Hot new look raises cash for cancer charity
Some like it hot – but a 25-year-old Spalding girl’s new Marilyn Monroe -inspired haircut is about more than looking cool.For eight years, Lea Flynn grew dreadlocks until they were so long she could...
View ArticleCouncil on the warpath over village rave
Parish councillors want police to break-up overnight raves after elderly residents were disturbed by loud music in Sutton Bridge.Young people partied on industrial land at the eastern end of Arnie...
View ArticleNew crossing proves hit for walking group
A seven-year campaign to get a pelican crossing at an accident blackspot in Donington is finally seeing residents step out in safety.The crossing – between the Co-op in High Street and the Market Place...
View ArticleBoy, nine, knocked off bike in Moulton
A nine-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after being knocked off his bike in Moulton during half-term week.The boy was riding on Broad Lane when his bike was hit by a Ford Fiesta just after...
View ArticleMan suffers ankle sprain on Bourne development
UPDATE FRIDAY 3PM: An investigation has been launched into how a worker was injured on a new development in Bourne. A man was treated for a sprained ankle after injuring himself while climbing down a...
View ArticlePolice cannabis raid has left a man without a home
A man is being asked to leave his home following a police raid when eight “small bags” of cannabis were seized.Darren Osborne (29), of Pinchbeck Road, Spalding, uses the banned drug to help him cut...
View ArticleSuspended jail for drinker who drove while banned
A banned driver was nearly three times the drink-drive limit when he got behind the wheel.Agis Paeglitis was handed a year-long community order with a suspended jail term of 12 weeks, unpaid work of...
View ArticleCare home manager faces fraud charge
A care home manager has been sent to Lincoln Crown Court on a £4,500 fraud charge.John Valmoria (37), of Pennygate, Spalding, is accused of writing out a service user’s cheque and making it payable to...
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 ArticleSwearing ‘around’ police officers
A man who was urging police to put a stop to a fight ended up under arrest himself for being drunk and disorderly.Daniel Waudby (22), of no fixed address, approached police near the Burghley Arms in...
View ArticleTwice slapped his partner’s face
A man who twice slapped his partner’s face during an argument at their Spalding home appeared in court on Thursday.Wayne Mitchell (23) admitted assaulting Jade Williams at an address in St Andrew’s...
View ArticleTwo Lips on target for £10,000 – and set to come back bigger and better
Spalding Rotarians are celebrating as their Two Lips fundraising campaign is likely to raise at least £10,000.Fundraising continues next week at Hills Department Store in Broad Street, Spalding, when...
View ArticleDrink-driver cut free after crash at night
A mum was injured and had to be cut out of her car by Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue after she crashed into a fence when she had been drinking.Tamsin Alexander had 156 milligrammes of alcohol in blood –...
View ArticleTeenager spared prison following nightclub attack
A teenager who attacked two men in Spalding’s Loaded nightclub was sentenced to 300 hours community punishment after a judge said it would be “unfair” to lock him up.Travis Cross (19) admitted breaking...
View ArticleJake is real Cars’ cartoon hero
A seven-year-old Spalding boy who took lightning action to bring an adored replica cartoon car back to life after it was destroyed by fire will have his name featured on it.Jake Winkett and his mum,...
View ArticleCase goes to crown court
A man accused of receiving stolen goods worth £1,300 will have his case heard at Lincoln Crown Court.Leszek Krzyczkowski (52), of Edinburgh Drive, Spalding, is also accused of burglary and theft of...
View ArticleArrest warrant for court no show
Magistrates issued a warrant for the arrest of a Spalding man accused of burglary, affray, resisting a police officer and assault.Vigo Brevnieks (25), of South Parade, failed to attend a hearing before...
View ArticleUpdate: four vehicle crash
Police say a woman received minor injuries in this morning’s four vehicle crash at Donington.Vehicles involved were a Ford Focus, a Transit minibus, a Transit van and a Peugeot 206.A further update is...
View Article‘Dragon’ opens the windows of opportunity for a new blinds firm
The riverbank in Spalding has to be one of the town’s most picturesque places to live - but even the ducks appreciate a little privacy sometimes.Today, the choice of window dressings doesn’t have to...
View ArticleYouth club needs you to help out
A village youth club is struggling to stay open because it cannot find enough adult volunteers to help supervise children and teenagers.Parish council chairman John Grimwood and his wife, Doreen, are...
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