It’s starting to look a lot like a very happy Christmas
The response to our toy appeal so far has been amazing – but there’s still time for you to do your bit to help give a child a very merry Christmas.Toys for children aged from toddlers to 12 have been...
View ArticleChildren and adults taken to hospital after Tydd St Mary crash
UPDATE THURSDAY 12.30PM: Two children and two adults have been taken to hospital after a two-car crash in Tydd St Mary.All four people, whose details aren’t yet known, were hurt when a Renault Clio and...
View ArticleMum says ‘dog poo problem is spoiling village’
A fed-up Surfleet mum is taking on selfish dog owners who leave their pets’ poo behind on pavements in the village.Fran Healands (37) is spraying yellow powder on grot spots in Surfleet to highlight...
View ArticleIs tendon pain holding you back?
This month Tina Parkes Blewett one of our physiotherapists writes on one of her areas of expertise, the Achilles’ tendon. She finds many patients ask her: “How can I help the pain that I feel in the...
View ArticleHistoric film for growers’ Whaplode meeting
The annual general meeting of South Holland Growers’ Club is due to take place on Monday, December 16.The event will be held at Whaplode Manor at 7.30pm.Following the formal business of the evening,...
View ArticleInvestors look to up land holdings
A new survey by Aquila Capital has revealed that 23 per cent of institutional investors are looking to increase their holdings in farmland over the next year.A further 74 per cent are expected to...
View ArticlePair taken to hospital after Weston road crash
Two people were taken to hospital after being trapped in a car that overturned because of a crash in Weston. An air ambulance was called to Delgate Bank where two people had to be freed from a car...
View ArticleBake with friends in West Pinchbeck
Some women are meeting in secret to indulge in one of their shared guilty pleasures.However, Lesley Challans has no truck with secrecy and is prepared to be open about the pastime that gives her such...
View ArticleSee Lesley’s favourite recipes on website
Even if people interested in baking are not able to join Lesley Challans’ proposed Cakes and Bakes in Spalding club, they will enjoy a visit to her website.As well as talking about her personal life...
View ArticlePupils learn how to make their daily bread
Youngsters from St John’s Primary School in Spalding had an educational outing to the town’s Sir John Gleed School, where they learned how to make bread.Head of food technology Sue Rees and food...
View ArticleDistraction burglary warning in Gedney
A man posing as a property developer searched a pensioner’s coat pockets and drawers after conning his way into a house in Gedney.It happened at about 3.50pm yesterday when a man knocked on the window...
View ArticlePenalty charge cash to go on transport projects
Almost 33,000 motorists were handed tickets for parking illegally in Lincolnshire in the last 11 months – almost 2,000 of them in South Holland.A report to the county council reveals half the tickets...
View ArticlePopulation boom sparks traffic plan
Spalding’s population boom is the spark for a new transport plan to keep people and businesses on the move.Lincolnshire County Council and South Holland District Council are urging residents to have...
View ArticleSpalding all lit up for ‘magic lantern’ shows
Parts of Spalding will be lit up with “magic lantern” shows on Saturday night as West End Lights hits town.West End Lights started in Lincoln with homes lit by lanterns or windows turned into film...
View ArticleParish puts CCTV on hold until it checks system
A parish council is checking out a new generation CCTV system before it hands over cash to pay for cameras to be monitored.Sutton Bridge Parish Council signed up to the former South Holland system and...
View ArticleFloods: narrow escape for Sutton Bridge
Homes in Sutton Bridge were saved from flooding last night as water poured down Lime Street.Residents said a 10ft high tidal surge led to river water cascading through a riverside drainage valve – but...
View Article12 per cent reduction in crime figures
Crime in South Holland is falling – that’s official. Residents are being urged to ignore claims other police forces may manipulate statistics – and celebrate a 12 per cent reduction in recorded...
View ArticlePrimary school eggheads have a new take on safety
Pupils from Gedney Drove Primary School can claim to be eggheads on their new specialist subject – road safety.Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership’s Kay Taman visited the school and children were...
View ArticlePositives taken out of Autumn Statement
A top Lincolnshire business leader hopes firms in South Holland “feel a direct benefit” from measures announced by the Chancellor in his Autumn Statement.Ursula Lidbetter MBE, chief executive of...
View ArticleMorale is good at accounting firm
Morale is on the rise at accounting firm Duncan and Toplis at the same time as it is looking for new staff to join them.An independent survey carried out among its 300 staff at Pinchbeck and nine other...
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