Suspended jail for hotel fight
A man who assaulted hotel staff was handed a suspended jail sentence in the last ever case at Spalding Magistrates’ Court.Philip Malone (37) punched doorman Martin Fox and grappled with him on the...
View ArticleREVIEW OF THE YEAR: January
BBC’s Nick Knowles and the team from flagship TV show DIY SOS joined local tradesmen to transform the home of severely disabled Weston Hills youngster Dakota Read (8), who has quadriplegic dystonic...
View ArticleREVIEW OF THE YEAR: February
Spalding’s top cop, Insp Jim Tyner, praised the use of CCTV in helping remove criminals from our streets after a persistent thief was jailed just 24 hours after his arrest. Picture: Luke Arons with the...
View ArticleREVIEW OF THE YEAR: April
It was revealed in April that drivers in South Holland and Boston had won almost £30,000 in payouts from the county council in the last year to repair damage caused to their cars by potholes.Parish and...
View ArticlePOLITICS: Increase MPs’ salary but with more clarity
When our MPs, in contrast with their historical practice, make a deafening chorus against a proposal to give them a pay increase, it doesn’t take long to smell a rat!For some years, they have lived off...
View ArticleMerry Christmas to all our readers!
The Spalding Guardian called on the Donington Thomas Cowley High School Glee Club to help say a very special ‘Merry Christmas’ to all our readers.Many thanks to everyone for your support in 2013 and we...
View ArticleTongue End grower reviews the past farming year
With Downton and Dr Who out the way, the post-Christmas period is often a good time to review the year’s activities.2013 has been a year of recovery, especially for our soils. Living with fields that...
View ArticleSutton Bridge company helps feed homeless
Produce World – which has an operation in Sutton Bridge – teamed up with Crisis at Christmas to help feed thousands of homeless people over the festive period. The company, one of the UK’s leading...
View ArticleFlood warning reiterated
A flood alert has been re-issued this evening for areas of South Lincolnshire near The Wash and Tidal EstuariesAlthough not as serious as a severe flood warning or normal flood warning, an alert is...
View ArticleREVIEW OF THE YEAR: October
Villagers in Sutton St Edmund were celebrating victory after winning the war against a company that wanted to erect six wind turbines in the village. A planning inspector – and Secretary of State Eric...
View ArticleCCTV: Proof that these cameras really work
Regarding CCTV for Holbeach.South Holland District Council has a statutory duty to work with the police on the prevention of crime and this is one of the ways. Your reader Mr Mitchell wants proof – I...
View ArticlePupils enjoy a day of jumping, balancing and hanging!
Youngsters from primary schools in the Suttons area enjoyed a special gym day towards the end of term.Pupils from the Collaborative Partnership Schools – Cowbit, Deeping St Nicholas, Gedney Hill,...
View ArticleSurvey shows fewer fear anti-social behaviour
Fewer people believe anti-social behaviour is a major problem in South Holland, according to the findings of a community safety survey.It also revealed that litter and people being drunk or rowdy in...
View ArticleFestive domestic abuse
Police were called to a number of domestic abuse incidents in South Holland over Christmas.Ins Jim Tyner tweeted there was one on Christmas Eve, nine on Christmas Day and two on Boxing Day.Among them,...
View ArticleTwo bicycles are stolen
Two bicycles - a Black concept XSelsior and a red Emelle Rapier - were stolen from a garden in Winsover Road, Spalding, overnight on Christmas Eve. Call police on 101 with information.During the same...
View ArticleStole £5.75 bottle of wine from the Co-op
A woman with drink problems stole a bottle of wine from the Co-op at Gosberton, breaching a conditional discharge given by magistrates in May for a similar offence.Linda Bradley (45), of Cambridge...
View ArticleCouncil tax rise of 4 pence a week
Residents in Bourne and The Deepings are facing a council tax rise of around 4 pence a week from South Kesteven District Council.This works out at £2.22 a year for band D households – but most people...
View ArticlePolice’s new deputy chief constable
Lincolnshire Police’s new deputy chief constable is Keith Smy.Chief Con Neil Rhodes, in confirming the appointment, said: “I wanted to move as quickly as possible to secure a stable chief officer...
View ArticleClose to spending Christmas in jail
A disqualified driver, who threatened to “stave” his car into the front of an off duty policeman’s vehicle, came close to spending Christmas in prison.Sam Tooke (23), of High Road, Whaplode, was given...
View ArticleNick wins darts bragging rights
Builder Nick Moyses has been named Spalding’s best darting tradesman after builders merchant Gibbs and Dandy ran a three-week long competition in-store. Gibbs and Dandy, of St Thomas’s Road, Spalding,...
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