Wonders of the Lincolnshire Wolds: Exploring a bucolic landscape of weeping willow, crab apple trees and rolling fields of wheat The Lincolnshire Wolds was declared an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty nearly 50 years ago Trails have been created to follow in the footsteps of the region’s most famous son, Alfred, Lord Tennyson In the market … Read more
A former RAF airbase which featured in 1989 war film Memphis Belle and was home to a squadron of RAF Lancaster bombers during World War Two now lies derelict. All that remains of the former RAF Binbrook, in Lincolnshire, is a series of gutted buildings which are seen in photos taken by an urban explorer … Read more
Care home devastated by coronavirus: Two-thirds of the 27 elderly residents at a Lincolnshire care home die in sudden outbreak as manager describes ‘horrendous’ ordeal All residents and 20 staff caught Covid at The Old Hall care home in Lincolnshire Eighteen residents – aged 79 to 99 – died, some without seeing their relatives Home … Read more
‘Schoolboy’ is found dead in quiet Lincolnshire village as boy, 14, and man, 19, are arrested for murder – after police ‘originally thought victim was in his 30s’ The victim was discovered in Fishtoft, Lincolnshire, at around 10.22am yesterday Age of victim hasn’t been released and two teenagers are being held in custody Police asking anyone … Read more
‘Schoolboy’ is found dead in quiet Lincolnshire village as boy, 14, and man, 19, are arrested for murder – after police ‘originally thought victim was in his 30s’ The victim was discovered in Fishtoft, Lincolnshire, at around 10.22am yesterday Age of victim hasn’t been released and two teenagers are being held in custody Police asking anyone … Read more
Huge gas explosion destroys house in Lincolnshire village as owner somehow escapes with minor injuries Explosion on Holly Close in Bourne on December 13 caused house to collapse The occupants are safe and well, a man has minor injuries and is a little shaken Building has been severely damaged, fire and gas services are in … Read more
Huge gas explosion destroys house in Lincolnshire village as owner somehow escapes with minor injuries Explosion on Holly Close in Bourne on December 13 caused house to collapse The occupants are safe and well, a man has minor injuries and is a little shaken Building has been severely damaged, fire and gas services are in … Read more
The Red Arrows were formed of a number of RAF teams in late 1964 after display pilots started focusing so much on their formations there was no time for military training. Now, pilots chosen to be on the team have to have completed one or more operational tours on a fast jet such as the … Read more
An hour’s drive north, past the painted storefronts of Norfolk’s boutique towns, lie the undulating wheat fields of Lincolnshire. The county, butted by the North Sea, has long been overshadowed by its cooler neighbour. While it may not have as much allure as Wells-next-the-Sea or the regal attraction of Holkham, this quiet corner of England … Read more
A couple who were poised to move their dream countryside home have been left paying two mortgages after their house sale collapsed amid the coronavirus crisis. Kath and John Fallon live in a three-bedroom semi-detached end of terrace in Lincolnshire, which they were planning to sell to a young couple for £167,000 today. They bought … Read more