Money Matters by Scott Woods
Planning ahead can be invaluable...When planning for the future, we must face up to the possibility of unwelcome events coming alongThese can include becoming unable to look after our own financial...
View ArticleMake the most of tulips by planting now
I’m rained off – again. This time it was while planting what I hope to be a magnificent display of tulips at the front of our cottage next spring.November is thought of as the best month for planting...
View ArticleMoulton Seas End company
Father and son Frank and Nathan Teeuw are maintaining a tradition of supplying the nation’s bulbs.It was a reputation built up in this area when it was known as an enormous producer and grower of all...
View ArticleFamily gift business goes back to the high street
A Pinchbeck business run by Asgar Dungarwalla and his two daughters has returned to the high street after launching and trading for five years exclusively online.The Gift Shop is opening this week at...
View ArticleThreatened to attack police with vodka bottle
A man with a drink and drug problem threatened women police and community support officers that he was going to smash a bottle of vodka over their heads.PC Rachael Forster and PCSO Sally Pusey had a...
View ArticleCRICKET: Champions Spalding finally lift their title
South Lincolnshire and Border League champions Spalding Cricket Club had two reasons to celebrate at the league’s end of season awards bash.Town, who will play in the Lincs ECB Premier Division next...
View ArticleBILLIARDS: Consti C go clear with Bourne win
Consti C are four points ahead of the chasing pack in Spalding and District Billiards League after beating title rivals Pyramid B 5-2.John Batterham (R120) and Jason Ross (R80) delivered the vitals...
View ArticleRUGBY: Timely boost for troubled Town
SPALDING RFC 1st 45 SOUTHWELL RFC 1st 15: Town cruised into the semi-finals of the NLD Shield with a convincing Memorial Field success on Saturday.Putting their Midlands One East troubles aside for a...
View ArticleWoman relives accident scare in Crowland
A woman from Crowland has spoken about her lucky escape after being struck by a car in the town on Bonfire Night.Tracé Beech suffered a fractured right arm, broken nose, leg injury and cuts to the face...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Rangers rue missed opportunities
S & L CORBY 1 DEEPING RANGERS 1: Rangers lost ground on the UCL Premier Division’s top four after being pegged back on Saturday.Ashley Stevens put Deeping ahead on 11 minutes, only for David...
View ArticleEverything stops for tea...
Once her hair is in ‘victory rolls’ and she’s wearing her spotty dress and floral pinny, Mary Haresign is in her element.She’s re-living a time when there may have been hardships but people shared...
View ArticleHeadteachers hit back at Ofqual report over ‘generous marking’
Headteachers in South Holland have reacted angrily to suggestions by exam chiefs that over-generous marking made them raise GCSE English grade boundaries.A report from exam regulator Ofqual said...
View ArticleSpar shop charity event
They’re making giant strides for Children in Need at Pinchbeck’s Spar Shop tomorrow – come in to support them any time between 7am and 7pm.Last year tireless fundraisers among the 20 staff stepped out...
View ArticleLest we forget
Bright autumn sunshine and a clear blue sky set the scene for Remembrance Sunday services in towns and villages across South Holland.Parades were attended by young and old, some too young even to...
View ArticleGet free advice at special events
Estate agent Morriss and Mennie is holding two special events this month at its Spalding office, one aimed at first time buyers, the other at property investors.Guest speakers for the events will...
View ArticleTULIPS: Nightingale leads Tulips charge
SPALDING UNITED 7 HARBOROUGH TOWN 1: TJ Nightingale proved that he can be the answer to Spalding’s striking problems with a four-midable showing on Saturday.The former Eastbourne and Hucknall Town...
View ArticlePast and present meet at nursery celebration
The two women who launched Holbeach nursery Twigglets 15 years ago had to stand on tiptoe to hug their first baby at the anniversary celebrations.Teenager Max Pearce told the pair - Julie Buckley and...
View ArticleFive-year ban for animal-lover who let ponies almost starve
A young man who failed to look after two ponies left court sobbing after he was banned from keeping animals for five years.Nicholas Hayes (24), who suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity...
View ArticleSign up for Santa Fun Run and help LIVES
The organiser of Spalding’s 5K Fun Run and Walk is hoping to attract dozens of sprinting Santas to raise money for volunteer lifesavers in the town.This year’s event is on December 1 and organiser...
View ArticleFrog lodge and bug box won judges’ hearts
Young gardeners at a Holbeach pre-school surprised their nursery teachers by scooping a silver-gilt East Midlands In Bloom award with their green fingers.The leafy patch around the Victorian school...
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