Pair’s 10,000-mile ride from Bourne to Spain
Businessman Jason Skinner is delighted to have completed a gruelling 2,000-mile cycle ride from Bourne to southern Spain, raising more than £10,000 for charity in the process.Jason (40) only took up...
View ArticleYOUR VIEW: Surely this is where Holbeach Market should have been?
Has April Fool’s Day moved? So stall holders paying for pitches can not stand on the High Street in Holbeach for health and safety reasons and have moved to the car park, causing an entrance to be...
View ArticleA stitch in time as Lorraine realises her retail ambition
Lorraine Gardner at her sewing machine. (SG050717-103TW)As well as items that she has made herself – including bags, bunting, purses and phone cases – mum-of-four Lorraine (53) will also be holding...
View ArticleYoung John Gleed was Albatros fodder back in 1917
One hundred years ago yesterday (Friday), the son of one of Spalding’s great men was shot down in flames and killed during an aerial battle in World war One.John Victor Ariel Gleed, who died on July 7,...
View ArticleSpalding couple open their garden for cancer charity
A Spalding grower and his wife have taken their charity fundraising to nearly £10,000 after hosting their third open garden weekend in four years.Chris and Gillian Eley welcomed visitors to their Low...
View ArticleNew village pavilion for Tydd St Mary after 14-year project
A 14-year, £51,000 effort to give Tydd St Mary its own community building has come to a glorious end.Fundraisers, parish councillors and other guests were invited to the opening of Glebe Community...
View ArticleSchools come together for rounders challenge
Langtoft and Sutton St James are celebrating after coming out victorious in the Year 5 and 6 School Games Rounders competition.The day of sport took place at Spalding Grammar School last week, with...
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 ArticleCould South Holland’s bands be your ticket to Glastonbury?
Could traditional bands be the new rock and roll now the Black Dyke brass band has played Glastonbury?The world famous band hit the stage that has seen legends like the late, great David Bowie rock the...
View ArticleSUPPORT OUR SHOPS: Taking the time to give top customer care
About 70,000 watch battery changes, 8,000 strap and 5,000 clock repairs, have taken place at Penman Watch and Jewellery, Spalding, since it opened nearly 20 years ago. Located in Pied Calf Yard, off...
View ArticleCROWLAND PARISH COUNCIL: No magic formula to solve town’s crime problem
Frustrated Crowland parish councillors have been warned there is no “overnight fix” for the problem of youth crime in the town.The warning came from Inspector (Insp) Gareth Boxall, community policing...
View ArticleLife of Brian has seen selfless dedication to flower industry
Daffodil grower Brian Taylor is the recipient of this year’s annual Carlo Naef Trophy.He received the silver salver from the Springfields Horticultural Society to mark his lifetime involvement with...
View ArticleKids can grow their own thanks to staff from house builder
Kier project manager Andy Smith with pupils Imogen and Callum, both six, and their new tools.They created the garden at Wygate Park Academy, in Witham Road, before gifting them with wheel barrows,...
View ArticleUPDATE MONDAY 10.20AM: Grenade brought to Spalding Police Station in firearms...
Military experts were called to Spalding when a hand grenade was brought in to police as part of a firearms surrender week.The grenade was handed in by a member of the public at Spalding Police Station...
View ArticleYOUR VIEW: Decision may have come sooner with a town council
I was very pleased to read that South Holland District Council has agreed to take on the task of grass cutting of the town’s roadside verges using funds from the Spalding special expenses fund...
View ArticleCould you be in the running?
Local businesses can now start looking forward to one of the Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce’s biggest events of the year. The South Holland Business Awards are back with a bang and are taking place...
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 ArticleCash and jewellery stolen from home in Langtoft
Burglars stole cash and jewellery from a house near Langtoft Primary School on Thursday. A gang used a double glazed door at the side of the house to get in between 9.30am and 12.30pm.Anyone with...
View ArticleWindow smashed at former music shop in Spalding
Vandals smashed a window at the site of a former music shop in Spalding on Saturday.Police are treating the window smashing at what was Spalding Music Service in Winsover Road as criminal damage.The...
View ArticlePeele students say farewell in grand style
Style and class was the order of the evening on Friday when the Peele Community College in Long Sutton held its annual Year 11 prom.The usual array of assorted vehicles brought young men in suits and...
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