POLITICS: Letter was selective in advice given
As the Independent candidate for the Moulton, Weston and Cowbit ward in the forthcoming local elections, I am writing in response to the letter printed from the three Conservative candidates for this...
View ArticlePOLITICS: A vote for Hayes is a vote to leave EU
I was disappointed in your report of the hustings that you did not report Mr Hayes’ reply that even in the event of a Tory government not getting concessions from the European Union, he would still...
View ArticlePhoto of man with ‘goatee beard’ released in connection with theft from...
Police are looking for man in his mid 20s and wearing a “goatee beard” in connection with a theft from a Spalding restaurant. A photograph of the man has been released in relation to a theft from the...
View ArticlePOLITICS: Why you should vote Independent
I would like to urge all your readers to vote for their local Independent candidates in the forthcoming District Council Elections.Independents keep main party politics out of local government, which...
View ArticlePOLITICS: Give youth, fresh ideas and energy a chance
My letter firstly is to say thank you to everyone so far who has shown great support to me during the election campaign for Holbeach. It has been a thoroughly enjoyable experience, one that has given...
View ArticleHigh School company was good enough for the High Street
CHAMBER CHATTER: By Spalding and District Area Chamber of Commerce vice president David NortonYoung Enterprise AwardsOn March 19 our president, Phil Scarlett, was a judge at the South Holland Young...
View Article‘I won’t give up after tumours,’ says Moulton Chapel man
A Moulton Chapel man who is fighting his way back to mobility after two brain tumours has vowed he will never give up.Robert Hunt (65) was expecting to have been officially asked to leave Spalding’s...
View ArticleWeather notes from Deeping St Nicholas farmer
I have only recorded 70mm or just under 3in of rain since January the 1st, writes Nicholas Watts.Rainfall records around here were started in 1829 and there has only been one dryer start to the year...
View ArticleSpecial teams for patients in hospitals out of Lincolnshire
HEALTH MATTERS: A monthly column by Jenny Hinchliffe, Head of Clinical Services for the South at Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS TrustNationally this year we have seen unprecedented...
View ArticleCoroner rules mid-air plane crash death which killed Surfleet pilot was accident
The death of a Surfleet microlight pilot following a mid-air crash was accidental, a coroner has ruled.Stephen Spavins (46) was killed on his commute to work at a funeral directors in Sandy,...
View ArticleOverturned lorry causes disruption on A17 in Gedney
Drivers are facing a travel nightmare on the A17 in Gedney this morning after a lorry overturned and shed it load of potatoes.It happened near the junction of Main Road, causing slow traffic towards...
View ArticleJourney into the past at Lincoln Castle
Kirton-born Joseph Travis was hanged for murder at Lincoln Castle in 1848.It would have been a spectator event, with 10-20,000 people standing outside the castle walls for what was regarded as a good...
View ArticleInformation for a visit to Lincoln Castle
Eight-year-old John Cook was held in the adult prison at Lincoln Castle accused of setting fire to a haystack.The jury recommended leniency but the judge sentenced him to ten years’ imprisonment....
View ArticleGreat experience as boys go Dutch
Bourne Grammar School ran its first European football tour, visiting Valkenburg in the Netherlands. Some 47 students and members of staff spent a week of the Easter holiday in Holland, playing...
View ArticleHigh School girls excel at cricket
Spalding High School U13 and U15 indoor cricket teams both reached the regional finals of the English Cricket Board’s National Indoor competition. After impressive wins at the county finals against...
View ArticleQueen’s Nurse honour for case manager Claire
A case manager is the latest to be honoured in Lincolnshire with a Queen’s Nurse title. Claire Walpole, who is based at the Long Sutton Medical Centre, has been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s...
View ArticleJoining in World Book Night fun
TRISH TAKES FIVE: By blogger Trish BurgessWhen my son was young he reviewed books for The Book People magazine. From the tender age of seven he was the recipient of a number of books which popped...
View ArticleMan faces police station vandalism charge
A 20-year-old man has been charged in connection with an attack on Holbeach Police Station where a window was damaged.Mantas Busevicius, of no fixed address, is due before Lincoln magistrates today...
View ArticleWitness appeal after theft and attempted burglaries in Bourne
Police are investigating a series of burglaries in Bourne.Several power tools including strimmers and chainsaws were stolen from the park keeper’s shed in the Wellhead yesterday morning (Monday).People...
View ArticleKids enjoy fun fair with help from Lions
Around 150 special educational needs children had a whale of a time at the Roger Tuby fun fair in Spalding on Thursday.The showman always donates free rides at an annual afternoon event organised by...
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