Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue’s Control Room staff are through to the finals of the Council Worker of the Year Awards. The team has been shortlisted in the category of Flood Response in recognition of their work during the summer flooding of 2007.
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Credit Unions provide affordable banking that helps local communities. Their services can be made available to anyone, even those struggling to open a bank account or take out an affordable loan. Saving with a Credit Union helps your local community as well as earning interest.
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Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue’s Chief Fire Officer will officially unveil a new fire appliance for Leverton near Boston on Wednesday 30 April 2008, 7.15pm at Leverton Fire Station. Members of the media are invited.
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MEDIA INVITATION: Wednesday, 30 April 2008, at 1pm - The Lawns, Lincoln.
A new menu and recipe guide for school meal providers in Lincolnshire will help meet nutrient based standards for school meals that come into effect in September 2008.
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Both Lincoln Castle and the Museum of Lincolnshire Life will be holding special events over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Plus attending one event gives visitors half price entry to the other!
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Motorists and pedestrians are set to benefit from major improvement works starting early next month at Grantham’s London Road, Wharf Road and High Street junction.
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Discover just how diverse contemporary art can be when ‘Connect 08’ opens at The Collection in Lincoln this Saturday, showcasing work from twelve emerging artists from the East Midlands.
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Following a meeting between with the Highways Department at Sleaford and Cllr. Barry Singleton, a decision was made that the pedestrian crossing at the junction of Northgate, Southgate, and Market Place in Sleaford will not be reinstated
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The newly refurbished Emergency Control Centre will be opened on Wednesday 30 April 2008 at 11.30am at South Park Fire Station, Lincoln, by Councillor Peter Robinson. Members of the media are invited.
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The mobile library service in Lincolnshire is changing to provide a more user-friendly service, tailored to meet the needs of rural residents. As a result, the mobile libraries will now be off the road until 1 May while they are re-stocked and the new timetables are publicised.
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A used nappy may not be a pleasant image, but imagine 690,000 tonnes of nappies emitting powerful greenhouse gases… that’s why Lincolnshire County Council is helping families combat climate change and reduce landfill by supporting the 12th annual Real Nappy Week.
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For the first year, both the museum and the Usher Gallery at The Collection, Lincoln will be open late for an evening of family entertainment, as part of ‘Nuit des Musees’ on Saturday 17 May 2008.
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Gainsborough Old Hall will be celebrating European ‘Nuit des Musees’ with a night of traditional English and Polish culture, including dancing and food and drink tasting, on 10 May 2008.
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26 April 2008 is national Join a Library Day and anyone who joins Lincolnshire’s library service from this day will get a free limited edition fabric bag.
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Sleaford neighbourhood policing teams are being trained by the County Council concerning the safety of children and young people in the use of technology
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‘Be-spoke’ cycling facilities could soon wheel their way to Grantham if a bid for government funding is successful. Lincolnshire County Council and South Kesteven District Council have applied for the money to encourage more cycling in the town, which could see Grantham awarded Cycling Town status.
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Lincolnshire County Council's Trading Standards Service is alerting the public to a scam which has been operating in the Market Deeping, Deeping St Nicholas, Bourne and Stamford areas and has now spread to the north of the county including Wragby and Lincoln
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A host of improvement projects across the county are set to benefit from grants, as Lincolnshire County Council distributes funding from the Government’s Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund again.
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Church Farm Museum has secured a Project Planning Grant of £22,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the production of plans for conservation, access and audience development at the site.
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The new outdoor ‘Plaza’ at the X-site skate centre in Skegness is now complete. The opening of the site, the only one in the country to have both indoor and outdoor purpose built skate areas, will see some of the top skaters in the UK competing in a special weekend event.
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The collections of the Royal Lincolnshire Regimental Museum, including historical firearms, regimental equipment and medals, are to be formally transferred in trust to Lincolnshire County Council.
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Lincolnshire County Council are reassuring Boston motorists and pedestrians that current road works are part of a number of schemes which will ultimately improve travel in Boston.
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Communities and organisations around the county have signed up to lead their own events during April aimed at encouraging older people to keep fit and active.
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Community and voluntary groups across the county have the chance to meet an array of potential funders this week, thanks to an event organised by Lincolnshire County Council.
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Views are being sought on county council proposals to develop a country park on Lincolnshire’s east coast. The park, earmarked for an area between Sandilands and Chapel St. Leonards, would be designed to provide high quality facilities for visitors and better protection for wildlife.
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Simon Crathorn, landlord of the Blue Cow Inn at South Witham, was fined £6000 by Grantham Magistrates on 20 March 2008 for four offences under the Trade Descriptions Act of selling spirits containing added water and substituting reputable brand spirits with other, cheaper spirits.
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White’s Wood Lane Junior School in Gainsborough has a newly refurbished kitchen to help prepare school meals for its pupils and for other schools in the area.
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Dial-a-Ride passengers are being reassured that the service will continue beyond March, whilst alternative options are being thoroughly investigated.
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