MOTORS REVIEW: Fuss-free, modest and efficient Mirage is making the most out...
Raise your hand if you dislike luxury. Anyone? It’s hardly a surprise that we’re all fans of the good life. The only inevitable downside of course is that it costs money.This applies to cars as much as...
View ArticleBuilding awareness of prostate cancer
Doctor Calling by Dr Miles Langdon of South Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning GroupMarch is Prostate Cancer Awareness month, and we have been encouraging Lincolnshire men to build their understanding...
View ArticlePolice boss in cash pledge to fight vehicle crime
A £250,000 cash injection to crack down on vehicle crime has been announced by the man who oversees policing in Lincolnshire.Police and Crime Commmissioner Alan Hardwick is investing the cah to upgrade...
View ArticleSpalding mum launches internet magazine
Datsa Gaile could easily have felt very negative about her life in Britain.Arriving in London late at night, with very little English, Datsa and her friend found themselves abandoned.Frantic telephone...
View ArticleMagazine with positive message about women
The inspirational women who have been featured in For Any Woman include Spalding Volunteer Centre manager Gill Williamson – who featured in the November Remembrance issue along with three other local...
View ArticleTerracotta pots stolen from home
Thieves have stolen three terracotta plant pots from a home in Kingsgate, Market Deeping, some time between 1am and 9am on Wednesday.Meanwhile, police are looking for a BMX bike stolen from the back...
View ArticleTrailer stolen from driveway
A galvanised trailer has been stolen from a driveway in Windsor Drive, Spalding.The trailer, with sheet metal sides, was secured with a ground bolt which was cut by thieves who struck overnight on...
View ArticleYouths to pay up for sign damage
Three youths, aged between 13 and 14, are paying the price for damaging a sign at Bourne Community Access Point.The youths were traced through CCTV footage of them outside the centre based in Abbey...
View ArticleBreak-in at town cultural centre
A number of rooms at the Grade II listed Wake House in North Street, Bourne, have been broken into.It happned overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday, March 12 and 13, although it is unclear if any...
View ArticleFuels stolen from HGVs in village
About 200 litres of fuel was stolen from HGVs in Millennium Way, Sutton Bridge, between 6pm on March 9 and 8am the following day.Meanwhile, thieves stole 1,000 roof tiles from Gedney Road, Long Sutton,...
View ArticleStrimmer and saw stolen
A petrol-powered strimmer and chainsaw have been stolen from a house in Broadgate, Sutton St James.It happened between 6.30pm on Saturday March 15 and 7am on Sunday March 16.Anyone who saw or heard...
View ArticleTwo Holbeach apprentices in Skills Awards final
Former Spalding High School student Gabrielle Smith has been named Apprentice of the Year in the Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies category at the Lincolnshire and Rutland Skills...
View ArticleBudget 2014 earns praise in county
Business leaders and politicians in Lincolnshire have welcomed the latest Budget from Chancellor George Osborne which included an economic growth forecast for this year of 2.7 per cent.Other highlights...
View ArticleFood firm has its sights on Far East
Spalding food producer Tulip Ltd has unveiled plans to increase exports to China following a multi-million pound investment at the town site.Tulip, whose brands include Danepak, Spam and Plumrose,...
View ArticleTown business club to meet next month
Support for Small Businesses is the topic for the next meeting of Spalding Business Club at Bookmark, The Crescent, on April 3 at 7am.The guest speaker will be Susan Nock from the Federation of Small...
View Article‘You will see that face in the small hours’
On the Beat with Inspector Jim TynerIt’s a beautiful starry night, crisp and cold enough for fog on yourbreath. It’s the sort of night that makes you feel glad to be alive.The nightclub has emptied...
View ArticleTheir last chance to be parade royalty
You only have seven days to enter your children for the Tulipmania prince and princess competition.Have you dreamt of seeing your children leading a procession and having crowds wave to them as they...
View ArticleCall for help with CCTV costs
Councillors in Spalding have been asked to dig deep into their personal budgets to help fund running costs of the town’s new state-of-the-art CCTV system.There are currently 17 cameras operating in...
View ArticleHOMES PLAN: That land is teeming with wildlife
Regarding the story about the green belt in Pinchbeck.The land in question is teeming with wildlife. I know because I walk and cycle past it every day.I thought we were promised to protect our green...
View ArticleYoungsters say sorry for mess at town school
A group of youngsters have been told to say sorry after causing “mindless damage” at a Spalding school.Two girls, aged 12 and 13, and two 13-year-old boys have written apology letters to Spalding...
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