Historic role for Heather
Heather Roach has been appointed permanent Assistant Chief Constable, making her the first ever female substantive Chief Officer in Lincolnshire Police.Assistant Chief Constable Roach said: “It is a...
View ArticleHighest record of dropping rape cases – but second best charge to convicion rate
New figures have shown Lincolnshire Police has the highest record of ‘no crime’ rape cases across England and Wales.Data showing how each force responded to reports of rape and how many went on to be...
View ArticleChapel turned into flats
A Gedney Hill property developer and a Holbeach architectural firm have teamed up to transform a former warehouse in the town into flats.The conversion of what was once a chapel and secondhand shop on...
View ArticleJohnston Press launches digital recruitment service
Johnston Press, the publisher of this website and newspaper, has launched TheEngineerList (www.theengineerlist.co.uk) a new digital recruitment service aimed at helping employers find the perfect...
View ArticleStole from shops to buy drugs
A heroin dependent man stole groceries when he was taken off prescription for the drug’s substitute, methadone.Keith Andrew (30), of King Street, Kirton, stole three times from the Co-op in Kirton and...
View ArticleBin bought by parish council destroyed in Billingborough
Vandals have uprooted and destroyed a bin worth about £350 in Pointon Road, Billingborough.The cast iron bin was targeted some time on Saturday January 18 and was one of three bought for the village by...
View ArticleDelivery driver pocketed £700 payment for summer house
A delivery driver found guilty of pocketing a £700 cash payment for a summer house was ordered to do 120 hours unpaid work by magistrates on Thursday.Ugis Gustavsons (40) had worked for Long Sutton...
View ArticleTHE HIGH LIFE by Spalding High School students
On Friday, January 10 Hannah Greenacre and Eleanor Toal interviewed the Rt Hon John Hayes MP for the Easter edition of The High Quarterly. Students in all year groups had the opportunity to submit...
View ArticleMember of ram raid gang given court bill
A Spalding man who is on the run after being involved in stealing more than £34,000 from a bank has been ordered to pay back almost £37,000.Kevin Smith (29), of Clay Lake, was one of three gang members...
View ArticlePLAYING FIELD: Forced to finance the deficit
Following my letter to this paper in November last year, stating that South Holland District Council had exceeded its authority over the playing field, subsequent letters from deputy council leader...
View ArticleHAYES IN THE HOUSE by John Hayes MP
It is not widely known that at the end of the Second World War the great film director Alfred Hitchcock worked on a documentary about Nazi concentration camps. Hitchcock was said to be so upset by the...
View ArticleCouncil drew up ‘secret’ library plan
County council bosses are under fire over a “secret” plan to build a new library at Market Deeping while threatening closure of the library at Wade House.Market Deeping Library is among 30-plus...
View ArticleFOUR STEPS TO FITNESS With Tracey Vowel of The Fitness Company, Spalding
Make exercise new sugar fixYou have to have been asleep for the last two weeks not to have heard or read somewhere that too much sugar is bad for you! Some researchers have gone so far as to label...
View ArticleSpalding man’s case adjourned
A man accused of being in charge of a motor vehicle when his alcohol level was above the legal limit had his case adjourned by magistrates on Thursday.Dainis Budicis (50), of Winsover Road, Spalding,...
View ArticleFacing benefit fraud charges
Joanna Fisk (43), of Lowgate, Bicker, faces two counts of benefit fraud – one involving employment support allowance and another involving income support.She will appear at Boston Magistrates’ Court on...
View ArticleDrunk allegation is adjourned
A man accused of being drunk and disorderly in Spalding’s Sheep Market had his case adjourned to February 27 by magistrates at Boston on Thursday.He is Vilmatas Baltraitis (48), of Double Street,...
View ArticleAttempted break-in at town house
Police are asking for the public’s help to trace intruders who tried to break into a house in Market Deeping.It happened in St Guthlac’s Avenue at about 8.05pm on Thursday when intruders tried to climb...
View ArticleNeighbourhood Watch meeting
People in Bourne concerned about crime in their community are invited to the area’s Neighbourhood Watch Association meeting on Tuesday night.It takes place at Bourne Fire Station, South Street, at...
View ArticleTop award for second year
South Holland and The Deepings MP says opponents of onshore wind turbines will be strengthened after he was named Environmental Campaigner of the Year in the Dods Parliamentary Awards.Mr Hayes was...
View ArticleMiles Jupp gains new reputation in Spalding
Actor, comedian, writer: Miles Jupp was known as all of these... until he came to Spalding on Saturday.Since then, he’s been hailed as a bit of a hero after stepping in with an offer of transport to a...
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