Man threw cannabis out of van window when pursued by police in Spalding
Spalding police followed a Transit van when a driver sped away from them and saw him throw herbal cannabis out of the window.Sam Tooke (22) was in London Road at 9pm on October 29.Jim Clare,...
View ArticleLatest Healthwatch meeting in Spalding
The local Healthwatch group meets tomorrow in Spalding.The meeting at from 10am-12.30pm at Springfields Events Centre.To book a place call 01522 705190
View ArticleYour chance to give blood at sessions
There is a chance to give blood at the South Holland Centre, Spalding, on Tuesday, December 4.Sessions run from 1pm to 3.30pm and from 5pm to 8pm.Call 0300 1232323 to book.
View ArticleGive car thieves the cold shoulder
Motorists who leave cars running with the keys in to defrost windscreens are easy pickings for thieves, police have warned.A number of cars were stolen in South Holland and the Deepings in past years...
View ArticleMotorists losing out from petrol price cuts
Petrol prices in the Spalding area are at least 3p a litre higher than they should be, according to the AA.National statistics show average petrol prices have gone down from 138.95p a litre in mid...
View ArticleHave you got designs on 2013 flower parade?
YOUNGSTERS are again being given the chance to have their drawing turned into a fantastic, tulip-covered creation taking pride of place in the Spalding Flower Parade 2013.For the second year runnin the...
View ArticleYou did your bit for Children In Need
Schools, groups and businesses across south Lincolnshire raised thousands of pounds for Children In Need yesterday.Our photographers were out and about taking pictures of the fundraising events and...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Mixed FA Vase fortunes for Tulips and Deeping, Tigers ease through...
Spalding United progressed in the FA Vase with a 3-2 victory at Oadby Town on Saturday, but Deeping Rangers went out 1-0 at home to Norton United as Holbeach United picked up a 4-2 UCL Cup success at...
View ArticleTributes paid to Holbeach POW veteran
A Japanese prisoner of war veteran who lived in Holbeach for almost 25 years has died aged 96.Leonard Harding, who worked on the Burma Railway during his three and a half years in captivity, passed...
View ArticleOfsted success for school
Children and staff at Shepeau Stow Primary School are celebrating the results of an inspection by education chiefs after it was rated good in all areas.Strong leadership, rising educational standards...
View ArticleWest Pinchbeck flower grower
Supermarkets come in for occasional criticism on these pages, but a West Pinchbeck grower has one to thank for the success of his business.James Cole, of E M Cole Farms, has been supplying flowers to...
View ArticleCourt register
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 Article‘Abduction’ was just a drunken row
Police searched an area around Fakenham Close, Holbeach, just after midnight on Sunday after fears someone had been abducted.A caller reported an argument between two people, saying they feared it was...
View ArticleFrom our newspapers in 1992
Tree planting took place in Ayscoughfee Gardens, Spalding, by members of Spalding Civic Society and South Holland District Council as part of environment week.The tree planting was one event during...
View ArticleWord on the Ground: Another successful year for NFU’s South Holland branch
Steve I have never understood the reasoning behind commencing the NFU subscription year on November 1 annually, but at least it does provide me with this opportunity of reflecting on another highly...
View ArticleBank raiders flee with cash from NatWest in Holbeach
MONDAY: Raiders hit the NatWest Bank in Holbeach in the early hours of this morning and got away with cash.Police have not said how money was taken and are appealing for witnesses to help them trace...
View ArticleDeadline approaching for cheap gas and electricity
So far some 1,187 South Holland residents have registered an interest in cheaper gas and electricity.If you want to join The Great South Holland Energy Switch – and possibly save between £50 and £200 a...
View ArticleJewellery stolen in Crowland burglary
Police are appealing for witnesses after jewellery was stolen in a house burglary at Crowland on Friday morning.Raiders forced patio doors at the back of a property in The Common before taking items...
View ArticleLock up your caravans
Police are warning caravan owners to step up security following a theft and an attempted theft of caravans.A two-berth, cream and white 2003 Luna Stella caravan was stolen from Draw Dyke, Sutton St...
View ArticleGirls ‘followed’ by man
Police were called after two 11-year-olds girls reported being followed by a man in Holbeach on Saturday.The youngsters were in Huntingdon Close at around noon when they claimed a white, slim man in...
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