Denies taking Ford Focus
A 32-year-old man has denied taking a Ford Focus from Spalding’s Poplar Court on May 14 without the owner’s consent.Byron Gordon also pleaded not guilty pleas to driving the car in Poplar Court without...
View Article‘Weapons’ trial date
A former Spalding man is to stand trial on two counts of possessing an offensive weapon and one of using threatening behaviour,Anthony Holmes (32), now of Harlaxton Road, Grantham, has pleaded not...
View ArticleFirst aiders could be life savers, says firm
Whaplode firm NTP Services Ltd is spreading the message to other business that first aid training could be a matter of life and death.The training provider for haulage and logistics firms based on High...
View ArticleSpalding church targeted by intruders
UPDATE FRIDAY 2.30PM: More details have emerged about intruders who damaged the locks of St Paul’s Church, Spalding, earlier this week.No items were stolen during the most recent attempted break-in at...
View ArticleMagistrates send five to crown court
Five people appeared in court following an alleged disturbance in North Street, Bourne, last September.Oliver Cooper (20), of Victoria Street, Billingborough, James Rickett (25), of Horbling Fen, Dane...
View ArticleGirlfriend’s drugs use ultimatum – give it up or I leave
A young man caught with cannabis is in trouble with his partner who says he has a choice – drugs or her.Police stopped Gary Roberts when he was riding his moped in Bridge Road, Sutton Bridge, on June 3...
View ArticleCrown Affair is a cut above
A Spalding hair and beauty salon has gone a cut above to raise standards in the industry after all of its hairdressers gained national recognition.The stylists at Crown Affair Hair and Beauty in Hall...
View ArticleOn the beat in Spalding with PCSO Natalie Hines
Spalding’s newest PCSO, Natalie Hines, has had another busy week on the beat in the town centre. As well as dealing with street drinkers and boy racers, she’s been chatting to more of you about your...
View Article50k hospital dates a year rearranged
About 50,000 appointments a year at Boston Pilgrim Hospital are rearranged or postponed, figures reveal.The figures, which equate to almost a thousand appointments every week, relate to outpatient...
View ArticlePost Office closed after resignation
Market Deeping post office has been closed for more than a week after the sub-postmaster resigned suddenly.The branch in Church Street did not open on Monday, with a note on the door directing...
View Article‘My new cut for my daddy in heaven’
A seven-year-old Crowland girl is loving her new sharp short bob hairstyle – but especially because she is raising money for charity in memory of her “daddy in heaven”.Ellie Coupland had eight inches...
View ArticleTime running out for fire damaged pub
A company planning to demolish a pub to make way for a supermarket have promised to design the new building in a style to respect the history and character of the area. The King’s Head in Folkingham...
View Article‘Creative thinking’ sees shops as homes
Empty shops on the outskirts of Spalding could be converted into homes as ministers accept change must happen.Planning minister Nick Boles, whose office is in Bourne, has suggested councils should...
View ArticleCall for rethink as ambulance chief resigns
Campaigners are calling for a rethink on plans to close ambulance stations in the wake of the resignation of the 999 service’s boss.Chief executive of East Midlands Ambulance Service Phil Milligan...
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 ArticleHead chef at The Chestnuts at Gedney reviving traditional food
David Swallow’s earliest memory is of sitting on a neighbour’s draining board watching her skin pigeons and rooks.He was just three years old, but it made a powerful impression that has never left...
View ArticleDavid was MasterChef finalist in 2001
David Swallow, head chef at The Chestnuts at Gedney, was a finalist in the East of England round of MasterChef in 2001.David, a self-confessed foodie and avid watcher of the televised cooking contest,...
View ArticleLatest email from bank scam
Police are warning people to be aware of the latest email scam.If you receive a message purporting to be from your bank asking you to confirm the details of a purchase, including a link to click if you...
View ArticleTruck fire disrupts A17 at Holbeach
Firefighters from Holbeach were called a Ford Transit truck on fire on the A17 near Penny Hill Road at 5.10pm on Saturday.Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue said the blaze severely damaged the vehicle’s...
View ArticleTrial on offensive weapons
Two men who deny carrying offensive weapons in Clarkson Avenue, Cowbit, on May 31 are facing a trial at Spalding Magistrates’ Court.Ashley McAlister (26), of Cowbit Avenue, denies carrying a wooden...
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