Pinchin’s pastry scoops a handful of pie honours
Pie maker Henny Pinchin is making a habit of entering top food competitions at the last minute and still walking off with the honours.In her latest most audacious 11th hour bid she took her pork pies...
View ArticlePupils take a walk on the wild side with ZooLab and bats
Pupils from Spalding Primary School came face to face with rescue bats thanks to a visit by Colin and Annette Faulkner (top).The couple, from Lincolnshire Bat Group, are regular visitors to...
View ArticleFire damages fridge trailer unit in Spalding
Firemen using breathing apparatus tackled a blaze involving a lorry trailer in Spalding on Monday.The fire broke out just before 7.15pm at a premises on West Marsh Road where a refrigerated trailer...
View ArticleOne person hurt after five-car pile-up in Fleet
A collision involving five vehicles in Fleet on Bank Holiday Monday has left one person injured. It happened on Fleet Road just after 3.30pm but the person hurt was thought only to have minor...
View ArticleMotor cyclist, 37, seriously injured in Wyberton crash
A man has been seriously injured after his motor bike collided with a vehicle near the A16 in Wyberton on Bank Holiday Monday.The injured man was airlifted to hospital after the accident on Causeway...
View ArticleExperts to help turn troubled school round
A team of experts is on standby to provide support and advice as a troubled Spalding secondary school attempts to turn its fortunes around.The education trust which “sponsors” the Sir John Gleed School...
View ArticleBilingual free school gets go-ahead
Spalding’s first “free school” is set to be ready for its first intake of pupils in September 2014.The bilingual school, to be run by the Phoenix Family of Schools, is one of 102 new free schools to be...
View ArticleBurst water main causes traffic chaos in West Pinchbeck
Motorists are facing rush-hour chaos in West Pinchbeck after a road was closed because of a burst water main.The A151 Dozen’s Bank has been shut causing delays in both directions between the B1180...
View ArticleEngineer Rich enjoys sports car ‘hardtop’ success
A Spalding car lover is revelling in the success of his invention after it was unveiled at a national event.Rich Howlett has spent more than three years designing, developing a prototype and...
View ArticleTongue End farmer urges protection against farm theft
After one of the coldest spring periods on record most crops have finally started to grow.Most of us are looking forward to harvest, though not for high yields, but for the harvesters to remove all...
View ArticleMOTORS: Tiger economy thanks to the Kia
There have been a number of cars in Kia’s range that have impressed us in recent years, but until recently, the Carens MPV had never made that list. This third generation version is a belter, with...
View ArticleStole card and drew £250 from elderly woman’s account
A woman of 79 had her bank card stolen by a man who asked her to help him with some paperwork.Wayne Killingsworth, the partner of a young woman described as the victim’s “grandaughter-in-law”, then...
View ArticleChild abuse ‘hysteria’ closes pool’s sauna
Users of Spalding swimming pool are furious they have been barred from the sauna during school lessons for fear they are paedophiles.It is believed the decision to make the sauna out of bounds while...
View ArticleAppeal after Sutton Bridge collision
Police are appealing for more information about a collision which caused damage to a parked car in Sutton Bridge.It happened on Bridge Road, near Main Road Garage, where a Mercedes van is thought to...
View ArticleBuying Lincolnshire food for traceability
In a climate where consumers are now counting food miles and looking for traceability in the meat they eat, keeping it local comes into itThere can’t be fewer food miles than food grown and sold on the...
View ArticleCrowland managing director on track to promote rural life
Crowland company managing director Andrew Riddington, who was appointed chairman of the East of England Agricultural Society in the spring, has reason to celebrate.Andrew’s company, Bettaland, helped...
View ArticlePlanning change good news for farmers
Owners of farm buildings can now look for valuable alternative uses for these properties following a change in planning rules.Farm properties can be considered for several new uses subject to certain...
View ArticleFarming helps wildlife
A stock-take of the UK’s native species reveals that 60 per cent of those studied have declined over recent decades and one in ten of all the species assessed are under threat of disappearing...
View ArticleUK animals first in line for Schmallenberg vaccine
UK farmers will be the first in the EU to use a vaccine to help protect sheep and cattle against birth defects caused by the Schmallenberg virus.The British Veterinary Association welcomed the...
View ArticleCouncil starts its legal fight against gasifier
Councillors in Sutton Bridge are taking free legal advice to see if they can win a court battle to stop a £200 million gasifier being built at Wingland.The parish council believes South Holland’s...
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