Patient was ‘left to die’ by ‘do not resuscitate’ blunder
A pensioner feels he was ‘left to die’ by Pilgrim Hospital after a misdiagnosis meant he was ‘denied resuscitation’ or access to intensive care.Alan Burt was left in a medical assessment unit at...
View Article‘LOWLIFE’ TARGETS HERO CAR DRIVER
A Good Samaritan had belongings stolen from his car as he looked after an elderly man who had slipped and fallen on ice.Dean Elston, who is the assistant manager of Holbeach United Football Club, was...
View ArticleAnti-immigration march date is a step closer
Protestors are planning to march through Spalding in April to gather support for their campaign against immigration.A provisional date of Saturday, April 20, has been given – subject to police...
View ArticleKing’s dream could soon be a reality
A businessman’s dream to create a lasting legacy for young people in Holbeach could soon be a reality.Town stalwart John King died in October 2010, but not before donating 15 acres at Penny Hill which...
View ArticleMinister’s call on wind farms plans
Council officials staging a public consultation regarding plans for renewable energy farms in the Crowland area should take heed what the public are saying, following comments by a Government...
View ArticleRoad deaths fell by 18 per cent in 2012
Road deaths in Lincolnshire fell by seven to 39 in 2012 – 18 per cent fewer than the previous year.The year ended tragically with three lives lost over the Christmas period on the county’s roads and a...
View ArticleMurder jury hears from factory boss
The boss of a Holbeach factory worker has given evidence at the trial of a Boston man accused of murdering him.The boss of a Holbeach factory worker has given evidence at the trial of a Boston man...
View ArticleOh what fun it is to ride on a one-child Spalding slegde
Ok, poor headline, but isn’t it lovely to see children put down the iPads and laptops and get out in the snow and enjoy themselves?Free Press chief photographer Tim Wilson took this video of Pippa and...
View ArticleMore support for Street Pastors
Businesses, police and South Holland District Council are all backing the launch of a Street Pastors scheme in Spalding later this year.Support for teams of volunteers patrolling the town centre at...
View ArticleAlmost 100 fines issued in first month
Almost 100 tickets were issued to drivers in South Holland in the first month of new civil parking enforcement.A new team of 20 enforcement officers started work across Lincolnshire on December 3, and...
View ArticleVisata Crew events
The Vista Crew will be raising money for cystic fibrosis and for the group’s own funds with two events being held next month.The first, on Sunday, February 10, is a three-mile fun run in fancy dress....
View ArticleGood Ofsted rating for town primary school
Pupils and staff at St John the Baptist Primary School in Spalding have started the new term on a high after good news from Ofsted inspectors.The school in Hawthorn Bank was judged good in all areas,...
View ArticleMan cashed in on eBay fraud
A man convicted of three frauds on eBay must pay £1,250 compensation to his victims.A caravan and two Toyotas were advertised on Nicholas Skinner’s eBay account, but the purchasers heard nothing more...
View ArticleSnow causes school closures in South Holland
Heavy overnight snow has caused severe disruption to roads and schools in South Holland and The Deepings today.Thomas Cowley High School in Donington and Willoughby School in Bourne are both closed...
View ArticleTeenager arrested after firearms incident in Sutton Bridge
An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with reports of people being threatened with a firearm in Sutton Bridge. Police were called to Withington Street at about 2.40pm yesterday when the...
View ArticleCourt register
The following decisions have been made recently by magistrates at court hearings. In all drink-drive cases the legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, 80 milligrammes of...
View ArticleSpalding magistrates issue warrants for the arrest of man and woman
Spalding magistrates on Thursday issued warrants with bail for the arrest of a man and a woman living in Bridge Road, Sutton Bridge, who are charged with benefits offences.Mark Betts (41) and Michelle...
View ArticleSpalding Ford dealer opens new workshop
Pinchbeck-based Ford dealer Rylatt Ford has invested in new Transit workshop.The dealer yesterday announced a further expansion through the opening of a dedicated commercial vehicle workshop. The...
View ArticleBank pledges to help businesses in 2013
Lloyds Banking Group, which has branches in Spalding, Holbeach and Long Sutton, has launched a new charter setting out a series of pledges to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), including a...
View ArticleMan suffers arm injury at Fleet motel
A 25-year-man needed surgery for an arm injury after glass in a door was smashed at the Anglia Motel in Fleet.It happened during the early hours of Sunday morning but police investigating the incident...
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