Shine are pleased to announce that a new, re-designed website has gone online today after eight weeks of hard work by designer EBC Designs. Built using grant funding from Lincolnshire County Council and Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Shine is very proud of the new site, which, after listening to your views at consultations has a much better search capability within the directory of...

Both the upper and secondary tier authorities in Lincolnshire have set out a range of measures to support both individuals and communities throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Lincolnshire County Council Boston Borough Council City of Lincoln Council East Lindsey District Council North Kesteven District Council South Holland District Council South Kesteven District Council West Lindsey District Council Parish Councils are also...

A new campaign has been launched to help the public understand the importance of charities to the national effort to manage the coronavirus pandemic. The #NeverMoreNeeded campaign has been set up to make sure charities’ voices are heard and raise awareness of the work they are doing to help the country come through the crisis and recover. The campaign is...

This document sets out an opportunity for suitably qualified and experienced individuals to put themselves forward as Strategic Advisers. The deadline was set at 30 April but we are prepared to consider proposals which come in a little later in view of the fast moving nature of this piece of work.

You can read the latest updates from the NHS via the link below. This link holds the latest updates. https://lincolnshire.nhs.uk/covid19/latest-updates (Updated 24/04/20)

Lincolnshire County Council have issued guidance for Carers. It is full of useful information and links – both local and national. It is good for vol org partners, social prescribers, employers, health partners etc. It has been authored by Lorna Leason of Public Health, so is authoritative and reliable. It is suitable for working carers and is ’employer neutral’.

The survey remains open to responses until Thursday 16th April, however the initial findings have been collated into an initial summary that can be circulated as required.

The Friends Against Scams team have produced a social media pack alongside the press release (https://www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk/article/505/beware_of_covid_19_scams) and letter template. Please share these posts to draw attention to the infographic below that has been designed on how to protect yourself and others from coronavirus scams.

Message circulated on behalf of Graham Metcalfe DWP. The processes for making a UC claim are much changed & more user friendly being aimed towards vastly reducing & ultimately removing the need to attend Jobcentres. Details will be taken on trust from customers for the foreseeable period with no Fail to Attend actions or Sanctions being actioned. Please refer to the link...