Boy racer jailed after car ploughed into crowd at illegal event
A pub manager has been jailed after his car careered off course and injured nine people - including a man from Spalding - in a busy crowd at an illegal race meeting.Anthony Francis (21) was “showing...
View ArticleTory stalwart Pamela Munro dies
Well-known Spalding woman Pamela Munro, who was a member of South Holland and the Deepings Conservative Party for over 50 years, has died at the age of 96.Miss Munro passed away peacefully at...
View ArticleAsk the experts when you get a cough or cold
DOCTOR CALLING: By Dr Kevin HillHealth leaders at South Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are urging people aged over 60 to seek early advice from their pharmacist for minor winter...
View ArticleGUARDIAN ANGEL: Bread man living the dream
The latest news from our girl about town...As Angel was queuing up, cold and tired, to pay for petrol at the Whaplode Co-op station on Tuesday morning, there was a bread delivery.The sprightly delivery...
View ArticleWhat more can we do to stop Spalding vandals?
CABINET CALL: By Coun Athony CassonYou may recall that late last year Spalding’s Castle Sports Complex was in the local news, facing criticism over the state of its changing rooms.We quickly repaired...
View ArticleTinted? No, I’ll let my eyebrows grow
WARD’S WORLD: By John WardI suppose you know its time to go and get the eyes looked at as being a glass wearer – the spectacle things that fit over or in front of the eyes and not as in drinking...
View Article‘I don’t hate or fear gay people... I just don’t agree with their lifestyle...
THOUGHTS OF A FRUITCAKE: By Carolyn AldisSo, last week Anglican bishops met to discuss the disagreement in the Church of England over same-sex marriage. Over 100 senior Anglicans sent an open letter...
View ArticleCrime boss won’t cut police jobs
Lincolnshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick has vowed to keep the county’s 1,100 front-line officers in a job – despite the pressure to make significant cuts.Mr Hardwick has also...
View ArticleBourne woman happy to work with others on school parking problems
The woman behind a petition to create a one-way system outside a Bourne school is happy to work with others to find alternative solutions.Mum-of-two Jenny Pace decided something had to be done about...
View ArticlePrice of diesel slashed by another 2p at major supermarket today...and others...
Fuel prices look set to drop further as one of the major supermarkets makes more cuts at the pumps today.Drivers filling up at any of Asda’s 279 fillings stations across the country will only pay...
View Article2,000 jobs at risk as shoe retailer Brantano goes into administration
Shoe retailer Brantano has gone into administration, some four months after the chain was bought by an investment firm, putting 2,000 jobs at risk.Brantano employs about 2,000 staff in 140 stores and...
View ArticleCrime down in Lincolnshire but rise in sexual offences
Lincolnshire Police say that crime in the county has reduced year on year but sexual offences are on the up.Detective Chief Superintendent Paul Gibson says he is pleased that overall recorded crime in...
View ArticleCar hits wall in Spalding
Police were called to St Thomas’ Road in Spalding last night (Thursday) after a car hit a wall.The incident happened at 8.50pm and involved a Peugeot 306. There were no injuries and the vehicle was...
View ArticleDeepings man to appear in court over Stilton collision where man died
A man is due to appear in court in connection with a collision on the B1043 near Stilton where a man died.Gregory Berry (38) of Littleworth Drove, Deeping St Nicholas, has been charged with death by...
View ArticleOne casualty after Peppermint Junction collision in Holbeach
Roads were closed for an hour last night after a crash at the notorious Peppermint Junction in Holbeach, where the A151 meets the A17.Emergency services attended after the accident, at 7pm, which...
View ArticleLincolnshire schools outstrip national increase in GCSE results
Lincolnshire’s GCSE results for 2015 have shown a dramatic rise in performance, with a higher percentage of pupils achieving 5A*-C including English and Maths.They rose by 1.3% from 54.8 to 56.1%,...
View ArticleCOURT REGISTER
The following decisions have been made by magistrates at court hearings. In all drink-drive cases the legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, 80 milligrammes of alcohol...
View ArticleLincolnshire and Magna Carta celebrated in 800 book
TRISH TAKES FIVE: By Trish BurgessThe 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215 was celebrated across the world last year and, in Lincoln, where one of only four original copies of the...
View ArticleShoe retailer seeks to be steps ahead of competition
A Bourne-based shoe retailer is out to prove it is one step ahead of the rest – by claiming more prestigious national accolades.North Shoes, which has stores in North Street, Bourne, Red Lion Square,...
View Article‘We will not slash home care,’ says council leader
Lincolnshire County Council leader Martin Hill has dismissed fears home care services could be slashed as the authority looks to make savings of £170million in the next four years.Colin Mair – the...
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