Woman offered to sell drugs in bid to fund habit
A woman trying to sell drugs in the toilet of a Spalding nightclub was offering them to friends in order to fund her own habit.Melissa Elam (20), of Severn Road, Spalding, pleaded guilty before town...
View ArticleCrackdown on drink-driving
Police this week launched their Christmas 2012 Drink-Drive Campaign in a bid to stem the rising death toll from booze fuelled road accidents.A quarter of the 1,901 road deaths in Britain last year were...
View ArticleWitness plea after indecent exposure
Police are appealing for information after a case of indecent exposure in Bourne.This incident took place in Broadway Close on Wednesday at around 11.20pm.A woman was approached by a man who exposed...
View ArticlePhysical education degree for Tim
Former Spalding Grammar School student Timothy Wing has graduated with a BA Honours in Physical Education and Sports Coaching from York St John University.Tim is now studying a PGCE at Sheffield Hallam.
View ArticleVital lifeline to be set up with £14,400 donations
People in crisis across South Holland will be able to call on a vital service thanks to a cash injection of more than £14,400.The Red Cross charity will use the money to fund its First Call service,...
View ArticleFire crews called to caravan blaze
Fire crews were called to reports of a caravan fire in Broadway, Crowland, at about 6.50pm on Saturday.The touring caravan was severely damaged and the cause is believed to have been carelessly...
View ArticlePraise for heroes who helped man in burning truck
Heroic passers-by who dragged a man from a burning refuse truck in Baston seconds before it exploded are to be nominated for a Royal Humane Society award.An announcement on behalf of Chief Constable...
View ArticleFault leaves train crossing barriers in upright posistion
Barriers on two Network Rail level crossings in Spalding failed last week following a technical fault.Flashing lights were used to warn motorists and pedestrians of approaching trains at the crossings...
View ArticleDriver crashed car while drunk
A motorist said sorry to police for being drunk after crashing his car in the town, a court heard.Tomasz Badowski (29), of Cross Street, Spalding, was arrested while walking away from his Vauxhall...
View ArticleMan (22) was hurt in street knife attack
A man of 22 is seriously injured in hospital following a suspected knife attack in a Spalding street on Sunday teatime.The man was so badly cut there was still a pool of blood left on the pavement...
View ArticleRetrial in post office robbery
Two men accused of robbing a Lincolnshire postmistress at gunpoint face a re-trial in the New Year after their case was halted for legal reasons.Sam Holmes (21), and David Leadbeater (22), were alleged...
View ArticleTis the season to be jolly at school
Schools are really in the Christmas spirit and are busier than ever with a host of plays, nativity productions and fairs.All Saints’ Church at Holbeach hosted a Christingle service on Sunday and lots...
View ArticleTragic teenager rode home from collision scene
A teenager who ignored his grandfather’s plea to walk a trials motorbike through Horbling died shortly after riding away from a car he had collided with.Scott Blair was just 16 when he lost control of...
View ArticleSuspended jail sentence for child porn pensioner
A Holbeach pensioner who downloaded child pornography has been given a suspended jail sentence at Lincoln Crown Court.Robert Hughes had almost 500 indecent images of children including a number of...
View ArticleDrunk driver almost ran into police
A driver is “at a loss” to explain how his car came close to running over a policeman on a town centre pavement, a court heard.Darius Kirnena (34), of Double Street, Spalding, was three times over the...
View ArticleMan drove drunk after row with girlfriend
A man who drove when more than three times over the legal alcohol limit has been told he must do 220 hours unpaid work.Tomas Vainoras was arrested by police who saw him driving in a “sudden, jerky...
View ArticleBiker killed just five weeks after getting married
A FATHER-of-two power bike champion was killed by his speed in a 140mph racing tragedy only five weeks after his wedding.Stephen Hix was married to the love of his life Michelle at All Saints Church,...
View ArticleTreats for bookish students at the Peele
Christmas has come early for students at the Peele Community College in Long Sutton. The college has invested in a reading project called BookBuzz and bought every Year 7 student a free book, chosen...
View ArticleNew year retrial in village post office robbery
Two men accused of robbing a Lincolnshire postmistress at gunpoint face a re-trial in the New Year after their case was halted for legal reasons.Sam Holmes (21), and David Leadbeater (22) were alleged...
View ArticleFantasy hair styles at student show
Alice bands were out and Alice in Wonderland was in vogue when students from Spalding’s South Holland Post 16 Centre put on a fabulous show.The hair show incorporated themes including the storybook...
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