No prison for Lincolnshire teenager with learning difficulties who stabbed man

Although Lincoln’s famous Christmas Market is no more, and won’t be opening today, there are still alternative festive events happening in Lincoln.

City of Lincoln Council’s decision to cancel the 40-year-old event over safety concerns prompted backlash from people and business but, despite pleas from opposition members, its leaders would not change their stance.

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Plans for an anaerobic digestion plant at the former Manby Airfield near Louth have been given the go-ahead, set to produce enough energy to heat about 54,000 homes.

Anaerobic digestion breaks down organic materials without oxygen to produce biogas for electricity and heating. The facility plans to use straw-based cattle manure, chicken litter, and straw from local farms.

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