Racers turn town into ‘Wild West’
SPALDING is being turned into the “Wild West” by boy racers who plague the town centre with their wheel-spinning and horn-blaring antics.South Holland district councillor Roger Gambba-Jones claims the...
View ArticleJailed for lying about assets
A BANKRUPT man who lied to the Official Receiver about his assets was jailed for eight months at Lincoln Crown Court on Tuesday.Keith Reams failed to mention he owned property in both Heckington and...
View ArticleFunding for online firm
A SPALDING digital company has been awarded funding from a charitable trust to help social housing tenants.Kind of Digital, an online innovation agency based at the Red Lion Quarter, has been given...
View ArticleThin blue line could become a bit thicker
THE thin blue line in Spalding is to get slightly wider as town police ring the changes in response to residents’ concerns.More officers are to be deployed on the frontline from the beginning of...
View ArticlePledge to cut crime by 25 per cent
THE latest candidate for Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner had pledged to cut crime by 25 per cent by tackling the county’s drug problems.Elliott Fountain, a Boston councillor who is standing...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man in custody for attack on David Bourne
A MAN has been remanded in custody following an attack in Spalding.James Quantrill appeared before Grantham magistrates today (Friday) charged with attacking forklift driver David Bourne, causing him...
View ArticleAir raid shelter to make way for flats
AN AIR raid shelter on the corner of Spalding’s Sheep Market and Station Street will be demolished to make way for a four-storey building housing a ground floor shop or cafe and six flats above.The...
View ArticleAppeal to support new chapels trust
HOLBEACH residents are being urged to support a new charity aimed at restoring a town landmark to its “original beauty”.An open day is taking place at Park Road Cemetery on Sunday between 11am and 4pm...
View ArticleHarvester collision sparks fire
A FIRE started in a field of corn near Crowland after a combine harvester collided with overhead power cables.The blaze took hold about 1.30pm on Tuesday at Avenue Farm in Daniel’s Drove.Firefighters...
View ArticleFlower show celebrations dampened
JUST weeks after celebrating winning an award at Sandringham Flower Show, a Crowland company has had a number of sprinkler systems stolen.Thieves crossed the dyke in front of Bettaland Products Ltd, in...
View ArticleMP backs bid for more police
A CALL to boost police numbers in Spalding is to be made to continue the fight against booze and drug-fuelled behaviour in the town.The plea by South Holland District Council and Lincolnshire Police...
View ArticleCompany move given go ahead
LONG Sutton metal fabrication workshop Statech has been given planning consent to move from Wisbech Road to a vacant bus and coach depot in the village’s Seagate Road.The parish council offered no...
View ArticleWORD ON THE GROUND by Roger Welberry
AN ODE to autumn by John Keats: Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; conspiring with him how to load and bless with fruit the vines that round the...
View ArticleBetter lighting on footbridge at last
A LONG-RUNNING plea for better lighting on a Spalding footbridge has finally been answered.Network Rail recently closed Steppingstone Bridge to improve the lighting after numerous calls from South...
View ArticleCable theft suspected at Weston
A FIELD in Weston was cordoned off by police following a suspected attempt to steal a large amount of BT cabling.Police were made aware of “suspicious activity” around 3.30am on Wednesday.A large...
View ArticleApology for two-hour 999 wait
EAST Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has apologised to a 93-year-old who had to wait more than two hours for emergency help.Margaret Turner spent four weeks in hospital with pneumonia, chest and...
View ArticleAuthor and TV star Ben back in ‘favourite town’
BEN Fogle’s arrival in Spalding to promote his latest book was no accident – the town was at the top of his list of places to visit. Fans eagerly awaited his arrival at Bookmark in The Crescent on...
View ArticleLocal farmer protecting England’s mustard
LUTTON farmer David Hoyles is one of three farmers to have rescued that most quintessential of English condiments, English mustard.It was David who called an emergency meeting five or so years ago,...
View ArticleAnd the winner of the medal for being a good sport is... Terry Day
WHEN they’re handing out medals for lives well spent, Terry Day will certainly be in line for a gold.He already has his bronze marine medal from the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society in...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Holbeach High Street reopened after alleged attack
10pm: POLICE keeping tight-lipped over what was obviously a very serious incident. Our photographer Tim Wilson has filed a couple of pictures he took at the scene this morning.NOON: HOLBEACH High...
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