Major event needed to prevent £1m tourism loss over Spalding Flower Parade axing
A REPLACEMENT must be found for Spalding Flower Parade if South Holland is not to lose out on more than a £1m a year from tourism.Spalding and District Area Chamber of Trade has called on the district...
View ArticleAnger as farmer puts up turbines
AN INVESTIGATION is to be carried out after two different sized wind turbines sprung up in West Pinchbeck.South Holland District Council had granted planning permission for two 36m high turbines at...
View ArticleDriver in court over death of his passenger
A TEENAGER appeared before Lincoln Crown Court on Tuesday accused of causing death by dangerous driving.Jay Gilbert was charged following a collision on the A15 at Aswarby near Sleaford on October 6...
View ArticleListen out for Olympics bell-ringing tomorrow
BELLS in Spalding and Sutton St James will start ringing at precisely 8.12am on Friday to mark the start of the Olympics.The three-minute “blast” is part of a nationwide “All the Bells” celebration...
View ArticleEmergency repairs close level crossing
THE A17 at Swineshead Bridge level crossing will be closed from 4.30pm today (Thursday) while emergency repairs are carried out.Network Raill will be carrying out work to fix loose concrete decking...
View ArticleGUARDIAN ANGEL: The latest observations from our girl about town
JUST a short spell on the benches outside Boots in Spalding can yield so much about society.Angel spent 20 minutes there in the sunshine one lunchtime this week and heard a group of older men and women...
View ArticleStylish trip to school for last day
A CLASSIC Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was among the “awesome” cars which took pupils to a special school leavers’ party.As has become tradition at Spalding’s Monkshouse School, parents arranged the...
View Article28 jobs go with food lab closure
A PINCHBECK food testing laboratory is to close with the loss of 28 jobs.ALcontrol is to move its Enterprise Way-based operation to its base in Rotherham as the final stages of a restructuring...
View ArticleEnterprising project raises £1,500
ENTERPRISING youngsters handed over the fruits of their labours at the end of a year-long challenge to turn a profit from £50.The five tutor groups in Year 8 at Spalding High School came up with a host...
View ArticleInspired by the Olympic Dream
SPALDING Primary School pupils were inspired by the Olympic Dream for their summer production.More than 100 Year Five and Six pupils took part in the musical Go for Gold which compared the experience...
View ArticleMan denies drink-driving
A MAN denied driving with 75 microgrammes of alcohol in breath – more than double the legal limit – when he appeared in court on Thursday.Stanley Kilbon (42), of Edinburgh Drive, Spalding, also pleaded...
View ArticleSneak-in thief targets pensioner
POLICE in Spalding want to arrest a sneak-thief who stole two purses from an elderly woman’s home on Friday.The thief entered the home in the town’s Queens Road at about 8pm when the back door was left...
View ArticlePupils say a sad farewell as they set off on journey to ‘big school’
HOLBEACH Primary School said an emotional farewell to six pupils who are heading off to secondary school in September.The 11-year-olds were presented with certificates and awards for their efforts...
View ArticleOlympics bells rang out - but not at Spalding carillon
SOUTH Holland District Council is under fire for shunning Friday’s nationwide celebration when bells were rung at precisely 8.12am to mark the start of the Olympics.The carillon in the council-owned...
View ArticleSpalding band helps drum up Olympics praise
Drummers from Spalding Marching Ambassadors took part in Danny Boyle’s barmy but brilliant opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.Three generations of one family – Jim, Cathrine and...
View Article£1million bid to secure weekly bin collections
A BID for more than £1million could be submitted to secure weekly rubbish and recycling collections in South Holland for the next five years.South Holland District Council is to decide whether it will...
View ArticleDay for discovering wildlife at lakes reserve
WILDLIFE Trust volunteers lost count as families poured into the annual open day at Deeping Lakes Nature Reserve on Sunday.Children enjoyed willow weaving and pond-dipping for water creatures in the...
View ArticleSelf-service checkout fraudster was weigh out of luck
A checkout fraudster was caught weighing £40 hair straighteners as 68p onions at self-service tills in Sainsbury’s.Saulius Janusevicius was told by friends it was possible to “trick” the tills, but he...
View ArticleCelebrating British Food Fortnight
TO celebrate British Food Fortnight the Lincolnshire Co-op’s ‘Tastes on tour’ trailer will be at the Long Sutton branch on Thursday,It will be on-site between 10am and 3pm offering free samples of...
View ArticleExtra police in training ready for Spalding beat
SPALDING will be in safe hands – with more bobbies on the beat in spite of concerns policing levels would be cut.Fears for the town’s force followed a report from the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary...
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