Man’s three year drive ban
A man was given a three year drink-driving ban for his second offence within two years.Presiding magistrate Jenny Frere-Cook said Derek Croker would not be offered a chance to cut the ban through the...
View ArticleParish Matters – a monthly column by Crowland parish councillor Peter Bird
Can parish councils fight for you?I was politely reminded when I joined the parish council that the council is not political. It was a disappointment to me because I am a member of a political party, I...
View ArticleFor crown court trial
A man accused of theft and assault has been committed to Lincoln Crown Court for trial.Ryan Brooks (19), of Delgate Avenue, Weston, is accused of assaulting Adam Beeson, causing actual bodily harm, and...
View ArticleFor trial
Former Spalding man Sam Tooke has denied stealing metal from The Crown and Wooldpack, Long Sutton.Tooke (22), of K Jackson’s caravan site, Penny Hill, Holbeach, was bailed on Thursday to a trial at...
View ArticleCase adjourned
A man of 70 has denied failing to provide a breath specimen for analysis.Clayton Banks, of Glenside North, Pinchbeck, was granted unconditional bail by Spalding magistrates on Thursday and his case was...
View ArticleFraud victims get more help
Police will gain an estimated 500 extra man hours to focus on catching crooks as Lincolnshire has joined a new crime reporting system for fraud.Nationally criminals fleece the public to the tune of...
View ArticleReview of the Year - July to December
Continuing our look back at 2012...JULYA couple forced out of their home by noise from a wind farm faced a second battle after buying a new home - close to land earmarked for nine new turbines.Jane and...
View ArticleStart the new year with a smile
Scores of people have already put in their requests for a slice of the £10,000 Smile Campaign pot.But it’s still not too late for you to let us know what you need a cash injection to help you get your...
View ArticleTree scheme to make our district green
Seven areas of South Holland will become greener places to be thanks to a new tree planting scheme for 2013.Lincolnshire County Council is hoping to plant 33,000 new trees across the county during the...
View ArticleLord Taylor is named ‘personality’ of 2012
Lord Taylor of Holbeach was named ‘personality of the year’ in the 2012 Food and Farming Industry Awards.The former boss of Holbeach firm Taylor Bulbs – and former parliamentary under secretary of...
View ArticleOpposition to biomass power plant stacks up
Opposition to a £300million biomass power station at Wingland is growing with The Borough Council of King’s Lynn set to lodge what it calls a “holding objection”.The council’s planning committee meets...
View ArticleLatest from the area’s magistrates’ courts
The following decisions have been made recently by magistrates at court hearings. In all drink-drive cases the legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, or 80 milligrammes...
View ArticleNew weight loss classes launched in Bourne
Help is at hand for people wanting to lose weight, get fitter and increase their self-confidence. Deborah Rolfe has opened ten new Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness classes, some of which are in...
View ArticleTracey’s top motivation tips
The New Year brings with it lots of new aspirations, ideas, resolutions and promises, many related to getting fit and losing weight.Health clubs, gyms and leisure centres are usually brimming with new...
View ArticleMan arrested after death crash
A man from Kirton was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following a crash on the A1 at South Witham on Saturday teatime.The 30-year-old man suffered minor injuries in the...
View ArticleWyberton man is facing court
A Wyberton man is facing court after an incident in October.Dean George Everitt (43), of Parthian Avenue, has been charged with assault and criminal damage in connection with an incident that took...
View ArticleWitness appeal
Police are appealing for witnesses following a fight in Spalding on Saturday night.The incident happened at about 9pm near to the hairdressers in The Crescent.Police believe that a 37-year-old man was...
View ArticleCouncil tax payers will be able to pay over 12 months instead of ten to ease...
Council tax payers will now have 12 months to pay their bills after new rules brought in by the Government.From April this year, South Holland District Council residents can choose to spread their...
View ArticleNew heart unit set to open to save lives
A new £4.3million centre is to open to help save the lives of people suffering heart attacks.The development of a second cardiac catheter laboratory has seen the current specialist unit at Lincoln...
View ArticleYoung artists win awards
Spalding High School art student Alex Neaverson (second right) will exhibit in London in March at The Mall Galleries, London, alongside members of The Royal British Artists (RBA).Alex also won the KS4...
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