An hour earlier the same noise erupted outside and followed his coffin through the main doors, past row upon row of people.
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Revolutionary proposals for a new multi-million pound inner-city primary school have been approved by planners. Hartsholme Primary...
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A Lincoln solider killed in Afghanistan could be presented with the George Cross. It has been rumoured Captain Dan Shepherd, 28,...
A deaf man was arrested after allegedly biting the hand of a Lincolnshire Echo photographer. Shaun Bloodworth, 41, has been charged...
The city's alcohol problem hot spots have been identified on a new map, with Lincoln High Street receiving the highest number of ambula...
A jilted Lincoln woman faces jail after she admitted stabbing her former boyfriend in his penis with a six-inch kitchen knife while he...
Birdwatchers are all of a flutter after an unusual visitor stopped off near the edge of a nature reserve, south of Lincoln. A juvenile...
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Lincoln City's fragile defence is at breaking point after Ian Pearce was ruled out for the rest of the season.
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Brian Little says the horror show performance of his Gainsborough Trinity players at Harrogate Town last month has been the catalyst for the Blues'...
Boston United can complete the first phase of what they hope will be treble-winning season tonight, when they visit Grantham Town in...
Imps legend Keith Alexander's funeral took place at Lincoln Cathedral today. Thousands of people attended the event in memory of Alexander,...
Lincoln City will attempt to extend Matthew Saunders' loan this week after Chris Sutton hailed the Fulham midfielder's impact on...
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University of Lincoln graduate and artist Amelia Beavis-Harrison used interactive works including 1940s inspired mime artists, known as the Shrug Ladies, in an attempt to find out what city residents want from...
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Shoppers in Lincoln city centre were given an impromptu dance display in a bid to cut the number of smokers in the city. The specially-...
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