» NewsA woman who targeted at least four homes in Skegness during a single night has been jailed for two years and eight months, according to Lincolnshire Police.
A Christmas message from the Mayor of Sleaford, 2025-26, Coun Alison Snookes.
As the year draws to a close, it’s time to look back on the stories that brought our communities together, marked momentous anniversaries, and showed the heart of Lincolnshire in 2025. From celebrations of peace and remembrance to local triumphs and communal spirit, here’s our month-by-month journey through the year that was.
Lincolnshire MP Richard Tice is calling on the county council to act urgently on a long-running drainage problem in Wainfleet, after heavy rainfall repeatedly caused passing vehicles to splash water onto nearby homes.
A Christmas and New Year message from the MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham, Dr Caroline Johnson.
Next month will see the launch of a chicken pox childhood vaccination in Lincolnshire along with key changes to the immunisation schedule.
News Direct, the podcast has released a new episode featuring Rosie Pugh, a widely respected former headteacher whose life and career span decades of education in North Lincolnshire. Listen on YouTube or Spotify.
Hosted by Cllr Rob Waltham, the episode traces Rosie’s journey from a challenging childhood in Scunthorpe – growing up in a large, blended family with very little money – to becoming an influential school leader known for raising expectations, developing staff, and helping children thrive in difficult circumstances.
In a frank and often humorous conversation, Rosie reflects on being underestimated at school, the importance of self-belief, and the impact a teacher’s words can have for life. She also shares what it took to build strong teams, improve behaviour, and take on leadership roles in schools where recruitment and retention were tough – including stepping in when others wouldn’t.
Cllr Waltham, host of News Direct, the podcast, said: “Rosie is exactly the kind of person this podcast is for – someone who’s done great things, quietly, right here in our communities. Her story is honest, grounded, and properly inspiring.”
Rosie told the podcast: “People are often capable of far more than they realise – but confidence doesn’t appear by magic. It grows when someone backs you, trains you, and says: ‘you can do this.’ I hope listeners take that away – especially younger women who might not yet see what’s possible for them.”
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A convoy of illuminated tractors is thought to have raised more than £2,000 for the children’s ward at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital.
Countryside campaigners have been handed a perfect Christmas present – victory in the long-running battle to stop oil-drilling at Biscathorpe.
Police are appealing for information for an ongoing investigation after a woman is said to have tried to grab a teenage boy and make him get into her car.