New member for Holbeach Parish Council
Holbeach Parish Council has increased its membership after Paul Foyster was successfully nominated at July’s council meeting.Coun Foyster, from Holbeach St Johns, is the fifth person to join the...
View ArticleCouncil plea for speed signs on accident road
Safety concerns fuelled by speeding traffic on a Holbeach road have led parish councillors to discuss whether measures are needed to tackle the problem.The council is to contact police and Lincolnshire...
View ArticleCommunity policing panel event in Cowbit
People living in Cowbit, Moulton and Weston are invited to the next meeting of Spalding East Rural Community Policing Panel.It takes place at Cowbit Village Hall, Barrier Bank, on Monday at 7.30pm and...
View ArticleSpalding radio hams with a message
Ham radio operators are good at having conversations with people thousands of miles away, but possible not so good at getting the message across that their hobby is incredibly fascinating.Most people...
View ArticleFind out about Spalding and district amateur radio club
Spalding & District Amateur Radio Society (SDARS) has been in existence since 1965 and has between 35 and 40 members.Since 2000, club chairman John Hill has provided training for all levels of the...
View ArticleHow to use the web to get a job
The web provides a huge array of opportunities for people looking for a job to get ahead. By taking a few simple steps, you can ensure you are making the web work for you in your job search.Firstly,...
View ArticleInventor turns Reliant Robin into fire engine
Bizarre inventions are a speciality for John Ward – and now he’s got the perfect thing for small fires.It’s a Reliant Robin fire engine and comes complete with a ladder, eight jets and a small...
View ArticleEnvironment body on spot over footpath
A woman believes the closure of Spalding’s Coronation Channel footpath because of vandalism and disorder is “taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut.”The woman, who asked not to be named, has accused the...
View ArticleIce-cool quartet raise £12,000 in trek fundraiser
A team of accountants from Spalding and Market Deeping showed coolness under pressure to raise more than £12,000 after a three-day trek in Iceland. Mark Hildred and Ken Maggs, from Moore Thompson...
View ArticleCommunity shows united front in fight for library
Political allegiances were cast aside as a community vowed to fight county council plans to close their library.About 200 people went to a public meeting at The Deepings Centre in Market Deeping on...
View ArticleA fig that’s too big
II had an e-mail from Alison who lives near Crowland last week. She says she bought a Brown Turkey fig a few years ago to plant against an unsightly wall at the back of her house. It quickly did what...
View ArticleProfessionals walk the business model on Lutton farm
Lutton grower David Hoyles has opened the eyes of various professionals to the wide-ranging aspects of the business of farming.David hosted a ‘Professionals Farm Walk’ on behalf of Brown & Co for...
View ArticleGrowers visit Deeping St Nicholas farm
South Holland Growers’ Club has arranged a visit to Nicholas Watts’ Deeping St Nicholas farm, Vine House Farm, on Friday (6.30pm).The farm tour – by specially adapted trailer with fitted seats – will...
View ArticleRace against time for cash
St Mary’s Church in Long Sutton is racing against time to raise £10,000-plus to repair the church tower.Father Jonathan Sibley said rotten window shutters were removed from the tower by abseiling...
View ArticleSports day picnic at school
More than 80 children from Surfleet Primary School were in action morning and afternoon at their sports day.Lunchtime was a big treat as the budding sports stars enjoyed a family picnic. Our picture...
View ArticleDonations to restart play
Donations are starting to come in for our £4,000 appeal to reopen the children’s play area closed on safety grounds at Glen Park, Surfleet.Bosses at the park shut the play area on July 4 because they...
View ArticleNFU plea to dog owners
The NFU is asking dog walkers, campers and visitors to the countryside to take extra care this summer. The plea follows statistics showing there were more than 700 cases of sheep and cattle worrying by...
View ArticleDeeping St Nicholas farmer calls for celebrations
We’re in the middle of what many newspapers are calling a heatwave, but I disagree. It’s called summer and we tend to experience this every year, except last year! Seasonality is what marks out a...
View ArticleCan your garden cut it in contest?
Time is running out to enter your pride and joy in our best front garden competition.Lincolnshire Free Press readers have been sending in their entries for the competition being run by The Lincolnshire...
View ArticlePupils battle it out for rounders shield
Pupils at five Spalding primary schools have been battling it out on the sports field in an annual rounders tournament. The schools - St Paul’s, St John’s, St Norbert’s, Spalding Primary and...
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