Migrant mums help baby boom
Almost a quarter of all babies born in South Holland last year were to foreign mums.They are part of a baby boom in the district which has seen the number of births rise by 30 per cent in ten years.The...
View ArticleCars crash in Spalding
Two cars were involved in a crash in Spalding on Friday morning.It happened on Park Road just before 8.20am when a white Vauxhall Corsa collided with a grey Citroen Saxo, with both cars sustaining some...
View ArticleDriver in court after death crash
A man of 80 accused of causing the death of Kenneth Usher by driving without due care and attention has been committed for trial at Lincoln Crown Court.Walter Coupland, of Winsover Road, Spalding, is...
View ArticleMan denies being four times the limit
A man has pleaded not guilty to driving with 155 microgrammes of alcohol in breath – more than four times the legal limit.Paul Garfoot (46), of Elsthorpe Lane, Grimsthorpe, will stand trial at Spalding...
View ArticleInnocent man had his car impounded
Police didn’t believe a Cowbit man that his driving ban had been rescinded and impounded his car, leaving him with a £300 bill to release it.Dean Webb (20), of Drain Bank, appeared in court on Thursday...
View ArticleFor trial at crown court
A man accused of assaulting a teenager in Winsover Road, Spalding, will have his case heard at Lincoln Crown Court.Ben Mosedale (20), of Royce Road, Spalding, appeared at Spalding Magistrates’ Court on...
View ArticleBurglar’s jail term cut by appeal judges
A burglar who callously ransacked a 90-year-old’s home – stripping her husband’s campaign medals and other historic memorabilia – had his sentence slashed by top judges on Tuesday. Nigel Victor Duncan...
View ArticleBigger crowds expected at Remembrance Day Service
More people than ever are expected to turn out for Spalding’s Remembrance Sunday Service which this year falls on Armistice Day, November 11.The Rev John Bennett, Vicar of St Mary and St Nicolas, said...
View ArticleCheaper gas and electricity: You need to sign up again
Free Press and Spalding Guardian readers who filled in our forms to switch to cheaper gas and electricity will have to sign up again if they want to take advantage of a new deal offered by South...
View ArticleMONEY MATTERS: Make the most of your yearly ISA allowances
With interest-rates being held at historical lows, savers, particularly those who rely on their interest to pay bills, have been hit hard.With the spiralling costs of food, fuel and utilities, this...
View ArticleDriver to take stand over ticket-sharing fine
A shopper slapped with a hefty £80 fine for accepting a stranger’s car park ticket is to appeal.Lynda Double fell foul of the rules at a car park at Beales department store in Peterborough after taking...
View ArticleElectrical fault causes lorry fire in Cowbit
A lorry was severely damaged by fire in Mill Drove North, Cowbit, just after 7.15pm on Saturday night. One fire crew from Spalding spent about 50 minutes dealing with a Ford Transit transporter which...
View ArticleWife’s hammer attack on cheating hubby as mistress looks on
A woman hit her cheating husband twice on the head with a hammer after his mistress came to the house in the early hours of the morning.David Abbott was asleep at the couple’s Whaplode St Catherine...
View ArticleVehicles clash on A17 in Long Sutton
Police are looking for information about the drivers of two vehicles which clashed on the A17 in Long Sutton.A blue Renault van and a blue Ford Focus ran into each other a number of times before the...
View ArticleBulldog ornaments and TV stolen from house in Long Sutton
Police are trying to trace a TV, silverware and a collection of porcelain bulldog ornaments stolen from a house in Long Sutton.The ornaments, a Samsung TV and items of coins, spoons, charms and other...
View ArticleTraffic delays after lorry jack-knifes on A16
Motorists coming into Spalding are facing major delays after a lorry jack-knifed on the A16 bypass near the town this morning.The road is currently closed both ways between the A1175 and its junction...
View ArticleFire crews tackle house blaze in Kirton
Fire crews are trying to put out a major blaze at a house in Church Lane, Kirton, this morning.The fire was reported at about 8.15am and five appliances, including one each from Donington and Holbeach,...
View ArticleWoman hurt after hit-and-run in Crowland
Police are asking for help to trace a car that hit a woman and then drove off in Crowland last night.The accident happened in Snowden Close at about 9.40pm when a 47-year-old woman was struck on the...
View Article£100,000 pot could fund best ideas for town centre promotion
A town centre manager, street pastors and a permanent craft market are some of the ideas on the table to bring more shoppers into Spalding town centre.And there could be a £100,000 pot to pay for the...
View ArticlePolice assault case is adjourned
A man accused of assaulting a woman police officer in Spalding has had his case adjourned.Robert Davies (37), of Main Street, Saltby, Melton Mowbray, is due to appear at Spalding Magistrates’ Court on...
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