Memories of Pode Hole School
Margaret Campbell, of Wygate Road, Spalding, owns a brochure produced for the 1965 centenary celebrations of Spalding St Matthew’s School at Pode Hole. The party was held in The Bromley Memorial Hall...
View ArticleInterim drive ban in excess alcohol case
A woman was more than three times the drink-drive limit when a passer-by went to her aid and found her with a bottle of vodka in the car.Deborah O’Leary (49), of Spalding Road, Holbeach, was parked in...
View ArticleElectrician loses his work with drive ban
A self-employed electrician has lost his work along with his driving licence after pleading guilty to an excess alcohol charge.Robert Stapleton (27), of Roman Bank, Holbeach Bank, was stopped on...
View ArticleChief exec idea for council
A new “temporary” chief executive could be appointed to South Holland District Council next year.The council, which already shares a management team with Breckland Council, will consider a report into...
View ArticleWife gets 100 hours unpaid work for hammer attack on cheating hubby
A woman who hit her cheating husband twice on the head with a hammer at their home has been told to do 100 hours unpaid work.Lorna Abbott left her husband David with two cuts on the crown of his head...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Sutton Bridge votes “no” to biomass power station
Wednesday: Nearly 500 people turned out in the parish poll in Sutton Bridge yesterday to deliver an overwhelming “no” vote to the biomass power station planned for Wingland.Some 470 people – or 94 per...
View ArticleSuspended prison term for road death
A lorry driver has received a suspended prison sentence following a fatal crash at Swineshead Bridge on April 13 this year.Mark Wood (51) was given a four months prison term, suspended for a year, for...
View ArticleMan seriously injured after A151 crash
A man is in hospital with serious injuries after his car crashed into a dyke just outside Spalding this morning.Police were called to the A151 Holbeach Road just before 5am after a silver Vauxhall...
View ArticleAmbulance consultation ends
A decision on the future of Spalding ambulance station – and others across the East Midlands – will be made at the end of January following a three-month consultation.The Being the Best exercise, which...
View ArticleChildren score logo success
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 ArticleWhaplode Drove farmers reflects on past year
They say fortune favours the brave, but in the light of the autumn season from hell it’s too soon to say if it’s braver to go ahead and drill whatever the conditions or wait for a better opportunity,...
View ArticleWarrant issued
Spalding magistrates on Thursday issued a warrant with bail for the arrest of John Davies (58), of Sandy, Bedfordshire, who is accused of daytime tresspass in pursuit of game at Sutton St James on...
View ArticleFor crown court trial
Billy Fisher (27), of Stapleford Abbots, Romford, pleaded not guilty to affray in Spalding, on October 22.Spalding magistrates on Thursday committed the matter to Lincoln Crown Court. The first hearing...
View ArticleEnergy Minister visits GlenFarrow site
Energy Minister John Hayes MP has welcomed a Whaplode-based initiative that will allow farmers to tap into a sustainable heat source and make their businesses more profitable.Mr Hayes was visiting...
View ArticleInheritance advice for growers
The traps and pitfalls of agricultural property relief will be outlined to members of South Holland Growers’ Club at their meeting on January 7 at Whaplode Manor Hotel.Richard Lewis, senior partner...
View ArticleFarmers urged to keep pesticide out of water
The Metaldehyde Stewardship Group has called for renewed efforts to keep the under-threat pesticide out of surface waters after a watchdog recorded some of the highest levels since monitoring began....
View ArticleEating plenty of veg on Christmas Day?
If plates were piled high on Tuesday it was partly thanks to Produce World, with a site in Sutton Bridge, which expected to supply 1,200 tons each of carrots and parsnips, a massive 1,500,000 kilos of...
View ArticleLook after your potatoes
Growers have been urged not to forget about their potatoes in storage as they enjoy the festive period so they don’t risk losing their crop to rot.This year’s heavy and constant rainfall has resulted...
View ArticleCouple’s close call with bus route bollard
An elderly couple have told of their near-death experience when a bus gate bollard came up through their car as they drove over it.Michael and Nancy Snowdon, who are both in their 80s, thought a bomb...
View ArticleFlood warning issued for The Deepings area
People living in parts of The Deepings are on flood alert as heavy rain continues to fall in the area. Flood warnings have been issued across Lincolnshire, including for Bourne and Billingborough, by...
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