Easter Sunday concert in Spalding
The Priory Singers will be performing The Crucifixion by John Stainer on Easter Sunday at Spalding United Reformed Church at 3pm.Soloists will be John Moorman (tenor), who is returning to the town to...
View ArticleKirton Holme grower in optimistic mood
So often in past articles I have written about low prices, vagaries of the weather, and generally on a slightly pessimistic note. So this time I am looking at the positives.The weather, we know, has...
View ArticleSwan lake drama
A specialist crew from Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue was called out to Frampton Marsh Nature Reserve on Tuesday to rescue an injured swan. The swan was on an island in the middle of a lake. The...
View ArticlePlea for drivers to help old folk
A Spalding charity that provides day care for elderly people is looking for new volunteer drivers.Age UK Spalding District is seeking drivers up to the age of 75 who can spare a few hours a week to...
View ArticleFurther rise in jobless figures
More than three hundred more people were looking for work in February than the previous month according to unemployment figures for Lincolnshire.Latest statistics released by the Office for National...
View ArticleNew strike at Cross Keys Bridge
Workers at Cross Keys Bridge, Sutton Bridge, will walk out on strike at 6am on Monday until 6am on Wednesday, April 3. Three county council employees are locked in a dispute with bosses, claiming new...
View ArticleHelp the homeless
Residents in South Holland are being urged to report instances of rough sleeping in the district.Although no firm evidence of street homelessness was found during the district council’s latest sweep,...
View ArticleGedney Dyke farmer involved in new pedigree breeding scheme
A world-wide resurgence of interest in native British beef breeds has encouraged the Lincoln Red Cattle Society to launch a scheme to produce pedigree breeding stock.According to Gedney Dyke breeder...
View ArticleRoad closure is ‘misleading’
Shoppers are being told it will be business as usual when resurfacing works take place through the heart of Pinchbeck.Darryl Cross, of the Spar shop in Knight Street, claims signs that have gone up...
View Article60 years on, she’s still a little cracker
A couple whose love affair has lasted a lifetime celebrated their 60 years of marriage last week the way it all started - down the pub.Mary and Archie Penfold got together with friends and neighbours...
View ArticleAlternative cattle feed needed
Investigating alternative sources of protein for use in livestock feed is crucial, according to Richard Weightman of agricultural consultancy ADAS.He says agriculture’s reliance on imported protein is...
View ArticleOutlawing NHS gagging orders is just ‘firefighting’
A former NHS non-executive director claims moves to ban “gagging clauses” which prevent staff speaking out about patient safety do not address the heart of the problem.Phil Scarlett, who was a...
View ArticleAdvice to arable farmers to switch to maize
Replacing cereals with maize this spring could prove an attractive cash crop option for arable farmers, according to Limagrain’s Tim Richmond.He says maize silage and crimped maize grain are highly...
View ArticleCharity commission questions on field
Campaigners calling for the gates of a community playing field in Spalding to be permanently open to the public are sitting on the sidelines awaiting a decision by the Charity Commission.The Sir Halley...
View ArticleHorrors of the Holocaust told
What is it like to have no childhood? Who do you turn to for comfort when all your family have gone? When you are surrounded by adults committing horrific deeds can you ever trust again?All these...
View ArticleCounty going to the polls
Potential Lincolnshire county councillors have between March 26 and April 5 to put themselves forward for the May 2 elections.There are nine wards locally, with one seat in each.They are: Crowland and...
View ArticleBudget ‘good news’ for beer drinkers
Beer drinkers, small businesses and drivers are celebrating after Chancellor George Osborne delivered his budget yesterday.But those who jet off for holidays will be clobbered by another rise in air...
View ArticleBicker cottage industry is a gem
Diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires, all precious gemstones, all sought after for their beauty, their colour and brilliant sparkle.Yet for Kath Pearce-Fitzgibbon, a gemmologist who lives in Bicker...
View ArticleSee Kath’s gems in Kirton and Donington
It will be possible to see a selection of Kath Pearce-Fitzgibbon’s gems and jewellery at a prom fair being held at the Merry Monk in Kirton on Saturday, April 20 (10am to 4pm).Alternatively, Get A Head...
View ArticleNFU’s Budget response
The cut in national insurance bills and scrapping the fuel duty rise announced in the Budget will go some way in helping farm businesses deal with spiralling costs, the NFU has said.NFU president Peter...
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