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He said: “Quite often people have drink or drug addictions which are a symptom of an underlying problem. It is these problems that make them drink. "I was feeling overloaded and could barely function. I felt really ill and I used to drink to self-medicate.   “The message from health professionals is very much get off the drink and we’ll treat you. But that’s not possible. You can’t treat people like that it should be a dual diagnosis.   “I happened to see a counsellor at We Are Wi...

A £5 million crematorium built on a former coal mine opens Monday with its own Spotify-style music streaming service and multi-media system to play video tributes.

And slapped with a £2k fine

Thumbs up to £19m grant for 14 exciting Lincoln projects £5m less than they asked for Design for the refurbishment of Lincoln Central Market. | Photo: COLC City of Lincoln Council accepted the government’s £19 million grant announced in the Chancellor’s Budget last week. The money will go towards funding 14 projects across the city including the Drill Hall, Lincoln City FC and the Sincil Bank Green Corridor. However, some disappointment was expressed in the Lincoln Town Deal Board on Fri...

05:00, 8 MAR 2021 Students will be expected to swab their own noses and throats for the lateral flow tests (Image: Getty Images) Want Stoke-on-Trent news emailed to you direct from our journalists? Sign up to our newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexpl...

Contactless payments limit rising from £45 to £100 As early as next week in some places The limit for single use contactless payments will rise this year. | Photo: Adobe Stock Single contactless card payments will rise from £45 to £100 this year, after the coronavirus pandemic prompted a further move away from cash. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the move during his budget for 2021 on Wednesday afternoon in the House of Commons. It is believed that the limit increase on a single payment w...

Leaves from the magic money tree fall in Lincolnshire

Lincoln train station. Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite Two teenagers who were involved in a county lines drug operation have been given suspended jail sentences at Lincoln Crown Court on Wednesday. Officers stopped and arrested two men at Lincoln railway station in April 2019, and the subsequent inquiry led officers to a property in the Monks Road area of the city which was being used as a base for selling ecstasy. Lisa Hardy, prosecuting, said that drugs were being brought from outsi...

She always had time for everyone: Tributes as Salford school worker, mum and grandma dies of Covid-19 Margaret Gunshorn was just 59 years-old when she sadly passed away at Bolton Royal Hospital Margaret Gunshorn (Image: Glenys Hutchinson) Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and dont miss a thing happening in and around the cityInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes t...

STACY SQUIRES Michael "Hooky" Walker was left with 50 fractures after crashing his motorbike. After a month in coma, he is now on the slow road to recovery at his home in Lake Coleridge. A quick motorbike ride before a family dinner could have been Michael “Hooky” Walker’s last. It was supposed to be a 20-minute journey on his cherished Harley-Davidson. But the 47-year-old’s next memory after the October 24 crash was waking up from a month-long coma with more than 50 fractures scatter...