Special hearing on assault charge
A man has pleaded guilty to an assault in Lawyers Close, Holbeach, but the case has been adjourned for witnesses to be called at Boston Magistrates’ Court on March 27.Karl Pearce (26), of Barley Sheaf...
View ArticleAssault case is sent to crown court
A man of 72 facing a charge of assaulting his wife, causing actual bodily harm, was sent by Spalding magistrates to Lincoln Crown Court.Terence O’Leary, of Spalding Road, Holbeach, entered no plea in...
View ArticleBenefits cases are adjourned by court
A woman facing two charges of dishonestly failing to notify a change of circumstances affecting her entitlement to benefits will have her cases heard by Boston magistrates on January 6.Sharon Atton...
View ArticleDrugs case trio sent to crown court
Three men accused of possessing cannabis in Spalding with intent to supply the drug to another have been sent to Lincoln Crown Court.Jamie Hind (21), of Derwent Drive, Oakham, Kenny Saunders (19), of...
View ArticleOLD FOLK: Some elderly deserve to be lonely at Christmas
I write with regard to the article in last Thursday’s Guardian entitled “Don’t let the elderly be lonely”. It is spot on in the fact that many elderly people are left on their own due to relatives...
View ArticlePOLITICS: Guaranteed not to rock the boat
I would like to add a comment to Mr Thomas’s letter stating that we are lucky to have Mr Hayes as our MP.I agree that Mr Hayes will back his constituents if someone is trying to close the court house...
View ArticleWarning for drink drivers
The annual Christmas drink-drug driving campaign has launched across Lincolnshire with five arrests by day four.Drivers are being warned police will be conducting roadside checks and prosecuting those...
View ArticleEnergy firms’ £50 cash back is not enough
Energy firms handing savings to hard-pressed customers haven’t gone far enough to avoid accusations of profiteering at our expense.New tax measures from the Government means energy firms are giving a...
View ArticleDonation is to help brave Joshua walk
Christmas has come early for a brave four-year-old Sutton Bridge boy who has undergone major surgery to help him to walk.Workers at Bakkavor are donating £200 to the fund that will pay for the...
View ArticleGP surgery is upholding old-fashioned traditions
A doctor greets his patient in the waiting room at a Billingborough surgery.It’s all part of the personal service already available at the New Springwells practice as nationally more pressure is being...
View ArticleBanned driver on motorbike taking dog out for a walk
Police spotted a banned driver riding an off-road bike at 5mph while taking his dog for a walk.Alexander Kennedy (26) – also known by the last name of Giddins – sped off over fields to evade capture...
View ArticlePatrick helping in Philippines
A Marine Reservist from Spalding is currently helping deliver much-needed aid to the victims of the Philippines’ typhoon. Patrick Hoey, from Nottingham Royal Marines Reserve Unit, is serving on the...
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...
View ArticleWhere do we go from here with care for the elderly?
As the Care Bill moves to the Commons, there is a growing acceptance that anyone entering assessment for long-term care should be guided towards full financial advice.Reform of the social care system...
View ArticleJail for robbing pensioner (78) at knifepoint
A man who carried out a frightening attack on a pensioner after tricking his way into the 78-year-old’s home in a bid to rob him has been jailed for seven years at Lincoln Crown Court.Jack Hempsall...
View ArticleKeeping memories of West Pinchbeck’s past
Leslie Carter and his son Stuart keep an incredible stock of machines, parts and components at their West Pinchbeck business, C Carter & Son.The workshop – formerly the village blacksmith’s – is...
View ArticleUpholding a tradition in West Pinchbeck
It’s 30 years ago this year that Stuart Carter joined the family business at West Pinchbeck.He was continuing a tradition that goes back to his grandfather and beyond, to a time when nearly every...
View ArticleFiremen to strike twice this weekend in pensions fight
People in South Holland and The Deepings face more disruption to fire services after union members voted to stage two strikes at the weekend.Firemen are to strike this Friday and Saturday, between 6pm...
View ArticleBanned driver drove to work when his bike was broken
A banned driver borrowed his friend’s car to go to work because his own cycle was broken and he didn’t want to jeopardise his new job.Marius Mikolaitis was spotted in South Fen Road, Bourne, at 5pm on...
View ArticleMan (61) hit by van named
A pedestrian who died when he was hit by a van on a street in Holbeach has been named. He is 61-year-old Kenneth Paul of Hallgate. Mr Paul was pronounced dead after he was struck by a Mercedes Sprinter...
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