Fallen trees
HIGH winds have caused several trees to fall into roads across south Lincolnshire.In Holbeach, police are currently directly traffic due a fallen tree in Church Street, near to the junction with High...
View ArticleTalks over closure of day centre
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to keep open Spalding’s Chappell Centre will today press county councillor Graham Marsh to keep his promise that it will not close until replaced by something “as good or...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Arsonists strike at homes in Spalding and Holbeach
ARSONISTS are being blamed for two house fires overnight in Spalding and Holbeach. One person had to be rescued from a three-storey house in Albert Walk, Holbeach, just before 1am this morning.Crews...
View ArticleRoad closed after crash
The main road through Gedney Dyke has been closed after a crash this morning.A car left the B1359 near Goose Farm between Gedney Dyke and Gedney Drove End at around 7.30am. It hit a tree and brought...
View ArticleNext plans in soon for new road
PLANNING permission for the second phase of the new Spalding western relief road could be sought as early as spring this year.The road forms the second link in a long term aspiration to provide a...
View ArticleRosie (68) in wheel clamping row with Holbeach hotel
A HOLBEACH pensioner claims her car was illegally clamped at a town hotel and is battling to win back the £50 she had to pay to get it released.Rose Ayling (68) parked at The Chequers Hotel on November...
View ArticleJoin free Fit Kids course
A PROGRAMME to encourage healthy eating and active lifestyles for children starts in Spalding on Monday.Fit Kids is a free 12-week weight management course for children aged eight to 11 and aims to...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Woman killed in road crash
A DRIVER has died and another has been injured following a crash at Langtoft this morning.The driver, believed to be a woman from Bourne, was travelling in a silver Rover 214 which collided with a...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Third house fire confirmed as arson
UPDATE Friday, 11am: Last night’s house blaze in Spalding was started deliberately.Fire officers have confirmed that the fire at a detached house in Chaucer’s Way is being treated as arson.Police are...
View ArticleTight lipped on site plans
NHS bosses are keeping quiet about names of bidders for the former Welland Hospital site in Roman Bank, Spalding.The hospital was finally demolished a few weeks ago after the building was wrecked by...
View ArticleHelicopter pilot in fatal crash ‘heading to Holbeach St Johns’
A PILOT killed in a helicopter crash in Cambridgeshire is believed to have been flying to a South Holland airfield.The accident happened at about 11.30am this morning in fields near Lancaster Way...
View ArticleRent scam warning
POLICE fear a man operating a rent card scam in Wales could be doing it across the UK with the help of others.Officers in Lincolnshire have issued a warning on behalf of Gwent Police, where the man has...
View ArticleTrial set over vehicle charge
MICHAEL Ward (24) denied taking a vehicle from Sutton Bridge without the owner’s consent on October 28.Spalding magistrates on Thursday adjourned the hearing for a trial on February 21 and extended...
View ArticleTwo Lips campaign to raise £10,000
SCHOOLS, voluntary groups and clubs are being called upon to pitch in to help kick-start a fundraising week in the hope of raising thousands of pounds for local charities. The Rotary Club of Spalding...
View Article100,000th call-out for life savers
Volunteers who save the lives of hundreds of people across Lincolnshire have responded to their 100,000th emergency call-out.The Lives First Responder scheme reached the milestone just before...
View ArticleStudents show business skills
STUDENTS from four secondary schools were in business when they set out their stalls at Baytree Nurseries Garden Centre.Youngsters from The Priory School in Spalding, the University Academy Holbeach,...
View ArticleRead all about it... online and all over the world
THE editorial team working on Spalding High School’s online newspaper held a successful launch attended by all year groups within the school.The newspaper was founded in 2010 to be run by pupils on the...
View ArticleCyclist gestures shot at ex-wife in traffic
A MAN on a bike made a gun gesture with his fingers and shouted “boosh” when he saw his ex-wife waiting in a car at traffic lights in High Street, Holbeach.Karen Bliss turned round her car and followed...
View ArticleThree houses hit by arson attacks on the same day
INVESTIGATIONS are under way after fires were deliberately started at three homes in Spalding and Holbeach in less than 24 hours.The fires, which are not connected, resulted in residents being...
View ArticleCommunity projects get £14,000 backing from councillors’ budgets
MORE than £14,000 was spent on community projects by South Holland’s councillors in December.Donations towards a new organ for All Saints’ Church in Moulton and a contribution towards enhancing a play...
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