Lincoln Cathedral will open to visitors next month
Not long to wait now
People will be able to visit the amazing Lincoln Cathedral again as of Monday, May 17.
All are invited to visit and have a look around one of Lincolnshire’s most iconic buildings, with volunteer guides on hand to answer any of your historic questions about the cathedral.
A discount admission price of £5 for adults, with under 16s going in free, will be in place from Monday, May 17 to Saturday, June 5 to encourage visitors.
COVID-19 measures will still be in place at the cathedral, including one-way systems, hand sanitising stations, and the use of face coverings in all areas of Lincoln Cathedral.
Lincolnshire Wildlife Park live-stream Tiger dental surgery
You can watch the procedure live
Lincolnshire Wildlife Park gave supporters the inside peek at dicey dental surgery of one of its tigers.
The park located at Dickon Hill Road in Friskney near Skegness went live on Facebook to show the procedure of dental surgery on one of its Bengal Tigers, Skah.
CEO at Lincolnshire Wildlife Park Steve Nichols will be hosting a series of livestreams showing the process, inviting everyone to “share far and wide” to see what goes on behind the scenes.
Live-streaming is a regular occurrence at Lincolnshire Wildlife Park, having also caught the stunning moment a baby parrot egg hatched on camera.
The Lincolnite tries: The Food Cavern in Lincoln
Burgers, wraps, breakfast baps and more
Hayley Cook is the owner of The Food Cavern in Lincoln. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
A Lincoln woman never flipped a burger in her life before she decided to make a career change and launch The Food Cavern butty van last year.
Hayley Cook, who has two daughters including 21-year-old Bethany Jones, worked in the pharmacy at Lincoln County Hospital for two years. She went on maternity leave when her daughter Daisy True was born in 2018 before taking a year out for health reasons.
War on fly-tipping in North Kesteven after incidents spike by two thirds
Common fly-tipped items include mattresses and TVs
Incidents of Fly-tipping have increased by two thirds in a year in North Kesteven. | Photo: NKDC
Councillors have declared war on fly-tippers throughout North Kesteven after the number of incidents reported in the district spiked by two thirds in a year.
This comes after the figure jumped from 837 incidents in the 12 months ending in March 2020 to 1,045 in the same period finishing in March this year.
Incidents included rubbish dumped at Great Hale near Sleaford in January this year, for which the owner received a £400 fine for giving his waste to an unknown male to dispose of.
Carre Gallery director Christopher Hodgson and the Charles Shannon display. EMN-210426-172855001
An important new feature of the venue on Carre Street will be a permanent display relating to Charles Haslewood Shannon (1863-1937), perhaps Sleaford’s most famous artist.
Charles Shannon was the son of Rev Frederick William Shannon who was Rector of Quarrington.
Examples of his paintings, lithographs and engravings have been displayed in the Usher Gallery in Lincoln, but he would largely have been forgotten in his home town if not for research of the late local historian Christopher Micklethwaite.
Mr Micklethwaite spent over 20 years collecting prints and ephemera relating to Charles Shannon and lecturing on his work. Shannon was famous as an artist, illustrator and publisher.