Banned driver took to the road
A banned driver was over the drink-drive limit when police stopped him in Queens Road, Spalding.Andreis Potapovs (51), of Low Road, Spalding, pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, driving with...
View ArticleKrua Thai’s recipe for Green Thai Chicken Curry
People living in Holbeach and surrounding villages already know they’ve got a bit of a gem with Krua Thai Restaurant.The friendly and welcoming family-owned restaurant, on Holbeach’s High Street,...
View ArticleSee blue plaque go up in Spalding
Representatives of the Ermine Street Guard in full Roman military dress are expected to join a ceremony in Spalding paying tribute to the late historian Peter Connolly, who was their honorary...
View ArticleMarina plan is becalmed
Plans for a £915,000 marina at Sutton Bridge are on hold because the county council is trying to sort out a legal issue on land ownership.Construction should have finished by end of this month, but...
View ArticleSigned, steeled, delivered
Construction students have etched their place in history during a ceremony to mark a milestone in the building of the new University Academy Holbeach.The youngsters, who have been using the building...
View ArticleHero pulls OAP from car trapped in icy ditch
A brave dad has been hailed a hero after he jumped into freezing water to pull a trapped woman free from her car that had overturned in a dyke.Terry Stupple spotted the car – with its engine still...
View ArticleDARTS: Two 180s for Piccaver as Black Lion march on
Dave Piccaver banged in two 180s as Black Lion maintained their 100 per cent start to Spalding and District Darts League.Team-mate Kelvin Crane also got a maximum as the Division One leaders crushed...
View ArticleDARTS: Still time to face Fitton
There are still four more qualifiers to win the chance to play darts professional Darryl Fitton in March.They are at Sutton Bridge RBL on December 12 and January 30 (this date for men and under-21s),...
View ArticleBILLIARDS: Tops to flops for Crowland
It was a case of after The Lord Mayor’s Show for Crowland A last week.Seven days after humbling Spalding and District Billiards League leaders Consti C 7-0, they flopped to a 5-2 defeat at home to...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Tulips secure controversial Deeping win
SPALDING UNITED 1 DEEPING RANGERS 0: A controversial first-half strike from Miles Chamberlain settled Tuesday night’s derby at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field.In a tight UCL Premier Division...
View ArticleRoad dug up to fix pipe leak
Anglian Water has said sorry for digging up a major Spalding road just over two months after it was relaid by county highways engineers.Work to fix a leaking water pipe at the junction of Pinchbeck...
View ArticleHare coursing crackdown brings results
Almost 100 cases of hare coursing in South Holland have been reported over the last three months, Lincolnshire Police have confirmed.An effort to tackle gangs from as far away as North Wales and the...
View ArticleWords from South Holland farmer
And the dove came in to him in the evening; and lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.You know, I’d release a dove were this a land...
View ArticleNew wing gets blessing
John Hayes MP has officially opened the new wing of a Spalding care home, which was blessed by Father Jim Burkeat the same ceremony.The Tanglewood Cedal Falls care home in Little London has increased...
View ArticleNo water at 250 homes
Children in Long Sutton had an extra off when a water main burst closing their school and affecting 250 homes in the town.Mum Danielle Speadman said she found out Long Sutton Primary School was not...
View ArticleFarmer’s thoughts on celeriac growing
There are many plants that have struggled with the wet weather this year, but there is one vegetable that enjoys the rain.Robin Buck, director at Jack Buck (Farms) Ltd, at Moulton Seas End, says...
View ArticleMan arrested for robbery
A local man is continuing to help police with their enquiries in connection with a robbery at a Spalding building society.He was arrested on Wednesday, November 7, but not charged.The robbery took...
View ArticleFascination of Plants Day
The second international Fascination of Plants Day will be held on May 18, 2013, under the umbrella of the European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO). Its aim is to get as many people as possible...
View ArticleACE students in the spotlight
ACE students from a Long Sutton school have had their moment in the spotlight.The Peele Community College celebrated its 2012 ACE Evening on Thursday, when more than 500 parents, carers, governors,...
View ArticleYoung horticulturist competition
The annual Young Horticulturist of the Year competition has been launched.The winner, to be announced in April, will receive the £2,000 Percy Thrower Bursary to fund a horticultural worldwide tour....
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