Ghostly goings-on in Crowland Abbey?
Everyone loves a ghost story, but a Crowland man says he had no idea he was in the middle of one when he took photographs inside the town’s abbey on a summer’s evening last year. Paranormal enthusiast...
View ArticleRoad sealed off in Bourne after “small explosion”
UPDATE FRIDAY 12PM: Residents living near the scene of an explosion in Bourne earlier today have been given the all-clear after bomb disposal experts were called in to investigate.Police sealed off...
View ArticleCow stuck in bog rescued in Lutton
Fire crews faced a sticky situation in Lutton Marsh where a cow managed to get itself stuck in boggy ground on Thursday.The drama unfolded just before 8.50pm when specially trained animal rescue...
View ArticleSpring in the garden
Talking about this year’s gardens, it would be easy to concentrate on what’s not happening, rather than what should or could be. But how many times can you remember all the spring bulbs – snowdrops,...
View ArticleLet’s Celebrate the 55th parade
Next weekend sees the 55th and last ever Spalding Flower Parade.There promises to be something for everyone in this year’s parade, the theme for which is Let’s Celebrate.The parade of fabulous floats,...
View ArticleShotgun thief has appeal dismissed
The getaway driver for a gang who stole a shotgun in a raid has been told he cannot complain about his jail term.Barry Steward (31), of West Parade, Wisbech, was locked up for four years at Lincoln...
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 ArticleArrest made after knife threats in Bourne
A man is in police custody today in connection with reports of threats being made against the public by someone with a knife in a Bourne street.Police were called to Hereward Street this morning after...
View ArticleSurvey test for volunteer police scheme
A £1.5 million plan by Lincolnshire Police to recruit up to 1,000 volunteers for the force faces a crucial test of public support this week.People in South Holland and across the county are being...
View Article‘A conversation in the bank saved my mother’s life’
A woman has paid tribute to a part-time bank worker who saved her mother’s life.The customer, known only as Mrs P, wrote to the Lincolnshire Free Press to express her extreme gratitude to Trevor Wain...
View Article65-year total jail for eight in drugs ring
Eight people, including a Crowland man, involved in a heroin supply and money laundering conspiracy have been given sentences totalling more than 65 years following a six week trial at Norwich Crown...
View ArticleSuspected illegal immigrants arrested in Cowbit
Three men suspected of entering the UK illegally have been arrested in Cowbit today after a tip-off from a member of the public.The men were arrested at about 8.45am after police received a report of...
View Article‘Save our big skies’ – MP joins battle against wind farm
“Big sky” thinking is being used by South Holland’s MP to support campaigners who are raising £40,000 to stop a wind farm being built in Sutton St James.Minutes after giving evidence at a public...
View ArticleJobs fair success as crowds visit
Hundreds of people looking for work were spoilt for choice at South Holland Centre where an employment fair was held on Tuesday. More than 30 employers, including Spalding-based Bakkavor, Fowler Welch...
View ArticleWoman to live on just £1 a day
A Gosberton Fen woman plans to live below the poverty line on £1 a day next week to raise money for charity.Amy Dickinson is taking part in a global fundraising challenge for five days, starting on...
View ArticlePair arrested after serious assault in Spalding
Two youths have been arrested in connection with an assault in Spalding today where a man suffered serious injuries.Police were called to Double Street at about 3am where a man, whose age is as yet...
View ArticleNew support group for cancer launch
Cancer patients in South Holland and their families can get help and advice from a new group being launched this week.The first meeting of South Holland Cancer Support Group is being held at St...
View ArticleCash rolls in for Callum’s Smile charity
Fundraising friends were bowled over after their pub party in memory of a teenager who died from cancer raised more than £2,000.Julie Smith and Julie Bull decided to hold an event in honour of Callum...
View ArticleSmile money to help keep youngsters out of prison
A charity which tries to steer young people away from a life of crime is the latest beneficiary of Smile Fund cash.The Smile Fund is a £10,000 pot of money put up by the Spalding and District Round...
View ArticleFarewell to Spalding Flower Parade
Saturday’s flower parade will be the end of an era for South Holland.It will be the 55th – and final – parade, and over the years millions of people will have watched what has been dubbed the greatest...
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