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Sleaford comes alive for RiverLight 2025
It was a fantastic finale to Sleaford’s RiverLight Festival 2025 on Saturday, with crowds people coming out to be involved in the entertainment spectacle.

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£7m plans for new special educational needs provision in Lincolnshire approved
A £7 million plan for new special educational needs provision in Lincolnshire has been approved.


Man riding e-bike charged with drink-driving
He is due to appear at Boston Magistrates’ Court in July

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Overwhelming support for 'true character' Sandra, 65, left paralysed by fall
A family’s appeal to help a popular Woodhall Spa woman, who was seriously injured in a fall, has received overwhelming support.


Why I voted FOR assisted dying -- by the MP for Louth and Horncastle
The MP for Louth and Horncastle has explained why she voted for assisted dying to become legal, saying “people with terminal illnesses or at the very end of their lives should have that choice”.


Concerns raised about loophole that allows taxi drivers registered in Wolverhampton to operate in Lincolnshire
Local drivers are facing increasing financial pressure, a council says


Caring girl Paige, 9, urges children to walk for wildlife during school holidays
A caring nine-year-old girl from Bardney is encouraging other children to join her in raising money for endangered wildlife during the school holidays this summer.


Behind the scenes at RAF Coningsby centre that controls county's airspace
Leaders have given a revealing glimpse behind the scenes at a centre, based at RAF Coningsby, that manages the flow of all aircraft in and out of Lincolnshire.


Talks under way to reopen Grantham night shelter after rise in rough sleepers
A night shelter was opened in December last year but closed in February as winter came to an end


£7m to create more places for Lincs special needs pupils in mainstream schools
The plans had been developed following the “significant” rise in demand for special educational needs places


Popular whodunnit comedy returns for summer tour, starting in Louth
An award-winning theatre company is launching its summer tour in Louth after reviving one of its seminal hits for a string of dates.


Column: The solutions to good mental health are simple and free
I don’t mean to shock you but: the economic and social costs of mental ill-health in England have reached £300 billion, according to research commissioned by the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, writes mental health champion Kate Hull Rodgers.


Appeal for raffle prizes ahead of 48-hour pool marathon in Skegness
An appeal has been made for raffle prizes ahead of a 48-hour pool marathon taking place in Skegness.


New youth hub in Boston praises community spirit after making DIY SOS
The operators of a new youth hub in Boston have praised the town for its community spirit, after a host of businesses, tradespeople and volunteers responded to its ‘DIY SOS’.


Loving mum in Lincolnshire Echo funeral notices this weekend
Our thoughts are with all those who have lost a loved one


I had a go at Lincolnshire's firefighting training drills - it was so much harder than I ever imagined
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue's 'have a go' event has given me a new appreciation for the lifesaving crews


Oh what a scorcher!: Heatwave brings crowds flocking to Skegness
With temperatures soaring towards 30C on the hottest day of the year in the UK so far, crowds flocked to Skegness to enjoy the sun and sea breezes.


'Immense frustration' - Boston woman who took on epic charity cycle ride in memory of son forced to abandon effort after suffering mini-stroke en route
A Boston woman who set herself the challenge of cycling 1,200 miles, solo, across Europe in memory of her son was forced to abandon the effort after suffering a mini-stroke en route.


Flowers laid at school after two pupils, 17 and 18, die in crash near Grantham
The 17 and 18-year-old died following a crash on Friday, June 20


Hundreds turn out, hundreds raised for charity - annual horse and dog show in Boston proves a success
A long-running, annual family event in Boston returned last weekend, helping raise more valuable funds for good causes.
