Bus service now in new hands after takeover
The operator of bus services between Spalding and Sutton Bridge has been taken over by one of the biggest firms in the industry.Norfolk Green, which operates the 505 service between Spalding and King’s...
View ArticleMissing person search
Police divers combed several stretches of water in Surfleet as part of an ongoing missing person’s case from the 1980s.Both Surfleet Reservoir and Surfleet Seas End were checked in connection with the...
View ArticleCatalyctic converter thefts on the increase
Police are appealing for information following the thefts of catalytic converters in Crowland.Overnight, between Wednesday and Thursday, catalytic coverters were stolen from a Seat Alhambra in...
View ArticleAre resolutions a thing of the past for us?
New year’s resolutions are slipping by the wayside with people saying they haven’t enough willpower to carry them through – or simply don’t have time.A survey of the nation’s top 40 resolutions in 2013...
View ArticleROADWORKS: Why are there no workmen?
Once again we have temporary traffic lights at the junction of Pinchbeck Road/Woolram Wygate causing absolute chaos at peak times. Why then has there not been a sign of any work being done for at least...
View ArticlePlans afoot for village to keep library
Plans have been drawn up to keep Kirton library open after the county council announced it will axe static library services in the village.Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) has announced controversial...
View ArticlePOLITICS: Why the sudden interest?
An entertaining article from MP John Hayes (in Tuesday’s Lincolnshire Free Press). He’s quite a wordsmith, though I’m not into the Great Gatsby. I like John, he’s an engaging and pleasant man who gets...
View ArticleCHARITY: Do not ignore worthy charities
While I have to agree with John Ward’s comment that we are continually bombarded with charity advertisements, what I consider borders on the obscene is his suggestion that locals should fund a ‘Save...
View ArticleANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR: Why not use your car ashtray?
I just wanted to thank the inconsiderate person who threw his cigarette end out of his car window, as he was passing my car on Saturday in Lime Walk, Long Sutton. My window was half open and it went...
View ArticleDOG MESS: Thanks for putting me right
Let me thank the student who ‘put me right’ on the issue of spitting being related to TB. I was concerned because of the ‘Do Not Spit’ signs that I have heard were used at the time of the last TB...
View ArticleThanks to vet for Christmas life saving op
A woman has thanked the vet who saved her dog’s life on Christmas Day.Mischievious doberman Spigit had been unwell since munching her way through a dog bed more than a month ago.But when she took a...
View ArticleHow painkillers can help
Health and beauty advertisement featureThere are lots of myths and misunderstanding about medication. Firstly, medication will not mask your pain enough so that you can do your self more damage....
View ArticleDOG MESS: Seems there are three types of dog walkers
As a regular user of our lovely Coronation Channel, one continues to be amazed by the actions of our dog loving community. Dog owners who walk the Coronation Channel appear to be split into three...
View ArticleArtists sought for next stage of South Holland art programme
An open day for artists interested in being involved in the next stage of Transported is to be held on February 6.Transported, the scheme launched in May last year to involve more communities in the...
View ArticleCHARITY: Thanks for making their Christmas
Thanks to Irene and her staff at the Spalding Food Bank, who gave so generously to a young mum, who was struggling with three children to give them a decent Christmas. This food was gratefully...
View ArticleParents support new school by applying for places
Seventy families have selected Bourne Elsea Park Primary Academy as one of the top choices for their child to attend in September.Applications for this year’s primary school starters closed yesterday...
View ArticleCourt Register
The following decisions have been made by magistrates at court hearings. In all drink-drive cases the legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, 80 milligrammes of alcohol...
View ArticleFUNDRAISING: Charity only worthy if he agrees with it
In response to Mr MacDonald’s letter about giving money to charity, I totally agree that it is a well worthy thing to donate to charity, but I strongly disagree with him on his views on giving to...
View ArticleTaking stock of South Holland’s heritage
A unique county-wide survey of our historically most important buildings has uncovered a hit list of structures at risk – and many of them are in South Holland.The very nature of the district means...
View ArticleHeritage survey results in hit list
The Heritage at Risk exercise has been a useful one, believes Dr Godfrey, because the data allows the various groups concerned with heritage to form a strategy and target specific buildings.He says:...
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