Man smashed up two cars
A man damaged two cars and smashed both windscreens with a golf club after his neighbours asked him to turn down his music.Sam Curry (24), of Sluice Road, Saracens Head, was offered the chance to have...
View ArticleDesign your own float
There are only two weeks left for youngsters to design their own float to feature in the final Spalding Flower Parade, to be held in May 2013.Entries have been slow coming in and organisers are hoping...
View ArticleMan cut free after two-vehicle crash in Thurlby
A man was freed from his car by fire crews using cutting equipment after a two-vehicle crash in Thurlby. It happened when a BMW collided with a Mercedes Sprinter van in Bourne Road just 12.15pm on...
View ArticleElderly driver rescued after crash in Gedney
A 78-year-old woman had to be rescued from her car after it crashed into a lamppost on a road in Gedney.The woman from Bourne was driving a grey Mercedes 170 when it collided with an electricity pole...
View ArticlePinchbeck plant nursery blaze is “suspicious,” say police
Police and fire investigators are treating as “suspicious” a blaze at a commercial plant nursery in Pinchbeck. Crews from six fire stations, including Spalding, Holbeach, Crowland and Bourne, fought...
View ArticleThree-vehicle crash causes traffic chaos near Kirton
Motorists faced long delays this morning after a crash involving three cars on the A16 near Kirton.It happened when a grey Vauxhall Corsa, silver Audi A4 and a Vauxhall Signum collided on the road...
View ArticleParish councils plan talks over HGV concerns
A number of parish councils are to discuss concerns over a possible increase in lorries using the proposed biomass plant driving through their villages.Sutton St James Parish Council is inviting other...
View ArticleWitness plea in knife attack case
Police investigating a street knife attack in Spalding are asking for witnesses to come forward.Two men were arrested and bailed after a 22-year-old man was hurt in Chestnut Avenue at about 6pm on...
View ArticleCar fire in Pode Hole caused by electrical fault
Firemen using breathing apparatus put out a car fire in Pode Hole on Sunday. A fire crew from Spalding were called to The Delph where a silver Vauxhall Corsa caught fire just before 1.30pm.The car was...
View ArticleMan with “hand gun” tried to rob Holbeach shop, say police
Police are looking for a man who tried to rob a shop in Holbeach with what is believed to be a hand gun. It happened at the Eastern European Shop in Park Road at about 7.30pm last Saturday when a man...
View ArticleMP opposed to gay marriage
Local MP John Hayes will vote against legalising gay marriages.The energy minister, who is MP for South Holland and the Deepings, has been airing his views in a debate taking the country’s mind off the...
View ArticleResidents warned after burglaries in Kirton and Frampton
Residents in Kirton and Frampton are being warned to be vigilant after a spate of burglaries in the area over the past week.Electrical items and jewellery were stolen from a house in Coupledyke Lane,...
View ArticleMary (80) died in house fire
An elderly woman died in her bed after smoking materials caused a house fire at her home in Sutterton. Mary Cook was found slumped in her bed when her neighbour went in to feed the woman’s pet dog and...
View ArticleWarrant issued in crash case
Spalding magistrates have issued a warrant for the arrest of a man in connection with charges relating to a road crash in the town earlier this year.Marcin Flis (33), of Gardner Road, Kirton, failed to...
View ArticleThree in court on ATM theft charges
Three men, including one from Spalding, are due to appear at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court today (Tuesday) charged in connection with a series of ATM ram raids.Richard Clues (59), of Risby, Bretton,...
View ArticlePoll sees campaign against biomass plant hotting up
A parish referendum is taking place in Sutton Bridge over controversial plans for a £300m biomass plant.Residents are being asked to cast their vote today on whether they want a gasification plant for...
View ArticleHelp at hand to keep everyone warm this winter
A Spalding-based heating oil company is making sure that no one’s Christmas will be ruined by running out of fuel.Staff at fuel firm Rix Petroleum will be manning a 24-hour seven-day-a-week phone...
View ArticleCar fire in Morton caused by fuel leak
A car was severely damaged by fire on a busy Morton road last night.One crew from Bourne put out the blaze which severely damaged the engine of an MGF car on the A15 at about 9.20pm.No one was injured...
View ArticlePrizewinner in PCLT logo competition
A pupil at Pinchbeck East Primary School has had an early Christmas present after entering a competition run by a group hoping to provide affordable homes in the village. Tia Alexander was given a pack...
View ArticleFractured uncle’s jaw
A Long Sutton man who fractured his uncle’s jaw after a fight has walked free from Lincoln Crown Court.Martyn Johnson carried out the attack on Colin Carter in his victim’s home back in January but was...
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