Enterprising youngsters have fun
YOUNGSTERS from six primary schools had the chance to try something new during an enterprise day at Thomas Cowley School, Donington.The secondary school hosted around 130 pupils from Gosberton...
View ArticleSpalding school still looking to sell field to fund £800,000 all-weather pitch
DEVELOPERS have been approached by school governors looking at the possibility of selling off a prime town centre playing field.Spalding Grammar School headteacher Nigel Ryan has confirmed selling part...
View ArticleParishes refusing to pay for CCTV
SOUTH Holland’s CCTV surveillance has been doing such a poor job at Sutton Bridge and Crowland that the two parish councils won’t be pressed to pay for its maintenance for the past year.Broken cameras...
View ArticleTo infinity (well, Tydd St Mary) and beyond
LAUNCHING water rockets and dropping raw eggs from a great height sounds the stuff of children’s play dreams, but it was done in the name of science at Tydd St Mary Primary School on Monday.The PTA...
View ArticlePermission renewed for another gypsy site in South Holland
CONTROVERSIAL plans to renew consent for a gypsy and traveller caravan site in Sutton Bridge have been approved.In spite of opposition from parish councils and Sutton Bridge Gun Club for the “temporary...
View ArticleVillage school is filled with the sight and sounds of Africa
THE sights and sounds of Africa filled Clough and Risegate Primary School for a special arts and dance day.About 25 children from Years Five and Six had the chance to create their own colourful tribal...
View ArticleGrill pan fire at bungalow
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a bungalow at Deeping St James when a grill pan caught fire.The blaze happened at around 1.30pm on Thursday but was out by the time crews from Market Deeping arrived.There...
View ArticleHampton awards for two of our growers
TWO growers from south Lincolnshire are celebrating after picking up awards at the 2012 RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.Linda and Bryan Goodey at Southfield Nurseries in Morton picked up a gold...
View ArticleBourne’s web of success
BOURNE businesses are blazing a trail in boosting the town’s economy through online advertising according to a new survey.Internet giant Google has named Bourne as the fourth-fastest growing town or...
View ArticleTrio in court over fake coins
A SPALDING man has been charged after thousands of suspected fake £1 coins were found in Staffordshire.Marcus Glindon (41), along with a 43-year-old from the West Midlands and 53-year-old from...
View Article40,000 see great spectacle
AN estimated 40,000 people watched the Olympic Torch pass through South Holland.Two Spalding torchbearers have been sharing their ‘moment to shine’ by visiting schools and groups.The day after taking...
View ArticleHeavy summer rainfall causes property misery
A Donington family affected by flash floods has accused South Holland District Council of doing nothing to help them.Council tenants Emma Sharpin (27) and husband Jamie (33) came within inches of being...
View ArticleCustomer beaten up in Ivy Wall
A MAN kicked and punched another customer in a Spalding pub during an unprovoked attack.Thomas Budworth beat up David Nash during an incident in The Ivy Wall.Siward James-Moore, prosecuting at Lincoln...
View ArticleVW car stolen by burglars
A CAR was stolen after burglars broke into a house and took the keys.Owners of a house in Muirfield Close, Spalding, awoke on Sunday morning to find the doors open after burglars got in through a...
View ArticleCCTV plan for food shop
CCTV cameras and new signs will be installed in a food shop in Pinchbeck Road, Spalding, if South Holland District Council gives the go-ahead.Mrs K Malakauskaite, from The Lithuanian Food Store, has...
View ArticleStudents’ murals mark jubilee and Olympic games
MURALS celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 London Olympics have sprung up thanks to the artistic work of school pupils.The group of 13 Btec art and design students from Peele Community...
View ArticleDiabetes sufferer Faith (3) is inspiration for autumn ball
A YEAR to the day that Gemma Robinson learned the shocking news that her young daughter had type 1 diabetes she is doing something positive to help all sufferers.It was in October last year that a...
View ArticleTornado over Sutton St James
THIS dramatic picture of a tornado over Sutton St James has been captured by resident Keith Cooper this afternoon.THE tornado hung over the village for about 20 minutes just after 4pm but no damage has...
View ArticleMy mobility scooter’s been stolen...from the fourth-floor landing!
THIEVES who stole a mobility scooter from outside the home of a Spalding pensioner have been branded “despicable.”Cindy Maddison came back to her apartment on the fourth floor of Harrington House,...
View ArticleCould your jewellery be in recovered stash?
residents are being invited to view a treasure trove of jewellery as police try to reunite it with its rightful owners.Rings, necklaces, bracelets and earrings are among 150 items of jewellery in the...
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