Injured rider sues for £300,000
A MOTORCYCLIST left with severe injuries following a crash with a car has launched a legal battle for compensation of more than £300,000.Melvyn Bottom is demanding damages from motorist David Borrett...
View ArticleSafe cut open in break-in at Pinchbeck
BURGLARS cut into a safe to steal cash in an overnight raid on commercial premises.It’s believed the raiders probably used a disc cutter to get at the contents.It happened at GlenFarrow in Glendum...
View ArticleStock accolade for agricultural student
COWBIT agricultural student Christina Tyrrell has been named Young Stock Person of the Year at the East of England Smithfield Festival.It was a new class at the show and Christina, who is a first year...
View ArticleYoung farmers are being ‘priced out’
YOUNG farmers wanting to get on the ladder by buying their first piece of agricultural land are being priced out of the market by investors.Figures for 2011 released by agricultural business...
View ArticleTown forum adds to spending
SPALDING Town Forum has added another £930 to its proposed £209,550 budget for the 2012-2013 year.The additional sum will go on town centre promotion and will not affect council tax.The bulk of the...
View ArticleNeighbour objects to alcohol licence
FED-up resident Graham Richardson is objecting to another Eastern European mini-market with a drinks licence opening in Spalding.This time the ‘Lithuanian Food Store’ is next door in Pinchbeck Road –...
View ArticlePublic vent anger over lorry plans
ANGRY calls were directed at South Holland’s councillors as they voted in favour of removing restrictions preventing lorries from visiting a business site in Whaplode.Goalpost-style height and width...
View ArticleMotorcross bike stolen
BURGLARS forced entry to a garage at a home in Jubilee Way, Crowland, and made off with a blue motorcross bike and two cycles.Police say the break-in happened between 11pm on Monday and 4.30am on...
View ArticleLight sorted, let’s solve flood
BATTLING district councillor Roger Gambba-Jones is delighted Network Rail and Lincolnshire County Council are finally agreed on a plan to light Stepping Stone Bridge in Spalding.But he says the problem...
View ArticlePublic invited to wind farm update
RESIDENTS interested in hearing about the progress being made on a wind farm site at Tydd St Mary Marsh have been invited to a public meeting. Representatives from developer RES will be on hand to get...
View ArticleMushroom grower vows to carry on in dark times
SIMON Cooper is possibly the only small grower of mushrooms left in this district as he says the rest have “seen the light” and moved on to other crops.However, Simon is still growing mushrooms in six...
View ArticleBid to cut speed limit
SURFLEET Parish Council is seeking to cut the current 40mph limit in Gosberton Road to 30mph – so the village falls in line with some of its neighbours.Council chairman Coun Glynn Waltham said police...
View ArticlePersonal trainer Daniel enters the Dragons’ Den
YOUTH unemployment nationally is the highest it has been since records began in 1992 at 1,027 million.Surprisingly, given the current financial woes of many companies, the advice from a panel of...
View ArticleRecognition for Frieda’s service to community
WHEN Frieda Minns’ younger son became English Schools Hammer Throwing champion and was asked who his coach was, he replied, ‘My mum’.It was simple really: there was no one else to help so Frieda...
View ArticleHave your say on mental health services
USERS of Lincolnshire’s mental health services are being given the chance to have their say about the support they receive.Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is carrying out a survey and...
View ArticleVicar shines spotlight on social issues
THE vicar of Long Sutton, Father Jonathan Sibley, is one of two Church of England figures taking a fresh look at easing social troubles in the Fens.Isolation, poverty, health, the elderly, ‘new...
View ArticleVacancy on Holbeach Parish Council
Holbeach Parish Council is looking for a new member for the town ward following the resignation of Elizabeth Martin-Wright.In a letter to the council Ms Martin-Wright said her circumstances had changed.
View ArticleCouple’s terror at burglar downstairs
A SPALDING couple have spoken of their anxious wait for police to arrive as they helplessly listened to a burglar moving around inside their house.Just minutes earlier, the frightened couple had...
View ArticleFree engraving for motor part
LINCOLNSHIRE Police are stepping up their fight against catalytic convertor thieves with a series of free engraving days.The police have teamed up with four garages across South Holland to offer people...
View ArticleCar door accident equals £400 bill
FAILING to check her blind spot before opening a car door has left a motorist having to pay more than £400.Roksana Korcz (23) opened the door of a BMW into the path of a cyclist, knocking her to the...
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