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A man who denies stabbing a Holbeach factory worker to death told a jury there were “plenty of other possibilities” for how the man died.Stephen Sleaford (38) says he disarmed knife-wielding Janusz...
View ArticleMake food production local, urges Green Party
The discovery of pig and horse meat in supermarket beef burgers is “scandalous but sadly unsurprising”, according to Caroline Allen, Green Party Animal Welfare spokesperson.Caroline said: “The...
View ArticleClerk to leave council post
Holbeach Parish Council is looking for its second new clerk within a year after the resignation of Teresa Daisley was announced this week.At a meeting on Monday, councillors expressed regret at Mrs...
View ArticleAttics ‘no place for the elderly’
Elderly people in Spalding will not be “put in attics” after an appeal on a planning decision was thrown out.Councillors welcomed news Apex Care Ltd had lost its appeal to build 19 new bedrooms along...
View ArticleSchools’ benchball festival at Spalding
School teams battled through icy roads and snow flurries to take part in the fourth annual Benchball Festival hosted by Sir John Gleed School and organised by its year 11 BTEC Sport students at...
View ArticleMan sent to prison over car crash
A driver was jailed for 16 weeks for crashing a BMW into two cars and a bus in Spalding’s Halmer Gate and leaving his car on fire.Matthew Dye (27), of Acacia Avenue, Spalding, was also banned from...
View ArticleClub drug dealer is spared prison
A Spalding woman caught selling drugs at a nightclub in the town narrowly escaped an immediate jail sentence.Melissa Elam was seen by another customer selling the drug in the toilets of Loaded and the...
View ArticlePlaygroup faces closure unless hall row resolved
A playgroup could be forced to close at the end of next week as a row rumbles on over its use of a village hall.Rainbows Playgroup has had to move to a temporary home after the locks were changed on...
View ArticleMum overwhelmed by area’s generosity
The mum of a five-year-old boy with cerebral palsy wants to say a huge thank you to residents in South Holland who are helping raise £50,000 for life-changing surgery in America.Every day is a struggle...
View ArticleThe prizes . . .
Teenager Lucy Poole says she’s not the shy young thing she was when she entered last year’s search for a flower queen.The 18-year-old from Weston has been on an apprenticeship at the Cley Hall Hotel in...
View ArticleLutton school caretaker 20 years award
Lutton St Nicholas School head teacher Luke Whitney presented caretaker/teaching assistant(TA)/midday supervisor Della Pack with a Blu-ray player for her 20 years’ versatile service. Photo:...
View Article25 years of Spalding roller discos thanks to Leo Promotions
Leo Promotions, the team that got generations of South Holland youngsters loving roller skating, is celebrating its 25th anniversary.Kevin Clow and Bev Chamberlain are still running popular roller...
View ArticleFree fit kids course
There’s still time to join the 12-week Fit Kids course starting on Monday in Spalding.The free course offers exercise, dance and nutrition for children aged eight to 11. Children learn by taking part...
View Article‘Urgent review’ into 999 service
The Government has called for an urgent review into East Midlands Ambulance Service funding after a spate of stories about long waits by patients.Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday,...
View ArticleHelp ailing veterans in fight for compensation
Ailing nuclear test veterans will be holding a collection in Spalding at the weekend to raise awareness of their continued fight for compensation.Douglas Hern (76) will be one of the members of the...
View ArticleIncrease in Holbeach precept
Holbeach Parish Council has agreed a ten per cent rise in the amount residents will pay in council tax for the coming year.At a meeting on Monday, members voted for a precept of £56.66 on an average...
View ArticleMen assaulted during burglary in Langtoft
Two men were treated in hospital after being assaulted by burglars who got into their home in Langtoft. A group of four offenders got inside the house in Peterborough Road and assaulted the men, aged...
View ArticleMan stole bottles of spirits to celebrate New Year’s Eve
A man on a court order for dishonesty offences stole two bottles of spirits from a shop to celebrate New Year’s Eve.Konrad Wloch (30), of South Parade, Spalding, was sentenced to unpaid work orders for...
View ArticleSearch for new chief executive
South Holland’s £124,000 a year chief executive Terry Huggins attended his last council meeting on Wednesday with his ‘temporary’ replacement watching from the public gallery.Trevor Holden, currently...
View ArticleMore than 40,000 in mass energy switch
South Holland residents now have the chance to join 40,000-plus people aiming to slash their gas and electricity bills in a mass energy switch.The district council had already signed up to a switching...
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