Gedney Hill’s shop within a shop
Bringing the community together and helping charity were the motivations behind pupils at Gedney Hill Primary School who have created a mini shop within a shop.Administrator Julie Belton says the arts...
View ArticleFirst port of call in mental health crisis
On the Beat with Inspector Jim TynerI often say that recorded crime is down and yet the demand for policeservices is as high as ever. These weekly columns are an opportunity to share with you some of...
View ArticleAmazing view will be for all
A clever camera installed at the top of the Sir Peter Scott Lighthouse in Sutton Bridge means those unable to scale its steep stairs will still be able to enjoy the breath-taking views it has to...
View ArticleThat’s the way to do it!
Ayscoughfee Hall School pupils Scarlett Lewis and Matthew Bunting are pictured during a visit to Spalding fire station. Led by Fire Officer Bob Machin, the officers of Green Watch showed Year 2...
View ArticlePolice on standby for illegal raves
Farmers and landowners are being warned about illegal raves in the South Holland and Deepings area. Police have broken up several raves in recent months, including one on farmland near Bourne in...
View ArticlePolice praise public after man arrested
Detectives in Spalding have praised people for their help after a 30-year-old man was arrested in connection with the theft of a caravan and pick-up.A touring caravan was stolen from Fleet Hargate on...
View ArticleCourt Register
The following decisions have been made by magistrates at court hearings. In all drink-drive cases the legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, 80 milligrammes of alcohol...
View ArticleMan hiding in service station cupboard arrested
A 37-year-old man found hiding in a service station cupboard near Bicker has been arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary.The man from Lancashire was hiding inside a service station at Bicker Bar...
View Article‘Sorry to chief is not enough,’ says panel members
Lincolnshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has been told to apologise “to the people of Lincolnshire” for the costs involved in suspending Chief Constable Neil Rhodes.The request from the county’s...
View ArticleRECYCLING: Green effort is to avoid big EU fines
Firstly, thank you to all those residents who have agreed to support our Green Bag Lottery by starting to recycle, recycling more regularly, or by not opting out. I’d also like to apologise to anybody...
View ArticleGROT SPOTS: Fines change would sort the problem
My barber’s shop is next to the alley on Albion Street (Spalding) and I am constantly calling the council about the disgusting state it gets in every week. The rubbish is collected on a Thursday...
View ArticleBusiness park demonstrates growing confidence in area
Spalding and District Chamber of Commerce notes by presidents Phil ScarlettThe announcement of the Lincs Gateway Business Park demonstrates the growing confidence of developers and national brands...
View ArticleEmma through to national poetry finals
The High Life: The students’ take on life at Spalding High SchoolThis year marks the success of another Spalding High School student within the Poetry by Heart competition.Year 12 student Emma Howell...
View ArticleVandals wearing hoodies smash vehicle’s windows in Spalding
Police are hunting two youths who smashed the windows of a vehicle parked in Thistle Gardens, Spalding, on Friday evening.The youths were wearing hoodies and after vandalising the vehicles, they rode...
View ArticleSuspicious men seen outside house in Spalding
Police want information about two men seen leaving the back garden of a house in Nursery Way, Spalding.Nothing was taken or damaged and the men were seen later driving away in a small black vehicle at...
View ArticleMotor cyclist seen riding with “total disregard” in Spalding
Reports of a motor cyclist riding without a helmet caused and at high speed caused concern for police in Spalding on Sunday.The motor cyclist was seen in Hannam Boulevard, Pennygate and Bourne Road at...
View ArticleStole from employer for holiday and nights out
Cash totalling £4,600 was stolen by an employee of a Spalding cafe to spend on nights out and a holiday.Anthony Martin-Dale, of Burnstone Gardens in Moulton, pleaded guilty to stealing from Ayscoughee...
View ArticleCannabis farm in house discovered by chance
A cannabis farm was found by chance after police officers visited a house in an attempt to trace a former resident, Lincoln Crown Court was told.Officers went to the four-bedroomed property in...
View ArticleOfsted report puts Spalding school on upward curve
An “outstanding” headteacher has been credited with turning round the fortunes of a struggling primary school.In just over a year as executive headteacher, Tom Verity has led Spalding Primary School...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Boy aged 12 attacked walking dog in Fleet
Police are appealing for witnesses to an unprovoked assault on a 12-year-old boy in Fleet.The incident happened around 2pm yesterday (Sunday) on a public footpath alongside a field off Lowgate,...
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