Chance to be a royal for a day at 2013 flower parade
Have you always dreamt of being part of Spalding’s Flower Parade and waving to thousands of people as you ride around the town?The Lincolnshire Free Press and Spalding Guardian are, for the last time,...
View ArticleParent’s call for lollipop patrol
Dangers facing children leaving a Spalding school has prompted a parent to start a campaign for a crossing patrol.Adam McVeigh says he is calling for support after previous pleas to parents to park...
View ArticleMen charged with string of burglaries
A Gosberton man was one of three charged with committing a series of burglaries and other offences across Norfolk.Nelson Loveridge, John Smith and Blossom Smith are all due before magistrates in King’s...
View ArticleResidents call for on-the-spot spitting fines
South Holland residents overwhemingly favour on-the-spot fines for people caught spitting or urinating in the street – with police already having powers to do so.Readers commenting on our Lincolnshire...
View ArticleEncouraging response to appeal for Street Pastors
Hopes of a Street Pastors scheme in Spalding have risen after the first in a series of information evenings proved a success.At least 30 people attended the event at the town’s Lighthouse Church where...
View ArticleCouncillors unite on junction
Parish, district and county councillors in Holbeach have united to call for a junction in the town to be made safer.They want to see a roundabout at Peppermint Junction where the A151 and A17 meet...
View ArticleTask group talks with council
Holbeach Parish Council will be urged not to pull out of the area’s CCTV service when it meets task group members on Monday.The meeting at the council’s offices in West End, Holbeach, takes place just...
View ArticleSpalding man charged with burglary
A 23-year-old Spalding man has been arrested and charged with burglary after he was spotted by “eagle-eyed” police.Mariusz Piciura is due to appear at Grantham Magistrates Court today in connection...
View ArticleCallum will live on with charity for sick children
Friends of a Pinchbeck teenager who died of cancer are to pay tribute to him at a memorial service later this month – and help boost a charity launched in his name.Callum Pite (14) fought a...
View Article‘Lost’ tricksters steal £500 in cashcard con
Cunning car park conmen targeted a 64-year-old Spalding woman in a £500 cash card scam.Sue Senior was approached at her car by a smartly dressed Asian-looking man wearing dark glasses, who asked for...
View ArticleMum in a million has fostered 75 children
A mum in a million who has fostered 75 children is urging more people to follow her example as record numbers of youngsters need care.At least 20 new foster families are required in Lincolnshire as the...
View ArticleChimney fire in Wigtoft area caused by soot build-up
A fire at a house near Wigtoft was caused by a build-up of soot in the chimney breast, it has been confirmed today.One fire engine from Donington attended the blaze at a house in Hoffleet Stow which...
View ArticleFind out more about the LCHS NHS Trust
The Board for Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) meets on Tuesday at 1pm in the Royal Oak Boardroom at Bridge House, The Point, Sleaford.Dr Don White, chairman of LCHS NHS Trust,...
View ArticleFarming thoughts from Steve Barber
There is an issue which arises as spring approaches and which is best left alone if you wish to avoid the wrath of either indignant farmers who want to simply protect their livelihood or alternatively...
View ArticleChecks on school meals providers
All school meals providers in South Holland and Lincolnshire are being checked in the wake of the horse meat in beef scandal.So far tests have revealed none of the providers is selling contaminated...
View ArticleAdvice for South Holland Growers’ Club
South Holland Growers’ Club members have heard advice on reducing losses as a result of disease problems in flowering plants.Dr Martin McPherson, science director at Stockbridge Technology Centre, and...
View ArticleTwo arrested on European warrants
Two men arrested separately in Spalding on European warrants are due to appears at London’s City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court. Rafal Ciesielski (36) was arrested on a warrant detailing 35...
View ArticleSAWS extension plea to avert harvest catastrophe
The NFU, fearing workers from Romania and Bulgaria will turn their backs on temporary agricultural jobs once work restrictions are lifted at the end of the year, has asked for more labour from non-EU...
View ArticleIf you don’t want horsemeat, buy quality
UK farming bodies have united to get the ‘Buy British’ message across to consumers in the wake of the horsemeat scandal.The NFU, Eblex (English Beef and Lamb Executive) and Red Tractor Assurance are...
View ArticleLonger-term agricultural supply agreements needed
A longer-term approach is needed in the “flawed” food and agricultural supply chain, according to a report from a global bank with agriculture at its roots.Rabobank has called for a transformation to...
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