New tractor book
Forty of the world’s most magnificent, classic agricultural machines are featured in a book due out in March.Beautiful Tractors, Portraits of Iconic Models, is a beautifully illustrated record of the...
View ArticleCrop protection research needed
Scientists and farm leaders say government has failed to grasp the seriousness of challenges posed by the withdrawal of important pesticides.They say that more research is needed into crop protection...
View ArticleTaste of India at primary school
Shepeau Stow Primary School was a jewel in Lincolnshire’s crown for a day when children had a taste of India last week.About 20 pupils took part in a number of Indian-themed activities such as dancing...
View ArticleA floral farewell to tragic little angels
A police escort followed dozens of mourners who walked behind two matching hearses ahead of the funeral of sisters Tamzin and Jessica Portor.Mourners at the Sutton Bridge funeral wore flashes of bright...
View ArticleMONEY MATTERS: Is an 18 to 25 trust right for you?
One of the strongest criticisms of the alignment of the IHT treatment of trusts that was contained in the Finance Bill 2006, was that in order to escape the relevant property regime, a trust had to...
View ArticleTenants facing five per cent rent rise
Council tenants are facing average rent rises of more than £3 a week as the drive to build new homes in South Holland continues.A meeting of South Holland District Council tomorrow is set to decide...
View ArticleSearch starts for the final flower queen
The search for the 2013 – and last ever – flower queen starts right here.You could be part of history by being the last person ever to be crowned Spalding Flower Queen and take your place atop a...
View ArticleFLOWER PARADE: Chance to be royal for a day
Have you always dreamed of being a part of Spalding Flower Parade and waving to thousands of people as you ride around the town – if so 2013 is your last chance.And the Lincolnshire Free Press and...
View ArticleCrime commissioner plans to take on 1,000 volunteers to reduce crime
Volunteers could soon be helping officers tackle crime in South Holland under plans by the new police and crime commissioner.Alan Hardwick, who took up the role in November, has just issued his police...
View ArticleSpalding firm loses £3,000 in cheques fraud
A Spalding flower bulbs company is more than £3,000 out of pocket after a penniless businessman put in two orders and his cheques bounced.David Osbourne (32) has since gone bankrupt and the cash owed...
View ArticleMan in court on pub affray
A man of 38 appeared in court on Thursday accused of affray at The Chequers Hotel, High Street, Holbeach, on June 19 2011.Joseph McKeown, of St William Close, Holbeach, is also accused of failing to...
View ArticleCouncil workers set for pay rise to “resolve unfairness”
A number of council workers could get an extra £2,500 in their pockets to avoid possible equal pay claims.About 36 binmen and street cleaners at South Holland District Council are set for a pay rise of...
View ArticleHealth Matters – a new, monthly article by Lincolnshire Community Health...
It’s amazing how many people drive past Spalding’s Johnson Community Hospital every day but never know what actually goes on inside it.It’s amazing how many people drive past Spalding’s Johnson...
View ArticleCouncil tax bill for low income families
People on low incomes could be asked to pay at least £5 per week in council tax from April 1 to plug a £45,000 budget gap.South Holland District Council is wrestling with a cut in Government funding...
View ArticleMen stole drills from town DIY store – and lobbed them over wall
Two men stole drills from Spalding’s B&Q store, took them into the store’s garden centre and lobbed them over the wall into Sir Halley Stewart Field.Marian Laczynski (34), of Carrington Road,...
View ArticleMan left trail of blood and destruction
A man left a trail of blood and destruction in a communal building after becoming angry and punching a hole in the wall of his flat.The punch made his hand bleed and Boriss Mulers left blood on the...
View ArticleUpdate: People hurt in crash
Friday, 2pm: Two people went to hospital after this morning’s crash on the B1165 between Weston Hills and Low Fulney.The 32-year-old woman from Spalding, who was driving a Fiat, and a 31-year-old...
View ArticleNewborn twins first local lambs of 2013?
Could these twin Leicester Longwool lambs be the first born in south Lincolnshire this year?They arrived just over a week ago with no intervention from rare sheep breeder Barry Enderby, of Whaplode.He...
View ArticleSex offender will be released early
A “dangerous” Spalding sex offender who was jailed indefinitely for an attack on a young woman had his potentially lifelong sentence quashed by top judges today.Jason James Hallam (28) was caged at...
View ArticleThe question: eat out or in?
While Valentine’s legends are all about surprises like the mystery card with a question-mark for a signature, in reality most couples plan together what they’ll do to celebrate.The big question is: do...
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