New police cells and office could be in Sutterton
A TWO-storey police office and 30-cell custody suite could be built at Sutterton – or on another site between Spalding and Boston – by the world’s largest security company, G4S.Lincolnshire Police...
View ArticleRoad death case in court
A MOTORIST who collided with a pedestrian on the A17 at Holbeach has denied causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving.Kyle Simpson (25), of Market Rasen Way, Holbeach, pleaded not guilty to...
View ArticleCouple cooking healthy food the Chinese way for 40 years
WHEN Tom and Lan Ho opened The Golden City in The Crescent in Spalding coming up to 40 years ago there were far fewer interesting eating opportunities for local people.Tom recalls that his was the only...
View ArticlePaul given lift by sight 8,000 miles from home
A ROYAL Air Force serviceman has spoken of his surprise at seeing a familiar sight from south Lincolnshire some 8,000 miles away in the Falkland Islands.Sgt Paul Chapman got in touch with the Spalding...
View ArticleFree car park will stay put
DEVELOPERS behind proposals for Spalding’s Holland Market have assured shoppers that car parking will form an integral part of the plans.Michael Moran, who represents the UK interests of Holland Market...
View ArticleVolunteers needed for new group
A NEW group is looking for volunteers to lend a hand in an emergency such as flooding or bad weather.The Suttons Emergency Planning Group has been set up in partnership with the Environment Agency and...
View ArticleArrested man breaks handcuffs
OFFICERS were left with a pair of broken handcuffs when a man became violent in the back of a police van.Phillip Malone (35) was said to have been “bashing” the handcuffs in a hammering motion after...
View ArticleCaller glad policeman was shot in the head
A MAN of 22 phoned police on the day of an armed police siege at Sutton St James to say he was pleased an officer had been shot in the head and that “a lot more people should go around doing this sort...
View Article‘Free school’ could be running by 2014
CAMPAIGNERS hoping to set up a “free school” for secondary education in Crowland say it could be up and running in 2014.Members of the Education4Crowland steering group say their plans are progressing...
View ArticleMinimum booze cost ‘step in right direction’
SPALDING landlords and police have welcomed calls by Prime Minister David Cameron for measures to help ensure responsible drinking.Mr Cameron has vowed to launch a new strategy to tackle the “scandal”...
View ArticleFuel deal moving a step closer to reality
MORE than 1,700 South Holland people could soon make history by switching to the first ever cheap gas and electricity deal negotiated by a district council.Bills are set to be slashed by at least 15...
View ArticleHouse roof destroyed in blaze
THE roof of a house at Gosberton Risegate has been completely destroyed in a blaze which saw firefighters on the scene for six hours.The fire broke out at the semi-detached house in Siltside at about...
View ArticleSt Norbert’s pupils are champions of kingball court
YOUNGSTERS from three Spalding schools came together for a fun morning of competitive sports.Pupils from the Parish Church of England Day School, St Norbert’s primary and Monkshouse primary took part...
View ArticleDevelopers go to war over plans for town
TWO developers at the centre of ambitious plans to bring big name stores to Spalding have locked horns over the benefits their schemes will bring to the town.After claims in the Spalding Guardian on...
View ArticleUPDATE: Water supply will return soon
HOMES without water in Market Deeping should have a normal service shortly after 12noon today.Anglian Water engineers were called out to Church Street at 6.50am where a four-inch pipe had burst. A...
View ArticleHolbeach Academy awards night
THE efforts of apprentices and employers alike have been celebrated at a ceremony in Holbeach. Staff, apprentices and guests turned out to University Academy Holbeach to see who would be crowned top of...
View ArticleTwo accused of witness intimidation
A MAN and a woman accused of intimidating a court witness have been sent to Lincoln Crown Court.Adam Bishop (28) is accused of driving a car at Anna Burnett as she walked across the entrance to a car...
View ArticleMarshalls’ new turbine
A RENEWABLE energy pioneer has become the first in Lincolnshire to have the newly MCS accredited Bergey Excel-S 10kW wind turbine installed on his property.Roger Marshall, who owns a cold-store...
View ArticleSent for trial
A MAN of 18 was remanded in custody by Grantham magistrates on Thursday when he appeared in court accused of dangerous driving after a car crashed in Foxes Low Road, Holbeach, on Wednesday.Adam Hughes,...
View Article78-year-old woman in custody for attempted murder
A 78-YEAR-old Long Sutton woman denied attempting to murder her husband when she appeared before Lincoln Crown Court today. Florence Thomson, of Sturton Way, is alleged to have stabbed her husband...
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