Long Sutton man charged with numerous offences after being arrested for the...
A man has been charged with numerous offences after being arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of a police officer yesterday, Wednesday May 19.Lloyd Hook, 21, of Daniels Crescent, Long Sutton,...
View ArticleShe had all the gears – but no idea
WARD’S WORLD: By John WardIt was while driving into a car park recently and seeing how the fine old, but basic, art of reversing into a space was seemingly beyond quite a few motorists as they drove in...
View ArticleCost of love – and being loved
THOUGHTS OF A FRUITCAKE: By Carolyn AldisSo, this week’s adventure began with some DIY and ended with our wedding anniversary. There was a loose bit of carpet on our stairs that had bothered us since...
View ArticlePolice warning after spate of boat engine thefts in Surfleet
Boat owners have put police in South Holland on alert for thieves targeting the engines of vessels moored along the River Glen in Surfleet.At least seven thefts of outboard engines from boats on the...
View ArticleParish council opposes Damgate
A plan to build 195 new homes near the border of Holbeach and Fleet are being opposed by both parish councils.Members of Fleet Parish Council followed their counterparts in Holbeach by voting against...
View ArticleUPDATE: A17 shut after several people injured in serious crash involving army...
A number of people have been injured in a serious crash on the A17 this afternoon, Thursday May 19.Police are advising motorists to avoid the A17 Station Road at Swineshead Bridge. The road is closed...
View ArticleWarning about fake £20 notes in use in Spalding
Police are warning shoppers in Spalding to be vigilant after a number of fake £20 notes were found to be in circulation in the town.Officers are warning residents and businesses in Spalding about the...
View ArticleTipper van taken and left
Police are looking for thieves who took a white tipper van from one area of Deeping St James and left it in another.An LDV convoy white tipper van was stolen from Linchfield Road, Deeping St James. at...
View ArticleLATEST: Five injured and three airlifted to hospital after “horrific” A17...
Three men have been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries and a woman and man taken by ambulance following a “horrific” crash on the A17. The crash took place at 11.58am today, Thursday May 19,...
View ArticleHolkham Hall: one of Norfolk’s treasures
TRISH TAKES FIVE: By Trish BurgessYou’ll be pleased to know the occasional series “Places to visit within an hour of Holbeach” continues with a trip to the Norfolk coast. Unfortunately it took a good...
View ArticleDooorstep thief is caught red-handed
A Spalding woman caught a burglar red-handed after she spotted him going through the back door with her purse on Wednesday.It happened at a house off London Road just after 1pm on Wednesday when the...
View ArticleJobless total falls in the Deepings area and Bourne by 165
Bourne and the Deepings has followed South Holland in seeing a fall in unemployment greater than the county average.Between March and April this year, 165 fewer people were claiming Jobseeker’s...
View ArticleVIDEO: Five injured as five HGVs involved in “huge collision” on A17
The A17 remains closed this evening, Thursday May 17, after a serious collision between five HGVs injured five people.Four military Bedford trucks were driving in convoy when they crashed into each...
View ArticlePolice continue investigation into alleged double assault at Sutton Bridge pub
Police say one of two men hurt at The Anchor Inn in the early hours of Friday, May 13 has an injury regarded as serious and they are investigating the case as possible grievous bodily harm.Three men...
View ArticleVIDEO UPDATE: Two remain in very serious condition after five HGV crash on A17
A man remains in a critical condition and a second is described as being in a serious condition following the five HGV collision on the A17 yesterday, Thursday May 19.Four military Bedford trucks were...
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 ArticleDRIVER DISQUALIFICATION FEATURE: ‘Drink drive limits elsewhere are not...
Chief Insp Phil Vickers of Lincolnshire Police Specialist Operations (East Midlands Operational Support Service) called the figures ‘very basic’ - adding that they do not show the driving population...
View ArticleDRIVER DISQUALIFICATION FEATURE: Call for constant campaigns
A Polish man has told the paper the promotion of the laws surrounding drink-driving was important and called for constant campaigns.The man, who did not wish to be named, agreed with the link that was...
View ArticleNumber plates stolen in Long Sutton
Police say set of car number plates were taken from the The Woodlands area of Long Sutton between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.If anyone saw anything or has any further information please contact...
View ArticleVote Leave battle bus to transport former Tory leader around county
Former Conservative party leader and cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith will be leading the charge for the Vote Leave campain in Linconshire tomorrow (Saturday) as the group’s battle bus tours the...
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