Must we work ‘til we drop?
People aged 23 and under won’t get state pensions until they’re 69, 70 or even older following an announcement in Chancellor George Osborne’s autumn statement.Rule changes also hit people in their mid...
View ArticleStep forward for town to get A&E unit
A new accident and emergency department for Spalding has taken a step forward.The move, which could see the minor injuries unit at Johnson Community Hospital “upgraded” to a new A&E Local unit, is...
View ArticleFire strike nights quiet across county
People across South Holland and The Deepings made sure the latest firemen’s strikes passed with only one incident in the area.A fire alarm going off in Spalding was the only callout in the area during...
View ArticleConvertor thefts in the Deepings
Police are looking for thieves who took catalytic converters from two vehicles in the Deepings area at the weekend.A white Citreon Despatch van parked on a drive in Godsey Crescent, Market Deeping, was...
View ArticleCharity will do its best
St John Ambulance is pledging to do its best to help Spalding’s family contact centre and three others in the county “in their transition to independence”.The first aid charity is pulling the plug on...
View ArticleSuspended prison term for drink-driving
A second time drink-driver was handed a 12 week suspended prison sentence and a four year ban by Spalding magistrates.Alizonas Nisanovas had more than three-and-a-half times the legal limit of alcohol...
View ArticleSuspicion about vehicle in Bourne
Police suspect a vehicle parked outside a house in Bourne may be linked to a series of burglaries across south Lincolnshire.A woman found a light blue MPV on the driveway outside her home in Sandown...
View ArticleVehicle windows smashed in town
Vandals smashed the back windows of two vehicles parked outside the Deepings Community Centre, Market Deeping, although nothing was taken.The vehicles were parked in Douglas Road when vandals attacked...
View ArticleArrests made after burglaries in Spalding and Donington
Three people have been arrested in connection with two burglaries in Spalding and Donington during the weekend.Tony Benge of Donington was due to appear before magistrates this morning after being...
View ArticleBarrier Bank footpath closed
County highways engineers today (Monday) closed the public footpath at the Spalding end of Barrier Bank because it’s no longer considered safe for pedestrians.The council says the bank is subsiding and...
View ArticleWarning over charity collection
Residents in Spalding are being urged to check charities are legitimate before donating.Lincolnshire Trading Standards issued the warning after a leaflet drop asking for donations last week and said...
View ArticleADVERTISEMENT FEATURE: Stan hopes to make an impact
A sports and remedial massage therapist who has worked with the likes of the Saracens and London Wasps rugby clubs is hoping to score a try of his own after relocating his established business to...
View ArticleOverhaul plan for ‘eyesore’ Carter’s Park
An overhaul of Carter’s Park in Holbeach is in the pipeline after parish councillors branded it a “disgrace” and an “eyesore.”The claims were made at a meeting on Monday when vice chairman John Spencer...
View ArticleTask group to look at opening gates to public
A new task group is to look at ways a Spalding playing field could be used for “general recreation”.South Holland District Council members, who are the trustees of Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, met...
View ArticleBlew his top at probation staff
A man with an anger management problem hurled swear words and insults at Spalding probation staff the day he was late for an appointment.Wayne Mitchell had an existing community order and was also due...
View ArticlePutting community into care for mentally ill, prisoners and the ill
In 1993, Peter Stell left the peace of the Fens for the din and smell of what was then Europe’s busiest prison.It was Liverpool prison, where inmates on some wings were still slopping out in an...
View ArticleThe link between people of South Holland and Thorpe Hall
Thorpe Hall Hospice at Peterborough cares for patients at the end of life and provides ongoing support for their loved ones for as long as it is needed.It cares for and supports around 1,500 people...
View ArticleBreak-in at Long Sutton store
Detectives are hunting intruders who broke into a Long Sutton store overnight after trying to smash through its front shutters.Police were called to Co-op on West Street where an alarm was raised just...
View ArticleMoutune provides the oomph
Flushed with the success of its recent batch of hot hatches, Ford has once again decided that a Mountune badge would look rather nice on the rump of its hot Focus and Fiesta ST models.In case you...
View ArticleMP in fight to save library from the axe
MP John Hayes is fighting on to save Market Deeping Library from the county council axe.The library is one of 32 that will either close or be shoved into private hands as the council slashes £2million...
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