Big Cheese draws young apprentices
Young people are queuing up to be hired in Spalding’s answer to The Young Apprentice.The formidable Lord Sugar isn’t hosting The Big Cheese, but organisers hope it will be a perfect introduction to the...
View ArticleWhat does being UK resident really mean?
It is important to understand what is meant by “resident in the UK” as this will determine what UK tax may be payable. It is not just about having a house or flat in the UK or about how much time is...
View ArticleTables are a top gift for club
A village youth club is looking forward to a crafty summer thanks to the Smile Fund.Donington Youth Club applied to the Spalding and District Round Table for £200 to buy two tables which members could...
View ArticleYour last chance to enter gardens competition
Four more readers have entered their pride and joys in our Best Front Garden competition.The Lincolnshire Free Press and Spalding Guardian have teamed up with the Spalding in Bloom committee to run the...
View ArticleTeacher tells tales in spine-chilling book
By day Louise West can be found teaching classes and setting homework for pupils at a South Holland primary school.But the 33-year-old teacher from Holbeach is now leading a double life as a horror...
View ArticlePensioner gets three year drink-drive ban
A woman pensioner has been given a three year ban for drink-driving on the day of her friend’s funeral.Patricia Hern (63), of Drury Lane, Bicker, was stopped on Station Road, Donington, on July 2 –...
View ArticleVoluntary group vows to carry on caring
“Whatever happens, we’ll be there for you!”That is the message from a voluntary group in Crowland that fears it could lose its base if the library closes.Crowland Cares provides an information service...
View ArticleWoman hurt in midnight tussle with partner
Police were called to a home in Spalding when neighbours heard a woman shouting that her partner was hitting her.Officers were summoned at 12.14am to an address in Winsover Road where Luke Arons was...
View ArticleCowbit couple’s pet pigs
Pigs are not good as house pets – just ask Gren and Barbara Owen, who live at Cowbit.Most of us wouldn’t dream of having a pig in the house, but it has been fashionable at various times for people to...
View ArticleMoulton artist “one of the finest”
There are probably hundreds of hobby artists in south Lincolnshire, but very few of them make it to professional status.Jim Wright made that giant leap, earning a reputation as “one of the finest...
View ArticleMoulton artist has the peace to paint and fish
Artist Jim Wright was married to Judy and a father when he gave up a paid job to paint full time.That possibly influenced his decision to pursue what he calls a “commercial” path. Following a number of...
View ArticleAdvice on housing
Anyone worried about the effect of the bedroom tax is being urged to get in touch with South Holland District Council.It follows a recent case in which the council’s strategic housing team helped in...
View ArticleTorment of husband who died in flames
A 67-year-old Swineshead man set himself alight ‘as a statement’ for years of torment from a wife who had never forgiven him for an affair.The shocking revelation came during the inquest of Alan...
View ArticleTurners wins award for reducing carbon footprint
Distribution and haulage specialist company Turners (Soham) Ltd and Milton Keynes-based vehicle telematics company Isotrak have evolved an award winning breakthrough fuel-efficiency programme resulting...
View ArticleProtestors make voices heard at libraries consultation
Protestors from the Deepings gathered outside the South Holland Centre in Spalding to object to their library being at risk of closure.A consultation was being held inside the centre where...
View ArticleChild rescued from climbing frame
Firemen from Spalding used specialist equipment to free a child who became trapped in a climbing frame in the town.The drama happened on Atton Avenue just before 1.10pm on Sunday.
View ArticlePolice looking into town rubbish fires
Police believe two fires near Spalding town centre where rubbish was set alight on Thursday were deliberate.Firemen used a hose reel to put out the fires on Cathedral Drive and Park Road and anyone...
View ArticleSwoop on suspected £6m smuggling ring
Two men have been arrested in Spalding in connection with a suspected smuggling racket, estimated to have cost the taxpayer at least £6million.Operation Turnip saw 630,000 illegal cigarettes seized...
View ArticleThree years jail for catalytic convertor thief
A key figure in a gang which stole catalytic converters from vehicles across Lincolnshire was jailed for three years at Lincoln Crown Court on Friday.Jacob Smith was described as one of the main men in...
View ArticleTwo years in jail for man dealing drugs from van
A drug user who ran a mobile dealing service from his van was caught because of his erratic driving, Lincoln Crown Court was told on Friday.Joseph Pike’s poor standard of driving attracted the...
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