Spalding Flower Parade’s golden years
Doug Braybrooks, in his book Spalding Flower Parade The Golden Years, says that on June 23, 1958, a meeting was held involving representatives of South Holland Horticultural Association, the NFU and...
View ArticleTractor‘s GPS system stolen
Thieves stole a GPS tractor control system, a receiver dome and two fertiliser control boxes from a farm in East Bank, Sutton Bridge.The raid on the John Deere tractor happened between 8pm on Wednesday...
View ArticleCompass Point is Employer of Year
A shared “back-office” administration company run by South Holland and East Lindsey district councils has won a top accolade.Compass Point Business Services was named as the Lincolnshire and Rutland...
View ArticleBreakfast date with police
Spalding police inspector Jim Tyner is the guest speaker at Thursday’s meeting of Spalding Business Club.Insp Tyner will give a presentation on community policing for the 21st century.The breakfast...
View ArticleWork to start on police poll results
Students from the University of Lincoln have started work on analysing the findings of a public survey on plans to recruit up to 1,000 volunteers for the county’s police force.The survey is a crucial...
View Article‘Vicious attack’ on nightclub pair
Two youths have been bailed in connection with a “vicious attack” on two men who had been out at a Spalding nightclub.The men, both Lithuanian, were attacked in Double Street before 3am on Sunday and...
View ArticlePolice arrest 11 at Pinchbeck
Police arrested 11 suspected illegal immigrants who arrived in Pinchbeck in the back of a lorry this morning.All 11 men are now in custody at Boston Police Station and will be dealt with by officers...
View ArticleNew company pension plans
People are living longer which means there will gradually be less working people compared to an increasing number of retired people.In October the Government introduced new legislation to get more...
View ArticleThree arrested after drug raids in Holbeach
A woman and two men have been arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs after a police operation in Holbeach.Officers with sniffer dogs raided a house in West End and a member of the public also...
View ArticleHopes for 25th Gold at Chelsea
Exhibiting at Chelsea will hold particular significance for Linda and Bryan Goodey this year.It will be the 25th show for the couple who run Southfields Nurseries at Morton, known as Cactusland, and...
View ArticleNew head ready to take on challenges
Making teaching “inspirational” and achieving a good Ofsted score are some of the aims of Kirton Middlecott School’s new head teacher.Julia Garwood admits to being “confronted with challenges” to...
View ArticleGary Porter – the man with three hats and South Holland tinted spectacles
There are probably not too many people who can boast that they have the prime minister’s phone number and other high-level politicians on speed dial.But South Holland District Council leader Gary...
View ArticleFireworks prank in phone box ‘incredibly dangerous,’ say police
Police have condemned those responsible for setting off fireworks in a Spalding phone box and outside a number of houses.It happened in Matmore Gate where a fire crew from Spalding used a water hose to...
View ArticlePulled gun on couple who gave him help
A couple were left terrified when a man they gave sanctuary to pulled out a gun, Lincoln Crown Court was told.Sam Walker knocked at the door of the couple’s home in Holbeach St Johns at 6 am asking for...
View ArticlePolice boss meets Home Secretary to ask for cash
A new tactic in the fight to win more cash for Lincolnshire Police is to be used after talks between the Home Office and the man in charge of policing the county.Lincolnshire Police and Crime...
View ArticleGet involved or lose venues, say Moulton leaders
The long-term future of Moulton Community Centre and Village Hall rests in the hands of villagers, trustees who run both venues have warned this week. Leaflets appealing for people to get involved as...
View ArticleChurch leaders voice fears over welfare cuts for needy
Leaders from two of Spalding’s main churches have backed a new report warning that changes to welfare benefits by the Government will hit the most vulnerable hardest.The Rev Robert Sheard, of Spalding...
View ArticleFamily escapes from blazing house
A family escaped through an upstairs window when fire broke out at their home in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday).Flames had engulfed the wooden staircase when rags soaked in flammable floor...
View ArticlePolice swoops on illegal immigrants
Eleven suspected illegal immigrants arrested at Pinchbeck on Monday are facing questions in a Home Office immigration detention centre.The men come from Syria, Pakistan and Morocco and are likely to be...
View ArticleQuadring farmer’s long holiday job
Michael Featherstone jokes that he has had the longest summer vacation job in the history of casual labour.In 1977 his grandfather Jim suggested he spend the summer working on the family farm at...
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