Fire house burglar escapes jail sentence
A BURGLAR who raided the home of Spalding fire victim June Buffham leaving behind a trail of devastation has walked free from Lincoln Crown Court with a suspended jail sentence.Jamie Hill was one of...
View ArticleChinn guilty of bribing witnesses
A SOUTH Holland businessman is in custody awaiting sentence after he was convicted of trying to bribe witnesses.Michael Chinn (38), of Fendike Road, Weston Hills, was found guilty of perverting the...
View ArticleOfficer used bear hug to stop fight
AN off duty police officer detained a drunken man using a bear-hug when it looked like he wanted to fight with a couple in Spalding’s Bridge Street.Daniel Markham-Bright had first tried to shake hands...
View ArticleCourt acts to help villagers
ANTI-social behaviour injunctions have been served on a man and woman who “conducted a sustained campaign of behaviour that blighted the lives of villagers”.Peterborough County Court made orders...
View Article10,000 more out of work
LATEST unemployment figures show 10,000 more out of work across the East Midlands in the last quarter.The figures, which include Spalding, reflect 8.3 per cent of the population, which is 193,000...
View ArticleShops fear Sunday hours law change
BIG retailers’ longer Sunday opening hours for the Olympics haven’t changed shoppers’ habits in South Holland – so far.But smaller shops which have always been able to open until later on Sundays –...
View ArticleCalls for a proper survey to be done
SPALDING Town Forum is still pushing for a proper survey before there is any move to close Swan Street’s junction with Station Approach.Some drivers reported quicker journey to work times when the...
View ArticleWarning over computer scam
A SPALDING man has warned computer users to be on their guard against a scam he believes is operating in the area.Paul Woods, of Thames Road, received two phone calls on Tuesday, just after 5pm, from...
View ArticleRelaunch is imminent
LAST week I asked in this column, on our website and on our Facebook and Twitter pages for your suggestions for our relaunch next month, and you certainly didn’t let us down. Not only was I delighted...
View ArticleFall out over town churchyard upkeep
A BITTER row has broken out between Holbeach Parish Council and the town’s In Bloom volunteers over the upkeep of All Saints’ churchyard.Holbeach in Bloom members have voted unanimously to give up...
View ArticleNHS Trust meeting
LINCOLNSHIRE Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s board of directors meet on Thursday, August 30 at 9am at the NHS Learning and Development Centre, The Reservation, Unit 3, East Road, Sleaford.The board...
View ArticleYoungsters serving community
SPALDING and Holbeach youngsters are putting their summer holidays to good use by serving the community.Around 20 youngsters have signed up to the National Citizen Service (NCS), a Government scheme...
View ArticleNominate Two Lips charities
SPALDING’S Two Lips Appeal is on the lookout for deserving local causes that could benefit from next year’s golden week of fundraising.The Rotary Club of Spalding, which launched the appeal and...
View Article‘Stand up and be counted’
UNDER-THREAT ambulance stations could be saved if enough people are prepared to take a stand against planned closures.Members of the public are being urged to have their say on East Midlands Ambulance...
View ArticleStreets need more police
POLICE are being urged to put more officers on the streets to help rid Spalding of anti-social behaviour.Spalding Town Forum heard one police officer and three PCSOs have been assigned to the problem...
View ArticlePolice arrest slow driver
POLICE arrested a driver because he was travelling too slowly and found he was nearly three times the drink drive limit.Kaspars Lagis (36), of Sir Peter Scott Road, Sutton Bridge, was stopped in High...
View ArticleWorking to turn the tide
IT WOULD be wrong to say that Karen Daft takes pleasure in the misfortune of people living in parts of the country that have been flooded in recent times.However, it does give her cause for great...
View ArticleOff licence gets go-ahead
OPPONENTS of a new off-licence in Crowland claim it could fuel street drinking, but a licensing panel still gave it the go-ahead.Kasim Shafiq opened a grocery store with his family at 6 West Street...
View ArticleDriver trapped in Weston Hills crash
FIRE crews were called to free a driver trapped in their car after a crash in Weston Hills.The two-vehicle crash happened at about 8.30am today.It is believed the trapped driver was “conscious and...
View ArticleShrubs may go to deter rough sleepers
SHRUBS beside Spalding’s High bridge may be ripped out to deter people from urinating or sleeping rough on the riverbank.Spalding Town Forum heard the area, beside a Double Street planter, also...
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