Car fires in Long Sutton and Wyberton
Firefighters have dealt with separate car blazes in Long Sutton and Wyberton within the last 24 hours.A crew from Long Sutton was called to a car that was alight in Park Lane just before 1am this...
View ArticleNew festive event for Holbeach at the Hub
Families and visitors to Holbeach can look forward to a new festive event in the town next month.The Holbeach Hub, in Boston Road South, is to host its own Christmas Day on Sunday, December 4, between...
View ArticleHalf of British kids will own a mobile by age eleven
Half of British children will own a mobile phone by the age of ELEVEN, according to new research. The study of 2,000 parents shows the average child will receive a phone worth £120 on their eleventh...
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Our Ten for 10 Appeal for Alice is off to a great start
Our appeal to help a little girl celebrate her tenth birthday in style is off to a great start.Readers have been sending in birthday cards so cerebral palsy sufferer Alice Bates can open them on...
View ArticleThe One Show’s Rickshaw Challenge comes to South Holland
The One Show’s Rickshaw Challenge will be in our part of Lincolnshire on Wednesday.The Children In Need fundraisers will be pedalling through Kirton, Sutterton, Fosdyke, Saracen’s Head, Long Sutton,...
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 ArticlePopulation surge on the cards for Holbeach as housing schemes get consent
The population of Holbeach could be set for a 5,000-people spurt after plans for three separate housing schemes were given support.More details of a 900-home development on 101 acres of land off Hall...
View ArticleRemembrance Sunday Parades in Spalding and Holbeach
Thousands of people in towns and villages across South Holland attended Remembrance Sunday parades and services.Spalding had its traditional parade from Market Place to Ayscoughfee Gardens, where the...
View ArticleChristmas cracker of a market in Spalding
A cracker of a Spalding Christmas Market will be held in the town centre on Sunday, November 27.Former town centre manager Dennis Hannant returns to oversee the festive event that he began organising...
View ArticleLincs Skies calendar on sale in Spalding now and raising money for Ambucopter
The much sought-after Lincs Skies Calendar is now available in Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance shop in Spalding Sheep Market, with all proceeds being donated to charity.Produced by Lincs Skies and...
View ArticleTime is short for Greater Lincolnshire Feasibility Fund
Voluntary groups, public and private sector businesses have until Monday to apply for a share of £160,000 worth of funding for Greater Lincolnshire.The Feasibility Fund, managed by Greater Lincolnshire...
View ArticleShoppers asked to make an effort for the elderly at south-east Lincolnshire...
Tesco stores in Holbeach, Market Deeping and Bourne are asking shoppers to help elderly and vulnerable people by taking part in a Christmas Gift Box Appeal this weekend.The three stores, as well as...
View ArticleCemetery and renovation home in Bourne are burgled
A building at Bourne Cemetery and a home under renovation in the town have both been broken into and “trashed”, according to police in the town. The cemetery building in South Road and a home in...
View ArticleCash boost for Spalding’s Pennygate Foundation
The Pennygate Foundation in Spalding is £500 better off after a donation by the Spalding Masoinic Lodge.The money came from the Masonic Provincial Benevolent Fund and was presented by Mason David...
View ArticleSpalding Lions and Santa’s villages sleigh run dates
Spalding Lions have released their Santa Timetable for 2016 and he will be visiting the following locations with them, in his new sleigh, sponsored by European exhibition specialists Euro Concept...
View ArticleYOUR VIEW: Not impressed by changes at Spalding McDonald’s
I write regarding the refurbishment of the Holbeach Road branch of McDonald’s. Having visited the restaurant last week, I have to say that I found the experience depressing and the waiting time...
View ArticleTrump’s victory was a political tremor
HAYES IN THE HOUSE: By MP John HayesIn advanced democracies, political earthquakes - genuine moments that shake the prevailing order and unleash significant change - are very rare. In my lifetime the...
View ArticleOnesie fundraiser at West Pinchbeck
Staff and pupils at St Bartholomew’s Church of England Primary School had ‘onesie’ thing in mind on Monday – and that was to raise funds for World Diabetes Day.Pupils – and some of the teachers – paid...
View ArticleSpalding Christmas tree will be brighter than ever
This year’s Spalding Christmas tree display is set to be better than ever, thanks to support from the new Christmas lights contractor. Cozens UK agreed to decorate and sponsor the tree for Spalding...
View ArticleVehicle crime warning after stereo thefts on Pinchbeck
Vehicle owners in South Holland are being told to keep them locked and put valuables out of sight after a spate of break-ins at the weekend.There were three reports of stereos stolen from a van and...
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