Swung hammer and smashed car windscreen
Two men were inside a car when a hammer wielding attacker smashed the windscreen and passenger window.Ian Verroken, described as having “significant mental health problems”, believed one of the pair...
View ArticlePolice in drugs raid at Quadring
Police carried out a drugs raid at an address in Town Drove at Quadring last Tuesday.A man of 28 was arrested on suspicion of producing cannabis and possession of the class A drug, cocaine, with intent...
View ArticleTwo arrests after crash
Police arrested two men following a car crash in Long Sutton’s Market Place at about 10.30pm on Friday.A 23-year-old from Holbeach was attended by ambulance staff for a leg injury. He was arrested on...
View ArticleTrial date set for man (19)
A man of 19 from Sutton Bridge has pleaded not guilty to possessing criminal property, an Aprilia RX50 motorcycle, on November 5Shane Kelk, from Princess Street, also denies using the bike on a Cherry...
View ArticlePatient ‘treated like dog’ will not return
A Pinchbeck man who claims he was “treated like a dog” in Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital says he never wants to be admitted there again – in spite of the recruitment drive for nurses announced last...
View Article‘Inadequate’ school ‘on way back’ say staff
Staff at an “inadequate” South Holland primary school say they are already striving to make improvements.Ofsted inspectors visited Weston St Mary Church of England Primary in October and found the...
View ArticleDedication is rewarded
Governors, staff and pupils of Monkshouse School in Spalding are celebrating recognition of their hard work.Ofsted inspectors judged the school “good” in all four areas – achievement, teaching,...
View ArticleHome ‘fully compliant’ following inspection
A Spalding nursing home has been stamped as “fully compliant” following a random inspection.Ashwood Nursing Home was visited by industry regulators, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for an...
View ArticleAccountant promoted to managerial role
Spalding-based accountants Moore Thompson has rewarded the hard work of one of its staff with a new managerial role.Hannah Neve (26) has been promoted to an audit manager role after showing potential...
View ArticlePolice in clowns warning
Police are concerned about a new craze sweeping the midlands with people dressing as clowns to scare or intimidate others.Residents are being urged to report any sightings to police on 101.A force...
View ArticleFire crews called to chimney blaze
Fire crews were called out to a chimney fire at George Avenue, Gedney Drove End, at 11.25pm last night (Monday).Firefighters used chimney gear and a hose reel to put out the blaze.Lincolnshire Fire and...
View ArticleChamber Talk
My article this month is very much an opportunity to say thank you.South Holland Enterprise and Business Awards 2013This took place on November 20 and I would like to say a big thank you to our...
View ArticleAccolade for centre manager for me
Market Deeping Shopping Centre’s Kevin Smith has won an award for his work there.Mr Smith won the Manager of the Year title in the small centre category, in a competition run by NewRiver Retail, which...
View ArticlePro_cee’d to the top of the class
Rarely does a car so exceed your expectations that you find yourself chatting merrily away about it for days afterwards to anyone who’ll listen.The first Cee’d, released nearly seven years ago as Kia’s...
View ArticleStole perfumes and clothing
Police stopped a couple’s car after they stole perfumes and clothing from The Original Factory Shop in Market Deeping.David Campbell (31) and Selina Rosella (28) were seen in the Market Place store on...
View ArticlePolice crackdown on shoplifting
Spalding police are mounting a big crackdown on thefts from shops during December.Plain clothes and uniformed officers will be targeting known shoplifters and looking out for suspicious...
View ArticleBlitz on bike thieves
Bike thieves are being targeted in a new blitz following a spate of cycle thefts.Community policing inspector Jim Tyner will be sending out officers in plain clothes and uniformed patrols to tackle the...
View ArticleSpalding’s health drop-in service is for all rural workers
A new drop-in health scheme for people in the agricultural industry has had enormous success in its first six months.Lincolnshire Rural Support Network (LRSN) extended its drop-in service to Spalding...
View ArticleJohn Sergeant’s visit to Moulton Mill on TV Monday
A visit to Moulton Mill by TV favourite John Sergeant is due to be screened on BBC One on Monday (7.30pm).The mill features in a new programme called Restoring England’s Heritage in which John – who...
View ArticleSpalding teaching assistants visit Poland
New Polish students at the Sir John Gleed School in Spalding will have even better support and understanding in future.Two teaching assistants at the school have recently visited a school in Elblag in...
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