Do the business next Saturday
The first Small Business Saturday will take place next weekend encouraging people to make better use of the shops and services available on their local high street.The event has been timed to coincide...
View ArticlePedestrians injured in collision with lorry
A 49-year-old woman pedestrian suffered serious head injuries in a collision with an articulated lorry at Gosberton.The pedestrian from Quadring suffered skull fractures and facial injuries around...
View ArticleNew training courses on offer with NTP
A Whaplode company has listened to the needs of its customers and is expanding its training portfolio to offer an exciting one-stop-shop. Despite the recession, NTP Services Ltd of High Road, Whaplode...
View ArticleSex charge goes to trial
A man of 36 denies sexually assaulting a woman in Spalding and will stand trial next year.Victor Ford (36), of St Thomas Road, Spalding, pleaded not guilty to intentionally sexually touching a woman...
View ArticlePolice warn of ‘legal highs’ time bomb
Police are warning about the deadly ticking time bomb of legal highs available on the Internet and in “head shops” – so called because the drugs get you off your head.Legal highs contain a cocktail of...
View ArticleVan driver arrested after pedestrian dies following accident in Holbeach
An air ambulance is at the scene of a serious road accident in Holbeach in which a man was in a collision with a van.He is believed to be a local man but age has not yet been confirmed.The driver of...
View ArticleWarning after attempts to lure children into cars
Parents are being warned to be vigilant after a series of incidents in which men tried to lure children into cars in the Deepings.At around 4.30pm on Wednesday a man in a van approached an 11-year-old...
View ArticleEmployers recognised at business awards ceremony
Over 80 employers from Lincolnshire, including Bakkavor, Cancer Research UK, Guttridge Ltd, Roythornes and Spalding Energy, have been recognised for their commitment to promoting career opportunities...
View ArticleChildren leave toys to be safe
‘You know I love you. You know I don’t mean it. It won’t happen again I promise.’These words are often uttered by victims seeking help from the support workers at the Boston and South Holland Domestic...
View Article‘My 10-year ordeal of domestic abuse’
A young woman, held prisoner by her husband for four years, will be exploring a whole new world in South Holland this Christmas.You may have passed her in the street smiling and laughing with family...
View ArticleBrilliant start to appeal to bring festive cheer to area’s children
Our appeal to buy toys for children who otherwise could be facing a miserable Christmas has got off to a great start.The Lincolnshire Free Press has launched the Give a Gift appeal in conjunction with...
View ArticleHairy Mo bros raise more than £1,000
Two colleagues at a Spalding print firm are celebrating raising more than £1,000 with the end of Movember just a whisker away.Pete Boekestyn, general manager of Welland Print Ltd, and his managing...
View ArticleShopping at your desk is out of order
Employers are being urged to allow workers an hour’s guilt-free “Santa Time” at work to do Christmas shopping online.The call comes from the boss of a discount vouchers company, Gareth Robinson, who...
View ArticleSpalding man dies after being hit by train
A Spalding man has died after being hit by a train.The victim, believed to be in his 20s, was struck by a train near Huntingdon, at about 4.30pm on Thursday.A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesman...
View Article‘We’re having heads shaved for charity’
A Whaplode teenager and her mum are planning to have their heads as smooth as a Christmas bauble because this festive season they want to help make children’s dreams come true.Sammie (15) and Diane...
View ArticleSearch to start for village’s ‘lost manor’
A full scale exploration to hopefully find the remains of a “lost manor” in Pinchbeck is to start next spring.It is more than three years since Pinchbeck History and Archaeology Group’s last dig at...
View ArticleCall for law to be scrapped
People in The Deepings and Bourne are among those hardest hit by the Government’s controversial bedroom tax.Research from the National Housing Federation (NHF) reveals 1,043 South Kesteven residents...
View ArticleFamily make cry for help after the sudden death of their mother
A Spalding family are making a “CRY” for help after the coroner at their mother’s inquest advised them to be checked for a hereditary disease.Tracey Darley, of Tavistock Road, died on July 23 aged just...
View ArticleLegacy lives on with £50k grant for club
Spalding Rugby Club expects to be in a league of its own after being awarded a share of £5.5million National Lottery funding for its new ground.The club is one of just 97 sports projects across England...
View ArticleHolbeach Marine is ‘going commando’
A 26-year-old Marine from Holbeach is “going commando” on the front cover of a calendar that raises money for charity.Sam Fowler, who is currently based at 43 Commando FPGRM (Fleet Protection Group...
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