Vehicle window smashed at Spalding home
Police are hunting vandals who smashed the window of a vehicle outside a Spalding house over the weekend.The vehicle was parked outside a home in Laburnum Grove where the window was smashed some time...
View ArticleBurglary at home near Deeping St James
Police are looking for information about a burglary at a home near Deeping St James on Monday. Suspects got into a home in Frognall through a patio door some time between 7pm and 8pm.Anyone with...
View ArticleTime to start thinking about school uniforms
The time to get the children kitted out for the new school year if you haven’t done it already is now.And the least stressful place to do the mega-shop required for youngsters who will be starting at a...
View ArticleFiesta gets a boost
Ford’s latest Fiesta looks very different to that which has gone before but it’s probably not as radical under the skin as you might expect. Still, the introduction of the excellent 1.0-litre...
View ArticleThere is a pub in Gedney Drove End....
The owner of a Gedney Drove End pub is hopeful of bringing in new regulars after giving it a £60,000 facelift.Sean Portass called The Rising Sun a “proper country pub” after workmen spent about a year...
View ArticleLIVES group at risk of closure
The future of a voluntary life-saving service covering Morton and north Bourne is in doubt because of a lack of support.Members of the area’s LIVES First Responders group have made an urgent appeal for...
View ArticleTwelve in court over abduction
Twelve people have appeared in court accused of being involved in the abduction and beating of a man and a woman in West Norfolk earlier this year.Violet Chilton (56), of Dades Lane, St John Fen End,...
View ArticleDeeping St Nicholas farmer speaks about how crop prices are determined
As the wheat harvest approaches most farmers are hoping for the summer weather to continue and looking forward to a lot better crop than we had last year.I say most farmers because there are a few...
View ArticlePraise for hospital trust
The way that hundreds of junior doctors are taught at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) has been praised by a specialist team. “Recognisable improvements” in education and supervision have...
View ArticleTop prizes for area’s cutest kids
You have just three days left to take your children to our Cute Kids competition 2013 photographic sessions.We are seeking the area’s most adorable children and if your little angel is between newborn...
View ArticleMeeting for town centre land and property owners
Landowners and property owners are being invited for talks on the future development of Spalding town centre.South Holland District Council knows of several parties with land and/or property in central...
View ArticleFlower growers share research and development at Holbeach St Johns
Growers looking for new cut flower crops or improved varieties attended an open day at the National Cut Flower Centre in Holbeach St Johns on Thursday.The centre, a Horticultural Development Company...
View ArticleTwo men remanded in custody after crown court hearing
Two men have appeared at Lincoln Crown Court today charged in connection with a robbery at a Spalding job agency.Olegs Nikolajevs (23) of no fixed address and Kristaps Vilcins (21) of School Lane,...
View ArticleWarning on catalytic converter thefts
Motorists in Spalding are being warned to protect their vehicles from thieves targeting catalytic converters in the area.Police believe Mercedes Sprinter vans are particularly at risk, but other...
View ArticleClough & Risegate Community Primary School summer fair
Fairly new headteacher at Clough & Risegate Community Primary School Shaun Thompson – he started last September – set up a new PTA after joining the school.At the end of his first year the children...
View ArticleMonster performance from Holbeach St Marks pupils
Youngsters at Holbeach St Marks Church of England Primary School donned Tam o’Shanters and kilts to act out their end of year play, The Last Monster in Scotland.Teaching assistant Cheryl Cole said:...
View ArticleThieves drill into diesel tank near Market Deeping
Diesel has been stolen from a van in a village near Market Deeping after thieves drilled a hole into its fuel tank.The van was parked on King Street, West Deeping, when the theft happened some time...
View ArticleMother’s speed limit campaign suffers setback
A mum-of-two’s bid to cut the speed limit on a Donington road has suffered a blow after county highways bosses said no action was needed. About 200 people signed an online petition launched by Michelle...
View ArticleDoorstep pencil drawings saleswoman in Bourne
Police in Bourne have taken away pencil drawings from a woman after reports of her going door-to-door in an attempt to sell them.The woman is claimed to have shown people a laminated card stating she...
View ArticleLettuce planting at Gedney Drove End
Fifteen rows of red cos lettuce are planted in one pass in an 18-hectare field at Gedney Drove End.It’s the second crop on that field for 2013, says J E Piccaver production director Phillip...
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