Heritage Archive
(February 2016)

1 February 2016

Scotsman returns to the tracks

Since 1862, the Flying Scotsman train service has been synonymous with elegance, speed and luxury, speeding along the East Coast Main Line through Lincolnshire to transport passengers between London and Edinburgh in true style. 2016 marks the year that the iconic Flying Scotsman locomotive, which hauled the famous passenger train, will return to the tracks Read more…

Town means business

The thriving Lincolnshire market town of Gainsborough may have a colourful and long history but its sights are very much set on the future development of the town and surrounding district. It already boasts a top class high school, affordable housing, quality heritage assets and excellent transport links via the A1, motorways and airports. But Read more…

Towns make lasting impression

The medieval market town of Long Sutton and its neighbour Sutton Bridge, which are two places that help make up the Suttons on the Wash, may be considered by some people as sleepy backwaters but as everyone knows appearances can be deceptive. Both have their own distinct characteristics, and have much to offer residents and Read more…

Gateway to the county

It’s an iconic landmark used by thousands of motorists every day, but few realise what a magnificent feat of Victorian engineering the Cross Keys Swing Bridge actually is. Nestled at the gateway to Lincolnshire, on the border with Norfolk, the mammoth structure straddles the tidal River Nene at Sutton Bridge and is the reason the Read more…

The best of town & country

Welton, just six miles outside Lincoln, may be thought of as a quiet commuter village but it is increasing in popularity as its charm, uniqueness and easy access is appreciated more and more. With everything on the doorstep, there is less need to travel into the larger neighbouring city and as the amount of traffic Read more…

The volunteers of Lincolnshire 4×4 Response

Four-wheeled-drive vehicles are often the workhorse of choice for farmers, caravan owners, landscape gardeners and people living in remote and isolated areas but they are also preferred by many who simply feel safer behind the wheel of a 4×4 vehicle. It’s a feeling borne out by fact, according to the Transport Research Laboratory, who found Read more…