Speeding motorcyclist killed doing wheelie
A MOTORCYCLIST who died after crashing into the back of a van in Spalding had been performing a wheelie just seconds earlier.Witnesses to the crash told an inquest on Friday how Patryk Wojtczak did not...
View ArticleGrieving grandson abuses paramedics
A GRIEVING man – who lay down drunk in a cold, wet field – was abusive to emergency service personnel when they went to his aid.Zak Hurst (19) first became violent towards an ambulance service crew in...
View ArticleARMED SIEGE: Police reassure worried villagers
UPDATE: Wednesday, 1.15pm: RESIDENTS with any concerns following yesterday’s armed stand-off in Sutton St James are being urged to talk to police.Insp Jim Tyner has said there will be an ongoing police...
View ArticleSummer start scheduled for £830,000 marina work
WORK on the £830,000 marina planned for Sutton Bridge is due to start in July and finish by the end of this year.Lincolnshire County Council claims the project will boost the local economy by £200,000...
View ArticleLong Sutton lead thieves caught
THIEVES who stole lead roof gullies from homes in Station Road, Long Sutton, were caught by police at Kirton.Pc Darren Enderby told Long Sutton Parish Council that homeowners targeted by lead thieves...
View ArticleLetters to tackle a sticky problem
LETTERS are to be sent to schools in Spalding highlighting problems of chewing gum being dropped on town centre streets.Spalding Town Centre Neighbourhood Panel, in conjunction with the police, decided...
View ArticleARMED SIEGE TRAGEDY: Police escort was needed for baby
VILLAGERS have spoken of their shock at Tuesday afternoon’s dramatic events. Sutton St James’s community stood and watched as emergency services and the media swamped the village as the armed stand-off...
View ArticleMopeds stolen
THIEVES stole two mopeds from the driveway of a house in Hereward Road, Spalding on Monday night.A diesel engine van was heard at around 2am and the mopeds were found to be missing late that...
View ArticleFarm shop burgled
BURGLARS have stolen cash from a till in an overnight raid at a farm shop in Gedney.The burglary at Chestnut Farm Shop on the A17 was discovered at about 6am this morning. Police say the offenders got...
View ArticleEmail scam warning
LINCOLNSHIRE Police are warning computer users about a new email scam.A message entitled ‘Population Census: a message to everyone – act now’ is being circulated, allegedly in the name of National...
View ArticleFormer PCSO jailed for raping girl (12)
A FORMER police community support officer has been jailed for ten years for the rape of a 12-year-old schoolgirl.Michael Yardley, who was employed by Lincolnshire Police as part of a neighbourhood...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Cyclist (77) killed in crash
AN ELDERLY cyclist has died after being hit by a car in Whaplode Drove. The 77-year-old man from Crowland died at scene following the crash in Broadgate just after 1pm this afternoon.He collided with a...
View ArticleOn the buses
NORFOLK Green is boosting its Sunday service from April so buses run half hourly, councillor Chris Brewis reported to Long Sutton and Sutton Bridge parish councils.The company runs a 505 service...
View ArticleGirl of 13 admits to arson at flat
A GIRL of 13 set fire to curtains in a Spalding flat and, as the fire spread, neighbours from the block were evacuated from their homes by her friends.The teenager, who cannot be named for legal...
View ArticlePut good causes on your Radar again
DUST off your running shoes or bike clips because it’s time to dig deep and raise thousands for good causes in Radar Challenge 3.A total of nearly £30,000 was raised for a host of charitable causes in...
View ArticleHigh school girls celebrate drama success
DRAMA students at Spalding High School put their acting skills to the test – and passed with flying colours. At the beginning of December, 13 girls took their London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts...
View ArticleLonely delivery driver crashed while over limit
LONELY delivery driver Marcin Lis overturned his car into a ditch on Bourne Road, Spalding, when he had too much to drink on the night he went out to see a pal.Lis (33), of Dozens Bank, West Pinchbeck,...
View ArticleGirls, fancy joining the fire service?
LINCOLNSHIRE Fire and Rescue wants to encourage more women to join its ranks as frontline firefighters.The emergency service is holding a recruitment event this Saturday to extinguish the myth that...
View ArticleWhat’s cooking in Kelly’s kitchen?
GOOD, old fashioned gravy dinners have been the secret weapon of entrepreneur Kelly Newman, who has grown what was a snack bar to a business delivering more than 100 hot meals a day.Most of the meals...
View ArticleFlower Queen Daisy’s year of sharing ‘best days’
IF DAISY Ivatt never feels like a princess in her life ever again, at least she can look back to her term of office as Flower Queen and know she had a year of being treated like royalty.“It’s been...
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