Former Spalding resident to face crown court hearing
A woman (34) charged with a robbery of £50 cash in Spalding is to face a crown court hearing next year.Zena Lunness, now of no fixed address, is due to appear before Lincoln Crown Court on February 14...
View ArticleTwo women hurt in Spalding car crash
Two women were taken to hospital after a two-car collision in Spalding this morning.A Vauxhall Zafira and Saab collided on New Road at about 8am and the women were taken to Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, as...
View ArticleMoney Matters: Auto-enrolment update
The company pension landscape has been fluid for many years and with wave after wave of firms now having to consider their pension offerings under the auspices of the auto-enrolment rules, this is set...
View ArticleStole £500 of goods at B&Q
A serial thief who targeted B&Q stores has been jailed for two years at Lincoln Crown Court.Richard Penson loaded a trolley with goods and then bypassed the till by taking the items to the...
View ArticleSuspended sentence for anti-immigration campaigner
Anti-immigration campaigner Dean Everitt has been handed a three-month suspended prison sentence for “taking self-defence too far” after appearing before a court yesterday.Everitt (44), of Parthian...
View ArticleTwo-car collision in Long Sutton
Two cars were badly damaged after colliding in Long Sutton during the afternoon rush-hour yesterday.A Renault Clio and a Peugeot 306 collided on Main Road, off Garnsgate Road, at about 5pm, although it...
View ArticleCarer faces fraud charges
A carer accused of fraudulently obtaining thousands of pounds from an elderly Spalding couple was sent by magistrates to Lincoln Crown Court.Caroline Davis (37), of Newlands Road, Surfleet, faces two...
View ArticleWatch scam warning for Bourne and Market Deeping
Police are warning the public to look out for a man trying to swap watches for cash after claiming to need fuel for his car.The man, who police think is Italian, was seen driving a white Ford Fiesta in...
View ArticleLibraries: the big debate in Lincoln
Friday, 2.15pm: Councillors are meeting now in Lincoln to discuss the fate of the county library service.Full revised proposals are not yet unveiled although it appears the county will press ahead with...
View ArticleHouse detainee charges police
A man arrested in his own home over a domestic dispute put his head down and charged the police officer.Grzegorz Gunia (36), of Breda Court, Spalding, continued being disruptive during the early hours...
View ArticleMore than 3.5 times the drink-drive limit
A driver was more than three-and-a-half times the drink-drive limit when police found him.Mark Steels (49) visited a house in Bridgewater Lane, Pinchbeck, on July 10.Jim Clare, prosecuting, said Steels...
View ArticleLandowners told to beware danger of storing illegal waste
Landowners are being warned to make sure they “don’t get dumped on” after incidents of criminals offering cash to “store” waste on their property.The warning has come from Lincolnshire Police, who said...
View ArticleCourt register
The latest round up of cases from local magistrates’ courts.The following decisions have been made by magistrates at court hearings. In all drink-drive cases the legal limit is 35 microgrammes of...
View ArticleWoman screamed in pain after headbutt from ex
A woman was “screaming in pain” when her ex-husband headbutted her in the face at the house they continued to share.Jim Clare, prosecuting, said Heidi Chappell and her ex-husband, Christopher, had been...
View ArticleHopes of a home for TV ‘star’ Lucy
Lucy the lurcher was such “a star” when she appeared on a TV chat show there are hopes she may have found her forever home.The nine-year-old, who has spent the past five years at the Jerry Green Rescue...
View ArticleRhodes on road to being chief
Lincolnshire PCC Alan Hardwick has backed Temporary Chief Constable Neil Rhodes’ bid to take the job permanently – despite suspending him earlier this year.Mr Rhodes, who has been Chief Constable since...
View Article‘Independence for Donington’ call for pupils
A headteacher says he would consider calling for “independence in Donington” to ensure his pupils have a successful future.Martyn Taylor, of the Thomas Cowley High School, attended an Association of...
View ArticlePhone chat is bigger danger than booze
Road safety chiefs in Lincolnshire are backing a campaign to ban hands-free phones in cars, saying banter at the wheel is more dangerous than driving while drunk.John Siddle, from Lincolnshire Road...
View ArticleCelebrating the area’s best food and drink
It was a difficult decision for our judges but after much deliberation they have decided the winners in our East Midlands Food and Drink Awards.The awards were all about championing what is great about...
View Article‘Save our beaver scout group’ plea
A beaver scout group in Spalding is threatened with closure unless a new leader can be found.Members of the 4th Spalding Scouts in Monks House Lane need someone to run their teatime sessions because...
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