Great grandmother caught drink driving
A 68-year-old great grandmother was stumbling and her speech was slurred when her car was pulled over by police who saw her swerving on a Bourne back road.Gillian Ward, of Baston Fen, Baston, appeared...
View ArticleYoung girl (12) rushed to hospital after boozing on riverbank
A juvenile on a Spalding river bank, believed to be a young girl, was taken to hospital by ambulance suffering from “alcohol-related” symptoms.East Midlands Ambulance Service was called on Friday...
View ArticleBig increase in children hurt on roads
The number of children killed or seriously injured on Lincolnshire’s road has doubled in the past two years.Latest figures from Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership show 32 children were seriously...
View ArticleChristmas lights switch-on set to get tills jangling
Summer holidays may be in full swing but, with only 147 days to go, plans are already in place to get tills jangling in Spalding shops at Christmas.Santa will arrive in town on Sunday, November 17, for...
View ArticleElderly fear they will lose vital ‘lifeline’
Vulnerable elderly people fear they will be left in the lurch by the loss of the wardens from their sheltered housing.Residents at Lime Court, Oak Court, Ash Court and Hampton Close, Spalding, have...
View Article£25 charge call a ‘death sentence for the poor’
A national poll in which half of doctors called for a charge to be introduced for appointments has been described as a “death sentence for poor people”.Half of GPs are in favour of the NHS charging up...
View ArticleDouble yellow idea to help high street
An idea to allow motorists to park on double yellow lines could help boost Spalding’s high street.But there would need to be some common sense used by enforcement officers to allow shoppers a little...
View ArticleDisqualified driver hit BMW
A disqualified driver left the scene after colliding with a parked BMW.Witnesses reported hearing a “bang and screech of tyres” in Hereward Road, on July 18 and when they looked, saw a Volkswagen...
View ArticleCommunity action on crime is 25
A crime-busting charity that relies on anonymity for its success has more than doubled its success rate in Lincolnshire for the year.Figures released this week by Crimestoppers for the period April...
View ArticleCash for memory lane films
A cash donation will help dementia sufferers take a trip down memory lane and hopefully put a smile on their faces.The Littlebury Patients Participation Group (LLPG), which provides drop-in centre in...
View ArticleWind Ventures press on
Protestors objecting to plans for a solar farm near Crowland hope moves to give residents more say will help them win their fight. Communities now have a greater say on the location of wind turbines...
View ArticleCourt register
The following decisions have been made by magistrates at court hearings. In all drink-drive cases the legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, 80 milligrammes of alcohol...
View ArticleNew non-executive directors appointed
Two new Non-Executive Directors have been appointed to help manage Lincolnshire’s hospitals and build on achievements made in recent years.Dr Paul Grassby and Geoffrey Hayward have recently been...
View ArticleArrest made after PC hurt
A man (27) has been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assaulting a police constable after a domestic-related incident in Sutton Bridge on Sunday.The police officer...
View ArticleMan in hospital after attack by group
A 27-year-old man is in hospital after he was attacked by a group of five men in Spalding on Sunday night.It happened on New Road at about 10pm and the victim was taken to Pilgrim Hospital, Boston,...
View Article1940s Weekend in Spalding
It was a time of war and hardships, with shortages and restrictions affecting life for people in South Holland for much of the decade.But the 1940s was also a time to party for some, and women were...
View ArticleHow life gradually improved for post-war South Holland
As the 1940s progressed, adverts began to appear for clothing that offered women “the pre-war grace and fullness” of Sunray pleated skirts.There were also button-through frocks, rayon dresses, and...
View Article‘One drink led to a few’ for consultant
A self-employed businesswoman crashed off the road after one drink led to a few during a visit to friends.Johanna Loughnane now faces having to put her home in Wargate Way, Gosberton, on the market and...
View ArticleDrug grower fails to get four-year jail sentence cut
A man who set up a cannabis factory in a Spalding flat to pay for his wife’s cancer treatment has failed to get his four-year jail term cut.Charles Binns (49), was caught red-handed trimming £20,000...
View ArticleTrio cause nuisance at Castle Sports Complex
Three men caused headaches for staff at Spalding’s main swimming pool after throwing items around the changing rooms and annoying customers. The group threw baby changing equipment around on Friday...
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