No tax disc led to drink-drive arrest
Police spotted a Ford Mondeo without a tax disc, spoke to the driver and found he was over the drink-drive limit.Donatas Soblevicius (30), of Galway Close, Spalding, had 55 microgrammes of alcohol in...
View ArticlePicnic idea to bring cultures together
A newly-formed community group of Eastern Europeans and Brits is holding a family picnic in an effort to bring both populations together.Linked2Gether has been formed to try to change attitudes and get...
View Article‘Sandwich’ effort for a good cause
A Crowland Cares community driver has turned roadie for her son and his chums on a charity cycle to Edinburgh.Christine Todd has taken four days off her voluntary role taking residents to hospital...
View ArticleHEALTH MATTERS by Simon Temple
It’s been a time of celebration in the trust since my last column with May featuring International Nurses’ Day. The day, which coincides with Florence Nightingales’ birthday on May 12, is an...
View ArticleBusiness booming at clothing agency
Business is blooming at a new Gosberton clothing agency thanks to the village’s recent flower festival.Camilla Emanuele has opened The Shop in the Coach House, a building she coverted at the bottom of...
View ArticleNew acquisition for Holbeach businessman
Holbeach businessman Ashley King has added to his varied portfolio after acquiring a 50 per cent share in Langwith Builders.The deal went through on May 3 and Mr King is now in partnership with Ian...
View ArticleHigher retirement income
Enhanced annuities are a type of the traditional conventional annuity. In the same way as with a conventional or standard annuity, the company providing it takes on all the risk of providing you with a...
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 ArticleFormer parish chairman quits
Andrew Woolf has decided to step down as a member of Moulton Parish Council shortly after handing over as chairman to Coun Geoff Cooper.Coun Woolf will continue to represent Moulton as a district...
View ArticleInvitation issued to health campaigners
A council health scrutiny committee is to invite campaigners to observe its meetings and witness its work first-hand.Lincolnshire County Council’s Health Scrutiny Committee – which is responsible for...
View ArticleHow did car end up in ditch?
Police are trying to find out how an 86-year-old woman died when her car ended up in a dyke at Billingborough Fen. It happened on Wednesday when police were called to a report of a silver Vauxhall...
View ArticleTwo years’ detention for ‘hactivist’ Davis
A computer hacker who played a part in sophisticated cyber attacks on major global institutions has been sentenced to two year’s detention.Jake Davis (20), who moved to Spalding from the Shetlands...
View ArticleUKIP refuses to back anti-racism motion
All 16 UKIP county councillors refused to back an anti-racism declaration put forward by veteran Labour councillor Rob Parker at a meeting on Friday.Coun Parker wanted to ensure all county residents...
View ArticleFarm thieves strike again in South Holland
A spate of thefts involving specialist satellite receivers for tractors continues in South Holland - this time in Moulton Seas End.The latest incident where a Star Fire satellite receiver was stolen...
View ArticleChoose a farm park to suit the whole family
Chlldren aren’t hard to please, it’s their parents who’ll decide which attraction or activity to take them to this bank holiday weekend – and us adults tend to be a lot more picky.But wherever you live...
View ArticleEnjoy a voyage on the Spalding water taxi
Nothing beats hopping aboard a boat to give you that “get away from it all” feeling, however close to home you may be.And every summer since 2005 when Broadgate Homes and South Holland Council paired...
View ArticleHistory delays new cashpoint
The historic interest of the Barclays Bank building at Long Sutton is delaying works to reinstate the cashpoint following a ram raid last August.Although the bank reopened quickly after the teleporter...
View ArticleCommunity-based town parade likely for 2014
“We want a parade, we want it during the May Bank Holiday weekend and we want it to start and finish in Spalding.”That was the resounding message sounded out at a public meeting on Saturday morning to...
View ArticleHolbeach Hurn grower welcomes spring visitors
Well, spring reluctantly arrived on the farm in early April, after what seemed like a year of cold and wet weather.This allowed us to start with the job of drilling our spring crops. All of the sugar...
View ArticleMan, 26, charged in relation to Spalding robbery
UPDATE WEDNESDAY 5PM: A 26-year-old man from Spalding has appeared in court today in connection with a robbery near a town cycle shop. Grantham magistrates remanded Shane Osbourne of St Thomas Road in...
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