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New NHS body meets in Horncastle

Lincolnshire East Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is the new NHS body which plans and buys health services for people in Boston, East Lindsey and Skegness and Coast.

Help us make the longest day of the year the best day in Lincolnshire

What ingredients do you have to mix together to get a typical Lincolnshire day?

Sonic boom caused by RAF Coningsby jet

A sonic boom caused by a Typhoon jet from RAF Coningsby was heard across Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Essex on Sunday, June 16.

Chance to become qualified lifeguard in Woodhall Spa

There is the opportunity to train to become a qualified lifeguard at Woodhall Spa’s Jubilee Park.

New parish councillor needed in Tattrshall

Would you like to be a councillor? Tattershall with Thorpe Parish Council has a vacancy to co-opt a councillor.

Horncastle councillors go outdoors

The Horncastle Town Council Surgery is getting out and about this summer.

Sport rss

Kimsey makes sold start

Woodhall Spa’s Nathan Kimsey appears to be on course to battle through the opening stages of the British Amateur Golf Championship.

Windley serves up first round win

Jade Windley has made a flying start to her bid to win a place in the ladies singles at Wimbledon.

CRICKET: Woodhall Spa’s spin twins weave their winning magic

Woodhall Spa powered back to the top of the Lincolnshire ECB Premier League after a crushing eight wicket win at bottom-of-the-table Hartsholme.

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CRICKET: Turnaround in fortunes for Horncastle

What a difference a week makes. Heavily defeated in Division One of the Lincolnshire League at Appleby Frodingham 2nds seven days earlier, Horncastle bounced back to defeat the Scunthorpe side by ten wickets at home.

ANGLING: Horncastle’s junior and senior members hit the banks

Horncastle Angling Club’s junior members fished for the D Pogson trophy in a rod only match last Wednesday, June 12.

CRICKET: Revesby ease to 10 wicket victory over Old Lincolnians

Revesby Cricket Club made it two wins from two at the weekend and have started the season in fine form.

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Memorial launched at East Kirkby Centre video

Last week saw the launch of the Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial Appeal at East Kirkby’s Aviation Heritage Centre and plans have been unveiled for a new memorial for Bomber Command at the top of Canwick Hill in Lincoln.

Lifestyle rss

Volunteers who helped fill Horncastle's planters

Horncastle is blooming lovely again

Horncastle’s planters are blooming again after a delay caused by the cold spring and the need to find alternatives sponsors.

Flower festival 
date in Martin

Martin-by-Timberland will be transformed into a floral wonderland next month when the village hosts a flower festival organised by the Woodhall Spa & District Flower Club.

Open garden at Roughton Moor

The garden at Nova Lodge, home of Leo Boshier, opens for the first time for the National Gardens Scheme on Sunday June 23.

Film showing at Stanhope Hall in Horncastle

The award-winning film The Life of Pi will be shown at the Community Cinema at Stanhope Hall, Horncastle, next Wednesday (June 19).

What’s on diary: June 12 - June 19

Here’s your comprehensive guide to what’s on in the Horncastle, Coningsby, Tattershall and Woodhall Spa area this week.

Laura Turner of the Chapterhouse Company as Jane Austen

Open-air theatre at Bolingbroke Castle

The Chapterhouse Theatre Company is embarking on another open-air garden theatre tour of the UK and is stopping off at Old Bolingbroke.

Community rss

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Obituary: Richard Briggs

The funeral of Richard Briggs took place on Friday May 24 at St.Swithins Church, Baumber.

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Did you know you can now pay less for your favourite local weekly newspaper with our reader loyalty scheme.

2,000 new homes could ‘bury’ Horncastle

Horncastle is in danger of being buried under an avalanche of new housing developments, if a raft of controversial development proposals ever go ahead.

An entrance to the Langton Hill site where Gladman propose to build 350 houses

Hill development could ease flooding

A local consortium has told the News that their plans to set up a multi-million pound development will bring better infrastructure to Horncastle.

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Red section: 350 houses

350+ homes and new supermarket planned for Horncastle

Plans have been unveiled for a multi-million pound development that would see more than 400 houses, a new supermarket and fire station in Horncastle.

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The plot of land off Bridle Way in Wragby which is subject to a planning application

Wragby split over proposed development

Residents in Wragby have expressed their concerns over a proposed development off Horncastle Road that will see 42 houses built there.

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