Heritage Archive
(May 2016)

1 May 2016

Finding space to develop

Business success is crucial to improving people’s quality of life, and much is being done in Boston to promote the area as a place for new and diverse business investment. Boston Area Chamber of Commerce, through its Town Team, and Boston Borough Council have worked hard behind the scenes to encourage new businesses, increase visitor Read more…

Boston and the Hanseatic League

I had always heard stories about Boston’s links with the Hanseatic League but did not know a lot about it, so when I heard that Boston had joined the New Hanse I thought it was a perfect opportunity to find out more. Boston’s connections to northern Europe are often overlooked but in the 13th and Read more…

Lincolnshire’s got legs

Two teenage Lincolnshire runners are making a name for themselves in fell running at Sedbergh School in Cumbria. Two Lincolnshire teenagers are celebrating at Sedbergh School after winning both boys’ and girls’ first places in the Cumbrian boarding school’s historic fell race, The Wilson Run – a ten-mile cross-country race which started in 1881, said Read more…

Skegness Smugglers

In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries the Lincolnshire coast was a major hotbed for smuggling in Britain. The conditions were perfect for this illegal activity: a thinly populated area meant few prying eyes; small tidal creeks which could easily be navigated by small boats but were almost impossible to access by foot; and salt Read more…

Outstanding bespoke furniture

“A passion for quality, style and value…” speaking with John and Richard Appleton, two of the directors of Chesterfields in Lincoln Limited. Surprisingly it is five years now since Chesterfields in Lincoln was started as a retirement hobby – just three days a week. “I didn’t miss working long hours but at the time a Read more…

Gateway to the Wolds

Louth is a traditional Lincolnshire market town with a varied history, a vibrant calendar and plenty to offer visitors and residents alike. With a plethora of long-established independent businesses and a well laid out town centre, Louth is considered to be the capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds and once discovered, is a place that people Read more…

Who makes the dresses?

Lincolnshire Life visits Boston dressmaker Charlotte Thorn, whose eye-catching original designs are now gracing stage and screen. Who makes the dresses? This is something I often ask myself when watching a play or pantomime or even a film. Who really does make those outfits? They are diverse, sometimes obscure, always correct to period or character Read more…

Education is key to broadening pupil opportunities

The Ross name has a powerful legacy in North East Lincolnshire and especially in Grimbsy, where Carl Ross built the commercial fishing and trading business which became the Ross Group. In this century his grandson, David P J Ross, is shaping opportunities for the community through the David Ross Education Trust. David Ross has attracted Read more…

North and South Hykeham

Though located in the shadow of the busier and bigger city of Lincoln, you will find lively communities with excellent amenities right on the doorstep. Expansion is the name of the game in North Hykeham, with new and exciting opportunities for active fun taking shape, improvement work being carried out at the nature centre and Read more…