Twelve historical sites based in Lincolnshire, including Lincoln Castle, may be outsourced to the private sector in order to save local government millions of pounds a year in upkeep and maintenance costs.

Lincoln Castle, Gainsborough Old Hall, Museum of Lincolnshire Life, The Collection, The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor Centre, The Tennyson Research Centre, Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire Archives and various windmills in the area are all potential targets.

Council leader Martin Hill has said that he has an ‘open mind’ and that no final decision has been made.

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