Boss’s ‘ultimatum’ led to drink-drive crash for employee
A an employee wrote off his car when was over the drink-drive limit and feared he would lose his job if he didn’t follow orders to report for work.Warren Talbot was injured in a crash at Kate’s Bridge,...
View ArticleHare courser fined
A hare courser arrested by police at Guthram’s Gowt must pay a £600 fine.The case against Hugh Connors (33), of Woodmanston, Banstead, was proved in his absence when he failed to attend Spalding...
View ArticleCase for trial
Kelvin Evans (64), of Low Road, Holbeach Hurn, pleaded not guilty to an assault charge when he appeared at Spalding Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.He was granted unconditional bail and the case was...
View ArticleDrivers face trial
Two men accused of dangerous driving on the A17 are to stand trial at Spalding Magistrates’ Court on July 25.Robert Johnson (49), of Sorrel Court, King’s Lynn, and Peter Tibbs (40), of Punsfer Way,...
View ArticleMotor cyclist, 73, taken to hospital after crash in Bourne
A 73-year-old man was taken to hospital after his motor bike collided with a car in Bourne on Tuesday.It happened on South Street when the man’s black Kawasaki motor bike crashed into an Audi just...
View ArticleCouncillor gets planning permission
District councillor Bob Creese has been given planning consent for an extension and alterations to his home in Cobgate, Whaplode.His application went to South Holland’s planning committee for a...
View ArticleFormer boss tells MPs of NHS bullying
The former boss of Lincolnshire hospitals has told MPs of a culture of “sheer bullying” in the NHS.Gary Walker, the former United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust chief executive, appeared before the...
View Article‘Lock up your tabbies’ lost cat owner warns
A cat-lover is urging owners to keep their pets indoors after what she believes is a spate of thefts around the Pinchbeck area.Sally Woods says she has been made aware of up to ten grey tabby cats...
View ArticleDeveloper in court for Holbeach play area breach
A developer has been fined after failing to provide a children’s play area on a housing estate in Holbeach.Sovereign Homes was given permission to build almost 40 homes off Hallgate, Holbeach, in 2006...
View ArticlePolice boss gets support in chief row
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Alan Hardwick has received backing from an unlikely source after his decision to suspend temporary Chief Constable Neil Rhodes over a conduct...
View ArticleBus firm explains role in pass row
The bus company whose driver refused to let a 92-year-old woman on board in a row over an “obsolete” pass has explained its position.A driver for Boston-based Brylaine Travel told Thelma Branch, of...
View ArticleEvents to help Callum charity
Efforts to form a new charity in memory of a brave Pinchbeck teenager are gathering pace with a series of fundraising events taking place in the coming weeks.Family and friends of Callum Pite (14), who...
View ArticleFlytippers to pay if caught, says council
Flytippers who have turned land just outside Spalding into a dumping ground for rubbish, including asbestos, face being hit in the pocket if they are caught.The warning comes from South Holland...
View ArticleNo job losses at bank due to shut in Holbeach
None of the staff working at NatWest Bank in Holbeach will lose their jobs when the branch closes this summer.It emerged last week that the branch in West End will close on June 19 because of reduced...
View ArticleFightback on hare hunting welcomed
Farming and animal welfare groups have praised police for their operation against hare coursing in Lincolnshire. Police confirmed this week that Operation Galileo, targeting gangs hunting hares with...
View ArticleNew name for hospital
After eight years of providing healthcare to local people the Boston NHS Treatment Centre is to be been renamed the Boston West Hospital. Feedback from patients and the public suggested that the name...
View ArticlePolice in line for more Government cuts in 2015?
More cuts could be on the way for Lincolnshire Police with a Government minister saying the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office will share the pain of planned £11.5billion savings in...
View ArticleCounty hits road gritting record
Gritting crews salting Lincolnshire’s roads hit an all-time record by Friday as snow and frost continued through March.The county council had used 37,730 tonnes by the end of the week – beating the...
View ArticlePolice boss praises Galileo
A determined police operation to tackle hare coursing in South Holland has been praised by the man overseeing policing in Lincolnshire.Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick said the results for...
View ArticleLIVES recruiting first responders
Emergency medical response charity LIVES wants to recruit more first responders during an open evening on Thursday starting at 6.30pm in The Curlew Centre, Sutton Bridge.LIVES hope the meeting will be...
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