By Amelia Cosgrove To mark its 120th anniversary Lincolnshire Artists’ Society (LAS) will exhibit 130 of its members’ works at the city’s Usher Gallery. The showcase will run from Sunday, November 15 until March 14, 2027, alongside a programme of pop-up artist residencies running into February…
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By Amelia Cosgrove Half term is on its way and Lincoln is getting into the spooky spirit. From giant monsters taking over the city, carving pumpkins to smashing them, to ghost walks, murder mysteries, an outdoor cinema, and enough fireworks to wake the dead, there’s plenty to keep little witches…
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By Amelia Cosgrove Lincoln has neighbourhoods of its own to explore and I want to bring the same sense of discovery to our villages. When you visit a big city, you don't spend the whole trip at the headline sights. In New York you don't spend all your time in Times Square or Central Park; you…
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By Amelia Cosgrove There’s a chill creeping into the Lincolnshire air, the trees are turning auburn, leaves are crunching beneath your feet in the castle grounds, and suddenly everything seems to smell and taste like pumpkin spice. Somewhere down a Bailgate alleyway a storyteller in a black robe is…
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By Amelia Cosgrove Lincoln's Cornhill Market played host to a very festive gathering, as local Christmas decor specialists FizzCo brought together independent businesses from across the city to talk tinsel and twinkling lights. There was an all Christmas treat for the city’s independent traders who…
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Best-selling British crime writers, top-trending ‘BookTok’ influencers and an array of authors, artists, broadcasters, journalists and historians form the cast for the latest instalment of Lincoln Book Festival, returning this October. The annual citywide celebration of the written word runs from…
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By Jo Richards Autumn is an exciting time for live music fans. It marks the end of the summer festival season when bands move on to playing indoors. The sound production is tighter and the audience no longer has to battle the elements and face a cold night under canvas after the gig. Autumn also…
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A remarkable collection of 11th-century coins has gone on display at Lincoln Castle – offering visitors a glimpse into the world of three kings who shaped England’s history. The Coins of the Conquest display can now be found inside the castle’s Magna Carta Vault, with the collection featuring…
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Behind the huge restoration effort of one of the RAF’s most important aircraft is a small team that refused to let Avro Vulcan XM607’s story fade away. Famous for her role in Operation Black Buck during the Falklands War, the Vulcan continued to capture the imagination of aviation enthusiasts…
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A very happy Amelia Cosgrove enrolled on Stokes’ Coffee Tasting Experience at the learn – here’s what she learned about her morning cup of joe. Expect to arrive and be greeted by coffee connoisseur Mike Palliser, who breaks the experience into three stages: lesson, demonstration and tasting – or…
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