Homes burgled while residents upstairs
BURGLARS entered two Spalding homes on Friday night and Saturday morning while residents were there, but fled empty handed both times.The raids in Halmergate and Knipe Avenue were among a spate of...
View ArticleDriving while disqualified
A MAN who drove in Hospital Drove, Long Sutton, while disqualified was given a year-long community order and told to do 60 hours unpaid work when he appeared before Spalding magistrates on...
View ArticleA final chance to turn life around
MAGISTRATES say they have given a man from Deeping St James one final chance to turn his life around.Lewis Tripp (20) was told the next bench may not be able to consider anything but custody as he was...
View ArticleBan for retired naval officer
WARMING up with a double vodka and coke landed a retired naval officer with an 18-month driving ban and a £200 court bill.John Adams (73) was arrested after police saw him turn from the A15 into...
View ArticleCharity volunteer ‘breached trust’
STEALING money from a Bourne mental health charity has left a former volunteer with a suspended jail sentence. Brian Cannell (58) abused his position as the only signatory for the Bourne Wellbeing...
View ArticleChristmas lights switch to Chamber?
SPALDING Town Forum is asking Spalding and District Area Chamber of Commerce to consider managing the town’s Christmas lights.Chamber president Jason Rooke said members recently discussed the issue and...
View ArticlePolice seize off-licence’s alcohol
POLICE swooped to clear the shelves at a Sutton Bridge shop yesterday after it allegedly continued to sell alcohol without a licence.Around 120 crates of alcohol was loaded into vans after the owners...
View ArticlePeople evacuated in Deeping St James gas explosion
AROUND 20 people were evacuated from seven homes last night (Monday) at Deeping St James following a gas explosion and fire in Manor Way.Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue say gas leaking from an underground...
View ArticleOverturned gritter lorry shuts A16
AN OVERTURNED gritter lorry shut the A16 at Spalding for more than two-and-a-half hours last night (Monday).The lorry overturned at about 6.20pm at the roundabout leading to the power station.Police...
View ArticleTwo new 40m wind turbines
TWO more wind turbines could be added to South Holland’s skyline if councillors approve a plan. The plans submitted by Nicholas Watts for Deeping Fen Farm will be scrutinised by South Holland District...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Early success in Chinn appeal bid
MULTI-millionaire businessman Michael Chinn has won the first round of an Appeal Court bid to overturn his conviction for a reckless glass-throwing attack in a nightclub.Jailed Chinn (37) was last...
View ArticlePhotography is developing into a favourite topic
TOM Clare’s interest in photography started with a pocket camera when he was a boy of 12 and now he is encouraging an interest in the hobby among other youngsters.Tom runs a lunch-time Photography Club...
View ArticleDental patients against chippie plan
OBJECTIONS to plans for a fish and chip restaurant in the grounds of a Grade II listed building will be considered by councillors tonight.South Holland District Council’s planning committee has been...
View ArticleNeighbour attacking dog caught on CCTV
BARKING dogs drove a neighbour to lash out at one of them with a metal object. Terry Carter was caught on CCTV striking a German Shepherd on the side of its muzzle with the 18-inch T-shaped object...
View ArticleSkip recycling collections in doubt
THE future of Saturday morning waste collections in South Holland’s outlying towns and villages could hang in the balance after £40,000 funding was scrapped.South Holland District Council has said it...
View ArticleMove to start work on the waterfront
PLEASURE craft may be allowed to use Spalding’s Coronation Channel as part of a grand plan to open up the district’s waterways for tourism.Currently the Environment Agency only allows Spalding Water...
View ArticleHave your say on crematorium
SURFLEET Parish Council is lodging an official objection to a new crematorium planned for the village’s Gosberton Road.The council will hold a special meeting at 7pm on Monday at the Fraiser Room so...
View ArticleUp to £27k salary for new clerk
THE new clerk for Holbeach Parish Council will be paid up to £27,000.At the moment the council is looking for someone to replace Jill Harrington when she retires.There have been 45 applications for the...
View ArticleSo Network Rail, is the maintenance going well?
NO show and dead slow Network Rail has had another kick up the backside with district councillor Gary Taylor telling them to “get on with it” as they set out to upgrade the level crossing in Spalding’s...
View ArticleOff-licence’s ‘shock’ at police swoop
THE owners of an off-licence say they were “shocked” when police swooped on Monday to confiscate alcohol because they believed an appeal had been lodged against a four-week licence suspension.Bargain...
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