Students enjoying their ERIC time!
Young bookworms at the Peele Community College in Long Sutton had a treat when they were presented with a novel each.The college has bought nearly 400 popular books and presented them to all 18 forms...
View ArticleThousands of school children go bananas for Fairtrade Fortnight
Thousands of schoolchildren got a taste of fairness in just eight days. Anglia Co-operative has been spreading the message about Fairtrade to no less than 2,366 youngsters across its business area...
View ArticleMan denies iron bar charge
A man has denied two counts of possessing offensive weapons, a 2ft long iron bar and a walking stick, and threatening behaviour in Spalding’s Edinburgh Drive on February 20.Anthony Holmes (31), of...
View ArticleHospital check-up for man in Low Fulney crash
A 68-year old man was taken to hospital for a check-up following an accident this morning at Low Fulney.The man, from Stamford, was driving a Porsche when the collision happened.There were no other...
View ArticleCourt orders psychiatric report on burglar
A court today (Thursday) ordered a psychiatric report in the case of a burglar who left his DNA at the scene of a jewellery raid.Phillip Malone (36), care of Churchfield Close, Deeping St James,...
View ArticleCrash driver was double drink limit
A driver flagged down police after hitting another car when he was more than double the legal drink-drive limit.Igors Butkis was on the wrong side of the road in his red Toyota Avensis when he hit the...
View ArticleFirefighters called to Long Sutton accident
Long Sutton firefighters were called to a car fire following an accident today on the B1359 in Gedney. The car was a silver Fiesta and as the fire was out on arrival the crew made the vehicle safe.A...
View ArticleDriver gets three year ban
Police stopped a car when a back light was out and found the driver was over the drink-drive limit.Daniel Clark was given a three-year ban by Spalding magistrates today (Thursday) because it was his...
View ArticleTwo primary school heads step down
Two of South Holland’s primary school headteachers are stepping down from the hot seat.Maureen Martin leaves Cowbit St Mary’s on March 27 for “semi retirement” while Heather Beeken will retire from St...
View ArticleYouth centre’s future secured
A youth centre which has had an uncertain future is set to get a new lease of life now the county council has secured someone to run it.The community is being urged to get behind social enterprise...
View ArticleRaising pub roof a vote of confidence from brewery
At a time when 18 pubs are closing down across the country each week, one historic hostelry at Pinchbeck is fighting back with a magnificent new thatched roof.Norfolk thatcher David Bennett completed...
View ArticleWashing machine fire
Fire crews from Spalding were called out to a washing machine on fire last night.The alarm was sounded at 9.30pm in Johnson Avenue, Spalding, but the fire was out when fire crews arrived.Lincolnshire...
View ArticleMan hurt when car overturned
A man escaped with minor injuries to his hand when his car ran off the A152 Main Road at Quadring on Wednesday evening.The Nissan Micra ended up on its side in a garden.Police say the driver was a...
View ArticleMan faces two theft charges
Magistrates on Thursday adjourned two theft charges involving a Spalding man.Benjamin Chapman (29), of Medlock Crescent, is accused of stealing a moisture sensor worth £41.98 from the town’s B&Q...
View ArticleCouncil tax bills rise to protect ‘front line’
Council tax payers in Bourne and The Deepings face a hike in their bills as South District Council moves to protect ‘front line’ services this year.It works out at £5 a year for Band D properties or...
View ArticleFalse alarm on bus fire
Fire crews were called to a suspected bus fire in Bicker Road, Donington, shortly before 10am today (Friday) but it turned out to be a false alarm.Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue said a build up of carbon...
View ArticleVillagers urged to have say on turbine
Residents are gathering in Sutton St James over concerns about plans for a 50m wind turbine on farmland near their homes.The application to South Holland District Council has been made by Ogden Energy,...
View ArticlePinchbeck windmills
When Hilary Healey says she has been collecting information on local history for years, it is no exaggeration.For instance, Hilary, a former art teacher turned archaeologist and local historian, has...
View ArticlePinchbeck’s mills and millers
There are still two windmills in Pinchbeck, Northgate Mill and Glenside Mill.The Sellers family was at Northgate Mill from 1861 to 1901 and Hilary has a picture of miller James Sellers and all his...
View ArticleBusinesses invited to be ‘Transported’ to success
Holbeach is on the road to being the focus of world-wide interest in the arts.A £2.5million project is being launched in the town in May - and local business owners are being called together to make...
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