Gardening fund boost
SUTTON Bridge firm Wingland Foods has presented £100 to Tydd St Mary Primary School towards a new willow tunnel and gardening project.The money was donated by the Wingland Foods Environmental Group and...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Cause of fatal fire established
A BLAZE which caused the death of a pensioner is thought to have been started by smoking materials she was using.Pauline Hurst (70) died in the front room of her semi-detached bungalow in Sutton Bridge...
View ArticleCall for action to cut jobless queue
THE local branch of the Federation of Small Businesses is calling on the Government to take action to stem the rise in unemployment.Latest figures show an increase in UK unemployment levels to 2.64...
View ArticleCopper piping stolen from homes
THIEVES have made off with a “minuscule” amount of copper piping from new homes on an estate in Spalding. Someone forced their way into four plots on Foxglove Court through temporary doors overnight on...
View ArticleBishop threatens legal action over cash smear
CHURCH parishioners have been warned that they could face legal action if they continue to make claims of financial wrongdoing.“Aggressive” letters – some signed and others penned anonymously – made...
View ArticleGun at care home charges are dismissed
LOW Fulney man John Bycroft has had two charges of trespass with firearms dismissed.Bycroft (66), of Weston Hills Road, pleaded not guilty to trespass with a shotgun at a children’s care home in...
View ArticleThieves at bakery have their cake and eat it
BURGLARS smashed their way into a bakery in Pinchbeck – and made off with nothing but a pile of cakes. Holmelea Bakery owner Conrad Taylor said some of the half-eaten stolen treats were later found...
View ArticleRoads closed
A BUSY road was closed for an hour and a half after a lorry blocked it trying to turn round.The incident happened at 6am on Friday on the A16 bypass at Cowbit.A Vauxhall Vectra and a white Renault...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Man arrested
SPALDING police this morning arrested a 40-year-old man after he reportedly turned violent while being treated by ambulance paramedics.Police say the man, of no fixed address, was arrested to prevent a...
View ArticleAll systems go for big switch
A NEW website ‘form’ has gone live so thousands of South Holland residents can register an interest in a mass switch to cheaper gas and electricity.All you need to do is visit www.sholland.gov.uk and...
View ArticleTravel firm branch to remain open
SPALDING’S Thomas Cook branch will not be among the 200 stores being considered for closure.The travel firm has confirmed the branch will not be affected by the nationwide review of its business...
View ArticleMum had throat ‘squeezed’ by partner
A MAN grabbed his partner by the throat when a row got out of hand.Breshnev Ruiters (25) pleaded guilty to assaulting Katarzyna Kozorys at their home on November 25 when he appeared before Spalding...
View ArticleMore problems for parish office
MORE damage has been uncovered at the deteriorating Coubro Chambers in Holbeach.Members of Holbeach Parish Council were told in their December meeting a hole has been found in the flat roof and a...
View ArticleGet licensed
AS the Christmas countdown begins, TV Licensing and the Forum for Private Business are calling on business owners and managers in South Holland to make sure they’re correctly licensed if staff or...
View ArticleTrike from ‘Santa’ will amaze Grace
CEREBRAL palsy tot Grace Knighton will have an amazing Christmas Day when Santa Claus brings her a special trike so she can cycle alongside her sister, Megan.The three-year-old identical twins had to...
View ArticleWhat to do if you’re ill over holiday
IF you fall ill over Christmas and New Year do you know where to go for treatment?There are times when people are unsure what to do or where to go for help, particularly when they have unexpected or...
View ArticleHamper deliveries this week spread joy
DONATIONS to Spalding’s foodbank have been pouring in following a rallying call.Agape Care Foodbank asked Spalding Guardian readers to dig deep one final time last week to ensure their special...
View ArticleNew shop
A NEW discount fishing tackle shop has opened at Spalding shopping outlet Springfields.The Dragon Carp Direct clearance store stocks fishing equipment including rods, lines, hooks and much more.
View ArticleDakota’s garden comes to fruition
“ENORMOUS thanks” have been given to community groups, builders and suppliers who have helped to make a disabled seven-year-old girl’s dreams come true. Just five months ago, Dakota Read’s garden in...
View ArticleBen wins Gleed school logo design competition
YEAR 11 pupil Ben Weatherill has come up with a picture that every pupil at Sir John Gleed School will be proud to wear.He won the school logo competition and pupils at the newly named Spalding school...
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