Youth arrested in connection with flat burglary in Long Sutton
A 17-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a burglary at a flat in Long Sutton where cash and a mobile phone were taken.The youth from Wisbech was given police bail until May 29 while...
View ArticleCar vandalised and tools stolen in villages
Three windows of a car parked in Allen Close, Billingborough, were smashed overnight between last Thursday and Friday.Meanwhile, thieves were able to get in and steal tools from a van parked in...
View ArticlePrettiest calf born on Gedney Dyke farm
Lincoln Red breeder Alan Hargreaves already has great hopes for one of the young calves born this year when she gets into the show ring.It’s one of the prettiest calves to be born at Ancona Farm at...
View ArticleNFU delivers flood manifesto
The NFU has called on the Government to review its flooding and coastal defence policies.The call was part of the farming organisation’s flooding manifesto, released on Wednesday at its annual...
View ArticleCo-op pharmacies to stay open
Co-op pharmacies in South Holland are safe, despite an announcement yesterday that the company was selling many of its farms and looking at offloading its chemists.Spokesman for Lincolnshire Co-op Emma...
View ArticleSpalding auctioneers first online sale a success
Auctioneers Brown & Co’s debut online machinery auction was a success, with more than 60 per cent of lots sold in excess of their reserve and a total of well in excess of £375,000 in bids made.The...
View ArticleSpalding accountants warn over EU proposals
Spalding-based accountants Moore Thompson is warning about financial risks of new EC proposals on organic farmers, who could be forced to go 100 per cent organic.They say fluctuations in demand make...
View ArticleIt’s not being soft, it’s being sensible
MP John Hayes writes for spaldingtoday.co.ukRegular readers of this column will by now be aware of my enthusiasm for memorable TV situation comedies of the past. One of the greatest was the...
View ArticleMillions more for superfast
Another £4.7million will be injected into Lincolnshire’s broadband network to extend superfast speeds to 95 per cent of the county.Business leaders say the latest cash boost is good news for the rural...
View ArticleGrant joy for gym
News from South Holland District Council’s economic development teamOne of the first SMEs in South Holland to benefit from Grants4Growth is the popular Spalding and District Gymnastics Club.Its base in...
View ArticleAdvertisement feature: New look for historic pub
After a brief closure, one of Spalding’s oldest licensed premises re-opens this week following a substantial investment by its owners Greene King.After a brief closure, one of Spalding’s oldest...
View ArticleAdvertisement feature: North Norfolk – a lovely spot for your holiday
Now that Christmas is well and truly behind us and our credit card statements are (hopefully) looking a little more healthy, many of us will be thinking of our summer holiday.While many still jet off...
View ArticleMan (18) charged over theft of car in Spalding
An 18-year-old man from Spalding has been charged over a car stolen from a street in the town on Friday.Connor Read of Gershwin Lane is due to appear before Boston magistrates on March 19 charged with...
View ArticlePolice treating Bourne case as indecent assault
A man who made “inappropriate gestures” towards a 17-year-old girl in Bourne Abbey is wanted by police who are treating it as an indecent assault.It happened in Church Walk, Bourne, where a girl was...
View ArticleDebut novel by Spalding author
In a new book containing many mysteries perhaps one of the biggest is the true name of its Spalding author.The pseudonym Will Jonson has been used for his first novel, Keep it Dark, to separate the...
View ArticleSpalding author half-way through second book
Author Will Jonson describes himself as “a child of the Cold War” and says he grew up watching documentaries that said the Red Army could be “in Calais in six days”.He wanted to tell a story that...
View ArticleCar windscreen smashed in town
Police are hunting vandals who smashed the back windscreen of a car parked in South Street, Bourne, on Wednesday.A silver Volkswagen Polo was targeted between 8.40am and 9.35am.Anyone with information...
View ArticleCash stolen from home in Morton after break-in
Intruders smashed a window to get in and steal cash from a house in Haconby Lane, Morton, near Bourne.It happened between 2pm on Tuesday and 4pm on Wednesday.Anyone with information should call police...
View ArticleWeston Hills pupils listen carefully
Weston Hills Primary School pupils were also entertained, this time by storyteller and sculptor Paul Jackson, who visited each class and also held a whole-school session, telling traditional tales from...
View ArticlePriory School pupils in Spalding learn about cyber bullying
Cyber bullying is a hot topic with youngsters these days.At The Priory School in Spalding, pupils heard about the pitfalls from Post 16 Centre students, who produced a piece of theatre themselves,...
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