Sutton St Edmund grower’s hopes for 2014
What a year of extremes. Our autumn sowing started in very dry conditions, but we were trying to be patient to allow the grass weeds to chit so that we could take some out before sowing the winter...
View ArticleTen New Year’s resolutions from the NFU
If you’re stuck for a New Year’s resolution or two to adopt, the NFU has come up with the following “to do” list for 2014.1 Celebrate Farmhouse Breakfast Week (January 26 to February 1) – get involved...
View ArticleNew Year message from Peter Kendall
Outgoing NFU president Peter Kendall used his final New Year’s message to wish for a better start to those suffering from recent floods and to stress that farming depends on a healthy, stable...
View ArticleLincolnshire CLA chair states aims for 2014
Cutting legislation regarding flood defences and better broadband are at the top of the agenda for 2014 for CLA Lincolnshire branch committee chairman Roger DouglasHe said faster broadband speeds were...
View ArticleShare views on trailer weights and speeds
Farmers and contractors are being urged to share their views as part of the government’s consultation examining trailer weights and speeds.Following years of NFU lobbying, the consultation will seek...
View ArticleTriple the limit driver was ‘swerving’
Police arrested a man three times the drink-drive limit following a tip-off he was “swerving all over the road”.Another driver followed Edward Swatiek (49) on West End Road, Wyberton, on December...
View ArticleNumbers up on NSPCC fun day
Children at St Norbert’s Primary School, Spalding, used their fingers, thumbs and toes to keep a count for the NSPCC.The school staged a Number Day packed with fun activities to raise money for the...
View ArticleCourt says woman didn’t breach bail
A woman awaiting sentence for making a hoax 999 call and criminally damaging a window belonging to her former partner denied breaching a non-contact bail condition.Teresa Lee (26), of Stennet Avenue,...
View ArticleSpalding firefighters on standby in flood risk areas
Firefighters from Spalding are among four specialist boat teams from LIncolnshire deployed to Somerset to help with any rescues from flood-hit areas.The Environment Agency had issued several severe...
View ArticleCCTV image issued in shoplifting case
Police in Holbeach have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with a theft at Tesco on December 4.It happened at the store in Boston Road South at about 3pm on December 4...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to burglary in Donington
A man (28) from Donington has admitted to burgling a house in the village when he appeared at crown court yesterday.Tony Benge of Malting Lane pleaded guilty to burgling a house in Gleed Avenue on...
View ArticleIgnoring yellow peril outside McDonald’s
Lincolnshire Co-op has painted double yellow lines on the access road to its Holbeach Road filling station in Spalding, but drivers are still parking there to go for a burger at McDonalds.The Co-op...
View ArticleBoys charged with burglary and theft from vehicle
Three boys from Spalding, aged 13, 14 and 16, are due in court on January 22 charged with burglary and theft from a vehicle.The boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, are charged with breaking...
View ArticleMountain bike stolen from shed
Police in Spalding are trying to trace a mountain bike that was stolen from an unlocked shed in the town.The silver Carerra Kraken bike was taken from a shed attached to a house in Woodfield Close some...
View ArticleCommunity panel meeting in town
People in Holbeach with questions about crime and policing in the area can attend a public meeting in the town tomorrow evening.Holbeach Town and Rural Community Policing Panel meets at Coubro...
View ArticleLOOKING BACK: At least striker achieved his ambitions!
I was having a post Christmas clear-out of cupboards and came across a couple of papers from nearly 13 years ago (no idea how or why they were put there!!).I was intriqued and just had to peruse them...
View ArticlePOLICING: Cuts turned evening into one of mayhem
Having being one of the party goers on New Years Eve Iwould say I was a good witness to some events and to say the police were overstretched was an understatement. Firstly it was announced on Twitter...
View ArticleCAMPAIGN: Donate £2-a-month and ‘Save Spalding’!
Over the past few months our telly screen has been constantly alive with assorted adverts, pleas and attempts at making the viewer feel guilty as numerous messages are played out concerning us as Joe...
View ArticleA fabulous new you
You’ve eaten the last mince pie and only the shapes you hate are left in the chocolates tin.Yes, it’s that time of year when you wish you hadn’t indulged quite so much over Christmas. Latest statistics...
View ArticleADVERTISING FEATURE (by Moore Thompson): Automatic enrolment: Do you know...
Automatic enrolment (or auto-enrolment) is a government initiative to help more people save for retirement.By 2018, all employers will be legally required to enrol eligible workers into a qualifying...
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