‘No more immigration’ call at Spalding protest
Protestors gathered in Spalding Market Place today waving banners calling for ‘No More Immigration’ and ‘Jobs and Homes for British’.About 150 people - from Holbeach, Pinchbeck and Donington as well as...
View ArticleMan arrested in relation to Boston double murder
A 41-year-old man from the Boston area has been arrested in connection with a double murder in the town today.Police were called to a house in Red Lion Street where there were reports of a disturbance...
View ArticlePedestrian hurt in accident with coach
A pedestrian in his mid-20s was taken to hospital with minor injuries after an accident involving a coach in Spalding’s Double Street, Spalding, this morning (Monday).The accident was reported to...
View ArticleMoulton breeding ground for artists
Since moving to Moulton Katie Stanney has been encouraged in her art by Mary Brice.Katie in turn has inspired her husband John to take up art.Now the three of them – plus Katie’s sister Jan Bee of...
View ArticleEasy pickings for burglars
Residents are being reminded to think security after a spot check by police found countless easy opportunities for burglars.Following an increase in burglaries around Spalding, PCSO Kirsty Taylor kept...
View ArticleNew non-executive director sought by healthcare trust
The health trust in charge of Spalding’s Johnson Community Hospital is looking for someone who wants to make a difference to people’s lives to become a non-executive director.Lincolnshire Community...
View ArticleTask group to look at Rhodes’ suspension
Lincolnshire’s Police Panel is to set up a special task group to look into the temporary suspension of the county’s chief constable.The new task and finish group will be set up at an extraordinary...
View ArticleCriminals sent to jail doubles
The number of people sent to prison by Lincolnshire Magistrates has almost doubled in five years.Nearly 2,000 more cases have gone through Magistrates’ courts in the same period.A study by The Howard...
View ArticleOlivia takes the crown
Market Deeping girl Olivia Landin has been announced as the winner of the Miss Lincolnshire 2013 competition.Olivia was crowned at a glittering event held at The Tokyo Club in Lincoln on Saturday...
View ArticleShortage of tulips for parade
Spalding’s final flower parade could be hit by a shortage of tulips as a result of the cold winter.Organisers of the event, which has a theme Let’s Celebrate for its swansong, said they might have to...
View ArticleCourt Register
The following decisions have been made recently by magistrates at court hearings. In all drink-drive cases the legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, 80 milligrammes of...
View ArticleEnd of an era as electrical shop closes
The closure of a Spalding shop at the beginning of May will mark the end of an era and the beginning of a new one.Electrical retailer Paul Taylors DJC Ltd in Winsover Road will close on May 2 when...
View Article‘Double standards’ cry as traffic warden outstays his welcome
A garage owner who clocked a traffic enforcement officer parked for four hours in a one-hour waiting zone says he is shocked at the “double standards”.Paul Beeken, of Westend Garage in Holbeach, said...
View ArticleOutstanding success for Spalding nursery
Staff and children at Spalding’s Acorn Childcare held a party to celebrate the nursery’s latest Ofsted inspection result.The Cross Street-based nursery was inspected in February and found to be...
View ArticleTeacher strike threat
Headteachers say GCSE and A-level exams will go ahead as normal this summer regardless of a strike threat by the two biggest teachers’ unionsThe NUT and the NAS/UWT are taking industrial action over...
View ArticleTwo-vehicle crash on A17 at Holbeach
Motorists faced rush hour headaches in Holbeach this morning after a crash involving two vehicles on the A17 at its junction with the A151.A Ford vehicle and a jeep collided at Peppermint Junction...
View ArticleMobile trailer alight on A16 near Surfleet
A fire on the A16 near Surfleet involving a mobile trailer unit was caused by a wheel collapsing and setting the trailer’s wooden floor alight, it has been confirmed today. Damage was caused to the...
View ArticleSoot build-up causes chimney fire in Quadring
Firemen using ladders, a hose reel and specialist equipment have dealt with a chimney blaze at a house in Quadring.It broke out at a house in Town Drove where soot had built up in a chimney, causing...
View ArticleGet your dream home thanks to Help to Buy
Local housebuilder Larkfleet Homes is giving hard-pressed homebuyers a welcome boost by offering the government’s new Help to Buy scheme on its developments in Bourne and Deeping St James.With the new...
View ArticleHappy St George’s Day from Donington!
There may not be many flags flying, but with the sun shining Donington residents are in the mood to celebrate St George’s Day.Unfortunately, most of us are at work, but Malcom Mills, owner of the Black...
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