This website contains information about the villages of Castle Bytham and Little Bytham, in Lincolnshire and the surrounding area.
The Community Channel, which features short films, factual shows and documentaries highlighting the work of voluntary organisations is now on Freesat channel 651.
It’s available 24 hours a day, in contrast to Freeview, where the channel only broadcasts from 2-8am.
For more information about the channel check out www.communitychannel.org.
The BBC’s Alix Pryde has announced ambitious plans to expand the BBC National DAB multiplex to reach “49 out of 50” people in the UK.
Which also happens to include new local DAB transmitters at Boston, Bourne, Grantham, Scunthorpe and Skegness.
For more information check out www.a516digital.com/2013/10/bbc-announces-two-year-dab-transmitter.html.
A public consultation on plans to withdraw funding from county council libraries has closed.
Lincolnshire County Council gave residents the chance to have their say on plans to close 32 of its 47 libraries.
Read more from the Rutland Times website.
A 10th anniversary celebration takes place at The Spinney in Little Bytham tomorrow (Saturday).
The woodland area was revamped by The Bythams Woodland Trust and includes swings, a zipwire, seesaws, a wooden playhouse, treetop lookout and a campfire pit.
Read more from the Rutland Times website.
Little Bytham earned its place in history as the spot on the East Coast Main Line where the Mallard locomotive roared through at 126mph – setting a world steam speed record which has never been beaten.
The date was Sunday, July 3, 1938, and details of that day, what led up to it and the subsequent life of LNER A4 Pacific No 4468 Mallard are featured in a new book by Baston writer Robin Jones.
Read more from the Stamford Mercury website.
Many village residents could lose their mobile library services if county council proposals are approved following a consultation.
Lincolnshire County Council needs to cut £2m from its annual £6m library budget by 2015.
It has launched a consultation on proposals to revamp the entire library system, with mobile services included.
Read more from the Stamford Mercury website.
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