Appeal for investors in empty homes
Property investors are being urged to come forward to take part in a scheme to bring empty homes back into use.The South Holland Empty Property Matching Service is being run by South Holland District...
View ArticleMystery of £60,000 found in Spalding river
Lincolnshire Police are investigating after around £60,000 was discovered floating in a Spalding river.The cash was spotted floating in the South Drove Drain by a member of the public walking their dog...
View ArticleDonington man (24) charged with attempted robbery
A 24-year-old man has appeared in court charged with attempted robbery and possessing an offensive weapon after an incident in Donington.Jack Simon Hempsall of Park Lane, Donington, appeared at...
View ArticleSkate park ramp damaged in Billingborough
Vandals have damaged a skate park ramp at Billingborough’s recreation ground and police are asking the public for information.The damage was caused some time to the skate park ramp in Horbling Road...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Girls just wanna play football!
Over 300 schoolgirls took part in a special Olympic Legacy football competition held at the Sir John Gleed and Spalding High School playing fields last week.These School Games competitions form part of...
View ArticleMan punched partner’s sister in drunken act
A man punched his girlfriend’s sister in the face, causing her to bleed from the mouth, after an argument turned violent.Marcin Kulka (32), of Winsover Road, Spalding, had been out with his girfriend...
View ArticleHigh-speed internet ready ahead of time
More than 1,400 homes and businesses in Spalding will be able to sign up to superfast broadband two months earlier than planned thanks to the success of a multi-million pound project.The onlincolnshire...
View ArticleNew steps to tackle online child abuse
Steps by Google and Microsoft to make it harder to find child abuse images online have been welcomed by a Lincolnshire detective.Det Insp Simon Lovett, who heads the Lincolnshire Police Internet Child...
View ArticleBand gets its marching orders
Holbeach Town Band is being given marching orders to quit its parish council owned headquarters.But it’s a slow march as the council has renewed the band’s lease on the Back Lane building for another...
View ArticleWhat farmers are doing for wildlife
If you see cows walking along the edge of a dyke look closely and you may see yellow wagtails following them.The bird – down in numbers by 71 per cent since 1970 – is particularly interested in the...
View ArticleRail hub plan a concern for Deeping St Nicholas
Deeping St Nicholas residents – particularly older ones such as Doreen Hare and her 92-year-old sister Doris – have to rely on a butcher and a milkman making deliveries in the village now there is no...
View ArticleFinding the heart of Deeping St Nicholas
At six miles long, Deeping St Nicholas makes claim to being the longest village in the county – and possibly in the UK.Mysteriously, it contains a small hamlet within it, Hop Pole, and a relatively...
View ArticleSome of the ways the people of Deeping St Nicholas spend leisure time
The women of Deeping St Nicholas might choose to support the village’s Royal British Legion Women’s Section at its monthly meetings, the Ladies’ Guild, or the WI.WI press officer Angela White says the...
View ArticleEDF in bid for Sutton Bridge B
Energy giant EDF is now seeking formal Government consent to build a gas-fired power station power station at Sutton Bridge.Plans for Sutton Bridge B – which will go next to the existing power station...
View ArticlePiling up the pounds for Pudsey
Scores of schools, businesses and voluntary groups were busy piling up the pounds for Pudsey on Friday.Sir John Gleed School in Spalding hosted a huge talent show – Gleed’s Got Talent – and the grand...
View ArticleOpen stuios in Moulton and Tydd Gote
If an artist improves only by putting brush to canvas on a regular basis then Moulton painter Mo Teeuw should be at her peak.In September, Mo rose to an international online challenge to produce a...
View ArticleWatch stained glass making in Spalding
There is a chance for visitors to watch the entire stained glass-making process in action next weekend.Gillian Wing, whose Strawberry Glass studio is at Unique Cottage Studios in Spalding, is opening...
View ArticleShoppers ‘should have choice’
The RSPCA is calling on South Holland residents to contact MEPs urging them to add their signatures of support for clearer labelling so shoppers know how their meat was killed.A Written Declaration...
View ArticlePode Hole grower meeting fresh herb trend
If you’re a regular user of unusual herbs such as tangerine sage or berries and cream mint you have David Nieburg to thank.The massive growth in interest in fresh herbs, and in unusual varieties, may...
View ArticleElderly driver fined for role in Spalding crash
An elderly woman has been fined for her involvement in a road crash which injured a mother and her 14-year-old son.Melva Kaye (80) of Lowgate Lane, Bicker, admitted driving without due care and...
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