Girls left stranded by ‘no-show’ limousine
Six prom-goers almost didn’t go to the ball after their “coach” was a no-show.Friends Emer Skully, Tasha Gilbert, Lauren Bright, Sarah Cooke, Alice Ketteringham and Victoria Peacock had spent hours...
View ArticleMiracle Katie’s prom was a day parents never expected to see
Parents of a 16-year-old girl said seeing her set off for her prom was a day they thought they would never see.Zoe and Stephen Tucker had been told they wouldn’t be able to have any children and after...
View ArticleTeenager hurt after two-car crash in Spalding
A 17-year-old man from Spalding was taken to hospital after a two-car collision in Spalding over the weekend.The accident happened in Hawthorn Bank where a Peugeot 106 and Audi A6 collided shortly...
View ArticleFun is key to making a difference
Making a difference while still having fun is a vision that is hoped to raise the profile of a club in South Holland.Bruce Alexander has taken over as president of the Rotary Club of South Holland and...
View ArticleAttacker bit man’s eyebrow on dance floor
A former Spalding man launched an unprovoked attack on the dance floor at Loaded by biting another man’s eyebrow.James Chinn (34) continued biting Jamie Gilbertson for 30 seconds to a minute as...
View ArticleJail for sending girl messages
A man who sent sexual messages to a 13 year old girl has been jailed for 18 months at Lincoln Crown Court.Benjamin Flatters, who last month received a 14 day sentence after posting a “grossly...
View ArticleMotorists disrupted by low-lying power cables in Gosberton Clough
Drivers faced rush-hour problems in Gosberton Clough as engineers carried out emergency repairs on low-lying cables in the village.Large vehicles were diverted away from Beck Bank after it was closed...
View ArticleIt’s a Nisa way to do business
A refurbished shop in Sutton Bridge is staging a free family fun day on Saturday.Formerly known as Bridge Super Store, the newly re-branded Nisa Local will transform its Bridge Road forecourt into a...
View ArticleUnique shop getting better all the time
Filling a gap in the market and giving customers the best of both worlds is a Long Sutton shop combining home and lifestyle with hair and beauty.Time Out in the High Street was opened by husband and...
View ArticleDrinker crashed his car into pole
An ambulance crew called police while attending to a drink-driver who crashed his BMW into a telegraph pole.Arturas Racrauskas crashed on the street where he lived – Cradge Bank in Spalding – when he...
View ArticleDrugs raid cops find naked man flushing the loo
Police on a drugs raid found a naked man frantically trying to flush the toilet.Luke French (24) was at an address in Main Road, Quadring, when police arrived with a search warrant on the morning of...
View ArticleNear-miss drinker is banned
A drink-driver nearly three times the limit was followed by two motorists after he almost crashed into one of them.Adam Stepien (58), of Crocus Walk, Spalding, almost hit another motorist at the mini...
View Article£110m to boost local economy
Lincolnshire has been awarded more than £110million to stimulate economic growth and jobs.Business secretary Vince Cable has today revealed the area’s share of the European Regional Development Fund...
View ArticlePilgrims show support for library protestors
An intrepid bunch of walkers are trekking from Iona in Scotland to London on A Pilgrimage for Peace and Economic Justice, and on Tuesday they passed through Market Deeping, on their way from Bourne to...
View ArticleSouth Lincolnshire growers awaiting decision on seasonal workers
There is a major problem for the horticultural industry right now.The industry is waiting for ministers at the Home Office and Defra to make a decision on the future of SAWS (Seasonal Agricultural...
View ArticleSarah Steward-Brown – Jason Fisher
MISS Sarah Steward-Brown and Mr Jason Fisher were married at the Stuart House Hotel, King’s Lynn.The bride, who lived in Hallgate, Holbeach until recently, is the only daughter of Shaun and Karen...
View ArticleChantal Rushby – Andrew Dickinson
Miss Chantal Rushby, only daughter of Diane Parkinson, of Chatteris, and Mr Andrew Dickinson, only son of Janice and Roy Dickinson, of Arnhem Drive, Spalding, were married at Stamford Register...
View ArticleSouth Lincolnshire’s young farmers receive training
Farm managers of the future are having their skills honed by an organisation that has been working in this area for 36 years.Holbeach Marsh Training Group, which specialises in organising all land...
View ArticleWidower’s life ends tragically due to hot bath
A widower died after suffering more than 50 per cent burns when he got into a hot bath at his Pinchbeck home, an inquest has found.Retired factory worker Neville Walkley (76) died in hospital four days...
View ArticlePROM: Glittering night for Holbeach academy ‘stars’
Holbeach students walked the red carpet to a glittering prom evening that marked the end of an era for many.Year 11s at the University Academy of Holbeach who recently left school returned as “young...
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