Governors yet to set date
A SECONDARY school headteacher remains suspended awaiting a meeting to decide his fate,The governors of Peele Community College, Long Sutton, took the decision to suspend head Ian Charles pending an...
View ArticleU-turn on caravan tax mean jobs safe
JOBS look safer at caravan parks in the Spalding area following the Government’s U-turn on tax plans for static caravans.Concern swept the county when Chancellor George Osborne announced the...
View ArticleMini market loses its drinks licence
THOUSANDS of smuggled cigarettes seized in raids this year have cost Spalding off-licence Euro Mini Market its drinks licence.The shop had a purpose built concealed store for selling non-duty paid...
View ArticleChildren keep the faith at workshop inspired by Moses
CHILDREN from 15 primary schools gathered at Gedney Victory Hall on Thursday to celebrate the life of Moses.The event was organised by Jackie Sheldrake, of All Saints’ Church, Holbeach, and involved...
View ArticleBUNTING OUT AS CHURCHES LEAD THE WAY
A PLEA to local churches to use the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee to bring communities together looks like saving the day in Spalding.In spite of bunting flying across the town and Union Flags displayed from...
View ArticleMum’s court order after kid failed to go to school
A SPALDING mum must serve a year-long community order with ten days of special training because her 13-year-old daughter didn’t go to school.The 50-year-old admitted being the parent of a girl who...
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View ArticleDriver hurt in crash
A DRIVER is believed to have serious injuries after a crash between a car and a lorry on the A15 Deeping Road at Baston this afternoon (Friday).The accident happened at about 1.15pm, resulting in the...
View ArticleMeeting about ‘exploitation’ of migrant workers
EXPLOITATION, hardship and homelessness suffered by migrant workers living in south Lincolnshire were discussed at a meeting last week.Supermarkets, gangmasters and employers came in the firing line at...
View ArticleLand trust plan forges ahead
A NEW community land trust is likely to press ahead with buying land for affordable homes in Pinchbeck.At its meeting on Monday, Pinchbeck Parish Council heard how a steering group has been set up to...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Road closed after mobility scooter fall
THE main road through Long Sutton was closed for several hours this morning after an elderly man fell off his mobility scooter.Diversions were set up through the market place after the incident, some...
View ArticleUpdate: Driver (82) killed in collision
POLICE have confirmed the 82-year-old male driver of a Rover car died at the scene of a collision at Baston yesterday morning.The male driver of the lorry was unhurt. The male passenger of the lorry is...
View ArticleSecond traveller site earmarked
SOUTH Holland District Council chairman Gary Porter has confirmed negotiations are under way with the owner of an as yet unidentified piece of land for a permanent travellers’ site.In April, this...
View ArticleBattle to save a child’s life
THE new chairman of Pinchbeck Parish Council is a man on a mission to save a child’s life by fighting for a footpath beside a “treacherous road”.Coun Andrew Bowser, who stepped into the role at the...
View ArticleSchools enjoyed Jubilee fun
SCHOOLS across South Holland marked the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee on Friday, their last day before the half-term holiday.Sighs of relief were breathed as the weather stayed dry and mostly sunny.And red,...
View ArticleSchools rise to the challenge
PUPILS from five schools showed off their technical skills in the annual Thomas Cowley High School Technology Challenge Day. They were each set three challenges with the winning team receiving a trophy...
View ArticleNigel finds family link to Godiva
There has been an enormous interest in family history in recent years, something that didn’t excite Nigel Ratcliffe... until his brother started unearthing some fascinating ancestry.FOR someone who...
View ArticleDNA clue to two-year-old burglary
POLICE solved a two-year-old farm burglary at Surfleet when they cautioned a Boston man for a burglary and took his DNA.The sample linked Marek Grzelak to a burglary at Coxon Farm, in Station Road,...
View ArticleCouncil warns park flytippers
FLYTIPPERS are warned they won’t get away with abusing a domestic refuse and recycling collection point in a Spalding car park.A massive pile of rubbish including an old metal dustbin, the metal frame...
View ArticleAmess also punched a two-timing house guest
SPALDING man Neil Amess punched a house guest because he was going out with two girls.And when his own wife intervened, he assaulted her too and put her in a headlock.Amess (28), formerly of Viscount...
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