Heritage Archive
(October 2013)

1 October 2013

Green light will mean growth

The North Lincolnshire town of Scunthorpe is “staying positive” and holding tight to its dream of seeing a major jobs-boosting investment become reality and help to supercharge the town’s economy. North Lincolnshire Council, and others keen to see Able UK given the green light to create a £450 million Marine Energy Park on the South Read more…

Two boys in a boat

A twenty-one year old from Lincolnshire is aiming to become the youngest person to row the Atlantic when he sets off with a childhood friend to take part in the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge at the beginning of December. Luke Birch, whose family home is Doddington Hall, near Lincoln is taking a sabbatical from his Read more…

The secret’s out

Barely eight months after it was heralded as the UK’s Best Place to Live, it seems that Stamford is seeing the proof that it is on everyone’s radar – from homeseekers to tourists and new entrepreneurs. Estate agents say there is a real buzz on the property scene, tourism chiefs are reporting rising visitor numbers Read more…

The Witham Corridor (North) – the riverside footpath

This is the latest in a short series of articles aimed at highlighting some of the beautiful areas around Lincoln that remain relatively unknown to the majority of people. When you discover somewhere new and fall in love with it, the first thing you want to do is tell everyone. Then a little voice in Read more…

Getting creative with cacti

Lincolnshire’s rich, fertile soils are a far cry from the dry, arid deserts of the Wild West typically regarded as the home of cacti. But that hasn’t stopped Bryan and Linda Goodey establishing Southfield Nurseries – the country’s biggest cactus nursery, in Morton, near Bourne, which thanks to their passion and dedication to creating spectacular Read more…

Inventions for the lighter side of life

Described as ‘possibly the best English eccentric inventor living today’, John Ward is having the last laugh, after recalling how a teacher told him his stupidity would never amount to anything. Flash forward more than thirty years, and his crackpot contraptions, including the bra-warmer, mobile church font, motorised hospital bed and musical frying pan have Read more…

Characters of old Lincolnshire

In this article we take a look at some of the characters of old Lincolnshire. John (Ratty) Fulton was born in 1872 at a public house in Saltergate, Lincoln, ‘the Beehive’, which was on the site where the RBS bank now stands. Ratty Fulton was employed by Lincoln Corporation as a rat-catcher, catching rats for Read more…

Villages have the edge

If you are looking for a place with fantastic panoramic views, a pro-active community and everything on your doorstep, then pick any one of the villages that lie on the Lincoln Escarpment. Known as the Cliff Villages, they are ideally situated for easy access to the bigger towns and cities like Lincoln, Grantham, Sleaford and Read more…