Poor storage has damaged festive lights
SPALDING could sparkle like never before to attract shoppers into town at Christmas if funding can be found to replace worn out lights.More than half the existing lights have been damaged because of...
View ArticleTown bunting could have extended stay
BUNTING could be flying in Spalding from May to prepare for “a summer of celebration”.Councillors are hoping they can talk Springfields into not taking the bunting down after the flower festival and...
View ArticleFraudsters hit on PC owners
COMPUTER scammers posing as Microsoft employees are targeting South Holland residents in a bid to hack credit card details and other personal data.Two Spalding Guardian readers randomly contacted by...
View ArticleLorry driver arrested after fatal collision
A LORRY driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal accident at Swineshead Bridge on Friday afternoon.Emergency services were called to the accident on the...
View ArticleTransport forum annual meeting
SPALDING and Peterborough Transport Forum holds its annual general meeting on Saturday, April 21.The meeting is from noon until 2.30pm at the South Holland District Council offices, Priory Road,...
View ArticleImmigrant baby boom could help South Holland
AN IMMIGRANT baby boom in South Holland could help Britain move from having one of the most ageing populations in Europe to one of the least.According to the Daily Telegraph, the arrival of young...
View ArticleFatal house fire in Spalding
A body, believed to be that of a woman, has been found after a house fire on Sunday night.It happened in Stonegate, Spalding.Fire crews from Spalding and Holbeach were called at 8.47pm.The fire started...
View ArticleIt’s all in a day’s play at nursery
CHILDREN were all smiles when a new day nursery in Fleet Hargate opened its doors to the public for the first time.An open day was held at The Willows Day Nursery, ahead of Tuesday’s launch.Face...
View ArticleProgress on getting more burial space
PROGRESS is finally being made in the search for cemetery space in Long Sutton after more than three years of exploring different options. Parish councillors have narrowed down their search to three...
View ArticleLee wants top policing role
A SPALDING-educated veteran in European politics, who once handcuffed himself outside a police station in protest at red tape removing officers from the street, wants to become a champion of victims of...
View ArticleOn trial for bus station assault
A MAN accused of three assaults and two other offences arising from alleged incidents at Spalding’s bus station will stand trial at Lincoln Crown Court.Andrew Fleming (28), care of Applewood Drive,...
View ArticleWeapons case is over
THE Crown Prosecution Service has dropped two offensive weapon charges against a Whaplode pensioner who was accused of having a hammer and a piece of wood with a nail sticking out in a public...
View ArticleHit his partner with tree branch
A MAN hit his partner with a slender branch torn from a tree when she stepped into a dispute between him and a third party.Arturas Rackauskas (46), of Chestnut Avenue, Spalding, had earlier threatened...
View ArticleCleared of being the driver in high-speed pursuit
A HOLBEACH man has been cleared of dangerous driving during a high speed police chase in which it was alleged he was at the wheel of a four-wheel drive vehicle.Nathan Large (29), of St Matthews Close,...
View ArticleFraudster turned to crime again to meet curfew
CONVICTED fraudster Clint Elliott tried to commit fraud again to get cash for his fare home so he could be there in time for his curfew.Elliott (32), of Wellington Way, Market Deeping, was given a...
View ArticleCut flower conference tonight
DEVELOPING the market for cut flowers is the theme of the first HDC National Cut Flower Centre conference at Springfields, Spalding, tonight (6.30pm registration).Keynote speaker for the event is...
View ArticleAero club is still flying high after 40 years
FENLAND Aero Club invited people living in the area to join in celebrations for its 40th anniversary at an open day on Saturday.About 150 people turned out to take part in hangar tours and the chance...
View Article£10m rebuild plan for sports centre shelved
AMBITIOUS plans which could have seen Spalding’s Castle Sports Centre knocked down and replaced with bigger and better facilities have been mothballed for “a couple of years”.It had been hoped that the...
View ArticleDeveloper sought for park plans
DEVELOPERS will be approached to see if they are interested in building new sheltered accommodation in the town centre as part of plans for a new park.South Holland District Council leader Gary Porter...
View ArticleLandlady loses role at hotel among new safety measures
A LICENSING panel removed the landlady from her supervisory role at The Chequers Hotel in Holbeach after police forced a review of the premises licence following two vicious assaults.A new designated...
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