Recently added articles from Lincolnshire Echo:
Eastern migrants heading for home
Jan 07, 2009 ... The streets of Lincoln are no longer paved with gold according tothe city's diminishing Eastern European population. Latest statistics from City of Lincoln Council reveal that thenumber of National Insurance numbers handed out to overseas workersin Lincoln fell from 1,320 in ...
Six pounds1,000 Echo prizes up for grabs
Jan 07, 2009 ... Readers are being offered the chance to win pounds1,000 in cashin a new Lincolnshire Echo contest. The Grab a Grand competition is just the thing to bump start thatnest egg or pay off those Christmas debts. Echo promotions manager Sarah Carter said: "Our fabulous Grab aGrand ...
Employers are greatest barrier to finding work
Jan 07, 2009 ... The Government seems to have a derogatory view of theunemployed. I can assure anyone that having to survive on pounds60 a week tofeed and clothe myself and pay gas, electricity, water rates and aTV licence is all the encouragement I need to gain employment. It is both a huge ...
Quality design attracts criticism from those still in the dark ages
Jan 07, 2009 ... I Write in response to the letter featured in Your View on December 22, about the renovation of property on the East Bight inuphill Lincoln. This is, I believe, the second written by the same localresident, who appears to have been against this development evenbefore he ...
G'day for some bonza Aussie tucker
Jan 07, 2009 ... The two charities to benefit from this year's Great AussieBreakfast have now been chosen by Lincolnshire Echo readers. An appeal was launched last week for readers to nominate acharity they thought should be given funds raised from the annualEcho-backed event. Lincoln ...
Governor flags up plans for Lincoln prison
Jan 07, 2009 ... A display of patriotism at Lincoln Prison could become a dailyaffair if plans for a flag-pole get the go-ahead. Governor Michael Wood - who described the move as being about "Britishness" - decided to apply for the council's permission afterdiscovering that colleagues have as ...
Views on the flag idea
Jan 07, 2009 ... Gillian Merron Labour MP for Lincoln "It would be a shame if Lincoln were one of the few prisons notable to fly the flag. Having a flag-pole would allow the prison toshow its pride in the Prison Service, Lincoln, and the country as awhole." Frank ...
Morris dancers have youth on their side
Jan 07, 2009 ... Morris dancing is alive and kicking in Lincolnshire despite aclaim it could be extinct within 20 years because young people aretoo embarrassed to take part. The county is bucking the trend by training up the nextgeneration of morris men. Susan Barter, bagman of the ...
Icy warning for drivers
Jan 07, 2009 ... A Woman was taken to hospital with neck and back pains after hercar slid off an icy road. The crash at the Carholme Road roundabout in Lincoln happenedjust before 11am yesterday. Police say the woman's silver Vauxhall Frontera was the onlyvehicle ...
Samurai sword charge man in court
Jan 07, 2009 ... A Lincoln man charged with brandishing a samurai sword in apublic place has appeared in court. Alan Heggie (54), of St Catherines, made a brief appearance atLincoln Magistrates' Court yesterday on charges of affray and havinga samurai sword in a public place without a licence or ...
'Slap on wrist' for visiting Tory
Jan 07, 2009 ... A leading Conservative MP has received a slap on the wrist forhis recent visit to Lincoln. Shadow Minister for Culture, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt arrivedin the city to discuss the return of racing to the Carholme withprospective Conservative Parliamentary candidate Karl ...
Jobless priority call
Jan 07, 2009 ... Local workers made redundant by the closure of Woolworths shouldreceive priority for new jobs, a union has said. Shopworkers' union Usdaw says it will be recommending to newcompanies buying Woolworths stores that those workers who losttheir jobs should be given priority when ...
Hapless pair caught after raids on Brayford boats
Jan 07, 2009 ... Two bungling thieves who went on a stealing rampage at a Lincolnmarina used a dinghy to try and transport their loot, a court heard. After a night of heavy drinking, Tadis Nedzelskis and SauliusPavlovas entered Brayford Marina, Lincoln, in the early hours ofDecember ...
Appeal for cyclists
Jan 07, 2009 ... An organisation for the deaf is appealing for riders to saddle upfor charity. The Royal National Institute for the Deaf is planning the 300kmride to Paris to raise money for research into hear- ing loss andimprove services for the hard of hearing. The event will take ...
Sale goods returns warning
Jan 07, 2009 ... Customers are being warned not to buy sales goods if they thinkthey may need to return them. Trading standards officials say retailers are not obliged totake back non-faulty sales goods. Many shops will offer a refund or exchange as a goodwill gesture,but that policy may ...
Cop call for calm on 'stab' estate
Jan 07, 2009 ... Police have urged residents on Lincoln's St Giles estate toremain calm after a man was stabbed in the neck. Officers say the alleged knife attack on a dog walker in a parkoff Coleridge Gardens should be regarded as "an isolated incident". They have also pointed out that the ...
Big freeze this winter coldest in 12 years
Jan 07, 2009 ... The coldest temperatures recorded for more than a decade couldspell disaster for Lincolnshire's elderly population. The Met Office measured an average temperature of just 3.3celsius across the county in December. This is the coldest it has been in 12 years and 1.2C lower ...
Closures warning
Jan 07, 2009 ... Several roads in Lincolnshire are due to be closed whilemaintenance work is carried out. The level crossing at Cherry Willingham will be closed from10.30pm on February 5 until 5am the next day while essentialmaintenance work is carried out. Alternative routes include Croft ...
Woman is stable
Jan 07, 2009 ... A Woman remains in hospital after sustaining head injuries in aroad accident. The motorist suffered serious injuries in a two-car collision onthe A607 Harlaxton Road at Grantham at 8am on Monday. The blue Ford KA2 she was driving was involved in a collisionwith a red ...
Condoms for more teens?
Jan 07, 2009 ... A Pilot project which hands out condoms and pregnancy tests toschoolchildren from aged 13, could be extended to other countysecondary schools. Lincoln Christ's Hospital School launched the pilot project in2007 to reduce the county's teenage pregnancy rate. And the county ...