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Do you ever stop and think about the last time you read a book? I don’t mean listening to an audiobook or watching a film based on a book; I mean actually sat and immersed yourself in the text of a novel. Can you remember the last time you did it? Maybe you can’t. Studies […]
Julia Shaw is reminiscing about the time she caused outrage by cheating during the tea-dunking duel at Lincoln’s Asylum Steampunk Festival. She sneaked in a Lotus Biscoff biscuit to dip in her brew when the rules clearly state (apparently) that competitors are only allowed to use standard malted milks. “Somebody spotted it and shouted ‘that’s […]
When you go into the supermarket, do you ever go on in for one thing and end up with multiple items due to all the options staring at you from the shelves? A few weeks back I walked into Sainsbury’s for a pack of custard creams – my go-to biscuit for a late night cuppa […]
Amy Pharaoh was just eight-years-old when her parents started taking her along to watch them play bowls every weekend. “By the time I was nine,” she says today, “I was like; I’m not watching this anymore, give me a go.” Almost four decades on, the 47-year-old from Lincolnshire is one of the planet’s greatest […]
It is said that children in America recognise, in a photo line-up, Ronald McDonald before Jesus or George Washington. Think about that for a second because, frankly, it’s a terrifying fact. Fast food companies are targeting our little ones and turning them into additive-addicted, junk-loving zombies – and it must be stopped. Toys, play areas […]
One of the first thing Graham Foster says to us at the start of the night is: “What we do round here is take the mickey out of each other and take the mickey out of the homeless too.” That might sound inappropriate but this is one of the leaders of a Lincoln charity called […]
It may look like like one of Lincoln’s plushest hotels but The White Hart, in the city’s Bailgate area, is known for something else entirely – at least according to Karen Crow. “This is definitely the most haunted building in Lincoln – even the staff tell us is it,” she says. “There is no way […]
When we talk about the most recent golden era of tennis there are three names that are always spoken about: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Rodger Federer. As brilliant as this trio were and as entertaining as it was to watch them against each other – whether that was in grand slam finals or Olympic […]
Have you ever wondered why we never got to find out Mr Big’s name in Sex and the City until the very final scene of the original series? Did you notice that? How they kept it hidden from us until the end. Well, I have a theory why. It’s because it began with a J. […]
On her 20th birthday, Ebony Lane-Searle decided to do the one thing that terrified her most. Instead of a night out or a quiet celebration, she took a plunge from thousands of feet in the air in memory of her late nan. The student – who says she’s “insanely scared of heights” – signed up […]
