Vandals hit village play area
A CHILDREN’S play area may have to be moved following repeated attacks by vandals who have ripped out fence posts and supports from a picket fence.The play area is in a hidden corner of the Memorial...
View ArticleFruit company impresses club
MEMBERS of South Holland Growers’ Club had a tour of Empire World Trade, the Pinchbeck fruit packers, at their latest meeting.About ten people were given a presentation covering the history, structure...
View ArticleIrises blooming at Long Sutton’s rainbow nursery
SEAGATE Irises at Long Sutton is playing a part in preserving “historic” irises as well as introducing new varieties.Julian and Wendy Browse are building up a collection of irises, all introduced more...
View ArticleTrailblazer Joshua
PARTIALLY sighted teenager Joshua Hillier will go to a national residential school in Worcester to help realise his dream of becoming a chef.Free Press and Guardian readers took Joshua (15) to their...
View ArticleUrgent need for O- blood donors
STATISTICS from NHS Blood and Transplant have revealed a gap between demand and supply of blood type O- underlining an urgent need for donors to come forward. All blood types are needed to build...
View ArticleCancer fund a community success
THE experience of anyone going through cancer is never great, but Crowland Cancer Fund has made it a whole lot better for thousands of people.In the past 23 years it has raised just short of half a...
View ArticlePair of top awards for Pinchbeck company
PINCHBECK-based roofing company KGM has won two national awards in an annual competition judged by its own industry.KGM managing director Mick Papworth attended the Roofing Awards Ceremony in...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Horse and Pony Show cancelled
RAIN has forced cancellation of Long Sutton’s Horse and Pony Show on Sunday.The public field where the show is held – Cinder Ash Park – is waterlogged and more rain is forecast for Sunday.Around 200...
View ArticleCall for meeting over homes plan
RESIDENTS in Long Sutton are calling for a public meeting because they claim there has not been enough opportunity to voice their concerns about a new housing development.They are worried about the...
View ArticleChairman reappointed
THE council of governors at Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust have unanimously reappointed Eileen Ziemer as Trust chairman for a three-year term. Eileen, from Fulbeck, has been chairman of...
View ArticleYour calls will catch crooks
A SURGE in calls to the independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers has been hailed as proof that Lincolnshire people are helping to catch crooks.Calls to Crimestoppers shot up by five per cent...
View ArticleMotocross bikes stolen
BURGLARS stole two motocross bikes, helmets and neck braces after forcing a door at an industrial unit in Crowland’s Horseshoe Yard.Police say intruders cut chains securing the bikes in the raid that...
View ArticleGood start for new retail forum
INDEPENDENT traders and representatives of Spalding’s chain stores have vowed to work together for the good of the town.About 25 people attended the first meeting of a new Retailers’ Forum, where they...
View ArticleThefts of caravans
POLICE are warning caravan owners to step up security after two were stolen in three days.One caravan contained dog show rosettes and certificates when thieves struck in Broadgate, Sutton St James,...
View ArticlePumpkin man David takes stance on ‘levy’
EUROPE’S largest pumpkin grower David Bowman, who is based in Spalding, is refusing to pay his professional levy, calling the body that charges it “an expensive waste of space”.David, who grows about 4...
View ArticleSinging raises cathedral rafters
EVERY child in the class found a voice when they had the opportunity to raise the rafters of Lincoln Cathedral with song.The whole year five group at Southview Primary School, Crowland, was turned into...
View ArticleCommunication the key to ‘wider world’
FROM the moment visitors step through the door of Sense’s Glenside Resource Centre at Pinchbeck they are entering a different world.It’s the world of the deafblind where staff have become skilled...
View ArticleLatest results put school in elite band
PINCHBECK East Primary School joined an elite group when it achieved the top rating in its latest Ofsted inspection.The school was rated as outstanding, the best category there is. It is the only...
View ArticleHealth chiefs ‘back’ nurse Linda’s design
A SPALDING nurse has been instrumental in designing an innovative piece of equipment which will help improve treatment for both patients and nurses.Community nurse Linda Harris worked with the...
View ArticleDementia outreach service launched
LITTLEBURY Patients’ Participation Group is opening an outreach in Holbeach.The service will be based at the youth club on Boston Road South and starts on Monday, July 30.Sessions run from 10am to noon...
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