Denies care home cheque fraud
A man denied fraud at Park Road, Spalding, by making a cheque for £550 payable to himself when it was given to him as payment to a care home.John Valmoria (37), of Pennygate, Spalding, appeared before...
View ArticleArrest warrant issued for man
An arrest warrant without bail was issued for a man who failed to attend Spalding Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.Jevgenij Zejer (32), of Chancery Court, Spalding, is accused of handling stolen goods...
View ArticleDeny stealing furnishings
Mark Vinall (29), of Godsey Lane, Market Deeping, and Dennis Barber (52), of Walpole Highway, Wisbech, deny stealing furnishings from Spalding firm Keith Butters Ltd and will stand trial at Boston...
View ArticleThree year ban for her second drink-drive
A woman convicted of her second drink-drive within ten years was banned from driving for 36 months by Spalding magistrates.Dale Tamutiene (49), of Patriot Close, Spalding, had 47 microgrammes of...
View ArticleEmployee in £900 company fuel fraud
An employee stole fuel worth more than £900 by fraudulently using a company card.Simon Taylor (29), of Bedford Place, Spalding, admitted four charges of fraud by false representation between October 1...
View ArticleScaffolding falls from Grade 11 listed house in Crowland
Scaffolding collapsed from a Grade 11 listed building in Crowland blocking the road.Firefighters were called to Manor House in East Street at about 4.30pm on Sunday afternoon and it is believed the...
View ArticleCourt register
All the latest results from around the local courts.Spalding Magistrates’ CourtNovember 21David Campbell (31), of Freston, Peterborough. Stole perfumes and clothing belonging to The Original Factory...
View ArticleTalk at business club
Spalding’s business community can learn more about land drainage and flood defence work in the area at an event this week.Nick Morris of Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board (IDB) is the guest...
View ArticleGrew cannabis for friend with cancer
A man grew cannabis in his garden shed for a friend with cancer who didn’t want to undergo chemotherapy or radiotherapy.Matthew Butcher (47), of Royal Close, Sutton Bridge, allowed police to do a...
View ArticleTourism forum plans
A new group working to promote South Holland as a holiday destination is meeting for the first time tomorrow (Wednesday).Tourism experts from across Lincolnshire have been invited to a meeting of...
View ArticlePatchy fog warning across south Lincolnshire
Motorists are being urged “raise your game on the roads” as patchy fog spreads across the county.This is particularly bad in the A1 Stamford area. A spokesman of Lincolnshire Police said: “Drivers...
View ArticleLuxury car damaged in Baston garage fire
A Daimler car was badly damaged in a blaze which broke out at a garage located on the A15 in Baston over the weekend.The blaze happened outside a house in King Street, near Waterside Garden Centre,...
View ArticleThe Sutton St Edmund girl who learned to talk to animals
Charlotte Eades-Willis was not really speaking when she moved to Sutton St Edmund aged 11.She had been diagnosed as having asperger’s and mum Suzanne thought a move to a home with land so they could...
View ArticleLibrary closures expected to be rubber stamped
The county council’s ruling executive is tomorrow (Tuesday) expected to wash its hands of 32 libraries – putting them in the private sector or closing them for good to save £2million.Independents who...
View ArticleFree training for Lincolnshire employees is now available
Businesses in greater Lincolnshire have the opportunity to receive £2.5million worth of completely free training under a new project co-funded by the European Social Fund and the Skills Funding...
View ArticleDeath crash driver took car without consent
A man still banned from the wheel for causing death by dangerous driving took his partner’s car without her consent and wrote it off in a crash.Police and paramedics went to a field off the A17 at...
View ArticleTeacher killed by train
A headteacher has paid tribute to a teacher who died when he was hit by a train.John Pratt, a maths teacher at Spalding Grammar School, died near Huntingdon at about 4.30pm on Thursday.Headteacher...
View ArticleNew cemetery in sight as churchyard fills up
Sutton Bridge could have a new cemetery within two years, ending fears that parishioners will have to be buried in Spalding if the churchyard runs out of grave spaces.The parish council is poised to...
View ArticleShop thief dropped give away papers
A thief dropped paperwork with his personal details on it as he ran out of the entrance doors at B&M bargains in Spalding.Marie Stace, prosecuting, said Jonathan Lincoln stole a £14.99 tent from...
View ArticleMagical day out at Holbeach Christmas fayre
Festive cheer will be spread in Holbeach this weekend when one of the community highlights of the year returns to the town.Hundreds of people are expected to turn out in the High Street on Sunday, as...
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