcubesnight club in Lincoln and helped her across the road as she trippeddue to a ...
Former drug addict stole from store
Jul 03, 2009 ... A Former cannabis addict stole a bottle of sherry when herealised he did not have the money to pay for it, a court has heard. Mark Arden (40), of Hood Street in Lincoln, decided to steal thepounds5 bottle of sherry from the Tesco store on Canwick Road afterfinding he had pounds1 ...
Honoured for work with RAF
Jul 03, 2009 ... A Woman from Lincolnshire has received the Meritorious ServiceMedal, awarded in the New Year's Honours list. Warrant Officer Jane Tarran, who lives in Welton, near Lincoln,was awarded the honour in recognition of her exceptionalcontribution to the RAF. Warrant Officer Tarran, ...
End journey in style
Jul 03, 2009 ... Passengers travelling from Lincoln to London with East MidlandsTrains (EMT) can now be chauffeur-driven to their onwarddestinations. EMT has teamed up with luxury car provider Brunel, which isoffering the service from London St Pancras International. EMT's sales manager ...