Mistaken identity leads to new friendship for test vets
Nuclear test veteran Douglas Hern (77), from Moulton, has a new pal thanks to a case of mistaken identity.Fellow Royal Navy veteran Barry Harrison (73), who emigrated to New Zealand, was looking up an...
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 ArticlePublic information day on ‘design changes’ for third power station at Sutton...
People in Sutton Bridge will get a chance to comment on a new gas-fired 1800MW power station planned for the parish.Energy giant EDF is holding a public information day at The Curlew Centre, in Bridge...
View ArticleNew medical director at trust
A new medical director has been appointed to United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) to further develop the Trust’s drive to become a more clinically, patient-led organisation.Dr Suneil Kapadia...
View ArticleA chance to vote for your best places to eat and drink
Voting is open for all categories in the 2013 East Midlands Food and Drink Awards.Lots of South Holland establishments have been put forward already in the Wash/Fens section.The category winners in...
View ArticlePolice in crackdown on estate
A motorbike was seized and several youths warned about their behaviour by police in a crackdown on disorder across Bourne.The motorbike was used in a manner which led to complaints from residents on...
View ArticleTrial date fixed for Spalding man
A man who denies being drunk and disorderly in Poplar Court, Spalding, will stand trial before the town’s magistrates on January 2.Daniel Rowledge (23), of West Parade, Spalding, appeared before...
View ArticleTwo accused of handling bike
Two men accused of handling a stolen pedal cycle between July 4-7 are to appear before Spalding magistrates on October 10.They are Oliver Thompson (18), of Jubilee Close, Spalding, and Samuel...
View ArticleArrest after three-car crash on A17
A motorist was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a three-car crash on the A17, near the Chestnut Tea Rooms, Gedney.No one was injured but minor delays were caused by the accident just after...
View ArticleDriver has facial injuries after crash
A motorist was treated for injuries to his face after a two-vehicle collision on the A17 at Gedney on Sunday.The accident involved a Ford Focus and Ford Fiesta which collided on Washway Road, near the...
View ArticleDenies £5,000 damage to cars
A man has denied causing more than £5,000 damage to nine cars at D and M Motors, Crowland, on April 8 this year.Francis Babalola (21), of London, will stand trial at Grantham Magistrates’ Court, for...
View ArticleCourt adjourns theft charge
Magistrates have adjourned a charge of theft of alcohol from the One Stop Shop at Holbeach to a hearing at Spalding Magistrates’ Court on October 10.Darren Osborne (29), of East Elloe Avenue, Holbeach,...
View ArticleAllegation of shop theft
Magistrates issued a warrant with bail for the arrest of a man accused of stealing a £59.99 DVD player from Sainsbury’s in Spalding.Leszek Krzyczkowski (53), of Edinburgh Drive, Spalding, failed to...
View ArticleCouncillors join new breakaway UKIP group
Two UKIP councillors who represent South Holland have joined a breakaway group on the county council.Alan Jesson, who represents Spalding South, and Richard Fairman, for Spalding East and Moulton, are...
View ArticleLibrary cuts council stashes millions away
Lincolnshire County Council is under fire for axing libraries while stashing away millions of pounds worth of savings in its coffers.The county aims to save £2million by shifting 32 libraries into the...
View ArticleBroke £456 ‘cabin’ window
A desperate man, who lost his wallet, phone and address of the place he was meant to stay, ended up breaking a £400-plus window when he climbed into a portable cabin.Self-employed electrician James...
View ArticleHalf-naked man seen in Baston
Police are looking for a man seen naked from the waist down in the Baston area at the weekend.The half-naked man was spotted in Main Street and Hadrians Drive at about 5.30pm on Friday.Anyone who knows...
View ArticleIf at first you don’t succeed
With slicker exterior styling, a much-improved interior, more equipment and better value for money, Nissan’s latest MK4 Micra supermini has turned over a new leaf.Some would say that there was quite...
View ArticleInspirational Ron loses battle against cancer
An inspirational grandfather has died after losing a long battle with pancreatic cancer.Ron Thomson was given just six months to live when he was first diagnosed with the disease in March 2009, but...
View ArticleExposed himself and resisted police arrest
A drunken man exposed his manhood in the street and ended up hurting a police officer who was trying to handcuff him.James Dooley (29) drank more than he was used to while keeping up with a group of...
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