Triple win for shoe firm
Local footwear retailer North Shoes are celebrating after a triple win at the Footwear Industry Awards.The company received the awards for Independent Family Retailer of the Year, Ladies Independent...
View ArticleTop student Wayne earns royal approval
A student from the National Centre for Food Manufacturing (NCFM)at Holbeach has been presented with an industry award by Princess Anne.Wayne Clark was chosen to receive an award for Best Student...
View ArticleCharity ball in honour of cancer victim
A charity ball for a father-of-five fighting pancreatic cancer has been opened up to South Holland residents by his determined granddaughter.Lorna Palmer (24), of Gedney Hill, is hosting the ball at...
View ArticleSt John’s and Garth meet
St John’s Primary School children Amy Hall and Natasha Oliver met Garth School pupil Joseph Bradshaw during classroom studies on what life is like for disabled youngsters. Youngsters from the two...
View Article‘Street Pastors need you’ call to churches
Church leaders behind plans to launch Street Pastors in Spalding are making a final appeal to Christians across South Holland to back the scheme.Hopes are high that enough volunteers will come forward...
View ArticleHopes pub will help to revive town nightlife
Spalding’s Hole in the Wall pub is being taken over by one of the town’s popular landlords in the hope nightlife in the town centre can be revived.The pub will be closed for the next two weeks for...
View ArticlePolice thanks for support
Police in South Holland have received a morale boost in their efforts to make the area a safer place.Insp Jim Tyner, community policing inspector for Spalding, welcomed comments from people interviewed...
View ArticleCouncillors to discuss CCTV cash after talks
Holbeach Parish Council will weigh up a possible u-turn on its decision to axe £5,500 of CCTV funding for the town when it meets next month.Councillors have come under fire since voting not to renew...
View ArticleCyclists under the spotlight
Police were out before dawn in Spalding on a special operation showing it was business as usual for the local beat – in spite of the suspension of the temporary Chief Constable.Within hours of Police...
View ArticleVolunteers plan for exciting new chapter at village hall
Villagers are being urged to start using a newly-refurbished community hall or risk losing it.There had been fears Moulton Village Hall could fall into disrepair when a pre-school moved to new...
View ArticleAdam to climb mountains in tribute to mum
Young Spalding businessman Adam Mayer is taking up the Three Peaks Challenge for the Breast Cancer campaign in memory of his mum .Adam can’t forget the date his mum Susan Mayer died of breast cancer –...
View Article‘Scandalous’ neglect of historic building
An amateur historian with a passion for old buildings has claimed it would be an “appalling crime” to let the last remains of Spalding Priory crumble to dust.Thornholme Grange in Mallard Road, Low...
View ArticleGood start to Ben and Toby’s £4,000 appeal
Donations have already started pouring in to help make life easier for two special little boys.In Thursday’s Spalding Guardian we launched a new Children’s Fund appeal to raise £4,000 for disabled...
View ArticlePlaygroup is fascinated by ZooLab’s visit
Rats Woody and Buzz were the stars of a visit to Gosberton’s Rainbow Playgroup by ZooLab, an organisation that helps children come face to face with fascinating small creatures.A crab, a tree frog, a...
View ArticleAwards for Duke scheme students
Spalding students who were challenged to their limits had a golden moment when they were rewarded.A special presentation evening was held on Friday for 36 High School students who have received their...
View ArticleNew court date for woman facing threats to kill charge
A 28-year-old woman from Swineshead is due to appear in court later this month on charges that include making threats to kill at her home last month.Victoria Keal, of Drayton Road, is due before Boston...
View ArticleSupport team to help dementia
Families in South Holland affected by dementia can now get support from a specialist team at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston.A service to help improve care for people with dementia has been launched through a...
View ArticleElectrical fault causes car fire in Bourne
A car was severely damaged by fire after an electrical fault developed in its engine section on Sunday morning.One fire crew from Bourne wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel jet to put out the...
View ArticleAn education in gypsy and traveller life
Paul Boucher of the Lincolnshire Traveller Initiative, which is supported by the county council, says: “Hopefully what we have done will improve understanding of one of Britain’s most misunderstood...
View ArticleSecond power station talks
An update on a second power station for Sutton Bridge will be given at the annual parish meeting on April 16.Sutton Bridge Parish Council heard on Tuesday that the power station was given planning...
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