Ban for driving under influence of drugs
Blood analysis by a forensic scientist proved a Pinchbeck man was driving under the influence of the banned substance ketamine.Police stopped Joseph Pike in Bourne after a patrol car officer saw his...
View ArticleStole mobile phone from friend’s house
A young woman stole a mobile phone from her friend’s home and used it to call family and friends.Shelley-Anne Dooney (23), of Cranmore Lane, Holbeach, pleaded not guilty to the offence when she...
View ArticleLATEST RESULTS: Lincolnshire County Council elections
In a night of surprises, no party has managed to secure a majority in the Lincolnshire County Council elections, with UKIP making huge gains across the region.Seventy-seven seats were up for grabs with...
View ArticlePolice boss quizzed at panel meeting
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick faced questions about his plans to recruit volunteers for the force at a meeting in Weston.Mr Hardwick and Spalding community policing inspector...
View ArticleCOUNTY ELECTIONS: Conservatives lick their wounds but vow to be back
Conservatives in south Lincolnshire were licking their wounds this morning but looking to the future in the aftermath of the Lincolnshire County Council elections.In a night of surprises, no party...
View ArticlePension decisions are of huge importance
Approaching retirement can be a daunting time, with rafts of paperwork arriving from pension companies asking you to make choices about the future income you will receive for the rest of your life....
View ArticleYoung pirates of Holbeach
History and science were brought to life at William Stukeley Primary School, Holbeach, with a dressing-up day on the theme of Under the Sea.Pupils eagerly wore a range of pirate and mermaid costumes as...
View ArticleMP moves on with flower power
MP John Hayes was out in his constituency visiting flower festivals hours after seeing two of his closest colleagues lose their Conservative seats.Mr Hayes said he was deeply saddened Eddy Poll in...
View ArticleAGONY OF Wait for justice
A couple say they are having a soul-destroying wait for justice for their son, who was killed in a suspected hit and run.Cyclist Tim Osborn (27) was found dead in a ditch beside the A151 Bourne Road...
View ArticleChurch looks for stake in development
Members of a Spalding church have put forward their interest in plans for a community centre to be built on a town residential development.Talks between South Holland Community Church and the district...
View ArticleStole razors ten minutes after being caught for attempt theft
A man stole razors and blades worth £50 from Boots in Spalding just ten minutes after he was discovered trying to steal a kettle from Homebase.Jobless Mantas Kizevicius (23) hoped to sell the items to...
View ArticleNew homes next to biomass site?
A company is seeking consent to build homes that could be almost in the shadow of a planned £300million biomass power station at Wingland.The plan from Circle Investments London Ltd came before Sutton...
View ArticleLock up your lawn mowers
Police are warning residents to lock up their lawn mowers following two raids.A ride-on mower was stolen from Tydd Gote on Wednesday night, six days after a Kubota mower was taken from Long Sutton.
View ArticleAccused of begging in a public place
A man of 33 is accused of begging in Holland Market, Spalding, on April 19.Spalding magistrates on Thursday adjourned the case again James Waxman, of The Tenters, Holbeach, to a hearing at Skegness on...
View ArticleFire crews called out to shed on fire
Fire crews from Bourne and Market Deeping were called out to a shed blaze.The fire started at lunchtime on Tuesday in Wetherby Close, Bourne. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue did not say how it started.
View ArticleSome damaged house kitchen
Firefighters from Long Sutton were called to a kitchen fire at Kiln Drive, Tydd St Mary.Fire damaged a plastic lid left on the hob and there was smoke damage to the kitchen. The fire started at 4.30pm...
View ArticleSpalding’s last flower parade goes out with a bang
Organisers said Spalding’s last flower parade would go out with a bang and the crowds were not disappointed.More than 40,000 people accepted the invitation to Let’s Celebrate and saw the 55th and final...
View ArticleCouncillor accused of ‘betraying’ village
Sutton Bridge parish councillors are making a final bid to stop a £300million biomass power station being built at Wingland.South Holland’s planning committee meets on Wednesday and is expected to give...
View ArticleCall for support as head breaks silence
‘Stop complaining and start supporting your school’The rallying call follows a three-day visit by Ofsted to Spalding’s Sir John Gleed School sparked by parents’ concerns.Lesa Jeffery, who has a...
View ArticleWind farm bosses defy council
Bosses of a proposed wind farm at West Pinchbeck are defying a council request to withdraw their planning application.Wind Ventures Ltd wants to site nine 126m high turbines at The Delph, but experts...
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