The City of Lincoln Council (CLC) has confirmed that a new trust will take over the management of the Drill Hall on 1 October, following a review of its tourism, marketing and arts service.

Lincoln Arts Trust (LAT) will take over responsibility for the cultural venue after agreeing a sustainable business plan with the council, which will also increase grant funding for the Drill Hall to £250,000 a year. CLC leader Darren Grice said: "During the review of this service, the executive acknowledged the importance of the Drill Hall in terms of meeting its objectives within the arts, and agreed to increase the grant it receives.

"This came with the understanding that a strong business case be developed to show the venue as a sustainable one, which could develop and prosper." The local authority has operated the Drill Hall on behalf of the venue's owner, the Ruston Hall Trust, since it was refurbished in 2004.