Poaching charges dropped by Crown
Charges of poaching against three men were dropped after a landowner said he did not wish the cases to continue.Prosecutor Victoria Brankovic told magistrates the landowner, Patrick Duffy, made a...
View ArticleConvicted of stealing £700
A man convicted in December of stealing £700 cash from Hallgate Timber is awaiting sentence.Ugis Gustavsons (40), of Pipe Office Lane, Boston, had denied stealing the cash at Lime Walk, Long Sutton, on...
View ArticleAssault case is adjourned
Bicker brothers Kevin and Nicky Hardstaff will be sentenced on February 7 for an assault in Boston in September.Kevin (23) and Nicky (24), of Lowgate Avenue, pleaded guilty when their cases went to...
View ArticleMan injured after A15 Morton crash
A man was taken to hospital after the Ford Focus he was driving went off the A15 near Morton and into a ditch.It happened on Wednesday just before 11.45am and the man was taken to Peterborough City...
View ArticleNeighbourhood Watch meeting in Bourne
Bourne and District Neighbourhood Watch Association is holding its next meeting at the town’s fire station in South Street on Tuesday February 4 at 7.30pm.The guest speaker will be Barry Meech of B M...
View ArticlePersistent and ‘aggressive’ beggar gets ASBO sentence
A homeless man arrested for using “aggressive” tactics when begging has been banned from doing so anywhere in England and Wales.James Philip Waxman (33), of no fixed address, was given an Anti-social...
View ArticleLorry crash in Deeping St Nicholas
BREAKING NEWS FRIDAY 4PM: Drivers are facing delays in Deeping St Nicholas after a lorry went off the road earlier today.It happened on the A1175 Littleworth Drove, near the junction with New Road, at...
View ArticleCourt register
A round-up from around the local courtsBoston Magistrates’ Court:January 13Ryan Bates (22), of Penny Gardens, Kirton. Assault (Boston). Community order made with curfew requirement for 3 months and...
View ArticleIndecent child images case at court
A man accused of possessing or making indecent images of children and possessing an extreme pornographic image of someone performing a sex act with a dog has been sent by magistrates to Lincoln Crown...
View ArticleSuspended sentence for driver after cyclist killed
A motorist knocked down and killed a cyclist while cutting a corner on a dark country road, Lincoln Crown Court was told.Joseph Strong failed to see David Hall despite the cyclist wearing a high...
View ArticleFLOODS: What about support for Surfleet?
So South Ferriby has neighbours collecting for those who were flooded in their area.Boston flood victims get a 50 per cent reduction in council tax without asking.And Hull has the Government batting...
View ArticleCHARITY: Charitable giving is a choice
This is in response to Andrew MacDonald’s letter, entitled ‘Do not ignore worthy charities’.He suggests that those who support animal charities instead of charities striving to alleviate human...
View ArticleON THE BEAT with Jim Tyner: No, I don’t long for ‘the good old days’
Some 22 years ago this week I was sworn in as a new constable. This has given me cause to reflect on what has been a period of momentous change for the police service.When I became a constable in 1992...
View ArticleFLOODS: Virtually impossible to flood again
Some years ago there was quite a lot of correspondence in the local papers regarding people in Spalding being refused home insurance. The reason, given by the insurance companies, was that Spalding was...
View ArticleTHE HIGH LIFE by Spalding High School students
After the initial elation of being given our own page in the Spalding Guardian, there was disputation over what our first column should consist of. It then came to my attention that the readers, with...
View ArticleMore delays on town centre manager cash
It’s taken a year to get this far, but residents of Spalding will have to wait longer for a town centre manager.More talks are to take place after failure to agree on top contenders for a slice of...
View ArticleMotorcyclist hurt in A151 crash in Whaplode
BREAKING NEWS 10.15AM: A motorcyclist has been injured after a crash between a motor bike and a van in Whaplode this morning.It happened on High Road where a Pioneer motor bike collided with a Ford...
View ArticlePeople urged to clean chimneys
People in South Holland, Bourne and the Deepings are being urged to clean their chimneys after a spate of fires across the county.One of them was in High Road, Moulton, where a chimney fire was put out...
View Article£37,282 debts written off
More than £37,000 of money owed to South Holland District Council is to be written off.The amount is made up of £8,749,30 council tax, £21,520.13 business rates, £5,533.54 accounts receivable, and...
View ArticleCouncil house tenants face rent rise of 7.06 per cent
Council house tenants in South Holland could face a rent increase of more than seven per cent.The increase will be discussed by full council after being announced at the Cabinet meeting last Tuesday.It...
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