Witness plea after attack on pensioner
Police would like help in finding a man who made a seemingly motiveless assault on a 68-year-old pensioner.The incident happened in West End, Holbeach, on Sunday, January 13.A man was walking along the...
View ArticleBig savings in second gas and electricity auction
South Holland residents are among 40,000 people who will save an overall average of £121 on their gas and electricity bills this year.A reverse auction on January 29 involved consumers signing up with...
View ArticleStudents take the rap at high school
Thomas Cowley High School caught the rhythm on Friday when students were treated to a performance by rap group South Finesse.Students at the Donington school were visited by members of the...
View ArticleCouple give charity a lift
A birthday couple from Donington with a combined age of 150 gave Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance a lift with a £350 cash donation in place of presents.Pru (70) and Ken (80) Staples of...
View ArticleTalks on saint
The life and times of Lincolnshire saint Gilbert of Sempringham came under the spotlight at Billingborough Village Hall on Saturday.St Gilbert, who died aged around 100 in 1189, was the only English...
View ArticleRacially abused and threatened
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman in her 60s was racially abused by a man in Long Sutton.PC Stuart Munro said the incident happened outside the Co-op in West Street on Thursday, January...
View ArticleDrugs caution after police visit
One person was given a caution for the cultivation of cannabis and a second was cautioned for possession of a controlled drug after police executed a search warrant at an address in the Broadway area...
View ArticleMan in custody after spate of burglaries in Spalding
A man is being held in custody on suspicion of burglary following a spate of crimes in Spalding.Burglaries were reported in the Tollgate, Pennygate and Hawthorne Bank areas this morning.In separate...
View ArticleOne in seven appeal over Spalding parking tickets
One in seven Spalding motorists handed parking tickets has appealed since a new civil enforcement scheme was launched at the start of December.Some 219 penalty charge notices were issued in Spalding...
View ArticleGregory’s Girl is all grown up
Seven years on from opening day, the top quality, top value Spalding hair salon Gregory’s Girl is busier than ever, and making some tempting bargain offers this month.Its owner Sally Webb couldn’t be...
View ArticleFirst turbines lifted into place at wind farm
Work has started to lift seven turbines into place at Tydd St Mary Marsh. Over the next couple of weeks the remaining parts of the 127m-high turbines will be delivered to the site and assembly work...
View ArticleNew bus shelter for town
Work has started on a new bus shelter for Holbeach after a residents’ petition demanding better services for shoppers.Engineers from Lincolnshire County Council arrived on Monday to put up the new bus...
View ArticleWarning on fake booze
Police and Trading Standards officers are warning Spalding shopkeepers to learn a lesson about selling fake booze and cigarettes.The move follows a court appearance by a man who sold non-duty paid,...
View ArticleAppeal for witnesses to assault in Wyberton
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 19-year-old suffered a head injury at an 18th birthday party.A 24-year-old was arrested on suspicion of GBH after the incident in the car park at Wyberton...
View ArticleMoulton Seas End crash cyclist named
A cyclist killed in an accident at Moulton Seas End on Friday has been named as David Hall, of Pipwell Gate.Mr Hall (58) was pronounced dead at the scene after a collision with a grey Chevrolet in...
View ArticleDrug dealing couple could lose dream holiday home
A Little Sutton couple who led a double life handing out much of their drug dealing fortune to African villagers face losing their dream holiday home to pay some of the money back.Susan Cooper (63) and...
View ArticleMum of two grew cannabis worth more than £28,000
A mum grew cannabis plants with a street value of more £28,000 and exhausted fumes from the grow room though her children’s bedroom.Mother of two Sasha Cracknell (21) had 57 plants between 3ft-4ft tall...
View ArticleDelays on A17 after crashes
Motorists faced delays on the A17 during rush hour this morning follwoing two accidents.The first, near the Priestfield Drove junction at Gedney, happened just after 8am. Vehicles involved are not yet...
View ArticleAppeal after gas bottle thefts
Police are appealing for information after two overnight thefts of gas bottles.Storage cages in Holbeach Hurn and Sutton St James were broken into and large quantities of 47kg red Calor gas propane...
View ArticleLive-in kitchens main focus for improvement
The kitchen is still very much the hub o f the house, and the room which people focus on first when looking to improve their home.That’s the experie nce of Spalding family firm County Interiors, set up...
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