HOCKEY: Derby delight as Sutton go second
In-form Long Sutton 2nd climbed up to second in East Men’s Hockey League Division 4NW with an impressive 4-2 derby success at rivals Spalding 2nd.Sutton’s ‘green army’ started much the better and were...
View ArticleTRIATHLON: Top effort from Spalding’s Aimee
Spalding Triathlon Club’s Aimee Stocker managed a respectable 70th place at the Olympic Distance Triathlon World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand.Athletes from more than 40 countries around the...
View ArticleGYMNASTICS: Spalding beaming after Olympic boost
A beam used at the London 2012 Olympics has found a new home at Spalding Gymnastics Club.The Cradge Bank club were over the moon to land the piece of equipment, which has the Olympic logo emblazoned on...
View ArticleSNOOKER: Resurgent duo finally taste winning feeling
Two of Spalding and District Snooker League’s struggling sides finally broke their respective ducks for the season last week.Division One basement boys Tulips A and second tier Pyramid C both got their...
View ArticleChanges being made at district car parks
Outstaying your welcome at a South Holland car park will cease to be a criminal matter from next month as changes in parking enforcement come into force.Although people who stick to the rules in the...
View ArticleTULIPS: Green follows Tolley out
Francis Green has become the second big name striker to leave Spalding United in as many weeks after being axed by boss Pat Rayment.The former Peterborough United hitman, who managed 12 goals in his...
View Article£0.5m on payouts to former workers
Almost half a million pounds was spent on “compromise agreements” with former staff by Lincolnshire County Council in the past year.The agreements, which usually involve a pay-off in exchange for the...
View ArticleMemories of when Spalding’s Sheep Market used to have livestock
This image of Sheep Market in Spalding was submitted by Geoff Sharman, of Tower Lane, Spalding.It shows the former Post Office building to the left, the Sessions House or Spalding Magistrates’ Court in...
View ArticleWho knew about sunken garden?
Patricia Ayton Smith, of Moulton, came across this wonderful image, possibly taken in the 1940s, of a sunken garden in Carter’s Park, Holbeach, on a collector’s stall at a railway exhibition.Patricia...
View ArticlePolice search in Moulton for missing man
Reports of a missing man being seen in Moulton brought a strong police presence into the village on Tuesday.A search for the man, reported missing from another police area, took place in East Cobgate...
View ArticleRSPCA reaches breaking point
A desperate plea for ‘forever homes’ has been made by the RSPCA branches serving our area as the number of pets needing rehousing hits crisis point.Vets are reporting at least four cats a week needing...
View Article30 years engineering a family business for Frosts
The heart of Holbeach St Johns could be the point where the church, village hall and The Plough all meet.It could just as easily be found though at R F Welding Ltd, where Karen and Robert Frost (also...
View ArticleChild porn fan escapes jail over army record
An Iraq War veteran who had hundreds of child porn images was on Thursday spared immediate jail because of his exemplary army record.James Forrester was arrested in September last year after police...
View ArticleHeavy breathers meet at village hall
They call themselves The Heavy Breathers Club and they meet every week at Holbeach St Johns Village Hall for some light exercise.The group are more properly known as COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary...
View ArticleWife was ‘afraid’, court heard
A lorry driver shocked by his wife walking out pestered her with texts and self-harmed with a knife outside her home, leaving blood on her door.Stephen Starr (51), of Eaugate Road, Moulton Chapel, had...
View ArticleStill time to give new businesses a boost
Young businesses in the Spalding area are taking the first steps to getting a powerful boost by entering the Local Business Accelerators (LBA) campaign.Spalding Guardian Local Business Accelerators...
View ArticleWife assault pensioner sentenced
A pensioner who grabbed his wife’s throat and threatened to send her to her dead son has been ordered to attend a domestic abuse programme.First Gulf War veteran Peter Oldham (68) attacked his wife of...
View ArticleWomen’s refuges are under threat as attacks hit new high
Refuges used by South Holland women hurt in violence in the home are under threat as cases hit an all-time high.Boston Women’s Aid – which runs services in Spalding and Holbeach – has two safe houses...
View ArticleLOCAL FOOTBALL: Harrox hammer club record haul
Moulton Harrox set a new club scoring record on Saturday as both of their teams won by dominant 9-0 scorelines.Moulton’s first team travelled to Boston Premier League side Old Doningtonians in the...
View ArticleJUNIOR FOOTBALL: Pinchbeck smash perfect ten
NETHERTON U13S 1 PINCHBECK UTD U13S 10: Pinchbeck hit double figures and proved they are a real force in Division One this season as they put on a great display in difficult conditions.Layton Maddison...
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