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23 September 2026

Local heroes honoured at BBC Awards

Eight remarkable individuals from across Lincolnshire have been honoured at the BBC Radio Lincolnshire Make a Difference Awards 2026, recognising their outstanding contribution to local communities. The winners were celebrated at a special awards ceremony held at The International Bomber Command Centre near Lincoln, where their inspiring stories of kindness, resilience and selfless dedication were recognised in front of Read more…

22 September 2026

Coins of the Conquest at Lincoln Castle

A collection of 11th-century coins, which were minted in Lincoln and span the reigns of three Kings of England – Edward the Confessor, Harold II (Godwinson) and William I (the Conqueror) – are now on public display at Lincoln Castle. The display compares the ways the monarchs are portrayed in the coins and in scenes Read more…

15 September 2026

Rare archive of music fandom to go on display in Lincoln

Rare and previously unseen photographs and personal memorabilia collected over a lifetime by Lincolnshire photographer André Waszczyszyn will go on public display for the first time this autumn in a new exhibition at the University of Lincoln Arts Centre. Superfan: The Property of André Waszczyszyn opens on 1st October at the Project Space Plus Gallery, Read more…

10 September 2026

IBCC to unveil After Me The Flood – a unique ‘Dambusters’ exhibition

More than 80 years ago the Möhne Dam in Germany was one of three dams breached in the famous ‘Dambusters’ raid. Eight Lancaster bombers were lost, 53 RAF airmen died and the resulting floods killed nearly 1,300 people. A new exhibition, After Me The Flood, is to be opened at the International Bomber Command Centre Read more…

9 September 2026

New community film festival for Scunthorpe

Shepherd Creative is to launch Lincs Film Fest, a new annual film festival rooted in Scunthorpe and the wider Lincolnshire community, with its first festival taking place on 20th November 2026. The North Lincolnshire-based production company behind a growing slate of short films and documentary work, Shepherd Creative, has secured £5,000 in Cultural Futures funding Read more…

8 September 2026

Recruitment drive at leading potato supplier

Potato supplier Branston is looking for almost 100 new recruits across its prepared and mash factories as a result of continued growth. Following a recruitment drive last year for its highly successful mash factory, Branston’s growth has continued, with a range of permanent roles needed across the prepared foods and mash factories as well as Read more…

2 September 2026

Photo project offers snapshot of our time

Photographer Nigel Walker is creating an archive of how people feel about being alive today. Five hundred people are to be photographed during 2026/27 in his studio at Ropewalk in Barton-upon-Humber. In return for free portraits he is asking the subjects to write up to 100 words explaining their feelings about their lives and any Read more…

28 August 2026

Geno Washington returns to Spalding

Almost 60 years after he headlined Barbeque 67, American R&B singer Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band will perform at the South Holland Centre on Thursday 12th November 2026 at 7.30pm. The event launches the BBQ 67 Oral History Project, led by Past Present Possible CIC, ahead of the 60th-anniversary celebrations in May 2027. Read more…

25 August 2026

Meet Hastings – Lincoln Castle’s newest resident!

Lincoln’s castle of dragons has welcomed its third mythical beast, and it’s the biggest yet. The magnificent scaly sculpture has swooped in to join fellow dragons Lucy and Norman, and will keep a watchful eye from its perch on top of the Heritage Skills Centre. Hastings is named after the monumental battle in 1066 that Read more…

14 August 2026

Applications open for paid photography residency in North Lincolnshire

Applications are now open for a paid artist residency and photographic commission in North Lincolnshire. Over the Bridge, in partnership with Fountain Arts, is seeking an emerging (or re-emerging) photographer to develop a new body of work responding to the stories, communities and cultural heritage of North Lincolnshire. The supported residency invites applicants to research, Read more…

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