Trolleys, tyres and traffic lights dredged up from channel mud
SHOPPING trolleys, tyres, televisions and traffic lights were among the trash trawled out of Spalding’s Coronation Channel.The mangled heap was dredged from the bottom of the channel by Spalding Water...
View ArticleCrossing work delay due to access issue
THE delay over work starting on a Spalding railway crossing was down to a misunderstanding between Lincolnshire County Council and Network Rail over pedestrian access.Our sister paper, the Spalding...
View ArticleHomes hit by burglars
FIVE homes in Spalding have been burgled over the last week.Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after homes were targeted across the town. On Thursday, offenders got into two adjacent...
View Article‘Cats’ gone
CATALYTIC convertors have been stolen from two 4x4 vehicles in Surfleet.PCSO Sally Pusey told Wednesday’s parish council meeting villagers suffered two other crimes during the last month, a burglary...
View ArticleConvertor theft appeal
THIEVES have targeted a white Iveco Daily van for one of the latest catalytic convertor thefts. The sought-after part was stolen from the van parked in Coronation Close, Spalding, some time between 4pm...
View ArticleWitness appeal for car attack
POLICE are appealing for witnesses who may have seen three men smash a car windscreen.The Nissan Almera was parked in St Pauls Road, Spalding, when the attack happened. Police say three men in dark...
View ArticleJean shuts up shop after third attack
A HOLBEACH trader is shutting up shop because the £1,500 window of Carolan Originals in Park Road has been smashed for the third time, Spalding magistrates heard.The latest incident happened on...
View ArticlePupils experience life during Second World War
YOUNGSTERS took a step back in time to discover what it was really like to be an evacuee during World War II.Years five and six pupils at Spalding’s Monkshouse Primary School made the journey to the...
View ArticleGood turn lands man in court
PICKING up a pal who had been attacked in Spalding landed a man in court for drink driving – and a telling off for carrying passengers while over the limit.Student Tommy Mitchell (19), of Gedney Drove...
View ArticleWarrant for man’s arrest
SPALDING magistrates issued a warrant without bail for the arrest of a 38-year-old man charged with burglary and theft at a home in Northon’s Lane, Holbeach, between August 19 and 22 last year.Wayne...
View ArticleNew shoes firm will support good causes
Groups, charities and good causes in the local area can make money on the back of a new online shoe retail business.Causes chosen by Oliveira will be allocated a promotional code, which customers can...
View ArticlePromise to force bridge clean-up
A COUNCILLOR has vowed to “explore all avenues” to force landowners to clear rubbish from under a railway bridge used by children on their way to school.Coun Gambba-Jones, South Holland District...
View ArticleFewer benefits were claimed in December
FEWER people claimed Jobseekers Allowance in South Holland in December than the previous month.The figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed a one per cent drop – a difference of 14...
View ArticleBlind pet left bleeding in savage dog attack
A 90-YEAR-OLD woman watched in horror as her blind pet was savaged by a Labrador close to the children’s play area in a Long Sutton park.Doris Dossetter, of Lancaster Drive, Long Sutton, said her dog...
View ArticleIn the week to mark most important meal of the day
THIS week is Farmhouse Breakfast Week when hundreds of events take place across the country to celebrate the most important meal of the day.Locally, Stuart Stables of Grasmere Farm delighted staff who...
View ArticleCourt to homeless migrant: ‘Consider going back home’
HOMELESS and jobless migrant Andrzej Jasik was urged to seek repatriation when he appeared in court on theft and drug charges.And he was warned that magistrates have the power to send him home to...
View ArticleTown centre playing field could be used for shops
SPALDING’S Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field is likely to be built on as part of plans to redevelop Holland Market.An agreement in principle has been reached between developers and Spalding United...
View ArticleThanks to ‘amazing’ Good Samaritans
A DRIVER who passed out at the wheel of his car has thanked a Good Samaritan who helped him at the roadside while he waited for medical assistance.David Williams was driving with his wife Nycollette...
View ArticleCaravan fire at travellers’ site
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze at a travellers’ site in Pinchbeck earlier today.Two crews from Spalding were called out to the incident on Moortoft Lane, just behind the Johnson Community Hospital, at...
View ArticleWater leak shuts Spalding department store
A FIRST floor water leak shut a Spalding department store at lunchtime today (Wednesday).Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue sent one fire engine to Beales Department Stores, in Market Place, at about...
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