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Call made for a public meeting over 970-home housing development planned for Louth

A call has been made for Louth to ‘get a grip’ over a proposed 970-home housing development, with a further call for a public meeting to be held to discuss the impacts.

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Video: Councillor explains why Louth cattle market could be put up for sale video

East Lindsey District Council’s top finance councillor says he is keeping an ‘open mind’ over the timescale of a verdict on Louth cattle market.

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Walk for RAF Benevolent Fund

Local man Stacey Whitworth will be walking Alfred Wainwright’s 191 mile Coast to Coast walk in six days from Cumbria to Robin Hoods Bay in Yorkshire in June for the RAF Benevolent Fund, provides support to all ex and current RAF personnel.

GRATEFUL GROUPS: The mayor with the recipients of her charity fund.

Mayor’s legacy to local good causes

No fewer than 11 good local causes have benefitted from outgoing mayor of Louth Councillor Jill Makinson-Sanders’ year in office.

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Big East Lindsey 700 challenge for the Home-Start staff

Staff at Home-Start East Lindsey have pledged to get fitter and leaner through a series of physical challenges that scale the 700 square miles of East Lindsey.

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Mablethorpe welcomes charity riders

Mablethorpe Town Council welcomed Ashfield District Council to the resort at the weekend after 19 riders finished a 100-mile bike ride.

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Grimsby Town football course in Louth

Grimsby Town Football In The Community has a holiday courses on May 28, 29 and 30 at London Road Pavilion, Louth, from 10am to 3pm each day.

Louth CC 1st XI endure a washout while 2nd XI are sunk at Holton le Clay

Louth CC’s 1st XI reached 78-1 against Spalding on Saturday before the game had to be abandoned because of heavy rain, dropping them from 1st to 3rd in the Lincolnshire Premier League.

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Cup final penalty shootout win for Louth Town Academy

Louth Town Academy won a dramatic East Lincolnshire Combination Cup Final after a great comeback and penalty shootout on Tuesday night.

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‘The first time I met him he swore at me!’ - Biographer recalls hair-dryer treatment from Sir Alex Ferguson

A former Fleet Street journalist who now lives near Louth has fondly recalled the first time he met the great Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, promptly being met with the infamous ‘hair-dryer treatment’.

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Monks’ Dyke seal County Cup trophy after dramatic penalty win over Boston Grammar

The Year 8 football team from Monks’ Dyke Tennyson College were crowned County Cup Champions recently after dramatic penatly shootout win over Boston Grammar School.

Alex Lowes picked up Samsung Honda's first win of the 2013 season. Photo: John Mushet

Lowes ’overjoyed’ as Samsung Honda pick up first victory of 2013 Superbike season

Samsung Honda’s Alex Lowes said he was ‘overjoyed’ to give the Louth team their first victory of the 2013 British Superbike season at Oulton Park on Monday.

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Video: Councillor explains why Louth cattle market could be put up for sale video

East Lindsey District Council’s top finance councillor says he is keeping an ‘open mind’ over the timescale of a verdict on Louth cattle market.

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Sounds of the Wild in Louth

Listen to Sounds of the Wild at the Festival of the Bees Art exhibition running from this Saturday to Thursday May 23 at Mckinnell’s Studio off Vickers Lane in Louth.

Wooly activities at Poplar Farm - Sutton on Sea

Enjoy some wooly activities at Poplar Farm, Crabtree Lane, Sutton on Sea on May 18 and 19 from 10am until 4pm.

Woodhall Spa Country Show

The 2013 Woodhall Spa Country Show will appeal to anyone with a sweet tooth.

Decades of fashion with Sue Ryder at Louth Town Hall

Louth Skills Centre (LSC) is holding a charity fashion show, Through the Decades, at Louth Town Hall on Cannon Street in Louth on Thursday May 16, at 7.30pm.

Organ recital at St James’s Church

The parish church’s organist Lisa Taylor gives an organ recital at St James’s Church.

Sue Ryder charity fashion show at Louth Town Hall

Support the Sue Ryder charity fashion show that is taking place on Thursday, May 16, being held at Louth Town Hall. To celebrate their 60th anniversary, they are basing their show around a ‘through the decades’ theme.

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Police and crime commissioner Alan Hardwick

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick says he has no intention of resigning and has a good relationship with Neil Rhodes

Lincolnshire’s under-fire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick has hit back at his critics and insisted he has no intention of resigning.

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In this rendering provided by Blue Star Line, the Titanic II is shown cruising at sea. The ship, which Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is planning to build in China, is scheduled to sail in 2016. Palmer said his ambitious plans to launch a copy of the Titanic and sail her across the Atlantic would be a tribute to those who built and backed the original. (AP Photo/Blue Star Line)

Video: Cordeaux Academy in Louth forges unique link with Titanic II video

A Louth school will have a unique connection to the ‘new Titanic’ thanks to an Aby man who descended from the doomed original ship’s owners.

Video: Fire at Manby Business Park video

Take a look at some footage that was sent to us via Twitter of the fire that happened last night (Tuesday) at Manby Business Park.

Several pieces of display artwork like the one pictured have been stolen.

Works belonging to international textile artists stolen during workshop at Louth school

Artwork belonging to two internationally acclaimed textile artists that was ‘worth thousands’ has been stolen from Monks’ Dyke Tennyson College in Louth over the weekend.

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Video: Author William Hussey talks to pupils at Monks Dyke Tennyson College in Mablethorpe video

See what author William Hussey had to say to pupils when he made a visit to the Mablethorpe site of Monks Dyke Tennyson College.

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Newsflash: Electrical fault causes camper van fire in Trusthorpe

An electrical fault in the engine compartment of a camper van was the cause to a camper van fire that happened last night (Wednesday, May 1).

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