Buy Local plan backed by MP
The woman behind plans for two new websites aimed at helping small and medium-sized businesses in the area has won support from South Holland and The Deepings MP, John Hayes.Christine Grocock, of Drive...
View ArticleSweet taste of Pancake Day fun
Schools and community groups enjoyed the sweet taste of Pancake Day with several events to mark the popular English tradition.Lutton Primary School pupils showed off their skipping skills after...
View ArticleWider access to dentists
More people across Lincolnshire will have access to an NHS dentist thanks to £595,000 of extra funding.NHS Lincolnshire secured the additional funding from the Department of Health which will help to...
View ArticleBourne Grammar School pupils celebrate top marks in new qualification
Bourne Grammar School pupils are celebrating after receiving results that could help them get into university.Forty-three members of Year 13 at the grammar school undertook the Extended Project...
View ArticleYour Valentine’s messages
Is there a love note here for you...COOPER, Jon – You are my everything. Love you always and forever, Tiddler xxxHOWARD, Nick – Wishing you a happy Valentine’s Day and I look forward to many more, with...
View ArticleCommunity groups protected as budget trimmed by council
Holbeach Parish Council has shaved another £9,000 off its 2013-14 budget - but without hitting community groups in the process.A planned reintroduction of a quiet area in Carter’s Park worth about...
View ArticleFROM ARREST TO PRISON IN 24 HOURS
A top Spalding cop has praised the use of CCTV in helping to catch a persistent thief and have him behind bars in less than a week.Aidas Luksas was caught stealing perfume from Savers on Sunday and the...
View ArticleSend them a bill for migrants
Foreign Governments should pick up the bill when their citizens bleed Britain’s resources according to council leader Gary Porter.The South Holland District Council leader is not opposed to migrants...
View ArticleDriver cut free after collision near Crowland Bypass
A driver had to be cut free after his car was in a collision near the Crowland bypass.Emergency services attended the scene on the B1166 in Hulls Drove, Portland, this morning.The road was closed at...
View ArticleMissing Bertie found and recovering in vets
Bertie the black labrador cross that missing in the Bourne area a week ago has been found.He is recovering in a vets in Peterborough after being found yesterday injured in a garden in Cowbit.It is...
View ArticleManslaughter charge
A man accused of manslaughter in Spalding on Christmas Day will stand trial at Lincoln Crown Court.Guntars Gansons (26), of Pennygate, Spalding, is accused of unlawfully killing Martins Lipsis, in the...
View ArticleHouse gutted by fire in Spalding
Arsonists are believed to have started a fire that gutted a house in Spalding.Local firefighters were joined by crews from Holbeach, Donington and Boston at the scene in Queens Road following a call at...
View ArticleMan in court for robbery charge
A man accused of robbing a Spalding building society will stand trial at Lincoln Crown Court.Nicholas Hall (30), of Hallgate, Holbeach, appeared at Spalding Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.He is charged...
View ArticleBigger and better bus shelter for town
Shoppers in Holbeach have a bigger and better bus shelter in the town after a partnership between three councils and bus operator Norfolk Green.The new bus shelter outside Budgens in Fleet Street comes...
View ArticleGran’s Corsa set on fire
A granny who allowed two young men to stay in her camper van had her Vauxhall Corsa taken without consent by one of them and set on fire.Michael Bailey (20) rode as a passenger in the car, which was...
View ArticlePoaching charge
Two men accused of poaching in South Holland have had their cases adjourned by Spalding magistrates to March 14.Daniel Gibson (22) and John Latcham (23) are each accused of trespassing on land at...
View ArticleFlower Queen hopeful’s nan first Miss Tulipland
Spalding Flower Queen hopeful Kelly Ward can still remember listening to her grandmother tell stories of when she was the first Miss Tulipland.Kelly (27), of Green Lane, said: “I miss my nan every day...
View ArticleLast chance for man who harassed his ex
A man who harassed his ex partner by sending notes and following her in his car was given his “final chance” by Spalding magistrates on Thursday.Nicholas Cartlidge (24) appeared for sentence having...
View ArticleTown school gets academy status boost
Students and staff at Spalding Grammar School have been told it’s “business as usual” despite its conversion to academy status.The school is set for a £670,000 windfall after opting out of local...
View Article£40,000 bid to extend skate park
BMXers and skateboarders in Donington are hoping to see a £40,000-plus revamp of their skate park this year.Community group Donington Flinders Founders has applied for just over £38,000 in grants and...
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