Heritage Archive
(August 2016)

1 August 2016

Putting the high into High Street

Brigg has been buzzing since it was shortlisted as a finalist in the Great British High Street competition last year and moves are continuing to boost tourism, aid businesses and attract newcomers to the town. The North Lincolnshire market town lies along the new and old river Ancholme and work has just been carried out Read more…

Picturesque and popular

If you think of the villages that lie on the Lincoln Edge as sleepy rural retreats, with just panoramic views of the Trent Valley to boast about, you had better think again. Not only are they ideally situated for easy access to the bigger towns and cities like Lincoln, Grantham and Sleaford; they each have Read more…

The District Herbalist

Bringing the world’s oldest medical remedies into the present. The District Herbalist started life in 2014. The business is run by Hannah Sylvester, who is certainly ultra-qualified in her field, having graduated with a First Class BSc (Hons) degree in Herbal Medicine from the University of Lincoln in 2010. Hannah is now a registered Member Read more…

New era for Bourne!

The historic market town is rapidly growing thanks to an expanding population and an active business community that works hard to make the town a vibrant place to visit. Despite being situated on the main A15 traffic route from Lincolnshire to neighbouring Cambridgeshire and beyond, which brings with it a lot of through traffic, Bourne Read more…

Running to beat bullying

Running a marathon is the challenge of a lifetime for many people – but not Ben Smith, who has pledged to complete 401 in as many days to raise awareness of bullying in the UK as well as £250,000 for anti-bullying charities. The thirty-four-year-old, who began his nationwide challenge on 1st September, was part way Read more…