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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.
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.
1 commentWalk 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.
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.
3 commentsBig 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.
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.
Sport
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.
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.
‘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’.
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.
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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Lifestyle
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.
Community
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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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.
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.
2 commentsVideo: 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.
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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Monday 20 May 2013
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