Car seized as Spalding boy racer crackdown continues
Police have given a fresh warning that boy racers in Spalding risk having their vehicles taken away if they drive in an anti-social manner.A 23-year-old man from Sutton St James had his BMW seized by...
View ArticleFarmers: watch your red
Police are warning South Holland farmers to step up security following two thefts of red diesel.Around 140 litres were siphoned from a digger at Crowland over the weekend and 100 litres were stolen...
View ArticleMan faces crown court hearing into Spalding burglary
A 26-year-old man from West Sussex is due at crown court next week in connection with a burglary in Spalding.Daniel Osborne (26) of Stephenson Way, Crawley, appeared before Grantham magistrates on...
View ArticleMotorists warned after catyltic convertor thefts
UPDATE TUESDAY 1PM: Police are urging motorists to be on the lookout for catalytic convertor thieves after an incident in Pinchbeck.A convertor was stolen from a Citreon C4 parked on a driveway in...
View ArticleTrailer and car parts stolen near Gedney Hill
Police are trying to trace thieves who stole a trailer and car parts from a garage outside a house near Gedney Hill.An Ifor Williams Trailer and various car parts were taken from a garage in Coronation...
View ArticleSat nav stolen from vehicle in Spalding car park
Thieves stole a sat nav device after smashing the window of a vehicle parked in Spalding town centre at the weekend.The Garmin sat nav was taken from a Volkswagen Caddy parked in Gore Lane car park...
View ArticleTwo-car collision during rush hour in Swineshead
Motorists driving home from work faced delays after two vehicles collided near the A17 in Swineshead. The accident happened in South Street where an Audi A3 and a Mercedes Vito van collided at about...
View ArticleSpecial meeting over football club’s home
Campaigners who would like a field left to the people of Spalding to become a public park are hopeful after trustees were called to their first ever meeting in 62 years.The Sir Halley Stewart Playing...
View ArticlePrison warning for driver
A banned driver who took a risk by driving to work was warned by Spalding magistrates he risks prison if he flouts the law again.Maciej Kaliczynski (34), of South Parade, Spalding, was spotted by...
View ArticleAngry man stabbed himself
An angry man damaged his mother’s home and began self-harming, stabbing himself in the leg when she couldn’t find his vehicle registration document.Alex Hemsley (26) told Spalding magistrates on...
View ArticlePolice seized driver’s wheels
A driver’s night out in Spalding led to police seizing his Citroen Saxo because he had no insurance – and a ban from the town’s magistrates for being over the drink-drive limit.Zymantas Jakubsevicius...
View ArticlePolice release CCTV footage in hunt for burglar
UPDATE WEDNESDAY 6.30PM: Police have released CCTV footage as they attempt to trace a burglar who broke into an elderly couple’s home in Holbeach. The footage taken from a resident’s CCTV camera shows...
View ArticleGold winners fear loss of flower power
Donington’s gold award winners in the East Midlands in Bloom contest are concerned they may lose their crown because of an overgrown roundabout.With just a few weeks to go before judges descend on the...
View ArticleStudents go further afield for ‘good’ school
A successful academy claims Spalding students are being tempted further afield to make the most of what it has to offer.While the town’s Sir John Gleed School struggles to change its fortunes following...
View ArticleSpalding ‘great’ gets blue plaque honour
Frank Pick, the modest Spalding man credited with creating modern London, has been honoured with a blue plaque over 120 years after he left the town to seek his fortune.The cast plaque commemorating...
View ArticleSuccessful launch for new specialist training centre
One of East Anglia’s leading training providers has opened a new specialist training centre in Spalding. Britannia Training launched the centre with a charity open day showcasing the facilities on the...
View ArticleSummer on Kirton organic farm
While crops drip with rain new growth glistens. Brassica plants close ranks becoming green seas; weeds peep through. Farm manager Michael Summerland orchestrates a team of tractor-mounted weeding...
View ArticleKirton farm open day on July 14
Woodlands Farm is once again opening the farm gates to the public on Sunday, July 14.Tractor and trailer rides will start from the farm at 2pm prompt.To follow, visitors can enjoy tea and delicious...
View ArticleWhaplode grower with weather and markets against him
All farmers have to contend with the uncertainties of the weather but flower growers are also at the mercy of the fickle consumer.Sales of flowers go up and down, for no apparent reason, yet growers...
View ArticleExtreme weather helps GM debate
A poll of over 600 British farmers found a major shift in their stance towards GM in the past yearNearly a third of those surveyed said they would now be more likely to grow GM crops if it were legal...
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