First profit rise for seven years
Spalding Guardian’s publisher Johnston Press reported its first increase in operating profit for almost seven years this week in spite of the challenging economic environment.Ashley Highfield, chief...
View ArticleFirst UK conviction for dangerous cigarettes
A shop owner has been found guilty of selling “dodgy” cigarettes following a county-wide crackdown in the wake of a fatal house fire in Spalding.Lincolnshire Trading Standards seized almost 1,000 Jin...
View ArticleChance to make a difference
People keen to make a difference to the lives of others are being invited to apply for two vacancies on the board of an NHS trust.United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust is looking for two non-executive...
View ArticleMOTORS REVIEW: Mitusbishi Mirage
Mitsubishi claims its Mirage supermini is the first all sub-100g/km vehicle range in the UK and when coupled with a very low asking price, it does seem an interesting option for the budget-minded...
View Article‘Time for town to move forward’
News that grand plans for Spalding’s Holland Market are unlikely to go ahead has been given a cautious welcome.Last week, Corbo, which owns the town centre retail park, revealed it is revising plans...
View ArticleSUTTON BRIDGE GASIFIER: Building of the power station could start a year from...
EnergyPark boss Chris Williams says building work could start at Wingland in “about a year from now”.But the company faces two hurdles.First it will wait three months for the “judicial review period”...
View ArticleSUTTON BRIDGE GASIFIER: Village to fight district council on ‘green’ power...
Furious Sutton Bridge residents are ready to call in the local government Ombudsman or go to judicial review after district councillors gave the go-ahead for a controversial “green” power station.Angry...
View ArticleSUTTON BRIDGE GASIFIER: Couple blast council for giving go-ahead
A couple’s dream of a quiet retirement in the countryside lay in tatters as the planning committee approved EnergyPark’s application by a vote of 8-2.Stephanie Wheeler and her husband, Kevin, live in...
View ArticleIan Botham bat up for grabs
A cricket bat signed by England legend Ian Botham and fellow sporting heroes like Bill Athey will be a star lot at an auction for Two Lips.The bat was presented to Sir Ian by the celebrated maker...
View ArticleCCTV image released in connection with Spalding robbery
UPDATE THURSDAY 4PM: Police have today issued a CCTV image of a couple they wish to trace in connection with a robbery in Spalding.A woman’s handbag was stolen in the early hours of this morning near...
View ArticleNew direction for Quadring nursery
Put new blood in charge of a business and you have to expect change.Henry Bingham – at 27 one of the youngest people working in the horticultural industry in the area – has made radical changes since...
View ArticleThoughts from young farmer Will
I farm in partnership with my father on our family farm and I’m also currently treasurer of Spalding and District Young Farmers’ Club. On the farm we’ve completed planting potatoes, and the sugar beet...
View ArticleNew help for south Lincolnshire growers
The Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire Tony Worth officially opened the new Lincolnshire Rural Support Network health screening and advice drop in service for growers at Spalding Auction.At the same...
View ArticleStunning cacti display by Morton nursery
These cacti, part of the display that earned Southfields Nurseries at Morton – Cactusland – a gold and the Lyn Downes Best in Floral Marquee Award at Malvern Spring Flower Show, range from four to 40...
View ArticleWeights review
The NFU is asking for growers’ views on a proposal for a change in the legislation to allow roadworthy tractors and trailers to travel at speeds up to 25mph with weights of up to 37t (for tri-axle...
View ArticleMan seriously hurt in Cowbit crash
Thursday: Police say a man was seriously hurt in this morning’s accident on Barrier Bank, Cowbit, when a car ran off the road into a field.The air ambulance was scrambled, but the casualty – a man of...
View ArticleAnniversary ride has PEDALS power
A cycling group is putting PEDALS power behind celebrating 30 years of making the streets and paths of Spalding safer to ride.It hopes to encourage more local families to saddle up for two special...
View ArticleWoman, 86, dies after car ends up in dyke
Police are trying to establish how an elderly motorist died after her car ended up in a dyke in Billingborough Fen on Wednesday.An 86-year-old woman from the area was found in a silver Vauxhall Astra...
View ArticleRaided shed to get money for his rent
A near midnight raid on a garden shed ended in court for a Whaplode man after police caught him walking along the street with a strimmer.Matthew Rhodes (20) dumped the strimmer behind a hedge, but the...
View ArticleTransLinc driver fined for failing to report collision
A TransLinc driver was fined for failing to report a collision when his passenger minibus and a Ford Transit clipped wing mirrors, causing minor damage to both vehicles.After some heated words, Dickson...
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