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People went nuts over the recent World Conker Championships, which sold out of competition tickets.

Spalding town centre came alive over the weekend as a celebration gave families ‘pumpkin’ special to do.

Ducks will be getting the top billing in a new Halloween themed town trail.

A metal detectorist has unearthed a curious relic from the Stamford Mercury’s past during a charity dig near Newark.

Photographs of Gaia at St Wulfram's Church were flooding social media as visitors shared their pictures and response to the giant globe artwork.

A world championships will be taking place after a break due to the covid pandemic.

A man created a treasure hunt for people to follow as part of a project for the National Citizenship Service.

A geological survey has shed new light on the importance of a lost medieval castle.

The man who is searching for King John’s treasure says the artefacts he has found are another part of the jigsaw puzzle.

Check your purses and piggy banks - Britain's rarest 50p coins still in circulation have been revealed, and some are quite valuable.

George Bennett has holidayed in Great Yarmouth every year since first toddling on the Norfolk sands in 1946 as a four-year-old.

Hundreds of onions have been shed from a lorry onto the A17.

Rutland columnist Allan Grey describes journey up Kilimanjaro.

Fears that a man was wielding a knife in a park this afternoon turned out to be a misunderstanding.

A bowl up for auction with an estimated price of £800 took everyone by surprise when the hammer fell, selling it for £320,000.

Homeowners have been told to be on their guard after a venomous spider was found in a town home.

There will be a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes at Belvoir Castle soon with a tour hosted by the Duchess of Rutland herself.

A home has become a little more crowded ever since a family of hedgehogs decided to move in.

This was the sudden moment the rope snapped and a tug of war team came crashing to the ground.

A sunflower named Dave is set to be the star attraction when 40,000 flowers go on sale this weekend.