Crackdown on fishing licences
Almost 95 per cent of anglers had successfully renewed their licence in time for the new river season.The Environment Agency organised a three-day blitz to check if people enjoying the first day of the...
View ArticlePolice G4S partnership delivers £5m of savings in its first year
Lincolnshire Police’s partnership with G4S has been held up as an example to other forces of how outsourcing back office services can work.In the foreword to the recently-published G4S LIncolnshire...
View ArticleSuspicious car fire damages house
Police are trying to establish whether a car fire that caused damage to a house in Sutton St James was started deliberately. A fire crew from Long Sutton was called to a MG Magnette on fire in Baulkins...
View ArticleAttempted horse theft in Bourne
Police are looking for two men suspected of trying to steal a horse from a stable in Bourne.The horse was in a stable near Elsea Park, just off Raymond Mays Way, where a Ford Transit-type van was...
View ArticleClimbing the education ladder in Surfleet
Surfleet Primary School youngsters will have some good memories of trips made with school friends this year.The Early Years Foundation stage went on the Spalding Water Taxi and then for a picnic in...
View ArticleVillagers making Surfleet a great place
Community spirit is alive and well in Surfleet with lots of village residents involved in improving life for all.From Surfleet Community Group and the Friends of Glen Park, which both work to ensure...
View ArticleA river runs through Surfleet
The road from Pinchbeck to Surfleet cuts through the middle of the village and the A16 bypass acts as another division.But the River Glen flows right the way through Surfleet, an attractive natural...
View ArticleDriver blew six times the limit in roadside test
Police took a drink driver to hospital for treatment because he was so drunk his breath test results were more than six times the legal alcohol limit.Paul Garfoot had 214 microgrammes of alcohol in...
View ArticleTeenager admits arson offence
A 17-year-old boy has been remanded in custody by a judge after admitting an offence of arson. The boy, who cannot be identified, pleaded guilty at Lincoln Crown Court to arson being reckless as to...
View ArticlePacked gallery for special meeting over playing field
“If you are not happy with how we are running it – take it on yourself.”That was the message to Spalding residents who packed the public gallery at a special meeting to discuss the management of the...
View ArticleCar damaged in Market Deeping
A group of youths are being hunted by police after a car was damaged in Hawthorn Close, Market Deeping at the weekend.It happened at about 10.30pm on Friday and police believe one of the youths was...
View ArticleWartime memories in couple’s back garden
There’s a back garden in Sutton Bridge that has some hidden away, wartime memories – three air raid shelters built for the old infants’ school.Leslie Garner has lived in Wharf Street with his wife,...
View ArticleCONTEST: Is yours ready to be the best front garden?
Spalding residents are being urged to give their homes some kerb appeal by entering a competition to find the best front garden.The competition is being run by the Spalding in Bloom committee in...
View ArticleGet involved with hospitals
Residents are being urged to get involved with what Lincolnshire’s hospitals are doing as they bid to become an NHS Foundation Trust.United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust is working towards the goal –...
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 ArticleMoney Matters: The family home and inheritance tax
Generally, gifts that allow the donor to benefit in some form are ineffective for IHT purposes.A gift with reservation may arise where possession and enjoyment of the gifted asset is not taken by the...
View ArticleBusinesses invited to ‘green’ event
Businesses in South Holland are being invited to attend an event offering tips on saving energy and money.The South East Lincolnshire Green Business event has been jointly organised by South Holland...
View ArticleMotors: Chevrolet Captiva
Already established as a solid and popular option at the budget end of the compact seven seat SUV market, this further improved version of Chevrolet’s first generation Captiva has a smarter front end...
View ArticleAdvertising feature: West Elloe Pharmacy caters for all
A pioneering pharmacy using state-of-the-art technologies to serve customers across south Lincolnshire and the world is celebrating its latest expansion this weekend.Spalding-based West Elloe Pharmacy...
View ArticleAlleged assault in Long Sutton
Police are trying to find out more about an alleged assault involving two people in Long Sutton.It happened in Delph Road on Monday morning, although police are only giving limited details about the...
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