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Students make ad for Hilton restaurant

May 17, 2012

Elevated perspective: Lincoln students win competition for creative ad for Hilton Hotel, to be used on city billboards.

University staff to strike over pensions

May 9, 2012

Strike mayhem: Members of the local UCU will be on strike tomorrow due to changes in their pension scheme.

New library expansion at Bishop Grosseteste

May 9, 2012

Bigger library: Library extension at Bishop Grosseteste University College open as part of a £2.5 million expansion project.

Make Robert Grosseteste a saint, says lecturer

May 3, 2012

What a saint: A lecture is calling for a local figure and university namesake to become a saint.

Bishop Grosseteste principal to retire next year

May 2, 2012

Happy retirement: The principal of BG university will step down next year after almost a decade in the role.

Lincoln academy group investigation found CEO’s inappropriate spending

April 27, 2012

Revealed: The investigation carried out at the Priory Federation has been made public, showing inappropriate sending by the CEO.

BBC boss comes to Lincoln for talk

April 27, 2012

Media man: BBC boss Mark Thompson is coming to Lincoln to reflect on his career highlights before he steps down later this year.

University of Lincoln goes up in online rankings

April 24, 2012

Upper half: Lincoln is the only university to have improved its ranking in an online guide every year since 2007.

Increase in children applying for primary schools

April 23, 2012

More children: 95% of parents apply only for primary school places, and 92% got their first choice offer.

Off The Bench open community cafe

April 20, 2012

Community cafe: Off The Bench's newest city renovation is open for youths to relax and get advice.

Model Lincoln graduate strikes a pose

April 19, 2012

Strike a pose: Michel Geraghty is set to take the fashion world by storm after modelling in a major campaign for a top clothing retailer.

Lincoln College hosts 600 youngsters at employability event

April 18, 2012

Employability skills: 600 young people are attending a careers event at Lincoln College coordinated by Job Centre Plus.

Lincoln nursery receives good Ofsted report

April 18, 2012

Great report: A Lincolnshire YMCA nursery in the city just received a positive response from Ofsted after an inspection.

Lincoln Priory academy report should not be public yet, says city MP

April 17, 2012

Controversial report: Lincoln MP says findings of financial investigation at Lincoln academy group should not be made public.

Demands for public result into financial investigation at Lincoln academy group

April 16, 2012

School finances: Demands for government report into the financial management of the Priory Federation of Academies in Lincoln to be made public.

Resignation after financial investigation at Lincoln academy group

April 13, 2012

Financial investigation: Chief executive at the Priory Federation of Academies resigns as Department of Education investigates group finances.

Historic uni library gets £2.5 million facelift

April 11, 2012

Better facilities: A university library is undergoing a major revamp to keep up with modern-day learning.

Supersonic Bloodhound car visits Lincoln

April 9, 2012

Faster than a speeding bullet: A replica of a supersonic car that will attempt to break the land speed record later this year is on display in Lincoln for one day.

University hands over further education courses at Riseholme

April 3, 2012

Handover: University of Lincoln pulling its FE courses at the Riseholme Campus, which will be delivered instead by Bishop Burton College.

Lincoln academy becomes first Teaching School in county

March 30, 2012

First of a kind: An infant school in Lincoln is the first to be awarded Teaching School status in the county.

Lincoln youth organisation wins national award

March 28, 2012

Award winning: A Lincoln-based youth organisation has won a prestigious national award for its work across the county.

University secures £85k to develop Sobraon Cricket Ground

March 27, 2012

Cricket ground: The University of Lincoln secured £85,000 to develop facilities at the Sobraon Cricket Ground off Burton Road.

Top musicians release single for Lincoln charity

March 20, 2012

Charity single: Renowned musicians help create a single to raise funds for local charity Friends of Queen's Park School.

New youth facility for Lincoln’s Abbey ward

March 15, 2012

OTB Cafe: A community youth centre and coffee house is set to open on Monks Road, in Lincoln’s Abbey Ward, by the end of April.

Lincoln academy teams up with new Red Arrows trust

March 15, 2012

Flying high: Priory Witham Academy in Lincoln joined forces with a new national trust in memory of Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging.