Pupils on patrol!
Two police community officers visited Year 1 pupils at Ayscoughfee Hall School in Spalding and gave an informative talk about their job. The children had great fun trying on the uniforms, looking...
View ArticleReasons to be thankful for drainage boards in South Holland
Deeping St Nicholas farmer Nicholas Watts writes about the work of past generations that meant this area was safe from flooding when elsewhere in the country was not so lucky.In south Lincolnshire we...
View ArticleSpalding nursery is all-year operation
Being able to produce lettuce 52 weeks of the year is what Waterlane Nurseries Ltd in Spalding is all about.That means it’s an intensive operation, with celery, Hearts of Romaine and Little Gem growing...
View ArticleWhaplode Drover grower responds to sugar tax proposal
Proposals to tax sugar are not concerning beet growers, at least not in the short term.The Government could be forced to bring in a tax on sugar to help combat growing obesity levels – seen as a risk...
View ArticleGrowers’ anger at farm minister’s suggestion
Farming minister George Eustice has annoyed growers by suggesting that the unemployed should replace foreign workers on farms.Speaking at the NFU’s conference, Mr Eustice insisted there would be no...
View ArticleHeavier penalties for fly-tippers
Fly-tippers could face jail sentences from July 1, when judges have been ordered to impose much heavier penalties.Judges were told that penalties needed to reflect “the seriousness of the crime”.In one...
View ArticleNew website for young people considering career in agriculture
The Bright Crop website (brightcrop.org.uk) has been developed to dispel the myths and inform young people considering an apprenticeship in agriculture.The number of apprenticeships has increased by...
View ArticleFormer council chief in temporary comeback
A former chief executive of South Holland District Council is to make a temporary comeback to the role.Terry Huggins, who left his £124,000-a-year role in January 2013, started work at the council...
View ArticleDeportation threat for ‘prolific’ Spalding shoplifter
A 23-year-old man described by police in Spalding as a “prolific shoplifter” could be booted out of the UK after being jailed for 30 weeks.Mantas Kizevicius (23), of no fixed address, was sentenced by...
View ArticleChurch gets ‘trunk call’
Church leaders in Gosberton are doing their bit to save their “unique” elephant’s head gargoyle on the 14th century tower at St Peter and St Paul although repairs will cost thousands of pounds.The...
View ArticleIdeas to make car shopping more fun
Blogger Trish Burgess writes for the Free PressWhen I was a little girl, an inexpensive day out involved either visits to car showrooms or a wander round showhomes on new housing developments.We used...
View ArticleMan fractures wrist in assault at Spalding train station
A man in his 60s suffered a fractured wrist when he was pushed to the floor after being confronted by two men at Spalding train station.The attack happened after the man got off the train with members...
View ArticleChance to improve area arrives ‘On Your Doorstep’
People in South Holland can bring art experiences to their communities with the help of a £2.6 million project.Youngsters joined art workers from Transported at Springfields Outlet Shopping to launch...
View ArticleQuadring’s rain man
If there’s a gaggle of geese coming, it’s a sign of bad weather, and a mackerel sky means rain within 24 hours.The British are generally obsessed with the weather, perhaps because it is so...
View ArticleQuadring man’s 31 years of record keeping
Quadring rain man Graham Crosby’s records show that the wettest year of the last 31 years – in his neck of the woods at least – was 2004.In that year there was just over 32in of rainfall, followed by...
View ArticleExam success for accountants in Spalding and Market Deeping
Two staff members from chartered accountants Moore Thompson have enjoyed success in their professional exams.Emma Wilson and Ben Louth, based at the firm’s Spalding and Market Deeping offices,...
View ArticleSign up to time and money-saving tax scheme
Small firms can save time and money with a scheme that allows them to be taxed on income coming in and going out of their business.The “cash basis” scheme allows sole traders and firms earning less...
View ArticleSmall Saints Pre-School at Holbeach win gold
There may be daffodils blooming in Small Saints Pre-School garden at Holbeach.There is definitely something else glowing gold: the medal won from East Midlands in Bloom for the Best School Garden.The...
View ArticleHelping hand from expert
The High Life by Spalding High SchoolThe most universally dreaded time in any school calendar for pupils and teachers alike: exam season. Having just completed their mock exams last week, the sixth...
View ArticleMarket Deeping pupils go bananas
Youngsters at Market Deeping Community Primary School are among the thousands of schoolchildren who have been given a taste of fair play.They learned all about Fairtrade during Fairtrade Fortnight,...
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