New post office to bring heart back to village
Villagers can look to a new beating heart for their community with the opening of a new post office.Gosberton Clough and Risegate residents have been left with a journey of a few miles to Gosberton or...
View ArticleMums measure up on school shoes
Hard-up parents in South Holland could be creating long-term health problems for their children by failing to have their feet measured for new shoes.A major shoe retailer says 25 per cent of East...
View ArticleBourne Grammar School A-Level results
All the A-level and AS-level results from Bourne Grammar SchoolA – art, B – biology, BS- business studies, C - chemistry, Co - computing, D - Drama, E- English, EL - English literature, EPQ - extended...
View ArticleDazzling dozen shine at grammar
A dazzling dozen students led a return to form for Spalding Grammar School as it notched up a big surge in A* and A grades.Top student Kate Halgarth beat Dyslexia – and her classmates – to gain an...
View ArticleKate is top of the form
Spalding Grammar’s top A-level student Kate Halgarth beat all the odds to get three A*s and an A.Kate (18) was diagnosed with Dyslexia when she was 13 and a health professional said she would never be...
View ArticlePossible teaching career for Liam
Liam Forsyth, from Crowland, is one of four Spalding Grammar School students who gained two A*s and an A.The 18-year-old has landed a place at Durham University to study history and is considering...
View ArticleThe Deepings School A-level results
All the A-level results from The Deepings School.Key: A – art, B – biology, BS- business studies, C - chemistry, CC - communication and culture, D - Drama, DT – design technology, DTP - design...
View ArticleBourne Academy
A LevelsKey: I – Italian, PA – performing arts, DT - design technology (product design), H – history, BS - business studies, PS – psychology, SO – sociology, SS - sport studies, EL - English...
View ArticleJust what the doctor ordered
Four As were just what the doctor ordered for Mohsin Akhtar as he heads to Liverpool to study medicine.“I want to be a surgeon and possibly a GP later,” said Mohsin.He has studied at Spalding Grammar...
View ArticleFamily relieved and happy
One of Spalding Grammar School’s top 12, Neel Desai, is heading for UCL to study pharmacy.He was an early-bird checking UCAS and got the great news he had secured his university place.Neel said: “My...
View ArticleTwo hurt in pile-up at Sutton Bridge
A 39-year-old woman was treated for cuts after climbing from her overturned car following an accident at Sutton Bridge.The A17 was closed for a number of hours last night following a collision between...
View ArticleElly’s off to university after making the grade
Boston College’s A-level students achieved amazing results, with 13 of its 15 A-level subjects gaining a 100% pass rate. Elly Pelsma, from Donington, was one of the many students who successfully...
View ArticleGo to the city for countryside
It’s odd, but true, that the city is the best place to go in the area for a sage and absorbing day out in the countryside.Adults alone or with children can head for Peterborough’s 500-acre Ferry Meadow...
View ArticleCourt register
Results from Spalding and Grantham Magistrates’ CourtSpalding Magistrates’ CourtJune 20Danielle Cushway (30), of Fennell Road, Pinchbeck. Harassment (Pinchbeck). £150 fine, £15 victim surcharge, £500...
View ArticlePolice appeal for help to find missing man
Police have appealed for help in finding a man who has gone missing in Bourne,The 72-year-old man with Alzheimer’s was last seen at Sainsbury’s in Exeter Street, Bourne at about 2pm today (Friday).The...
View ArticleNight shift worker drove while banned
A worker drove while disqualified because he couldn’t get a lift for his night shift.Christopher Blades (35), of Knight Close, Deeping St James, was spotted by police when he was driving his VW Golf...
View ArticleBlood was dripping from wife’s nose following assault
A drunken husband slapped and punched his wife as they walked home from a Christening party leaving her with a black eye, bruising and blood dripping from her nose.The victim of the attack, Wioleta...
View ArticleCourt orders man’s arrest
Spalding magistrates issued an arrest warrant without bail for a man who failed to attend court to answer two summonses for alleged failures to provide details required under the Sexual Offences...
View ArticleAssault case adjourned
A woman who admitted assaulting another woman at a Spalding night club had her case adjourned by town magistrates on Thursday.Lucy Rogers (29), of Belisani Road, admitted assaulting Jade Potterton at...
View ArticleBinge drinker over the limit when he took car
A binge drinker was more than three times the drink-drive limit when he took a car without the owner’s consent and damaged another car.Vidmantas Valancauskas (33) pleaded guilty to driving with 112...
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