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Friday 17th May 2013 witnessed the 14th annual Mortons Golf Day, held at the Forest Pines Hotel and Golf Spa. Playing over the Forest and Pines layouts on a warm overcast day, the golf course proved very challenging. In fabulous condition given the extremes of a very dry spell followed by days of rain and [...]

Hundreds of school pupils proved that newspapers are alive and kicking when they attended an awards ceremony at the University of Lincoln. The youngsters, from primary and secondary schools across the county, were celebrating their achievements as part of the Lincoln School of Journalism’s (LSJ) School Newspaper Project. Over 200 pupils, aged 7 to 17, [...]

The Renaissance spread to Germany, France, England, and Spain in the late fifteenth and the sixteenth centuries. In its migration northward, Renaissance culture adapted itself to conditions unknown in Italy, such as the growth of the monarchical state and the strength of lay piety. In England France, and Spain, Renaissance culture tended to be court-centered [...]

Franking (or "franks") are any and all devices or markings such as postage stamps (including those pre-printed on postal stationery), printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings (including "privilege" signatures), and/or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced A nice little history of [...]