New Year, new you?
If your New Year’s resolution is to lead a healthier, happier lifestyle, your library can help.Whether you fancy a walk, a cup of coffee, or a bit of a chat, libraries are the place for you.Libraries...
View ArticleSpeed signs hope for Holbeach area
Holbeach Parish Council is taking on boy racers in the area with new 30mph speed signs for villages plagued by the problem.Complaints from residents in Holbeach Hurn and Holbeach St Marks have led...
View ArticleBringing history to life at village school
Pupils from Weston Hills Primary School had fun before the Christmas break when they enjoyed a Roman day. The pupils wore period costumes and carried out various Roman activities.
View ArticleWarning that legal highs will claim lives
County police and health chiefs are warning that legal highs can kill and it’s only a matter of time before a young life is lost in Lincolnshire.Four people, including a child of 14, have been taken...
View ArticlePopular village ‘character’ awarded BEM in the New Year Honours list
A Hanthorpe man described as “one of a dying breed” has been recognised in the New Year Honours list for his services to the community.Ernest Edmond Wyer (80) is being awarded a BEM for the work he has...
View ArticleIt’s shop until you drop as sales frenzy hits Spalding
The great sales stampede that swept Britain on Boxing Day hit Spalding last week when doors opened at one of the town’s main department stores.Nationally, the number of shoppers hitting the high...
View ArticleCounty’s biggest risk is flooding
The main risks to life in Lincolnshire are outlined in the county’s ‘Community Risk Register’, which is now updated. Nine ‘enduring risks’ are detailed and explained in the document, which also states...
View ArticleVacancies on two local parish councils after resignations in Pinchbeck and Tydd
Vacancies have occurred on two local parish councils.The vacancy in the west ward of Pinchbeck has come up due to the resignation of Sally Posey. In Tydd St Mary there are three, due to the resignation...
View ArticleGive blood at New Year sessions
There is a chance to give blood at two sessions in Spalding on Tuesday, January 22.The sessions are at Springfields Events Centre from 1pm -3.30pm and from 5pm-8pm.New donors are always needed. Call...
View ArticleFree health advice
There’s a free, fun, interactive programme available for parents and carers of children aged up to 16 starting this month. It’s packed full of practical ideas to help your family with healthy...
View ArticleThieves get away with red diesel
Thieves stole more than 200 litres of red diesel from a yard in Spalding.The theft took place between 3.30pm on Christmas Eve and 7am on December 27 in the area of Mallard Road, Spalding.If you heard...
View ArticleFourth Polish hair salon
Two qualified hairdressers from Poland who met renting chairs at a Spalding salon have just had a great month’s trading after setting up on their own in time for Christmas.English-speaking Ursula...
View ArticleTributes for heart attack man
A father has paid a moving tribute to his son who collapsed and died on a Spalding town centre street just before Christmas.Neil Anderson (30) was on his way to bring some items to a charity shop when...
View ArticleTributes for ‘little angels’ killed in fatal crash
The devastated parents of two young girls who died after the car they were travelling in overturned on a Norfolk road just after Christmas have paid tribute to their “little angels.”The devastated...
View ArticlePotholes warning for drivers as South Holland’s flooded roads begin to dry out
Motorists are being advised to drive with care as flood water caused by days of heavy rain begins to dry out.AA spokesman Gavin Hill said: “Many roads, particularly those in rural areas, which have...
View ArticleNew Year’s Day arson attack
Fire destroyed a touring caravan following an arson attack at Holbeach St Marks in the early hours of New Year’s Day.Fire crews from Spalding, Holbeach and Long Sutton were called to Middle Marsh Road...
View ArticleJob seekers to get free rides
South Holland’s job seekers will get free rides this month from the county’s on-demand bus service, CallConnect.Bus operators across the country have signed up to the Greener Journeys campaign to help...
View ArticleSutton Bridge flooded... 60 years ago this month
Sixty years ago this month the safety of people living in Sutton Bridge was threatened when water swept over part of the west bank of the Nene flooding 80 houses.On the Saturday night of January 31,...
View ArticleHave you lost a hawk?
The Fenland Bird of Prey Rescue are hoping to reunite a lost hawk with its owner.The male American Ferruginous hawk – similar to the one in this picture – has obviously escaped from someone’s aviary...
View ArticleDressing down with dressing gowns
Staff and pupils at Weston Hills Primary School held an ME awareness day before breaking up for Christmas.They all came to school wearing their dressing gowns and managed to raise £108 for the charity....
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