Spalding Grammar School A-level results
All the A-level results from Spalding Grammar School.AS Levels: a – art, b – biology, bs - business studies, c - chemistry, dtr - design technology (resistant materials), ep - ethics and philosophy, ec...
View ArticleAirman choked to death as result of injuries from crash
A decorated airman choked to death as a result of injuries sustained in a crash caused by a drink-driver, an inquest was told.Bryan Swain suffered serious head injuries, multi-system trauma, oxygen...
View Article‘We just want to meet up and have a chat’
“We just want somewhere where we can meet, park up and chat. This is really as exciting as it gets.” Modified car enthusiasts who meet in Sainsbury’s car park say they are not the “boy racers” blamed...
View ArticleWorthy winners for front garden contest
It was a tough job but the judges have decided on the winners of the 2013 Spalding in Bloom Best Front Garden competition.Earlier this summer The Lincolnshire Free Press and Spalding Guardian teamed up...
View Article‘Ants were crawling up my leg in bed’
Waking up to discover ants crawling up his leg in bed was the last straw for a resident in sheltered housing at Market Deeping.Ray Garratt rents a one-bed ground floor flat in John Wake Close, where he...
View Article‘Trolley dash’ with groceries worth £226
A woman’s “trolley dash” theft of more than £200 worth of unpaid groceries was stopped in its tracks by an off-duty policeman.The officer recognised Debra Hughes (49) as she headed out of Tesco in...
View ArticleTwo arrested after street brawl in Sutton Bridge
A man (29) and a woman (28) have been arrested in connection with a fight in a Sutton Bridge street on Monday night.It happened on Railway Lane where a group of men and women were involved in a fight...
View ArticleMum hurt in unprovoked street attack
A young mum who was hurt in a savage unprovoked attack has said she will never go out in Spalding again because it is not safe.Hayley Clayton had been out in town with a large group of work friends...
View ArticleVillagers bid to open ‘community shop’
Three villagers are asking others to get behind their efforts to resurrect Gedney Dyke general store and post office.Questionnaires will go out to more than 500 homes in Gedney Dyke and Gedney Drove...
View ArticleGnome, sweet gnome
Where do garden ornaments go when they are made gnomeless?It appears the answer is Spalding’s Household Waste Recycling Centre.Visitors may have noticed a growing line-up of unwanted and dumped gnomes,...
View ArticleFight goes on to save village pub
Villagers in Cowbit are trying to register their fire-wrecked and derelict pub as a community asset under the Localism Act in a bid to save it from the bulldozers.Campaigners say the legal route has...
View ArticleJailed for knife at ex’s mother’s home
A man who turned up at the home of his ex’s mother armed with a knife has been jailed for 26 months at Lincoln Crown Court.James Davies sent abusive and threatening texts to his ex Ashley Renwick and...
View ArticleBehind bars for stabbing woman
A mother-of-two from Sutton Bridge who confessed to stabbing a woman in a 999 call was jailed for 12 months on Monday.Elaine Bunn (46) stabbed Caroline Wright three times after pursuing her to a chip...
View ArticleChanges to rubbish days
Households in South Holland whose waste and recycling collection day is Monday will be unaffected by bank holidays in future – starting this weekend.Until now, those residents were expected to put out...
View ArticleDeath toll is 24 so far in 2013
Twenty four people have lost their lives on Lincolnshire’s road this year – leaving police officers to make “the long walk” to tell family they have lost loved ones.Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership...
View ArticleAttempt murder charge
A man charged with attempted murder has been remanded in custody to await trial on January 27.Sam Stimpson (22), of Broadway, Crowland, appeared at Cambridge Crown Court on Monday.He was arrested by...
View ArticleMoulton Chapel company understands versatility and volatility of potato market
Jenny Stanberry never sees two seasons the same in her job supplying mainly baked potatoes throughout the UK.Jenny, managing director of Tulipland Potatoes at Moulton Chapel, says she had what she...
View ArticleVeterans parade for VJ Day
Ex-service veterans paraded on Sunday for the service in Ayscoughfee Gardens, Spalding, to mark the anniversary of VJ Day.The Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, Tony Worth, and dignitaries joined...
View ArticleSign NFU’s charter to back British growers
The NFU is calling on people to sign its Back British Farming charter to safeguard future food supplies.According to the farming organisation, the population of Great Britain is growing rapidly, with...
View ArticleTime to take part in 2013 Harvest Survey
Growers are being asked to help the NFU assess the impact on yields of another year of extremes.Members are requested to take part in the 2013 Harvest Survey before Friday, September 13. Those with...
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