1. Cathedral turns yellow to highlight Modern Slaverypublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 19 October 2020

    Did you see Lincoln Cathedral lit up in yellow last night?

    It was to highlight the issue of Modern Slavery.

    A special exhibition was also held to highlight the issue:

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  2. Lincolnshire-based charity's pledge to plant more treespublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 19 October 2020

    The Lincolnshire-based Woodland Trust is pledging to plant 50 million trees over the next five years.

    Trees

    The charity says tree planting is down by 30% due to the coronavirus pandemic.

    It's urging schools, businesses and individuals to get involved.

    Funding will also be available for local councils which want to plant more trees, it says.

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    We can announce a £1m emergency tree fund for local authorities which will help towards planting trees, so for the next few months we're going to pilot it, see how well it works, with the possibility of opening it out further over the next few months too."

    Andy Bond, Woodland Trust

  3. National 'circuit break' could damage Lincolnshire - MPpublished at 10:19 British Summer Time 19 October 2020

    A national "circuit-breaking" lockdown would damage places like rural Lincolnshire where there are much lower Covid-19 infection rates than in other areas, one of the county's MPs has said.

    Testing Site

    Caroline Johnson, Conservative MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham, is one of 20 MPs who've signed a letter urging Labour leader Keir Starmer to back regional control measures instead.

    It comes as the Welsh government could announce a short national lockdown as early as today in what is being described as a "firebreak" against rising coronavirus cases.

  4. Lincolnshire's weather on Mondaypublished at 09:19 British Summer Time 19 October 2020

    Here's how it is looking in Lincoln today.

    The outlook is the same for much of the county.

    Weather forecast

    You can find the local forecast for where you live here.