Man sold boy’s £100 bike to town shop
A boy spotted his stolen mountain bike on sale at a Spalding cycle shop as he walked to the town’s police station to report it missing.The 13-year-old was given the £100-plus bike for Christmas and it...
View ArticleChance to see plans for homes
Developer Larkfleet Homes is holding a public exhibition on plans for 163 new homes in Wardentree Lane, Pinchbeck.Members of the development project team will be on hand between 1.30pm and 7.30pm on...
View ArticleDriver with knife in his car avoids prison
A man who forgot to remove a knife left in his car by a friend was handed a suspended prison sentence by magistrates on Tuesday.Ryan Fewkes (24) pleaded guilty at a previous hearing to having a knife...
View ArticleAward-winning suppliers
Fentons of Bourne got out of selling big agricultural machinery for good because cut-throat discount wars would have meant sacrificing high standards of customer care.But the long-established...
View ArticleUPDATE: Long Sutton crash
A 56-year-old Kirton man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following this morning’s crash at Long Sutton.A 28-year-old motorcyclist from Norfolk has suffered leg and hand injuries...
View ArticleMental health awareness evening
Surfing the Waves is a mental health awareness evening taking place on Friday.The event is at the Ivo Day Centre, Albion Street, Spalding, from 6pm.It will be a relaxed informative evening featuring...
View ArticleAppeal for driver after cyclist hurt in crash
Police are trying to trace the driver of a car involved in a crash where a cyclist was hurt in Weston Hills.It happened on Austendyke Road where a middle-aged man was knocked off his bike after...
View ArticleHyacinth winners get cup
Moulton Harrox pupils Jack Laud, Ben Hales and Joshua Barnard are pictured celebrating a big win in the schools’ hyacinth growing competition.More than 20 schools took part in the competition organised...
View ArticleTrust information meets standard
Lincolnshire’s hospitals have been recognised for providing reliable, high-quality health and social care information.United Lincolnshire’s Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Boston’s Pilgrim, has...
View ArticleWorking together for greater good
Domestic violence, anti-social behaviour and re-offending are to be targeted in a joint initiative.Lincolnshire County Council and the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick have...
View ArticlePolice appeal for names of youths
Police investigating theft and criminal damage at The Curlew Centre, Sutton Bridge, are asking residents to contact them with names to faces of two youths pictured here.The incidents happened on...
View ArticleImpact of wind farm on West Pinchbeck skyline
As a grower, Jim Peach is as aware as anyone of protecting the natural environment by exploring opportunities for making use of green energy.Which is why the issue of the wind farm proposed for West...
View ArticleTastes of the Olympics linger on for school pupils
Young cooks from two Spalding schools are all set for the final of a cookery competition inspired by the 2012 Olympics.Spalding High and Sir John Gleed schools join a four-way culinary battle at...
View ArticlePlan for more quarrying
Around 30,000 tonnes of sand and gravel could be extracted from a quarry extension in Baston.The work at the existing Baston number 1 quarry in Outgang Road could be carried out over a six-month period...
View ArticleMONEY MATTERS: By Scott Woods
What is the future for care home fees?Government statistics suggest that around one in ten people will have care costs of over £100,000. These costs are manageable for the wealthiest people, while the...
View ArticleTrial date fixed for court case
A 35-year-old man denied breaching a court’s non-molestation order and was bailed on Thursday to stand trial at Spalding Magistrates’ Court on May 16.Victor Ford, of High Street, Gosberton, denies...
View ArticleWhat a hoot! Simon’s owls to be teachers
Rescuing and returning owls to the wild where possible is a hobby Simon Ellis pursues in his spare time.Now he’s going into business enabling the rest of us, and children in particular, to get to know,...
View ArticleUK-side holidays offer unlimited freedom
More and more people are going for year-round short breaks enjoying what beautiful Britain has to offer as bargain flights overseas have taken off into cloud cuckoo land.Package summer beach holidays...
View ArticleSelina’s Long Sutton slimmers inspire her
Long Sutton slimmers have lost almost one and a half tons in weight at two Slimming World groups in town since the youngest-ever leader, 25-year-old Selina Hall, took both of them over.The super...
View ArticleMore FirstBuy homes on the market now
More possibilities for first-time buyers of new homes are opening up at The Triangle, Wygate Park, Spalding where Broadgate Homes has been given the go-ahead to offer 14 more houses on the government...
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