‘Expensive visit’ to council for man who swore
A man swore at a South Holland District Council housing officer when faced with the threat of eviction from his girlfriend’s home.Chad Hill used foul language towards Navtej Singh during an interview...
View ArticleMoulton Seas End company
Father and son Frank and Nathan Teeuw are maintaining a tradition of supplying the nation’s bulbs.It was a reputation built up in this area when it was known as an enormous producer and grower of all...
View ArticleFamily gift business goes back to the high street
A Pinchbeck business run by Asgar Dungarwalla and his two daughters has returned to the high street after launching and trading for five years exclusively online.The Gift Shop is opening this week at...
View ArticleThreatened to attack police with vodka bottle
A man with a drink and drug problem threatened women police and community support officers that he was going to smash a bottle of vodka over their heads.PC Rachael Forster and PCSO Sally Pusey had a...
View ArticleWoman relives accident scare in Crowland
A woman from Crowland has spoken about her lucky escape after being struck by a car in the town on Bonfire Night.Tracé Beech suffered a fractured right arm, broken nose, leg injury and cuts to the face...
View ArticleEverything stops for tea...
Once her hair is in ‘victory rolls’ and she’s wearing her spotty dress and floral pinny, Mary Haresign is in her element.She’s re-living a time when there may have been hardships but people shared...
View ArticleHeadteachers hit back at Ofqual report over ‘generous marking’
Headteachers in South Holland have reacted angrily to suggestions by exam chiefs that over-generous marking made them raise GCSE English grade boundaries.A report from exam regulator Ofqual said...
View ArticleSpar shop charity event
They’re making giant strides for Children in Need at Pinchbeck’s Spar Shop tomorrow – come in to support them any time between 7am and 7pm.Last year tireless fundraisers among the 20 staff stepped out...
View ArticleLest we forget
Bright autumn sunshine and a clear blue sky set the scene for Remembrance Sunday services in towns and villages across South Holland.Parades were attended by young and old, some too young even to...
View ArticlePast and present meet at nursery celebration
The two women who launched Holbeach nursery Twigglets 15 years ago had to stand on tiptoe to hug their first baby at the anniversary celebrations.Teenager Max Pearce told the pair - Julie Buckley and...
View ArticleFive-year ban for animal-lover who let ponies almost starve
A young man who failed to look after two ponies left court sobbing after he was banned from keeping animals for five years.Nicholas Hayes (24), who suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity...
View ArticleSign up for Santa Fun Run and help LIVES
The organiser of Spalding’s 5K Fun Run and Walk is hoping to attract dozens of sprinting Santas to raise money for volunteer lifesavers in the town.This year’s event is on December 1 and organiser...
View ArticleFrog lodge and bug box won judges’ hearts
Young gardeners at a Holbeach pre-school surprised their nursery teachers by scooping a silver-gilt East Midlands In Bloom award with their green fingers.The leafy patch around the Victorian school...
View ArticleCan Connor guess Guardian headline?
Do you think you could guess what the headline will be on the front page of Thursday’s Spalding Guardian?It’s a big ask, as even we here in Free Press towers have no idea at this stage what the news...
View ArticleAccused of making indecent child images
A Long Sutton man has appeared in court charged with making and possessing indecent images of children.Michal Jasiak (40), of High Street, Long Sutton, faces 12 charges in total involving children aged...
View ArticleOne family will save nearly £450 a year on first big switch over
Results of the UK’s first county-wide mass energy switch is producing yearly savings of £150 for 90 per cent of homes using both gas and electricity.And one family of five, who live in a four-bedroom...
View ArticleUPDATE: Car goes through garden fence
Wednesday 11am: A 19-year-old Holbeach driver is being treated in hospital after his car ploughed through two gardens this morning.Police say the man’s injuries are not life threatening.His Honda Civic...
View ArticleMum attacked at home by her daughter (26)
A Spalding mum is keeping her doors locked and is concerned about going into town in case she bumps into her daughter who attacked her.Charlotte Piccaver (26) lashed out after contacting her mum, Tina...
View ArticlePrize for school scarecrow
Monkshouse Primary School is celebrating double success in a competition run during this year’s Pumpkin Festival to make scarecrows using recycled materials.A scarecrow made by speech and language...
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