Boxing coach KO’d victim in street attack
A boxing coach who fractured a man’s cheekbone with a single blow has been jailed for 12 months at Lincoln Crown Court.Kirt Powell attacked Jonathan Miller after his victim accidentally bumped into him...
View ArticleMotors: Mitsubishi Mirage
Mitsubishi claims its Mirage supermini is the first all sub-100g/km vehicle range in the UK and when coupled with a very low asking price, it does seem an interesting option for the budget-minded...
View ArticleResidents fuming over closure
Around a dozen residents of East Bank, Wingland, feared they were cut off from the outside world when roadworks appeared at the Hospital Road junction.Resident Janet Blundell said a sign one side of...
View ArticleWhaplode Drove grower on farming matters
I’ve recently been flitting round the country visiting universities to help my daughter decide where to invest her future student debt. As farmers do, I scanned the fields to assess the state of...
View ArticleAnti race-hate group meets in Spalding tonight
7pm: A national anti race-hate group is holding a meeting about now at a secret venue in Spalding.Hope Not Hate says it was invited to the town and is speaking to around a dozen supporters at a...
View ArticleBlessing for ‘quiet’ garden
Scores of balloons were released with the names of lost loved ones on tags when schoolchildren welcomed the Bishop of Lincoln, the Rt Rev Christopher Lowson, to bless their remembrance garden.Teacher...
View ArticleFarm deaths down
Deaths on farms were down last year, but it is still vital that everyone in the industry plays their part in avoiding accidents.That was the message from the NFU’s Farm Safety Partnership in response...
View ArticleAttempted break-in at Long Sutton tyre garage
Long Sutton residents are being asked to help trace those responsible for an attempted break-in at a business in the town.Police think the suspects tried to break into Long Sutton Tyre and Exhaust on...
View ArticleNFU repeats Chinese lanterns warning
The NFU has joined forces with other agencies to highlight the “significant” risks posed by Chinese lanterns to fields of standing crops, buildings and livestock in the light of the major fire at the...
View ArticleContinental flavour to shopping bonanza
An Eastern European shop is helping to turn a independent retailers’ promotion in Spalding into a truly cosmopolitan event – and one of the biggest in the country.Spalding Market in Westlode Street...
View ArticleBeet growers urged to unite over contract prices
Robert Law, vice-chairman of NFU Sugar, has urged sugar beet growers to stand united in their fight to achieve “a fair and reasonable price” for their crops.Growers have been contacted direct by...
View ArticleSchool flies flag for safety in the home pilot scheme
Pupils in a South Holland school have been teaching their parents a thing or two about safety in the home.Junior safety officers Harrison Hunns and Harry Wakeham have been piloting a programme at...
View ArticleBurglar jailed for 32 months
A burglar who raided a house in Deeping St James has been jailed for 32 months at Lincoln Crown Court.Richard Homer broke into the Church Street home while the owner was out and searched the...
View ArticleEnvironmental award for J E Piccaver & Co
Gedney Marsh specialist lettuce company J E Piccaver & Co has won the Best Farm/Rural Enterprise Award in the Lincolnshire Environmental Award 2013.Just short of 7 per cent of Norfolk House Farm is...
View ArticleHairs to their future career
Hairdressing students at Sir John Gleed School started out how they mean to go on after a competition to create styles for a special occasion. Students were asked to produce their own hair designs...
View Article£500,000 to spread some warmth
A scheme which helps mainly older people to stay warm in winter has been given £500,000 to continue its work.Lincolnshire County Council’s executive allocated the cash for the successful Responders to...
View ArticleWitnesses delay campaigner’s trial
Wyberton man Dean Everitt’s trial for assault by beating and criminal damage charges will be delayed until November.The 44-year-old anti-immigration campaigner arrived at Boston Magistrates’ Court this...
View ArticleShop ‘til you drop and support South Holland traders today
One of the biggest opportunities to shop ‘til you drop and support your local businesses is happening right here in Spalding.Today is national Independents’ Day – and local shops across the town have...
View Article‘We just want to ride to work and be safe’
A Polish resident is protesting about being made late for work by a police swoop on pavement cyclists in Spalding.Holding a £30 fine ticket and a doctor’s prescription totalling £42 for pain relief and...
View ArticleMust I sell my hamster to watch TV?
TV Licensing has published a list of people’s bizarre excuses for dodging the licence fee, including: “Why would I need a TV licence for a TV I stole? Nobody knows I’ve got it.”One dodger claimed they...
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