New Catalyst for Change launched
THE launch of the NFU’s Catalyst for Change report was launched to a large audience of growers and packers at Springfields last Tuesday.The growers and packers at the Fruit Focus, the UK’s leading...
View ArticleMan was ‘in turmoil’ when he stole goods
A FATHER-OF-THREE was going through “complete turmoil” in his mind when he broke in and stole items from two sheds in Spalding.Andrew Bullivant (22), of Spalding Common, Spalding, was given a 12-month...
View ArticlePraise for town’s Johnson Hospital
LINCOLNSHIRE Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) has been praised for its services at community hospitals across the county. The trust has been given ratings by the National Patient Safety...
View ArticleCan poet bring Bolt to South Holland?
BRITAIN’s favourite Rasta poet Benjamin Zephaniah wants Usain Bolt to come to South Holland and inspire local schoolkids.Born in Birmingham of Jamaican parents, now living in Moulton Seas End and...
View ArticleMan faces trial for assault
A 52-YEAR-OLD man is to face trial on a charge of beating a woman in Weston Hills last month.Clive Harvey (52), of Delgate Bank, Weston Hills, denied assaulting Tamra Gadd on July 9 when he appeared...
View ArticleNew generation inspired by Olympics to try sport
OLYMPIAN Geoff Capes is to move his throws academy to South Holland.The news comes as the country celebrates the success of London 2012 and Team GB – and a new generation of hopefuls are inspired to...
View ArticleIs this the ugliest shop in Spalding?
SUPERDRUG – newly dubbed “the ugliest building in the town centre” – will be asked to put a mosaic on its front wall to mark the Olympic Torch Relay passing through Spalding.A new Christmas lights...
View ArticlePrickly problem for Southfield Nurseries
LINDA and Bryan Goodey have only one prickly problem: where to display the many awards they have picked up over the years for their cacti and succulents.The couple, who run Southfield Nurseries in...
View ArticleBetter broadband campaign takes off
PEOPLE in South Holland have been racing online to Say Yes to Better Broadband.In the past week, 46 more people and businesses in the area have backed the OnLincolnshire project which aims to bring...
View ArticleK2 climb is challenge of a lifetime for Auran
CLIMBING Africa’s highest mountain is the challenge ahead for a Pinchbeck musician hoping to raise at least £10,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.Auran Lyonheart (26) will climb Mount...
View ArticleCash for bandstand and signs?
SPALDING Town Forum has a £27,000 underspend and will look at the cost of providing a bandstand for the town’s Ayscoughfee Gardens and new “Welcome to Spalding” signs.Coun Graham Dark made a plea for a...
View ArticlePost A-Level opportunities close to home
IF the A-Level results you received this morning measure up to what you needed to match a conditional university offer at the college you want, that’s great.But if they don’t or if for any other reason...
View ArticleShoe shop takes a step back in time
HISTORY is in the making at a Spalding shoe store which is stepping back in time to create a traditional shop front in keeping with the 1800s.The two-storey, terraced building housing Revill’s Shoes,...
View ArticleDo not risk river swim
POLICE have issued a reminder about the dangers of swimming in rivers after a number of reported incidents.People in Lincolnshire are being warned that rivers are never a safe place to swim because it...
View ArticleCelebrating A Level success
STUDENTS from the area’s secondary schools have been celebrating outstanding A Level results today.More than half of the results acheived at The Deepings School were A*-B grades – with an overall 99...
View ArticleQuit smoking help for foreign mums
MUMS-TO-BE in Spalding are to receive extra support to give up after shock figures showed an alarming number continue to smoke during pregnancy.The latest figures show that of all the women who give...
View Article‘Low life’ vandals start fire at pond
RESIDENTS and young people have been devastated by an arson attack which destroyed one of the key parts of a newly-created conservation area.The people who carried out the attack have been labelled...
View ArticleMore back ‘better Spalding’ campaign
DETERMINED residents are backing our We’ve Had Enough campaign to rid Spalding town centre of drunken and anti-social behaviour.People are eagerly sending back the forms printed in Tuesday’s Free Press...
View ArticlePolice seek man after alleged sex attack in Spalding alleyway
*POLIC are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a 19-year-old woman in Spalding in the early hours of this morning.The incident took place in an alleyway near Joe’s Restaurant in Double Street at...
View ArticleStranded man rescued from Holbeach St Matthew mudflat
*FIREFIGHTERS used inflatable equipment to rescue a 67-year-old man trapped on a mudflat in Holbeach St Matthew last night.Crews from Holbeach and Spalding were called just before 7pm to free the man...
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