Lincolnshire Magazines

Refund concerns for scam victims - Refunds and discounts should be easier to claim by consumers who have suffered from aggressive sales techniques, Law Commissions say. [Business]

'Top up' in case of strike - PM - Motorists should top up their tanks in case a strike by fuel tanker drivers goes ahead but there is no need to queue, the PM says. [Business]

UK's Advertising Standards to investigate Apple over 'misleading' 4G claims after company offers refund in Australia - Britain's Advertising Standards Authority said that it was investigating a number of complaints that Apple's advertising for the new iPad was misleading. [Sciencw]

Illegal tyre dumping 'nightmare' - A warning is issued of the dangers of illegal tyre dumps as officials start to clear 7,000 left on farmland. [Front Page News]

Ship sinking costs Carnival $95m - The sinking of the Costa Concordia could cost parent firm Carnival up to $95m (£62m; 75m euro), the firm says. [Front Page News]

Sherlock Holmes WILL return for a third series next year, BBC confirms - Audiences were left unsure if the cantankerous detective would return after he appeared to 'die' with his reputation in tatters in Sunday night’s show. [Show Biz]

Luton airport planning expansion - Plans to increase annual passenger capacity to 18 million at London Luton Airport and create 6,000 new jobs are revealed. [Business]

Yummy mummies take to the catwalk as New York Fashion Week set to star a mothers-only runway show - Strut: The Fashionable Mom Show will give women inspiration when it comes to wearing outfits that can be easily transformed to take a mom from homes to evenings out. [Femail]

British surgeons pioneer surgery with robotic arm to fix blood vessel - Doctors at St Mary's Hospital in London have saved a man's life by performing a world-first heart operation using robotic technology. [Health]

Nationwide launches market-leading 18 month 0% purchase credit card - but there¿s a catch - Nationwide Building Society is launching an 18 month 0 per cent interest purchase credit card tomorrow – but you must be a current account customer to get it. [Money Mail]

Sainsbury's lands latest blow in supermarket petrol price war with '10p off a litre' promotion - The promotion will last from tomorrow until Sunday, and also applies to online shopping. Morrisons are also slashing prices at the forecourt from Monday. [Money Mail]

Games legacy boost for graduates - Glasgow City Council is unveiling a £10m scheme that aims to provide 1,000 jobs for graduates as a 2014 Commonwealth Games legacy. [Front Page News]

Nasa announces 2014 test flight of its Orion deep space capsule - The Orion capsule, which is being developed by Lockheed Martin Corp, would fly aboard a Delta 4 or Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. [Sciencw]

Colombia fashion week 2011: Butt implants and 'mountains of cocaine' - A behind-the-scenes look at Colombia fashion week makes up the latest installment in the Fashion Week Internationale series - and reveals the Colombian obsession with plastic surgery. [Femail]

Thousands join remembrance events - Thousands of people of Wales across are joining remembrance events as a weekend of tributes begins to war victims. [Front Page News]

A father who sexually abused his teenage daughter through the 1970s killed himself after finally confessing to police, an inquest heard.

George David Kingdom, 72, from North Hykeham, suffocated himself with a plastic bag.

He abused his daughter Nicky Jones, who is now 49, when she was aged between 10 and 17.

She suffered in silence for decades, cutting all ties with her dad and moving away.

But after seeing a picture of Mr Kingdom on Facebook, Nicky plucked up the courage to tell police what happened.

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Campaigners say the fight is not over after their application to protect the Lincolnshire sausage was turned down by the Government.

For nearly seven years, the Lincolnshire Sausage Association (LSA) has battled to obtain protective geographical indication (PGI) for the sage-flavoured sizzler.

Approval would have meant the banger could only be made by butchers within Lincolnshire's borders and to a particular recipe.

But the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has refused to send the application to the European Union for approval.

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Lincoln City fans could have the chance to re-name Sincil Bank – a first in the club's history.

For £50 a ticket, fans and businesses can enter a draw with the winner naming the stadium for the 2012/13 season.

The overall prize – which features a range of perks, including boardroom hospitality for two at the first and last home games of next season – is worth a total of £50,000.

Proceeds from the initiative will be given to manager David Holdsworth to spend on new players.

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A Lincoln firm has secured one of the largest-ever manufacturing contracts in the city's history.

Siemens clinched the multi-million pound deal to provide parts and maintenance for a major natural gas project in Australia.

Although the firm would not release a specific amount on the deal, bosses told the Echo it was worth tens of millions of pounds.

The six-year agreement follows "bumper" sales figures and huge investment in the business's Lincoln operations.

As part of the contract with Santos GLNG, Siemens will build 16 small gas turbines.

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David Holdsworth urged Lincoln City fans to back the club's Name Our Stadium campaign and help him sign a star player this summer.

The club is raffling the naming rights to Sincil Bank for just £50 a ticket, a history-making initiative which is also aimed at local businesses.

The proceeds will be plunged into Holdsworth's budget with the club hoping to raise more than £50,000.

And the City boss says it would make a huge difference to his transfer plans.

"I think our financial position has been well documented," said Holdsworth.

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A lady who suffers from cerebral palsy has appeared on national television to find out who stole her 13-year-old granddaughter's bicycle.

Sheila Hubbard, 54, lives on the St Giles Estate in Lincoln and her granddaughter Courtney is her night-time carer.

But on Easter Sunday, Courtney's bike, her only mode of transport to get supplies for her grandmother, was stolen.

So Mrs Hubbard took her story to the Jeremy Kyle show in an attempt to get the truth.

"I asked Courtney to get me some gas but her bike had gone" she said.

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A driver has described seeing a man on a railway track facing an on-coming train looking "like a soldier standing at ease".

Andrew James Devereux, 31, suffered a catastrophic head injury after being hit by the 16.25 Leicester to Lincoln train at the Skew Bridge crossing, off Tritton Road, Lincoln.

An inquest into the musician's death was held at the Cathedral Centre in Lincoln on Tuesday, May 15.

East Midlands Trains driver Andrew Mellors told the hearing: "Visibility was reasonably good for driving a train at night – about 30 feet.

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The bloodthirsty heritage of crime and punishment will be revealed in a torture exhibition premiering in Lincoln.

Medieval Torture Instruments opens at The Collection museum in Danes Terrace on Saturday, May 19.

It is the first stop for the touring display and stays in Lincoln until September 2.

The gruesome, spine-chilling exhibition contains about 50 replica objects of pain-infliction from the private collections of European collectors and historians.

Such instruments were widely used from medieval times to the 17th century.

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A man who bravely drove airmen to and from Lincolnshire air bases in the dead of the night has celebrated his 100th birthday.

Cyril Thomas Denton was born May 14, 1912, in Lincoln. The younger son of William and Fanny Denton, he is the last survivor of three children, after his brother Percy and sister Edith both died.

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A MAN wanted by police drowned after his car plunged into a freezing river as officers closed in on him, an inquest was told.

Retired businessman Michael Jewers, 69, from Billinghay, was wanted by Lincolnshire Police but it is alleged he had gone into hiding to avoid being arrested.

Jewers spent a night sleeping in his Y-registered Hyundai Accent as officers kept a vigil outside his home.

Officers eventually managed to force their way into the property in the early hours but failed to find Jewers.

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