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Moka on Silver Street are taking steps to ban plastic straws and introduce a biodegradable alternative for cocktails, mixers and soft drinks.
This will reduce plastic consumption and its environmental impact.
Straws will no longer be served in drinks, but the new biodegradable straws will be available if needed.
General Manager Paul Oloo said: “We’re all about serving up a great night out, but the only straws we’ll offer to customers will be made from renewable plant sources.”
Moka is part of The Deltic Group which is introducing the straw ban as part of its commitment to be eco-friendly.
Dame Ellen MacArthur, the round the world yachtswoman, campaigns to promote a circular economy in which plastic are reused, refilled and recycled rather than used once and thrown away.
She said: “Shifting to a real circular economy for plastics is a massive opportunity to close the loop, save billions of dollars, and decouple plastics production from fossil fuel consumption.”
Numerous chains across the country are ditching plastic straws in an effort to reduce waste, including All Bar One, Costa Coffee, and JD Weatherspoon.
Environmental: The ban will help the club become more eco-friendly
Moka introduces biodegradable straws for drinks
This year marks the 30th anniversary of promoting homosexuality in schools and the workplace.
Staff and students across the University of Lincoln can celebrate LGBT History Month 2018 through a series of events across campus, including the launch of a major new exhibition funded by the Wellcome Trust.
LGBT History Month starts on February 1 and to mark this year's campaign the University will fly rainbow flags on the Brayford campus.
Matthew Gilbert, a biomedical sciences student and president of LGBT+ society, said: "This marks our human rights. From when in the 70s/80s we had the stone war riots, and the gay liberation fund which essentially kick-started LGBT+ rights."
The University will also host a video art exhibition and series of public lectures as part of a Wellcome Trust-funded project.
It will investigate how hormone research has impacted medical sexual knowledge in the twentieth century.
The project is led by Dr Chiara Beccalossi from the School of History and Heritage.
The exhibition, 'Transitional States: Hormones at the Crossroads of Art and Science', opens in the Project Space Plus gallery this Friday and runs until February 27.
Featuring the work of 14 international artists and collectives, it showcases a range of thought-provoking artistic works exploring the role of hormones in our everyday lives.
A series of public discussions will run alongside, featuring guest speakers and panellists, including prominent artists, activists, psychologists, journalists and academics.
This year celebrates 100 years since The Representation of the People Act was introduced, which gave women over 30 the right to vote.
Some of these campaigners for the women vote were bisexual or lesbians.
Promotional: The University of Lincoln has been covered in rainbow flags
