Air ambulance called to crash scene
EMERGENCY services are currently dealing with two crashes on south Lincolnshire’s roads. The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance is said to have been on the scene at the A15 in Morton...
View Article86m wind turbine on farm plan
AN 86.5m high wind turbine is planned for Long Sutton with the intention of serving Princes Foods.Oxford company Susenco Management Ltd is seeking planning consent on behalf of The Little Sutton Energy...
View ArticleNew war medals sent to fulfil hero’s wish
A WAR hero will get his wish to be buried with his medals after replacements were issued for ones stolen by callous thieves.As we reported in the Spalding Guardian on Thursday, former RAF officer Peter...
View ArticleCouncil put extra £2m into Red Lion Quarter
AN EXTRA £2million of taxpayers’ money was ploughed into the failed Red Lion Quarter project to plug a shortfall from one of the funding partners.Boston College was supposed to have provided the money...
View ArticleBiker who had pint for breakfast was over speed and drink limit
POLICE followed a motorcyclist riding at speeds up to 106mph on the A16 as he travelled from Spalding to Crowland, magistrates heard.When they stopped him on March 25 they found he was over the...
View ArticlePolice investigate hospital patient’s fatal fall
POLICE are investigating an accident on a hospital ward which led to the death of a patient.Officers were called in by the coroner after 53-year-old John Biggadike died following a fall at Pilgrim...
View ArticleOmbudsman recommendations rejected
SOUTH Holland District Council has refused to pay compensation to a developer following a planning wrangle.A Local Government Ombudsman had recommended Nestwood Homes receive more than £250,000 after...
View ArticleWitness foils diesel theft
A WITNESS foiled a diesel theft when he saw two men unloading plastic fuel drums near a farm at Holbeach St Marks, magistrates heard.Prosecutor Rebecca Ritson said the men were challenged and claimed...
View ArticleStore boss stole the Jewson lot
THE manager of Jewson Ltd in Bourne stole a bathroom suite worth nearly £6,000 over the course of a year and had it installed in his Spalding home.Nicholas Franklin (39), of Bourne Road, ordered the...
View ArticleFree blood pressure checks at weekend
THERE’S a chance to have your blood pressure checked for free at a special event on Saturday.The Rotary Club of South Holland is hosting a Know Your Blood Pressure event at the former Shooters Bar in...
View ArticleGrot spot to soon become great spot
A GROT spot used by rough sleepers and street drinkers is to be transformed into a “community showpiece”.A new group has been set up to transform the area of scrubland around the base of the railway...
View Article‘Dynamic’ Red Lion Quarter up for award
SPALDING’S Red Lion Quarter and The Deepings School Business Centre are two of ten Lincolnshire projects in the running for a RICS Award.Representing a spectrum of organisations and projects worldwide,...
View ArticleVictim covered in blood after attack
THREE young men left their victim covered in blood after attacking him outside a house party.Victim Stefan Darrigan argued with Kane Cartwright over a cigarette and the dispute continued in the street...
View ArticleSamsung WILL pay for Spalding Olympics torch bearer’s flame
THE flame to be carried by a Spalding Olympic torch bearer will shine even brighter now his sponsor has agreed to pay for it.Thomas Giddings’ torch relay chums put out a plea in Tuesday’s Lincolnshire...
View Article100 vintage cars in rally along A17
MORE than 100 gleaming vintage cars, including a 100-year-old Chalmers 10, will pass through South Holland on Friday afternoon on day one of The 4th Flying Scotsman 2012.The three-day endurance rally...
View ArticleBy George! Free leisure passes for saint’s day
BY George! Here’s an offer you can’t refuse.To celebrate St George’s Day on Monday, Leisure Connection is offering up free three-day leisure passes to anyone with the first or surname George.Georges...
View ArticleRoad shut as emergency
A SPALDING town centre road is due to reopen today or tomorrow after emergency roadworks.A section of Swan Street between the Winfrey Avenue junction and New Road was closed off on Tuesday morning...
View ArticleRestraining order after attack
A MAN who attacked his former partner after accusing her of being in a relationship with someone else has been ordered to complete 250 hours of unpaid work. Barry Waumsley (35) left Susan Waumsley with...
View ArticleSuccess for all-singing, all-dancing pupils
PUPILS at Donington and Quadring primary schools have achieved success in various competitions.It was a triple success for Donington, whose pupils enjoyed achievements in singing, dancing and music.The...
View ArticleMatthew’s mission to make young people’s voices heard
IF YOU’RE aged under 18 and you have a real problem with transport in South Holland you’ll be glad to hear someone is speaking out on your behalf.Matthew Mortimer, of Cley Hall Drive in Spalding, has...
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