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Great-grandma June's grand gift to life-saving charity

A great-grandma raised money for life-saving medical charity LIVES instead of accepting presents on her 80th birthday.

A family shares their story to help raise awareness of premature birth as their son nears his third birthday.

A local opticians joined forces with a charity to raise awareness of the UK's most common cause of sight loss.

Plans for an extended hours dental surgery have been welcomed by a patients' group.

A 17-year-old student who has cystic fibrosis is celebrating as a life-extending medication becomes available on the NHS.

Regular columnist Dr Kevin Hill looks at Cholesterol and how to reduce yours.

Schools could win art materials worth £500 and a trip to Westminster if one of their pupils gets top marks in a poster competition.

A new '8 to 8' dental service available 12 hours a day, seven days a week, could come in March 2020.

In his regular column, Doctor Calling, Dr Kevin Hill is giving advice on how to stay healthy this winter.

MP Sir John Hayes is asking for an urgent meeting with a hospital trust following a CQC report.

A woman who lost her husband to a stroke, is holding a craft and gift fair to support a charity.

A South Holland family is joining calls for a life-saving drug to be made available on the NHS to cystic fibrosis sufferers.

CQC inspectors have issued urgent improvement notices to the emergency departments of two Lincolnshire hospitals.

Regular columnist Rachel Shaw, from Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, explores the difference nature makes to mental health.

Schoolchildren and staff wore yellow in support of children and young people on World Mental Health Day.

In his regular column, Dr Kevin Hill is promoting the importance of early detection as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.