Category: Interviews
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Chef James Martin on UK meat scandal
“The one positive that’s come out of this, its highlighted the fact that we really need to understand what we’re eating and sadly nowadays we’re becoming a nation of convenience and convenience food and we don’t really care where stuff comes from. “When stuff gets highlighted like this … now we’re worried about it.” —…
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And the winner is…
One of Lincoln’s fish and chip shops, the Burton Road Chippy, put themselves forward to compete for the best fish and chip shop restaurant in the UK. This was their first time in the competition and after qualification, mystery shoppers and impressing the judges they made it into the top 10. The winner would be…
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Making sense of the census
This documentary was created as part of my university degree. It is intended for young teenagers in Lincolnshire who might be learning about the census at school. It may only be 40 questions that need to be answered every 10 years, but what is the census for? Follow me as I start filling in my…
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As government voted to raise the cap on tuition fees, Lincoln reacts
Listen to the interview with Karl McCartney in full: Lincoln’s MP Karl McCartney said he did not fear a student backlash when he decided to vote with the government to raise the cap on tuition fees to £9,000. Even though the MP represents a city with two universities, he says he did not worry about…
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Desperate times, desperate measures
According to the media we have no jobs and no future to look forward to. Mark Winter, a graphic designer, found himself in this position when he was made redundant. However, instead of sending CVs to anyone and everyone or popping down to the local Job Centre, Mark turned to Facebook. As the group “The…