Your friendly neighbourhood Local Democracy Reporter - covering Lincolnshire for @LincsLive Got a story? Drop me a message on [email protected]
Lincoln, England
Joined August 2011
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I remember from my student days how bad parking is in Lincoln’s West End - now the council is trying to do something about it.
I took a walk around my old neighbourhood to see what people thought of it (one man’s response was a four-letter word) lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/…
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A terrific piece here on why regional journalism has never been more important - written by Lincolnshire local democracy reporter (and our former student) @jamiewaller2
A must-read for trainee reporters everywhere
#StartedAtLincs
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Residents say there's “too many cars and not enough spaces" in this congested Lincoln neighbourhood - but a solution to tackle it is in the works
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Local Democracy Reporters get to the bottom of stories that would only be council press releases, or never shared at all. Here’s some of the stories I’m proudest of as an LDR #ldrdayofaction
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Publishers including Iliffe Media Group, Newsquest and Reach are calling for an expansion of the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), urging the BBC Charter review to build on the broadcaster's partnership with local publishers holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2026/…
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“Local reporters are the people sitting in council chambers, courts and planning meetings, asking the questions that need to be asked.”
In PM @andyburnham's piece in support of Journalism Matters this year, he highlights the vital role local journalists play in holding power to account, giving communities a voice and challenging misinformation.
At a time when trusted information has never been more important, #JournalismMatters.
Read his piece in full: newsmediauk.org/blog/2026/11…
We all know Lincolnshire's public transport is... not the best.
Could self-driving buses be the answer? Trials are starting next year, and I took a ride on one of the robo-buses. (It even got me back again!)
Story on @LincsLive
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Robots, driverless vehicles and space were at the centre of a futuristic Lincolnshire Exhibition. Here's my takeaways from the event
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Running of Cornhill Market to be outsourced lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/…
Near-misses and dodgy parking prompt new rules outside Lincolnshire schools lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/…
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Ignored warnings and years of rule breaking could mean Lincoln bar loses its licence lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/…
Police drug expert sacked for stealing Red Bull drinks and snacks from cannabis factory lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/…
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Here's the latest from us as we try to get @EddieBisk's ban @Derbyshirecc overturned.
Our aim is simple: to allow our reporter to be able to ask questions of elected officials on behalf of taxpayers.
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Well said @EddieBisk - share far and wide and keep the pressure up. We need this ban repealed.
@Derbyshirecc
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Reform-run @Derbyshirecc have banned Local Democracy Reporter @EddieBisk.
Their central claim is that Eddie only gave them four hours to respond to his request for comment after a critical court judgement.
This is completely untrue, as the screenshot below shows.
@reformparty_uk at @Derbyshirecc has decided to ban one of the Local Democracy Reporters at @derbyshire_live, @EddieBisk.
Needless to say we stand utterly opposed to the false accusations made about our editorial standards and urge the council to reconsider immediately.
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@reformparty_uk at @Derbyshirecc has decided to ban one of the Local Democracy Reporters at @derbyshire_live, @EddieBisk.
Needless to say we stand utterly opposed to the false accusations made about our editorial standards and urge the council to reconsider immediately.
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Inside the Lincolnshire RAF base hosting ‘the UK’s Top Gun’ lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/…
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New on HTFP Jobs today: @peterboroughtel is looking for a Multimedia Journalist - Local Democracy Reporter, based Peterborough. Job closes 24-Nov holdthefrontpage.co.uk/jobsb…
Lincolnshire cop took cocaine - but tried to blame it on dealers lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/…
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Pressure is mounting on headteachers to ban e-scooters from school properties after a North Hykeham teenager was killed while riding one
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