£9,000 court bill for illegal dog breeder
AN illegal dog breeder chose not to buy a £110 licence and ended up with a £9,000 court bill.Mandy Goodwin (43), of Surfleet Road, Spalding, appeared before town magistrates last week and admitted two...
View ArticleCampaigner calls for clarity over town plans
A CAMPAIGNER has called for clarity over plans for Spalding as he believes many people are confused about what developers are offering.Adam McVeigh and a small team of volunteers have been out four...
View ArticleYou’re hired! Apprentice Joshua’s success story
A YOUNG trainee chef’s dreams of joining the RAF have taken off following an apprenticeship scheme in Weston.Joshua Cook (18) had left school with no qualifications when he was taken on at the Deer’s...
View ArticleSpalding bucking the housing trend
HOUSE prices in Spalding are bucking regional trends, with one local estate agents reporting the first sale in years above the asking price. Donna Cook, office manager at Morriss and Mennie, said the...
View ArticleDirty dog owner spoiling cemetery
VISITORS to Gosberton cemetery are having to tread carefully until the culprit allowing a dog to defecate there is caught.More than 13 white markers have been placed next to the mess to try to shame...
View ArticleWorkmen put in extra hours to finish roadworks
WORKMEN are putting in extra hours at weekends to finish roadworks which started at the end of February.The drainage work in Fleet Street, Holbeach, was delayed for a Health and Safety Executive...
View ArticleCars are the stars in Flying Scotsman vintage rally
MORE than 100 vintage cars were driven along the A17 from Sutton Bridge to Sutterton on Friday on day one of The 4th Flying Scotsman 2012.The oldest car in the competition – a 1912 Chalmers 10 –...
View ArticleForum could ‘adopt’ rail station gardens
SPALDING and Peterborough Transport Forum is in talks with East Midlands Trains over “adopting” Spalding Railway Station gardens.Forum chairman George Scott said the railway company has already...
View ArticleShock resignation of parish chairman
SUTTON Bridge Parish Council chairman Christopher Brandon-King resigned on Tuesday “for personal and private” reasons, but left with a stinging rebuke for absentee councillors – saying they too should...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: A16 accident
SEVERAL vehicles were involved in a “shunt” accident before 9am today (Friday) on the A16 near Sutterton roundabout.Emergency services were called out but police say there are no reports at this stage...
View ArticleKIDS COULD GO HUNGRY
CHILDREN of some of South Holland’s poorest families could go days without hot food if changes to free school meal entitlement goes ahead.Headteachers, young people’s charities and support agencies...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Police probe Spalding firearms incident
TWO teenage boys believe they saw a man with a gun in Spalding’s Winsover Road this morning (Friday) and police have just issued a witness appeal.The boys were walking along shortly after 8am when a...
View ArticleFoodbank plea for donations
SPALDING’S foodback is in urgent need of donations.A trolley will be left at the front of Sainsbury’s in Holland Market on Saturday so customers can help replenish stocks at Agape Care Food Bank.The...
View ArticleLand trust plan gets backing
MORE than 15 people stepped forward to move forward ideas for new affordable homes in Pinchbeck.At a public meeting last week, volunteers were sought to set up a steering group to investigate the...
View ArticleEmployment opportunities are food for thought at jobs fair
JOBSEEKERS came face-to-face with real opportunities at a jobs fair in Spalding.The event at South Holland Centre on Tuesday was held to help people get “job ready” and assist them with applications,...
View ArticleTaking time to stand and stare at Woodlands
ANDREW Dennis and his shepherd at Woodlands Farm Bruce Easterbrook are coming up with poets’ names beginning with the letter ‘r’.It’s not a game they play to pass the time, but the way they name the...
View ArticleRace night to help save shop
SPALDING’S threatened Oxfam shop is to receive a welcome shot in the arm thanks to plans for a fundraising event.Michael Moran, who is heading up plans for redevelopment of the town’s Holland Market,...
View ArticleChurch cash fears after signs removed
A CHURCH could be left seriously out of pocket after signs promoting its main fundraising event were removed from the roadside.A number of signs posted along the A17 pointing passers-by to Fleet St...
View ArticleVillages win bus battle
CAMPAIGNERS can claim victory in their battle to get a bus service for two villages.Four district councillors had joined forces to try to persuade bus companies to reroute through Moulton Seas End and...
View ArticleEviction ends ‘seven years of hell’ for estate
NEIGHBOURS are relieved that “seven years of hell” have been brought to an end after the eviction of a nuisance neighbour.Several residents of Spalding’s Green Lane took to the stand at an eviction...
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