Lola tries her hand at painting as the fun unfolds at nursery
Lola Coupland (pictured above) was one of more than 100 youngsters who enjoyed a fun-filled open day at Rainbow Nursery in Long Sutton to celebrate its 30th anniversary.The nursery laid on a whole host...
View ArticleTwo injured after separate hit-and-runs
Separate hit-and-run collisions in Spalding this week have left two people with a suspected broken leg and elbow respectively.The most recent happened on Tuesday when a man, aged 26, was knocked off...
View ArticleBaseball bat case is sent to Lincoln Crown Court
A man carrying a baseball bat put a father in fear for his safety and that of a child who was with him.Richard Tilley and a young girl were walking two Yorkshire Terriers at Princess Grove, Market...
View ArticleDenies burglary at abbey
A man has denied burglary and theft of a processional cross from the vestry at Crowland Abbey on July 7.Carl Cottingham (26), of Little Close, Eye, near Peterborough, will stand trial at Spalding...
View ArticleDrove while over the limit after being told to leave
A man who cut his hand was told to get out of his lodgings by a landlady because he was bleeding all over the carpet.Janusz Falizewski ended up in hotter water still when police spotted him failing to...
View ArticleFather of two tells court he doesn’t want to go to prison
The Crown Prosecution Service asked for a court case to be reopened so a man could withdraw his guilty plea given a few minutes earlier to a public order offence.Sam Pattison (21), who is already...
View ArticleAppointment of chief executive
A special meeting of South Holland District Council will take place on Thursday to appoint an interim chief executive.The post has become vacant after Luton Borough Council served notice to end the...
View ArticlePlanned strike action means day off for kids
Hundreds of children across South Holland are facing a day off school because of planned strike action next week.Members of two teachers’ unions representing up to nine out of ten staff are to strike...
View ArticleUnder fire energy giant could hand over some cash
Energy giant Centrica, which owns British Gas, might now give some community cash to Sutton Bridge following completion of its £1billion offshore Lincs Wind Farm.Centrica has come under fire from...
View ArticlePolice recover stolen fish from house in Holbeach
Carp and goldfish thought to have been stolen from people’s fishponds have been recovered by police from a house in the Holbeach area.Police carried out a search of an undisclosed address after making...
View ArticleDriver hurt after truck and van collide in Spalding
A collision involving a car and truck in Spalding left a person hurt yesterday.It happened on Parkway at about 8.15am when a Vauxhall Corsa and DAF truck collided, partially blocking the junction of...
View ArticleItems stolen from house in Bourne
Intruders broke into a house in Bourne and stole property earlier thise week.It happened on St Gilbert’s Road, near Tesco Express and Exeter Street, some time between 10.30pm on Tuesday and 9.30pm on...
View ArticleDelay on eco-homes decision
Developers of a £12m plan for 87 eco-homes on the site of the former tourist attraction in Long Sutton are confident the proposals will go ahead, in spite of councillors deferring their...
View ArticlePlan for 55 homes gets the thumbs-up
Holbeach is to get some “much-needed affordable housing” on a vacant industrial site.The plan for the former Lefteys Garage includes 55 residential units, including the conversion of the Station House...
View ArticleBusiness club finds new home in Spalding
Spalding Business Club is hoping a change of venue will boost interest in its monthly meetings after moving them to Bookmark on The Crescent.The informal networking event for businesspeople in Spalding...
View ArticleCounty boss backs Co-op merger bid
The boss of Lincolnshire Co-operative has backed plans for two regional societies to merge, creating possible turnover of more than £1 billion pounds a year.Ursula Lidbetter MBE, chief executive of the...
View ArticleCourt register: From around the courts
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 ArticleCompany sponsors ‘Bloom’ baskets
Spalding in Bloom charman Angel Newton (right) thanked Spalding Plant and Bulb Company’s Adrian Nind and Anne Rowell as the company is again sponsoring hanging baskets outside town charity shops.Mrs...
View ArticleDrink-driver wrote off his car
A drink-driver sustained a head injury and went to hospital when he wrote off his car in an early morning crash on the A17 outside the Farm Lodge Cafe at Fleet.Karl Rose (40) had been to a party in...
View ArticleNo lights driver picks up a ban
A woman was double the drink-drive limit when police spotted her driving without lights in Spalding’s Albion Street.Lucy Howes (22), of The Brambles, Holbeach, was stopped and tested by police who saw...
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