One way to get 130 more police officers on the street
POLICE commissioner candidate David Bowles delivers what he says Lincolnshire needs – 130 more officers.But his computer-generated image is simply part of his campaign for next month’s elections in...
View ArticleBurglars empty vending machines
Burglars emptied vending machines in a raid on Panter and Son at Moulton Seas End.A police spokesman said the firm was targeted on Thursday night or Friday morning and “it is not thought to be a lot of...
View ArticleTeenager attacked dad in front of wife and tot
A teenager who beat up a man in front of his wife and 15-month-old son has been banned from drinking in Spalding and Holbeach for six months.But Jay Power (19) was spared prison after the unprovoked,...
View ArticleTime to apply for seondary school
Parents with children transferring to secondary school next September are being advised to make sure they have their application packs and apply online by the deadline of October 31.Parents need to...
View ArticleCouncil leader confident of imminent cut-price fuel deal
Council leader Gary Porter is confident South Holland residents will have a chance to opt for cut price gas and electricity within weeks.South Holland will be hanging on to the coat tails of...
View ArticleLove me, love my Daimlers
TED Smith had a guilty secret to reveal to the new lady in his life before he expected her to commit to marriage to him.It wasn’t women or drink, but a 46-year long passion for... classic cars, and in...
View ArticleTorquoise Tiger reaches national finals
Cowbit-based Torquoise Tiger has reached the finals of a national social media awards for the second year running.The public relations and social media specialists have been shortlisted in four award...
View ArticleCannabis smoker fined
A man caught smoking cannabis in a parked car in Bourne told magistrates it was “my biggest mistake”.Tarzan Hadzaj (23), of Gladstone Street, Bourne, was inside a green VW Passat with others when an...
View ArticleChristmas on the agenda at forum for Spalding retailers
Christmas is going to be the underlying theme for the next Spalding retailers’ forum, organised by Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce.There are three items on the agenda:• Christmas trading hours •...
View ArticleArrest warrant issued for Spalding man
Spalding magistrates on Thursday issued a warrant for the arrest of a man who failed to attend court on a criminal damage charge.Boriss Mulers (25), of Station Street, Spalding, is accused of causing...
View ArticleVillagers fear a child will die on dangerous road
A villager fears a child could be killed after he was forced to jump to safety after a tractor mounted the kerb and narrowly missed him as he walked along the footpath,Rob Lamb said the problem of...
View ArticlePupils’ taste of council
Tydd St Mary Primary School’s Network School Council visited Lincolnshire County Council’s chambers on Friday, giving a presentation about the activities available for children living in south...
View ArticleFined for having dope
Police searched a man who had been hanging around in a street and found he had cannabis.Matthew Clark (25), of Edinburgh Drive, Spalding, began walking away as the officer walked towards a group of...
View ArticleImmigrants working at car wash due to be deported
Immigration officials swooped on a car wash in Whaplode and arrested three Albanian nationals.Readers contacted the Spalding Guardian on Thursday after mistaking the officials for police officers.The...
View ArticleSpalding headteacher ‘off sick’
Spalding Primary School headteacher Diane Scott is ill and will be away from school for the “foreseeable future”.News of Mrs Scott’s absence was given to parents in the latest school newsletter....
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Three people hurt in crash
FRIDAY, 9AM: Three people were hurt in a two-vehicle crash on Malten Lane, Whaplode, last night.Emergency services were called shortly before midnight and freed one of the occupants of a Vauxhall...
View ArticlePupils make tuneful harvest offering
Young singers from University Academy Holbeach brought the Dickens of a harvest celebration to residents of Hovenden House, Fleet.The academy’s chamber choir arrived along with a donation of goodies...
View ArticleThe BFG and friends come to school
EVER tried eating a snozzcumber or drinking a nice drop of frobscottle?Children at John Harrox Primary School, Moulton have.Year three and four pupils who concentrated on the BFG on its author Roald...
View ArticleFuneral for hit-and-run victim Tim Osborn
Shoppers and staff lined up to say a final farewell to hit-and-run victim Tim Osborn as his funeral cortege made its way to a memorial service at Peterborough Crematorium.The hearse carrying the...
View ArticlePupils thinking world of work as young as 13
PUPILS as young as 13 at Donington’s Thomas Cowley High School are encouraged to start thinking what career they’ll take.For career, substitute careers, for head teacher of the newly-made academy...
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