Cash for new LIVES group
District councillor Michael Booth has given £1,000 from his designated budget to kick-start a new LIVES group in Sutton Bridge.A dozen volunteers have started training as LIVES first responders so they...
View ArticleCentrica gives pledge on sea defences at Sutton Bridge
Energy company Centrica is promising to continue monitoring a crack that appeared in sea defences at Sutton Bridge after it laid wind farm cables through the embankment.Sutton Bridge Parish Council...
View ArticleChurch letter on graves crisis
Sutton Bridge Parish Council is being asked to get a move on and find a new burial ground before the village dead have to be buried in Spalding.There was a warning at last month’s annual parish meeting...
View ArticleCAB under fire for cutting sessions
People in Sutton Bridge are “at the end of the line again” following a cut in the number of Citizens’ Advice Bureau sessions held in the village.Parish councillor David Dewsberry told Sutton Bridge...
View ArticleHolbeach entertainment in the 1930s
Entertainment in Holbeach in the 1930s sounds similar to today – in some respects.Apart from dances and live music, people loved going to the cinema, and there were two in Spalding – the Regent Theatre...
View ArticleWorld record breaker in 1930s Holbeach
An unemployed Holbeach warehouseman’s world record-breaking feat in the 1930s has become the stuff of legend in his family.Len Hall’s Band broke the world record for non-stop playing in January 1931...
View ArticleThree people freed after Weston Hills crash
BREAKING NEWS WEDNESDAY 6.15PM: Firemen using cutting gear have freed three people after a two-vehicle crash in Weston Hills today.Crews from Spalding were called to Austendyke Road just after 5pm...
View ArticleUnlawful killing charge denied
A Latvian man has denied unlawfully killing a Spalding man who died on Christmas Day.Guntars Gansons (26) is charged with the manslaughter of Martins Lipsis in Winsover Road, on December 25,...
View ArticleDouble gold for Cactusland
Southfield Nurseries at Morton – Cactusland – has been awarded Gold and the Lyn Downes Best in the Floral Marquee Award, for the third year running, at the Malvern Spring Flower show.Their success...
View ArticleInvitation to NHS group meeting
A new NHS group is inviting people to a public meeting to find out more about its work.South Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group is the new NHS body responsible for planning and buying health...
View ArticleTories form county coalition with Lib Dems and Independents
Lincolnshire County Council leader Martin Hill has agreed to form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats and several Independent members.Conservative Coun Hill said: “I’m delighted that we have been...
View ArticleOutdoor area gives pupils fresh air
Weston Hills Primary School pupils got some fresh air into their lungs while working hard to find out more about the natural world around them.Youngsters experienced pond dipping, mini beast and insect...
View ArticleVideo: Uproar as public ‘excluded’ from Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel...
Members of the public have labelled the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel a ‘shambles’ after they were inadvertently excluded from an extraordinary meeting this afternoon.The meeting, held at East...
View Article‘Bloomers’ aim to build £5,000 garden for all
A “virtually undiggable” plot is going to be transformed into a community garden if Sutton Bridge In Bloom manages to raise £5,000.The Bloom team are applying for grants so they can create a new garden...
View ArticleMillions of people risking leaving it too late to discuss their dying wishes
New research for the Dying Matters Coalition shows that the majority of people in Britain have not discussed or made any plans for when they die, and are risking not getting appropriate end of life...
View ArticleSpalding’s own little Oasis
One of South Holland’s leading spas is celebrating two years of helping customers relax, unwind and feel beautiful with a special open day this weekend.Oasis Beauty and Day Spa in Little London,...
View ArticleWoman, 56, seriously injured in crash
UPDATE FRIDAY 4PM: A 56-year-old woman from the Market Deeping area is in hospital with serious injuries after a collision between a car and bicycle in the town today. It happened in High Street at...
View ArticleSpecial Brew thief handed himself in at police station
A man who fled from Tesco with eight cans of Carlsberg Special Brew might have escaped conviction but handed himself in at Holbeach Police Station.Verdon Brown dropped four of the cans in the...
View ArticleMotor cyclist hurt in Holbeach road crash
A man has been hurt after a crash between a car and a motor bike in Holbeach today. It happened on the B1168 Fen Road where a BMW motorbike collided with a Renault Clio at about 7.25am.The bike rider,...
View ArticleStrong winds lead to barn fire in Langtoft Fen
A blaze which severely damaged a barn and about 10 tonnes of firewood in Langtoft Fen was caused by sparks from a nearby bonfire, it has been confirmed today. Fire crews from Holbeach, Bourne and...
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