Driver to be sentenced over deaths of sisters
A motorist is due to appear at Norwich Crown Court on Friday where she will be sentenced for causing the deaths of two Sutton Bridge sisters.Marie Easter (44) has admitted causing the deaths of Tamzin...
View ArticleChandlers at Holbeach appointed Valtra dealership
The Holbeach branch of Chandlers (Farm Equipment) Ltd is one of the new dealerships announced by Valtra, a member of the AGCO group.The Holbeach depot will be supplying Valtra tractors and its team of...
View ArticleSutton Bridge experts at conference
Three experts from the Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research facility will lead workshops at a unique conference next month.The centre’s head Adrian Cunnington and fellow experts Glyn Harper and Adrian...
View ArticleSouth Holland growers’ meeting
Multi-layered growing in urban warehouses may not be such a far-fetched idea, members of South Holland Growers’ Club will hear at their next meeting.The talk on The Latest Developments in LED Lighting...
View ArticleCouncil votes for precept rise
Holbeach Parish Council is to raise its precept by nearly £2,500 or just over one per cent for the coming year.Spending on allotments, playing fields and other services in the Holbeach area was agreed...
View ArticleGuiding farmers into digital age
The Rural Payments Agency was at LAMMA last week helping farmers bring their businesses into the digital age.It was promoting its increasingly popular paper-free service, Single Payment Scheme Online...
View ArticleWhite van stolen in Bourne
A white Mercedes Sprinter refrigeration van parked in a Bourne street has been stolen.The van was parked in Manning Road when it was stolen between 9pm on Tuesday and 5am yesterday. Anyone with...
View ArticleBeggar back on the streets
A man branded “aggressive and anti-social” while begging for cash in Spalding is back on the streets after appearing in court again this week.James Philip Waxman (33), of no fixed address, was given a...
View ArticleJust run sir, run!
The pupils of Spalding High School are often preparing cake stalls as part of the citizenship scheme within school. Yet our next foray into the world of charity comes from the form of a teacher; Mr...
View ArticleClampdown on EU benefits ‘tourists’
Shoppers in Spalding are welcoming a Government clampdown on jobless EU benefits “tourists” to stop them milking Britain’s welfare system.Home secretary Theresa May and work and pensions secretary Iain...
View ArticleFighting is fun and boosts your fitness
Fights are always breaking out on Monday nights at the Curlew Centre in Sutton Bridge – but no one gets hurt.That’s because it’s non-contact fighting led by Pro Martial Arts Schools’ kickboxing...
View ArticleKnow what you are eating with hygiene ratings
How do you know that an establishment serving food is of a decent standard? If it looks good in the restaurant or at the counter, how do you know that it’s the same behind the scenes? The answer is the...
View ArticleFuel firm to meet needs with new oil tanker
Spalding fuel company Rix Petroleum has invested a “six-figure sum” in new transport to meet what it claims is rising fuel demand across the area.A new 26-tonne, six-wheel Scania tanker, with a...
View ArticleBusiness club date
Mobile phone innovator Simon Vaitkevicius will be Spalding Business Club’s guest when it meets at Bookmark, The Crescent, on Thursday February 6.The meeting starts at 7am and includes a talk by Simon...
View ArticleImproving South Holland homes
Why go to all the hassle of moving when you could simply stay put and improve?Simon Cunnington, assistant manager at long-established business Andrew & Co Spalding Ltd, says internal decoration and...
View ArticleAlcohol stolen from village shop
Intruders broke into a store in Billingborough and got away with cigarettes and alcohol.It happened at Co-op Food in High Street where a gang got in through a back door in the early hours of...
View ArticleMOTORS FEATURE: Subtle makeover and cheaper too
It’s still easy to be reminded of chunky Shoguns and rapid Lancer Evolutions when thoughts turn to Japanese car maker Mitsubishi.Back in 2010 the firm introduced a compact SUV in a bid to grab some of...
View ArticleSuspicious case in town street
Police are looking for help after someone was seen trying the door handles of vehicles parked in a Bourne street.They were seen in Harvey Close at about 7.40pm last Tuesday when they were wearing blue...
View ArticleBlood-filled syringe found in Spalding
A Spalding grandad has expressed his horror at finding a blood-filled syringe close to his home in the town centre.Pete Williams, landlord of The Punchbowl, made the find in Chapel Lane on Thursday...
View ArticlePair interrupted during Pointon shed break-in
Two men were stopped in the act of breaking into a shed in West Road, Pointon, before getting away in a white Ford Transit van.The attempted break-in happened at about 3.15am last Tuesday and anyone...
View Article