Car badly damaged by fire after Long Sutton crash
UPDATE WEDNESDAY 5.30PM: More details have emerged about a car which burst into flames after a crash in Long Sutton today.The driver, an 83-year-old man from Long Sutton, had a lucky escape after the...
View ArticleOgy retires after 50 years at West Pinchbeck nursery
It was like leaving family when Mervyn Lane – known as Ogy – retired from Glenside Nurseries at West Pinchbeck.Ogy retired after 50 years at the same business, having worked with four generations of...
View ArticleWorking to get more UK grown veg on our plates
Shops and supermarkets must work with growers to ensure more British fruit and veg ends up on our plates, the NFU has said.New figures show self-sufficiency in 2012 had fallen to 56 per cent, partly...
View Article£5million to boost our flood warnings
Flood warnings for people across South Holland will be improved with the installation of a £5million tide gauge in The Wash off Sutton Bridge.The Environment Agency plans to add the ‘Class A’ gauge to...
View ArticleTSB opens
The former Lloyds TSB Bank in West Street, Long Sutton, was re-launched this week as a TSB.Customers in the town are among four-and-a-half million nationwide who have moved from Lloyds TSB following a...
View ArticleMore seats equal more sales
Families are one big headache for car designers. These are groups of people with contrasting views and needs who all share the same car. While one family member wants a vehicle to look good and drive...
View ArticleBusinesses in Bourne and The Deepings to get more support
Business start-ups and micro businesses in Bourne and Market Deeping will benefit from free advice in a new scheme launched by South Kesteven District Council.The council is partnering LincolnsHire...
View ArticleBarrier problem resolved
Traffic is flowing freely over Spalding’s Winsover Road level crossing following a problem with the barrier.Shortly after 5pm, a barrier was stuck in the down position and the problem was expected to...
View ArticleSchools braced for closures as staff walk out
Schools in South Holland may be forced to close on Tuesday, October 1 as teachers go on strike.The two biggest teaching unions are walking out across the East Midlands in a row over pay, pensions,...
View ArticleShop fair in South Holland – switch to Fairtrade
It’s easy to bake with Fairtrade ingredients, according to South Holland Fairtrade Group chairman Sarah Chadd.She says Fairtrade ingredients are widely available in supermarkets and smaller shops.These...
View ArticleNo soggy bottoms at Fairtrade Chocolate Bake Off in Spalding
There were no soggy bottoms in evidence when South Holland’s cooks presented their entries in the Fairtrade Chocolate Bake Off.Fans of TV’s The Great British Bake Off will recognise the soggy bottom...
View ArticleSmooth change to waste collection rota
Changes to South Holland District Council’s waste and recycling collection have been positively received.About 6,000 households had their collection day altered for black and/or green sacks in a move...
View ArticleVisit a range of local schools
Visiting and asking lots of questions is the best way to compare schools and find the most effective and suitable for your child.Research shows that an effective school will be well-ordered, with good...
View ArticleDon’t dump it, swish it in South Holland
Recycling is good, but reusing is even better, as South Holland residents will discover next Thursday.That’s when two lively young women with innovative ideas about recycling are holding The South...
View ArticleLet’s blitz the litter problem together
The South Holland Litter Blitz is being launched in October, according to waste and recycling support officer Laura Simpkins.Particular litter hot spots will be tackled and the idea is that members of...
View ArticleDid the Co-op boob with its lads’ mags ban?
South Holland’s Co-ops banned lads’ mags from the top shelves on Monday night after publishers refused to put them in “modesty bags”.The move means Lincolnshire Co-operative is in line with the...
View ArticleVehicle vandalised outside Spalding home
Police are looking for two men in connection with a vehicle that was vandalised outside a house in Spalding.The vehicle was parked on a driveway in Hoekman Drive where police say two men were seen...
View ArticleIntruders target building site in Bourne
A storage container on a building site in Bourne was broken into by intruders this week.It happened at Elsea Park, near The Ridings, some time overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday.Police are also...
View ArticleArrest after shoe shop break-in
Police have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of burglary after a break-in at a Spalding shop.A first-floor window was smashed at Revills shoe shop in Francis Street at about 7.15pm on Wednesday...
View ArticleDoorstep salesmen stopped in the Deepings
Three men suspected of trying to sell goods door-to-door in the Morton and Billingborough areas have been stopped by police. Several reports of doorstep salesmen were reported to police on Tuesday...
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