Money Matters: An overview of the new company pension legislation
Following many enquiries concerning the new company pension legislation, I have been asked to give a brief overview of the proposals.To encourage and help people save more for their retirement, the...
View Article‘We want to see a waiting list at school’
A united front is bringing new hope to a Spalding school fighting its way out of special measures.The first Parent Teacher Associaton of Sir John Gleed School was held last week, with another already...
View Article‘I owe my life to the ambulance service’
A Spalding woman says she would not be alive today if it were not for the ambulance service.Jane Jones (61) only has one lung and suffers bronchiectasis and has had to call the ambulance out eight...
View ArticleGhost of little girl heard giggling at museum
A little girl’s laughter sent shivers down the spine of the most cynical members of a paranormal team visiting a museum in Spalding.Xstream Paranormal visited in Gordon Boswell Romany Museum in Clay...
View Article‘Save our bus service’ call from walkers
Protestors are marching on to save a vital village bus service.Health walkers who use the threatened Kimes 59 service for their weekly treks around Donington are calling for pressure on the bus company...
View ArticleSwoop on pavement cyclists
You asked the police to take action on Spalding’s pavement cyclists – and yesterday on a special 5am patrol they stopped and dealt with a staggering 100 riders.Operation Oatmeal got under way when most...
View ArticleTea is served with the taste of old England at new cafe
From a young age, Julia Farmer of Pinchbeck has dreamt of owning her own cafe.Now the dream has finally come true in the form of Spirituali-tea in Boston Road South, Holbeach, with its menu of...
View Article15 steps to improve patient care
Looking at wards and clinics through a patient’s eyes is helping to improve community healthcare services in Lincolnshire.Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) is using the 15 Steps...
View ArticleHouse builder in queue for national award
A Spalding house builder is in contention for a top national construction award after impressing judges with his work on a town housing project.Mark Jefferson is through to the next round of the annual...
View ArticleUniversity Academy Holbeach ‘tops out’
Representatives from The University Academy Holbeach have marked the latest milestone on the £8million academy, being built on behalf of Lincolnshire County Council.Teachers, along with representatives...
View ArticleNew look for Bourne shops thanks to grants
Shop fronts in Bourne have had much-needed makeovers thanks to a shop front regeneration scheme funded by South Kesteven District Council.To date seven projects have been completed costing £22,653 with...
View ArticleRotary clubs raise £1,400 for DEBRA
Members of three Rotary Clubs in South Holland joined forces to raise hundreds of pounds for children with a rare skin condition.An auction for national skin charity DEBRA which supports individuals...
View ArticleBusinessman’s new bid for a lorry park
A Spalding businessman is trying once more to build a lorry park, shop and cafe on land in Moulton Chapel.Sam Kandola has battled for eight years to develop the site just off the A16 and last year had...
View ArticleFoodbank fears over welfare cuts
Volunteers at Agape Care Foodbank in Spalding are bracing themselves for an increase in demand because of the latest Government cuts announced this week.Changes, including a seven-day waiting period...
View ArticleTown support service fears rocky road
A care service in Crowland that has answered more than 95 calls for help since April is concerned it may have to move again should the library where it is based reduce its opening hours.Crowland Cares...
View Article11th hour campaign to stop rail freight plan in its tracks
Villagers have mounted an 11th hour campaign against a rail hub they fear is a “smokescreen” for a large industrial estate on their doorsteps.The Rail Freight Interchange is earmarked in the South East...
View ArticleHow house of horrors sent out a DIY SOS
Owners of a dream family home whose tenants left a trail of dirt and destruction have been overwhelmed by offers of help.The story of the “House from Hell” at Gosberton Risegate went national after...
View ArticleWelcome sign ‘like a windmill’
A new ‘Welcome to Spalding’ sign could soon be greeting visitors.Members of the Town Forum preferred a design “like a windmill without sails” and hope to submit it to Cabinet for approval in September.
View ArticleMosaic location is to be toilet wall
A location for the Spalding Torch Relay mosaic has been given a flush of approval.Members of the Town Forum were shown images of how the mosaic would look on the wall of the toilets in the Sheepmarket.
View ArticleBus service is saved
Villagers who feared they would be left stranded by the axing of a vital bus service are celebrating the news it has been taken over by another company.Brylaine was signing the agreement with Kimes on...
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