Chamber reveals £100,000 plans to boost town centre fortunes
Business leaders in Spalding are finalising details of a £100,000 scheme to make the town centre more attractive to shoppers.Ideas including a five-day craft market, permanent floral display, improved...
View ArticlePolice took six hours to breath test woman
It took six hours before police breath-tested a woman who had her son in the car when she was involved in a crash on Spalding’s Bourne Road.Driver Julie Loveridge (41) and others phoned police...
View ArticleLast call to meeting to help to save ambulance stations
Residents in south Lincolnshire are being urged to make the most of the final opportunity to meet officials wishing to cut number of ambulance stations in the area.East Midlands Ambulance Service...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Man dies in head-on collision
A 39-year-old man from Donington has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after being involved in a fatal head-on collision on the A16 Crowland bypass.Emergency services...
View ArticleRent bill for grieving family
A family devastated by the death of their grandmother are furious after the council told them they will still have to pay rent on her warden-controlled bungalow.Joyce Thirkell died on November 9 just...
View ArticleTULIP RADIO BROADCAST: Step Into Christmas
Most shops in and around Spalding have started to deck their premises with seasonal decorations. This year the town will be graced with a completely new set of Christmas lights.Since July here at Tulip...
View ArticleSpreading Christmas joy
Staff and pupils at Spalding’s St John’s Primary School have been supporting needy children from around the world.The school has collected 75 shoeboxes as part of Operation Christmas Child, and raised...
View ArticleWarning notices ahead of new parking enforcement
Drivers in South Holland who leave their cars in the wrong place could return to it to find a blue warning notice plastered to their windscreen over the next two weeks.Lincolnshire County Council takes...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Lorry stuck in drain in Crowland
A driver has escaped unhurt after his lorry became stuck in a drain in CrowlandWitnesses reported seeing a rescue boat being towed to the scene around 2pm this afternoon.One of them, Graham Emery of...
View ArticlePinchbeck company has new use for waste fruit
A south Lincolnshire apple and pear grower and importer is seeing its waste reduced thanks to an innovative new project.Waste fruit that would normally go to composting is being sent instead to small...
View ArticleSewage bills could soon rise
Residents living in homes not connected to the main sewerage system are likely to see their bills rise in coming years.Members of South Holland District Council cabinet have agreed to look at legal...
View ArticleCash bonanza for school to become academy
An extra £670,000 for students could be the reward if Spalding Grammar School becomes an academy, its headteacher has claimed.Nigel Ryan confirmed that staff, students and parents had been informed of...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Men hiding in lorry arrested
Spalding police have arrested six men on suspicion of being illegal immigrants.The arrests were made at 2pm this afternoon (Wednesday) outside the Texaco service station next to McDonald’s in Holbeach...
View ArticleFarmers talk water
New requirements affecting growers who employ casual labour come into force from April next year – and employers need to be prepared.New requirements from HMRC, called RTI or Real Time Information,...
View ArticleParents back school’s plan to grow in 2013
Moves to expand a popular primary school to cater for more pupils have been welcomed by parents – but a note of caution has been struck over traffic chaos at the school gates.Westmere Primary School in...
View ArticleCustomer’s anger over year-long repair wait
A Gosberton Bank man has spoken of his frustration after waiting more than a year for his kitchen floor covering to be repaired.Richard John spent about £800 on vinyl covering fitted in October 2011 by...
View ArticleDeadline is days away for South Holland’s big switch
South Holland residents will have more cash in their pockets and could provide a £250,000 boost to the local economy if they save on their gas and electricity bills.Council leader Gary Porter says the...
View ArticleTougher line on street drinking
Zero tolerance towards on-street drinking and more cops on the streets are two of the pledges from Lincolnshire’s new Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).In an interview with the Spalding Guardian this...
View ArticleAppeal after theft of caravans
Police are appealing for information after two caravans were stolen from a yard in Spalding.The thefts took place in Iron Bar Drove overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday.Offenders cut through a...
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