YOUR LETTERS: The UK is on the skids
Young people who have decided to vote to stay in the European Union at the upcoming referendum, or who simply can’t be bothered to vote at all, need to think again. It is their future that is at stake...
View ArticleYOUR LETTERS: My daughter thrived at Post 16 Centre
After all the negative publicity surrounding the Gleed School and Post 16 Centre, I would like to highlight how positive my daughter’s experience has been.Emma, who has cerebral palsy, started at the...
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 ArticleJewellery stolen from house during Bourne break-in
Jewellery has been stolen from a house in Bourne where someone broke through a side gate and then smashed a patio window at the back to get in.It happened at a house in West Road, Bourne, at about 4pm...
View ArticleDeal could see £8bn boost for us locally
CABINET CALL: By South Holland District Council leader Coun Gary PorterProgress on the Greater Lincolnshire devolution deal continues at pace and very soon you’ll be able to have your say on the...
View ArticleStraw fire in Crowland
Firefighters have put out a blaze in Crowland this afternoon.A crew from Crowland used two hose reels and drags to extinguish some waste straw and manure on fire off Nene Terrace Road, Crowland, just...
View ArticleYOUR LETTERS: Tongue End Homes would be unsellable
I am writing to voice my concerns over plans to build an anaerobic digestion plant directly behind our small hamlet in rural south Lincolnshire. Tongue End is situated in one of the last stretches of...
View ArticleSutton Bridge girl Angel’s charity chop inspired by Harry Styles
A girl of five has followed the example of her pop idol, Harry Styles, and had her hair cut to help “poorly” children.Angel Still loves Harry and listened intently as her mum, Sam Sutton, explained why...
View ArticleCommon sense is the best measure
HAYES IN THE HOUSE: By local MP John HayesOn May 31st Britain commemorated the centenary of Jutland, the biggest sea battle of the First World War. Fought in the North Sea, off Denmark’s coast, it was...
View ArticleTime to nominate your health heroes
For the first time, Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) is calling on the public to take part in its staff Celebrating Success awards.You are invited to nominate teams and...
View ArticlePolice crackdown on illegal fishing around Spalding
Lincolnshire Police wildlife crime officers have today (Sunday) reported three people suspected of illegal fishing around Spalding.Police have checked rivers around the town as well as lakes in The...
View ArticleHome-Start Lincolnshire looks for new help after National Volunteers’ Week
A charity dedicated to helping families with young children is hoping for a surge of new volunteers after a national celebration of people who serve freely.Home-Start Lincolnshire is looking for...
View ArticleYOUR LETTERS: Leave campaigners present desire for peace as an evil
I have been very interested and critical of Ukip’s role and conduct in the EU Parliament and in the upcoming referendum. Perhaps Nigel Farage can explain why, out of nearly 2,600 EU votes since 1999,...
View ArticleYOUR LETTERS: Spalding road could have been a disaster area
Hawthorne Bank in Spalding could have been a disaster area on Monday. There was a huge hole in the road, yet no workmen were in sight. According to the signage, Anglian Water was due to start work on...
View ArticlePLANNING APPLICATIONS
Before the local councilsSouth Holland District CouncilM Wilding, Crawford House, South Street, Crowland. Works to TPO.A Andrews, 1a East Cob Gate, Moulton. Works to TPO.P Hind, Grasmere, 15 Hall Lane,...
View ArticleVeterans make their way back to France for D-Day events
Representatives from Spalding’s community radio station joined local veterans in France last week, attending events held to mark the 72nd anniversary of the D-Day landings.Jan Whitbourn and Chris...
View ArticleSunset to sunrise bike challenge for Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas councillor
A South Holland district councillor is gearing up for an overnight cross-country motorcycle ride in aid of a very worthy cause.Coun Jim Astill will take part in ‘Sunset2Sunrise’ on Saturday, June...
View ArticleFifty new homes in pipeline for Crowland?
Adcocks Drinks Company Ltd is seeking outline planning consent for 50 homes on land it owns in Crease Drove, Crowland.Agents for the company say there are two buildings on the land, with one beyond...
View ArticleSpalding store drops appeal against licence revocation after being caught...
A Spalding store has dropped its appeal against its licence to sell alcohol being taken away after more illegal cigarettes were found there during a police raid.Nasza Biedronka, of the Sheep Market,...
View ArticleSpalding shopkeeper’s open door to councillors
A Spalding shopkeeper wants councillors to visit the former Station Gates pub so they can see he is not deliberately flouting their wishes.Zagros Abdullah was branded “bloody minded” after he replaced...
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