Quiz pair enter TV den to crack code
A pair of quiz buffs from Spalding have dared to crack a safe full of cash on daytime TV.Ben Clarke and Ricki Kendall, both 41, are contestants on BBC TV’s The Code where they stand to win a share of...
View ArticleThefts from cars in Holbeach and Sutton Bridge
Spalding Police are warning people to be vigilant after a spate of thefts from vehicles overnight (Wednesday) in Sutton Bridge and Holbeach.They are reminding motorists to remove valuables and small...
View ArticleDamaged cemetery tree in Holbeach to have urgent attention
A landmark tree inside Holbeach Cemetery is to be cut back because of safety fears.The Cedar of Lebanon at Park Road Cemetery has been of increasing worry to parish councillors because of its age and...
View ArticleTaste of Spalding gym club was a big hit for kids
Around 50 boys and girls had a taste of recreational gymnastics at Spalding and District Gymnastic Academy.The academy in Cradge Bank hopes to tempt youngsters to pursue the sport and opened up for a...
View ArticleLutton mum will be missed by whole school community
Tribute has been paid to a ‘friendly, kind-hearted’ Lutton mum-of-two who was found dead in her home on Sunday.The body of school teacher Bernice Williams (50) was found by police two days after that...
View ArticleSpalding market traders raise £444 after charity auction for Lifeboats
Spalding’s Saturday market turned into an auctioneer’s paradise as shoppers placed bids to help coastal lifesavers.An auction in aid of Skegness RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) Lifeboat...
View ArticleDaffodils attract hundred to spring flower show in Spalding
Nearly 800 people visited Springfields in Spalding to enjoy the delights of the Lincolnshire Daffodil Society’s 108th Spring Flower Show.Expert judges Johnny Walkers, of Walkers Bulbs, and Adrian...
View ArticleTheft from vehicle and suspicious cold-callers in Deepings
A sat nav system and cash were stolen from a vehicle parked in Tattershall Drive, Market Deeping, overnight last Saturday and Sunday. Meanwhile, there has been a report of three men calling at homes in...
View ArticleGirl (13) in court for spitting in Spalding police officer’s face
A girl of 13 has appeared in court for assaulting a police sergeant by spitting in his face at Spalding Railway Station.The assault on Sgt Nick Waters has seen Lincolnshire Police and Crime...
View ArticlePolice in warning over call conmen
Police fear farmers in South Holland could be targeted in a scam involving the illegal storage of waste bales on their land for cash.It follows reports that two farmers ended up with hazardous waste on...
View ArticleNearly 34,000 drivers caught speeding in Gosberton in March
Speeding drivers continue to menace Gosberton High Street with more than 100 drivers recorded at double the 30mph limit or more in a four-week spell. Parish councillors and residents have been calling...
View ArticleDelphi turns her heart to the future after double sadness
A Whaplode St Catherine teenager is showing strength of character in thinking of others after two shattering losses in consecutive weeks.Delphi McWilliam was in shock after her grandfather, lead singer...
View ArticleMan assaulted teenage girl at bus station
Police would like to speak to this man pictured in a CCTV image after a teenage girl was assaulted at a bus station.The girl, who is in her mid-teens, was waiting in Bay 4 of Queensgate Bus Station,...
View ArticlePolice respond after cold callers in Moulton Seas End
Spalding Police have reassured residents after reports of cold callers in the Moulton Seas End area.They have been dropping off advice leaflets about rogue traders to residents and paying visits.
View ArticleDon’t mistake tradition for sentimentality
HAYES IN THE HOUSE: By MP John HayesThe celebration of Holy Week, culminating on Easter Day, is the most liturgically dramatic period in the Church’s year. From the poignant depiction of the foot...
View ArticleLions fashion show in Sutton St James boosts Alzheimer’s charity
Volunteers worked the catwalk to raise an incredible £250 for research into Alzheimer’s.It was East Elloe Lions second charity fashion show to raise money for Alzheimer’s research and for the club’s...
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 ArticleClassic contribution to Holbeach Hospital
Spalding Classic Car Club donated £500 to Holbeach Hospital in memory of friend and fellow club member Ivan Cunnington from Gedney Dyke.Ivan lost his battle with pancreatic cancer, spending his final...
View ArticleStudents get an audience for their brilliant work
The Deepings School has held its first, week-long, Exhibition of Learning, to give an audience to its students’ work . The exhibition was an ideal opportunity to showcase the progress students are...
View ArticleSpalding Railway Station is a crowd pleaser
After a revamp from volunteers, Spalding Railway Station is getting closer to its former Victorian glory.Since September, Spalding people, including volunteers from Bakkavor and Tulip Radio, have been...
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