Bringing Latin to life for Spalding students
Latin is taught at Spalding Grammar School from Year 7 right up to Year 13.Head of classics Katy Adams says that includes not only the language but the cultural background, with topics such as...
View ArticleSkipping pupils make charity smile
Seventy-two pupils at Gosberton Clough and Risegate Primary School raised a whopping £777 with a sponsored skip.It was part of The British Heart Foundation’s “Jump Rope” event, which means £621.69 goes...
View ArticleBuy a gem and help a charity
A woman from Spalding is selling a special range of jewellery to raise money for a national domestic violence charity.Dawn Hook, of Candy Voss Jewellery, was featured in our sister paper, the Spalding...
View ArticleVandals smash window and damages vehicle in Market Deeping
Police are hunting vandals who smashed the window of a house in Market Deeping and then damaged a vehicle parked on a green.It happened in Godsey Crescent between 7.30pm last Thursday and noon on...
View ArticleGas cylinders stolen in Morton Fen
Police are looking for witnesses who saw a white Iveco van in Morton Fen on Tuesday when a number of gas cylinders were stolen.It took place shortly before noon and the van’s registration number is...
View ArticleLawnmower and tools stolen from shed in Pointon
A lawnmower and tools, including chainsaws and drills, have been stolen from a shed outside a house in Pointon.Police believe thieves used a van parked in nearby Pinfold Close to drive away with the...
View ArticleMaking dreams come true for all
South Holland and the Deepings MP John Hayes writes for spaldingtoday.co.ukAs I said in my column last week, classic situation comedies have much to tell us about our society and the way it has...
View ArticleHave your say on key crimes in UK survey
Crimestoppers is inviting people to have their say on the issues and concerns affecting them the most.The crime-fighting charity has launched a national debate on key crimes in the UK, including...
View ArticleGaming machines raided and cash stolen in Bourne
Intruders broke into a Bourne pub, stealing cash after forcing open several gaming machines.The burglary happened at The Nags Head, Abbey Road, where intruders got in through a back door just after 4am...
View ArticlePlant stolen from building site in Bourne
Tools, including a disc cutter, rotating laser and generator, have been stolen from a metal storage container on a building site in Bourne.A pump, cable locator and wacker plater were also taken from...
View ArticleFamily to sue driver over death crash
The family of a cyclist killed in a collision with a car on a dark country road in Moulton Seas End last year is to sue the driver.David Hall (58) died at the scene of the accident on the evening of...
View ArticleSouth Lincolnshire’s markers to early transport history
From 1822, people travelling by coach between Spalding and Bourne would have been forced to pay a fee.The toll was made at a turnpike – named after the spiked barrier used to prevent people passing –...
View ArticleHorse and trap 6d at Bourne toll
The Grade II 200-year-old toll cottage at Folkingham was threatened with demolition in 2005 when the owner applied for listed building consent to pull it down because he believed it was unsound. The...
View ArticleHandover of new council homes
Tenants will soon be occupying brand new South Holland District Council houses.The four two-bedroom properties in Surfleet have just been completed by Weston Hills developer Broadgate Homes.Coun...
View ArticleThoughts on flooding from Deeping St Nicholas farmer
This time last year we were enduring one of the coldest winters in recent memory, writes Chris Carter.Little over a year later we are still suffering the effects of one of the wettest winters we’ve...
View ArticleBig Macs round the clock
McDonald’s Restaurant at Long Sutton is seeking planning consent to open 24/7.The restaurant, at the junction of the A17 and A1101, is already opening 24 hours a day under a temporary planning consent...
View ArticleNew workshop in Bourne for dementia carers
People in South Holland and the Deepings caring for dementia patients are invited to a series of workshops in Bourne starting next month.The Carer Information and Support Programme is a four-session...
View ArticleGraffiti spree in the Deepings
Police are hunting vandals who left behind a trail of graffiti in Market Deeping and Deeping St James this week.The mess was made overnight between Monday and Tuesday and anyone with information should...
View ArticleTaxis cost us £42,000
Numerous taxi trips of a little over 500ft for county council staff have cost Lincolnshire taxpayers £42,000 in the last six years.The county council paid the bill for the 524ft shuttles between two of...
View ArticleNene Potatoes opens new facility at Long Sutton
Nene Potatoes’ new facility has been officially opened by National Farmers Union president Peter Kendall.Members of the potato marketing co-operative based in Long Sutton funded the quality assurance...
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