Freak winds pull down house walls
“FREAK” weather conditions are being blamed for brickwork falling down on two newly-built homes on the same estate in Pinchbeck.Residents living in Viscount Close were advised to consider evacuating...
View ArticleOn remand over kidnap
THREE men have appeared before magistrates charged with a kidnapping.Romon Belousov (30), and brothers Martynas (28) and Kigmas Kubbekas (20), all of Hall Lane, Moulton Seas End, are charged with...
View ArticleGet going with health walks
WALKING is one of the cheapest and easiest ways to exercise, and there are numerous health walks in South Holland.These free walks are available to everybody regardless of ability, in a friendly and...
View ArticleMan accused of sex with 14-year-old girl
A SPALDING man is accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl.Mateusz Stawinoga (21), of Canterbury Close, appeared at Spalding Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.He was granted conditional bail and his...
View ArticleWrangle over footbridge lighting finally over
A LONG-running saga over providing lighting for a footbridge in Spalding finally appears to be coming to an end. For months, rail commuters and pedestrians looking to take a shortcut between Park Road...
View ArticleGuernsey job for Geoff
FORMER Spalding headteacher Geoff Cowley has started a new job to help raise educational standards at a troubled high school in Guernsey.Mr Cowley ran Gleed Boys’ School for eight years, but the...
View ArticleOn trial for two assaults
ROMANS Novadnieks (32), of Edinburgh Drive, Spalding, will stand trial on April 26 at Spalding Magistrates Court on two charges of assault on the same woman.Novadnieks pleaded not guilty to both...
View ArticleRail freight hub on first agenda
TRANSPORT firms from across the area are invited to join a new forum.Nick Hay, managing director of Fowler Welch, has invited 50 firms to the inaugural meeting on January 19.South Holland and District...
View ArticleDonations in memory of Darcey top £3,000
MORE than £3,000 has now been raised for charity in memory of a stillborn baby.Donations to Sands have so far topped £3,294 and are still coming in following the stillbirth of Darcey Twelves on...
View ArticlePlanning law currently makes it difficult to reject wind farm bids
PLANNING laws and guidelines must change if councils want to say no to future wind farms, according to South Holland’s chair of planning.Coun Roger Gambba-Jones says South Holland District Council must...
View ArticleFaces charge of wounding
A SPALDING man facing a wounding charge made a brief appearance before Lincoln Crown Court on Friday.Greig Parkin (32) is accused of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and witness...
View ArticleHousebuilder puts damage right
SAFETY reassurances have been given to homeowners in Pinchbeck after they were advised to evacuate during strong winds.Brickwork from the gable end of two homes in Viscount Close came crashing to the...
View Article‘Indecent acts’ with boy
A HOLBEACH man is accused of indecently assaulting a boy under the age of 14 between June 1983 and June 1986.David Tidman (60), of Round Tree Drive, Cherry Tree Lane, was granted conditional bail when...
View ArticleMourner on one-way street to drink-drive ban
POLICE watched from the far side of the river as a drink-driver went the wrong way along the one-way section of Spalding’s Double Street towards High Bridge.George Tyrell (22), of Sutton Crosses, Long...
View ArticleHayes: ‘Chappell Centre will not close while I’m MP’
SOUTH Holland and The Deepings MP John Hayes will not allow Lincolnshire County Council to close Spalding’s Chappell Centre on his “watch”.The centre, in Pinchbeck Road, is one of 30 under threat as...
View ArticleGrab this chance to slash your gas and electric bills
ONLY sheer weight of numbers will win the day if South Holland residents are to be in with a chance of slashing around ten per cent off their gas and electricity bills.That works out to about £100 a...
View ArticleChance to vote for favourite food
THINK your favourite brand of Lincolnshire sausage is second to none? Can’t live without your favourite producer’s recipe for plumbread?The Select Lincolnshire and Tastes of Lincolnshire Partnership...
View ArticleArmed police swoop into market place
ARMED police swooped into Long Sutton on Monday following reports of a man with a gun.Police received a call at 8.53pm reporting a man in possession of a gun in the town’s Market Place.A spokesman for...
View Article£1m project to build new council homes
UP to £1million will be spent on building new council houses in South Holland this year.It is hoped that work could begin as early as this summer on new developments, which will help ease the...
View ArticleFour trapped after crash
FOUR people were trapped in their cars following a crash on the A16 at Crowland.The accident happened at about 7.15pm on Saturday and involved a red Ford Fiesta and a grey Nissan Almera.Fire crews from...
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