DARTS: New Saracen’s Head C edge battle of league’s top titans
Perennial Holbeach and District Darts League rivals New Saracen’s Head C and Tigers A battled out an early season cracker last week.The Division One tussle went the way of defending champions NSH C...
View ArticlePinchbeck company has new use for waste fruit
A south Lincolnshire apple and pear grower and importer is seeing its waste reduced thanks to an innovative new project.Waste fruit that would normally go to composting is being sent instead to small...
View ArticleSewage bills could soon rise
Residents living in homes not connected to the main sewerage system are likely to see their bills rise in coming years.Members of South Holland District Council cabinet have agreed to look at legal...
View ArticleCash bonanza for school to become academy
An extra £670,000 for students could be the reward if Spalding Grammar School becomes an academy, its headteacher has claimed.Nigel Ryan confirmed that staff, students and parents had been informed of...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Men hiding in lorry arrested
Spalding police have arrested six men on suspicion of being illegal immigrants.The arrests were made at 2pm this afternoon (Wednesday) outside the Texaco service station next to McDonald’s in Holbeach...
View ArticleFarmers talk water
New requirements affecting growers who employ casual labour come into force from April next year – and employers need to be prepared.New requirements from HMRC, called RTI or Real Time Information,...
View ArticleParents back school’s plan to grow in 2013
Moves to expand a popular primary school to cater for more pupils have been welcomed by parents – but a note of caution has been struck over traffic chaos at the school gates.Westmere Primary School in...
View ArticleCustomer’s anger over year-long repair wait
A Gosberton Bank man has spoken of his frustration after waiting more than a year for his kitchen floor covering to be repaired.Richard John spent about £800 on vinyl covering fitted in October 2011 by...
View ArticleDeadline is days away for South Holland’s big switch
South Holland residents will have more cash in their pockets and could provide a £250,000 boost to the local economy if they save on their gas and electricity bills.Council leader Gary Porter says the...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Pinchbeck Utd Reserves and Tydd St Mary both hit seven
Pinchbeck managed back-to-back wins moving them up to seventh in Chromasport Peterborough League Division Two.Braces from Jamie Cartlidge, Chris Beale and Aiden Moore and a single goal from Ryan...
View ArticleTougher line on street drinking
Zero tolerance towards on-street drinking and more cops on the streets are two of the pledges from Lincolnshire’s new Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).In an interview with the Spalding Guardian this...
View ArticleTULIPS: Hussey could hold key in FA Vase preparation
A little insider knowledge from player/coach Danny Hussey might prove crucial as the Tulips plot a route into round four of the FA Carlsberg Vase.They have been drawn away to Central Midlands League...
View ArticleAppeal after theft of caravans
Police are appealing for information after two caravans were stolen from a yard in Spalding.The thefts took place in Iron Bar Drove overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday.Offenders cut through a...
View ArticleJust how did my friend James die?
A friend of man who died a week after he was found “poleaxed” in the street has appealed for help to solve the riddle of his death four years on.James Faulding (49), died on Christmas Eve, 2008, just...
View ArticleAbout 500 homes still affected by power cut
UPDATE THURSDAY 5PM: About 500 homes in South Holland are facing a night without power after losing their supply earlier today.Engineers from Western Power Distribution are working frantically to fix a...
View ArticleAmber flood alert at Bourne
An amber flood alert is in place in Bourne after yesterday’s heavy rainfall.Between 20mm and 40mm of rain fell causing tributaries to rise and a flood warning across the area.At one point the A15 at...
View ArticleJUNIOR FOOTBALL: All the week’s action and goals
Holbeach Utd U12 further strengthened their prospects for consecutive titles with a 7-1 win over third placed Oundle.They were ahead after five minutes when a poor clearance let in Liam Scales. Then...
View ArticlePOOL: League leaders in unstoppable form
Fisherman’s Arms’ blistering start to the Hart-Marler Spalding and District Thursday League season shows no sign of abating.They rattled off their latest win inside seven frames.Castle B started well...
View ArticleYouth robbed walking home
Police made house-to-house inquiries in Spalding after a 14-year-old youth was robbed of his mobile phone.The terrifying ordeal took place around 7.40pm on Sunday in Love Lane, where the youth was...
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