Developer seeks charity to support
A developer, with homes in Market Deeping, is looking for a group to become its chosen charity.Persimmon Homes, who built The Brambles at Hardwicke Gardens, is looking for charities across the East...
View ArticleCelebrating the spud
More than 1.6 million tonnes of potatoes weighing the same as 4,000 jumbo jets are made into chips every year in the UK – and many of those potatoes are grown in south Lincolnshire.The role of the...
View ArticleMet Office and farming
The Met Office has been among the first to respond to the NFU’s New Year message that fresh thinking is crucial to increase agricultural resilience after the industry’s weather-beaten 2012. Chief...
View ArticleEU decisons spell disaster for farmland birds
The decisions by MEPs and the Council of EU governments to create more flexibility for farm subsidies were welcomed by some farming groups, but widely criticised by environmentalists.The RSPB claims...
View ArticlePanel chosen for council clerk interviews
A three-person panel has been chosen to interview candidates applying to become the new clerk for Holbeach Parish Council in succession to Teresa Daisley who resigned last month.Coun Paul Brighton,...
View ArticleTidy up warning for dog exercise area
Dog owners using an exercise area for their pets in a Holbeach park have been warned to clean up any mess left or risk losing the facility.Complaints from residents about the state of the exercise area...
View ArticleBright sparks raise £1,000
Passers-by couldn’t miss a group of neon-themed charity runners when they jogged around Spalding. The Vista Crew were on a three-mile run raising money for the Cystic Fybrosis Trust. Cathy Gibson,...
View ArticleEU accused of hiding GM contamination of honey
The EU is being accused to trying to legitimise GM contamination of honey and hide it from the public.Director of Friends of Bees Phil Chandler has said proposals to amend the Honey Directive is an...
View ArticleHit and run: Driver bailed until april
A Sleaford man arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a hit and run in Spalding in September has been rebailed until April 19.The driver was arrested after a police appeal to...
View ArticleChinese new year in the classrooms at Holbeach
Children in Holbeach held their own celebrations to mark the start of the Chinese new year.Sunday ushered in the Year of the Snake, associated with cleverness and tenacity, and with fire. The larger...
View ArticleReward for the return of Bertie
A reward is being offered for the return of a labrador that went missing in the Bourne area.Bertie escaped from his owner’s van between Bourne and Deeping St Nicholas on Thursday, February 7.He is...
View ArticleCouncil asks for grit bins in Holbeach Hurn
Holbeach Parish Council is taking up residents’ requests for a new salt bin and road gritting in the area with county highways bosses.Residents want a salt bin installed at the junctions of Low Road,...
View ArticleFree life-saving course in Holbeach St Marks
Holbeach St Marks residents can learn how to save lives at a free course run by East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) at the Village Hall on March 23 from 10am till 2pm.he hall is getting a new...
View ArticleImprovements planned for nature reserve
Improvements to a Holbeach nature reserve are being planned with the addition of a new dove cote for pigeons, bird feeding station and dustbin.The items are being provided for Fishpond Lane Nature...
View ArticleBridge staff to be balloted
Staff at Cross Keys Bridge, Sutton Bridge, are to be balloted on industrial action in defence of their pay and conditions.The ballot of Unison members runs from yesterday until February 25 and could...
View ArticleCouple vow to fight to get justice for Cooper
A couple whose dog was savaged to death by a pair of mastiffs at a grooming parlour say they are “disappointed” their owner will not be prosecuted.Teresa and Terry Walton are now waiting for written...
View ArticleFlower queen hopeful so proud to say Spalding’s great
“I’d love to tell everyone just how great Spalding is,” says this week’s Flower Queen hopeful Shelley Wilson.The 24-year-old from Penway Drive in Pinchbeck has lived in the town since she was six years...
View ArticleFairer deal wanted by drink licensing bodies
Local councils want licensing rules to be changed to stop taxpayers forking out almost £1.5 million a month to help the drinks industry.The Local Government Association, which represents South Holland...
View ArticleEvery dog to be microchipped from April 2016
A dog rescue charity in Algarkirk is backing new rules introducing compulsory microchipping for pet dogs.From April 2016 owners will be legally obliged to microchip their dog or face a fine of up to...
View ArticlePresident-to-be Pat hopes other women will join Rotary
Pat Luckett is hoping some women might be interested in going to the open evening – and in joining the club.Pat was the first female member in 2010 and at first was the only woman in the club of 40...
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