Natalie Glanvill
Reporter, BBC Radio Humberside

A couple from Immingham say if a memorial cot is removed from their baby's grave they will keep bringing it back.

Jason and Stacy Tinmurth have been told by Immingham Town Council that the memorial breaches regulations and it'll be removed some time today

The couple, along with family and friends, say they'll stay at the cemetery all day to stop council workers removing it.

People living in a Lincolnshire village have come up with a novel way to promote their Neighbourhood Plan which is being drawn-up to shape the community's future.

Image source, Bracebridge Heath Neighbourhood Group

Stone bees have been hidden around Bracebridge Heath, near Lincoln, with "sightings" now being shared on social media.

The parish council says it's a good way to get people to explore their local area and start conversations about future development on their doorsteps.

BBC Weather

Here's how it's looking for this afternoon and this evening in Lincolnshire.

Looks like the heating will be on tonight:

Barbara Stimpson
BBC Radio Lincolnshire News

Here are the top stories from our Lincolnshire newsroom this lunchtime:

• Council hoping to shed "Scrooge" image with revamped Christmas lights
• Dozens of weapons are surrendered in an amnesty in Lincolnshire
• Eight criminal cases in Lincolnshire are affected by an investigation into a drugs testing firm

The owners of several reindeer which are expected to take part in a parade through Lincoln tonight have defended their use of the animals in such events.

It comes after animal rights charity Animal Aid said it plans to protest in Lincoln city centre later to coincide with the parade.

The charity says using reindeer is the same as using animals in circuses - something the "majority of the British public" is opposed to, it says.

But Tilly Smith, Chief herder of the Cairngorm Reindeer Herd, says the animals are cared for and are "like ponies" which are used in public events all the time.

The Lincolnite

Lincoln's Steep Hill shuttle service is in line to be axed in favour of an extension to Lincoln’s first Park and Ride service, external.

Funding from Lincoln Business Improvement Group and Lincolnshire County Council will be pulled from the Walk and Ride service in the New Year.

Image source, The Lincolnite

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Eight cases being worked on by senior Lincolnshire detectives have been affected because forensic test results may have been manipulated by the firm dealing with them, it's been confirmed.

Image source, Getty Images

Earlier this week, it was revealed that about 10,000 cases nationwide had been affected by an investigation into Manchester-based Randox Testing Services.

Police probed the company after two men were arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice in February.

In a statement, Lincolnshire Police say cases from across the county have been affected, but won't say what kind of cases they are, or whether active criminal proceedings have been affected.

Jonathan Willis
BBC Look North

Christmas lights will be turned on in Beverley, Grimsby and Hull tonight.

Image source, Hull City Council

The Beverley-born CBBC presenter Ben Shires will switch on his hometown's Christmas lights, while in Grimsby there will be a big Christmas parade before the lights switch-on.

In Hull, the Lord Mayor and six-year-old cancer sufferer Daniel Carter are expected to switch on the lights.

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Three cricketers from Lincolnshire are hoping to smash a world record while raising money for the region's air ambulance.

Image source, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance

Dave Newman, Richard Wells and Shaun Brown, from Billingborough Cricket Club near Sleaford, want to raise £20,000 for the Lincs and Notts air ambulance.

They're looking to break the record length of 52 hours for batting a ball in a cricket net by a whopping extra 20 hours - the current record being held by a group in India.

Lizzie Musham
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Members of an animal rights group say they'll be holding a "small scale protest" ahead of a reindeer parade in Lincoln tonight.

Image source, Visit Lincoln

Six reindeer will be pulling Santa and his sleigh through the city centre as part of an annual event.

The animals have made the journey from the Cairngorms in Scotland and are part of the only reindeer herd in Britain.

Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Last year it was pilloried as the town that Christmas forgot - but tonight Boston's hoping to put that shame behind it.

Council cutbacks were blamed for the lack of Christmas lights last year (below).

In the past 12 months a group of volunteers has been working to find funding, buy lights and put them up, all in time for a big switch-on tonight.

It happens at 18.30 in the Market Place.

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

There are just a few days left to hand in unwanted and unlicensed firearms to Lincolnshire Police.

A gun amnesty has been running for almost a fortnight - but it ends on Sunday.

So far, 77 weapons have been handed into Lincolnshire Police. Unwanted guns can be taken to any police station.

They will be disposed of with no questions asked, although officers say you could be questioned if it becomes clear a weapon's been used in a crime.

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

A cold and breezy day across the region with sunny spells.

Here's my full forecast

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Good morning from Lincoln. I'll be bringing you all the latest news, sport, weather and travel from across the county until 18.00 today.

We love to hear from you, so get in touch by sending an email, or messaging on Facebook, external or Twitter, external.

Send in your pictures, news or info about what's happening where you are and we'll try to include it here.

Martin Slack
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

That's it from me for today - we'll be back from 08.00 tomorrow with more live updates.

Breaking news, sport and travel will appear here throughout the night.

Here are five things we learned today:

• There are calls for Lincoln's MP to step in over a controversial rail footbridge scheme
• Imps players are facing anger from the manager after below-par performance
• Staff at a Lincolnshire generator firm are threatening strike action
• A Chinese takeaway owner has been fined because of a dirty kitchen
• A lantern parade will mark 400 years since the Pilgrims left a Lincolnshire town bound for the USA

BBC Weather

This evening will be cloudy with outbreaks of heavy rain.

It will turn showery through Thursday morning, with some drier and clearer spells developing, but it will feel colder.

Strong south-westerly winds will persist throughout.

Here's Peter Levy with a preview of tonight's Look North:

Scott Dalton
Presenter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

A Lincolnshire sports club has until 23.00 tonight to complete an Ashes-inspired challenge.

For the last 11 days members of the Woodhall Spa Cricket Club have been riding on an exercise bike - I joined them earlier.

Their target is to reach 10,000 miles recorded by the machine - the distance from their ground to the Gabba in Australia where the series starts tonight.

They're raising money for the International Bomber Command Memorial and their own club funds.

These pictures show the dirty conditions in the kitchen of a takeaway shop where the owner was prosecuted.

They were taken at the Lee Garden chinese takeaway in Roman Bank, Skegness.

The images, used by prosecutors, show the conditions found in the shop owned by Fu Yu Li after an inspection by Environmental Health officers last May.

Image source, East Lindsey District Council

Image source, East Lindsey District Council

Fu Yu Li pleaded guilty to five offences at Boston Magistrates' Court earlier and was fined £419 and ordered to pay costs of almost £1,000.

Image source, Getty Images

Bury are set to appoint Scunthorpe assistant manager Chris Lucketti as their new boss, says BBC Radio Humberside.