Road closed after cyclist is hit by car in Bourne
A cyclist escaped unhurt after being hit by a car in Bourne.The incident took place in Abbey Road at 10.42am this morning and the road was closed while police conducted their investigations.In spite of...
View ArticleWhat volunteers are doing in South Holland
Without volunteers we wouldn’t have WIs, scouting and guiding clubs, sports societies, mother and toddler groups, and all our village halls would be closed.Without volunteers, a lot more organisations...
View ArticleSpalding centre of Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service
The team at Spalding’s Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service offers far more than volunteering opportunities.Health trainers Chloe Stevenson and Theresa Lewis support people in making small...
View ArticleSpalding beggar back in court
Beggar James Philip Waxman was back in court again at the weekend.Waxman (33) was on Friday arrested for breach of an ASBO imposed on January 15.He appeared at Lincoln Magistrates Court over the...
View ArticleWoman left shaken as robber pounces
Police are hunting a robber who threatened staff and left a Spalding woman shop assistant “shaken” before stealing a mobile phone.The suspect, a tall white man in his mid-twenties, is believed to have...
View ArticleWe’re being denied access to justice – says former JP
A county councillor for Sutton Bridge and former magistrate is backing MP John Hayes in his last-ditch bid to save Spalding Magistrates’ Court.Chris Brewis, who represents Sutton Bridge, says people...
View ArticleChamber Matters
with the Spalding and District Area Chamber of CommerceMany of you will have read about South Holland District Council’s desire to spend the remaining Springfields s106 monies wisely, but to date they...
View ArticleMen jailed for Spalding armed robbery
Two men were today jailed for ten years for an armed £18,500 wages snatch in Spalding last July.Kristaps Vilcins (22) and Olegs Nijolavjevs (24) raided Wykeham Staff Services at Swindlers Drove, off...
View ArticleTeenagers arrested in Spalding for illegal entry to UK
Two boys, aged 16 and 17, who were found in a lorry that had arrived in Spalding from Spain, have been arrested.The pair, both from Albania, were handed over to immigration officials by police after...
View ArticleAppeal after vandalism and theft in South Holland
Police are looking for vandals who smashed the back window of a vehicle parked in Station Road, Tydd Gote, between 10pm and 11pm on Saturday.Also, a workshop in Station Road, Tydd Gote, had part of its...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Gosberton vicar hurt in road rage attack
UPDATE, WEDNESDAY 12.14PM: Gosberton’s vicar is recovering after being attacked in a road rage incident.The Rev Ian Walters was punched in the face more than once during the attack on the A152 on...
View ArticleWoman (31) injured after two-car crash on A17 in Holbeach
A 31-year-old woman is in hospital after a two-car crash on the A17 in Holbeach yesterday. The woman, from Wisbech, was a front seat passenger in a Seat Leon that collided with a BMW near the...
View ArticleParts stolen from vehicle in Tydd St Mary
An exhaust system and catalytic converter were stolen from a van parked in Rectory Road, Tydd St Mary.The Mercedes Sprinter van was targeted some time between 5pm last Thursday and 7am on Friday....
View ArticleGuardian Angel
The latest news from our girl about townAngel’s eight-year-old niece is very excited about BBC Radio 2’s 500 Words story competition and is busy penning entries (nephew thought it was a good idea but...
View ArticleHospital staff take time for ‘digni-tea’ to help patients
Staff at the Johnson Community Hospital in Spalding are showing their commitment to dignity in care this weekend. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is supporting Dignity Action Day on Saturday,...
View ArticleNew anti-loan shark video is set for launch
A new video about the dangers of loan sharks and doorstep lenders is being launched in Lincolnshire this weekend.The film, made by arts charity Cultural Solutions UK and Blueprint Films, is being...
View ArticleLincolnshire’s female convicts
Mary Hinson was actually just 14 when she appeared before a court charged with stealing a hat and a pair of shoes.And the punishment for the young girl – incorrectly assumed by officials to be 17?Ten...
View ArticleQuilt left behind by female convicts
One of the convict ships that women were transported in was the Rajah.Women aboard the ship on one journey produced a quilt made out of scraps of material presented to them by Quaker women, who...
View ArticleSouth Holland farmer talks about what is involved in producing happy hens
I was looking back at what I last wrote and the plan then was to establish two-thirds of our arable land in the autumn with the remainder set for spring cropping.How wrong plans can be. We managed to...
View ArticleCrime commission to be quizzed on farm crime at Long Sutton meeting
Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire Police Alan Hardwick is to be asked to address the serious issue of theft from farms when he comes to Long Sutton next Tuesday.Mr Hardwick has been...
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