Booze sold to underage teenagers
CHECKS have been carried out on a number of licensed premises to ensure they are not selling alcohol and cigarette to underage teenagers.Fifteen and 16-year-old volunteers were used to ensure shops...
View ArticleWho would you nominate?
SERVICE users and carers from across Lincolnshire are being asked to nominate the NHS mental health professional, team or volunteer who has gone the extra mile in providing their mental health care....
View ArticleMan dies in two-car collision on A17 near Sutterton
A man has died after a two-car collision on the A17 near Sutterton yesterday (Sunday).It happened when a silver Vauxhall Meriva collided with a beige Vauxhall Zafira at Wigtoft at about 4.30pm.The...
View ArticleTown green space provision assured
SPALDING won’t lose a square metre of open green space to development without replacing it with something better, South Holland Council leader Gary Porter has pledged.He refuted claims by Spalding...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Arrest after Sunday’s fatal road crash
A MAN has died after a two-car collision on the A17 on Sunday.The accident, which happened at Wigtoft at about 4.30pm, involved a silver Vauxhall Meriva and a beige Vauxhall Zafira.The driver of the...
View ArticleMcKenzie makes a splash
EIGHT-year-old McKenzie Amess-Williams is starting the new term at Weston St Mary Primary School with a splash.He’ll get all his school swimming lessons until Christmas free of charge at Castle...
View ArticleTheft of handbag
A HANDBAG, wallet and sunglasses were stolen in a burglary of a home in Spalding’s Cradge Bank.Theives sneaked in through an unlocked door on Friday.The same evening a neighbour reported he had...
View ArticleBreak-in
BURGLARS forced a window to gain entry to a house in Aintree Way, Bourne, and steal a flat-screen Samsung television, a laptop, two white iPads and an X-box between 10am on Saturday and 12.30pm on Sunday.
View ArticleBiker hurt in crash
A 22-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist has been seriously injured after his bike crashed into the metal railings of Spalding’s St John’s Primary School.The rider of a blue Suzuki 750 motorbike, from Surfleet, was...
View ArticleMore jailed for illegal dumping
THE number of people sent to prison for serious waste crime has almost trebled in the last three years, according to a new report.The Environment Agency’s annual waste report highlights cases such as...
View ArticleElderly driver accused of causing death
AN 80-YEAR-OLD motorist is to face trial at crown court in connection with the death of veteran Crowland cyclist Kenneth Usher.Walter Coupland, of Winsover Road, Spalding, appeared before town...
View ArticleArrest made after serious assault in Holbeach
A 36-YEAR-OLD man suffered serious facial injuries in an alleged assault in Holbeach.Police were called to the man’s flat in High Street at about 7.25pm on Saturday and he was taken to Pilgrim...
View ArticleeBiz event in Spalding
Businesses in Spalding can learn the secrets of developing websites at a free seminar tomorrow.The eBIz byte seminar, called Effective Website Development, takes place at Springfields Event Centre,...
View ArticleTruck theft
A BLACK Ford Ranger Wildtrak truck was stolen in Gosberton overnight on Tuesday.Burglars entered the property to steal the vehicle’s keys.Witnesses are being asked to call police on 101, quoting...
View ArticleExam results not hit by teacher’s failings
GCSE English students forced to play catch-up after a teacher failed to set vital assignments have achieved good results.About 30 pupils at the Peele Community College in Long Sutton discovered in...
View ArticleBusiness benefits of social media to growers
FOOD producers in the district can attend a digital conference, called Eat, Drink & Be Social, to learn how to use social media to boost their business. The conference, sponsored by the Select and...
View ArticleWar hero’s medals fetch £2,900
THE sale of five medals won by a Spalding war hero has exceeded expectations by fetching £2,900 at auction.A Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), Air Force Cross (AFC) and three other medals won by former...
View ArticleJunction improvements on track – despite pipe problems
WORK to remodel a Spalding junction is still on schedule – despite some hiccups along the way.Roadworks, temporary traffic lights and lane restrictions have been in place at West Elloe Avenue’s...
View ArticleAttacks on woman and PC denied
A 33-YEAR-OLD man is to face trial on charges of assaulting a woman and police officer.Robert Tillin (33), of Surfleet Road, Pinchbeck, pleaded not guilty to beating Sarah Palmer and assaulting PC...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Two suspected arson attacks
TUESDAY 9.30am: TWO farms were hit overnight in suspected arson attacks and many tonnes of baled straw were destroyed.One farm was targeted at around 10.40pm last night in Spalding Road, Sutterton,...
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