Ellis Karran

Local Democracy Reporter

Journalism graduate who joined Stonebow Media in 2020 as a News Reporter. Now a Local Democracy Reporter covering Greater Lincolnshire as part of the BBC Local News Partnership.

January 19, 2024 6.55 pm This story is over 14 months old

Avoid train station ticket machines at any cost — or it will cost you!
Tickets from machines can cost almost three times more, our research shows

Train ticket prices at the machine are, in some cases, close to three times more expensive than they are online. | Photo: Ellis Karran

By Ellis Karran Local Democracy Reporter

Rail passengers in Lincoln(shire) can end up paying almost three times as much for a train to London when booking using machines at the station, instead of online/app bookings.

Analysis from consumer group Which? found that same-day rail tickets were, on average, 50% more expensive at station machines compared to online booking. Our research in Lincoln shows that it can be up to three times more expensive.

Read the full story on MyLocal, the new home of The Lincolnite.

January 19, 2024 5.30 pm This story is over 14 months old

Skegness boy’s death “not an isolated incident”: Residents to protest outside county council over service failings
The timing couldn’t be more poignant, following the Bronson Battersby tragedy in Skegness

Nix Wilson (left) and Kirsty Smith (right) have organised the peaceful protest. | Photo: Submitted

By Ellis Karran Local Democracy Reporter

The tragedy of Bronson Battersby in Skegness is “not an isolated incident” when it comes to social service failings, said the organisers of a peaceful protest outside Lincolnshire County Council’s offices next week.

Protestors will gather outside County Offices on Newland in Lincoln at 8.30am on Wednesday, January 24, criticising a wide range of support and social services operated by Lincolnshire County Council.

Read the full story on MyLocal, the new home of The Lincolnite.

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Ellis Karran

Avoid train station ticket machines at any cost — or it will cost you! Tickets from machines can cost almost three times more, our research shows

Skegness boy’s death “not an isolated incident”: Residents to protest outside county council over service failings The timing couldn’t be more poignant, following the Bronson Battersby tragedy in Skegness

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Avoid train station ticket machines at any cost — or it will cost you!
Tickets from machines can cost almost three times more, our research shows

Skegness boy’s death “not an isolated incident”: Residents to protest outside county council over service failings
The timing couldn’t be more poignant, following the Bronson Battersby tragedy in Skegness