RANGERS: Solid Spencer is Deeping’s hero
DEEPING RANGERS 2 HUNTINGDON TOWN 1: Spencer Tinkler’s first goal in two years earned Rangers a deserved victory in the first-ever UCL Premier Division meeting between the two sides.The defender capped...
View ArticleRetrial in post office robbery
Two men accused of robbing a Lincolnshire postmistress at gunpoint face a re-trial in the New Year after their case was halted for legal reasons.Sam Holmes (21), and David Leadbeater (22), were alleged...
View ArticleBook of the Week with Bookmark of The Crescent, Spalding
Lincolnshire Villains, Rogues, Rascals and Reprobates by Douglas Wynn RRP £9.99With exciting and dramatic tales featuring the worst of Lincolnshire villains, this book is sure to inform and fascinate...
View ArticleBig Screen by Gavin Miller
The Hobbit hits our screensTHE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (12A): After the success of The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson is back with a new trilogy based on The Hobbit.In these prequels Martin...
View ArticleCalling the Tune with Tulip Radio (107.5FM)
We were pleased to welcome this week someone who has had a major influence on many people in the Holbeach area, as deputy head of the George Farmer School in Holbeach. Gill Graper (pictured) retired...
View ArticleTis the season to be jolly at school
Schools are really in the Christmas spirit and are busier than ever with a host of plays, nativity productions and fairs.All Saints’ Church at Holbeach hosted a Christingle service on Sunday and lots...
View ArticleTragic teenager rode home from collision scene
A teenager who ignored his grandfather’s plea to walk a trials motorbike through Horbling died shortly after riding away from a car he had collided with.Scott Blair was just 16 when he lost control of...
View ArticleSuspended jail sentence for child porn pensioner
A Holbeach pensioner who downloaded child pornography has been given a suspended jail sentence at Lincoln Crown Court.Robert Hughes had almost 500 indecent images of children including a number of...
View ArticleDrunk driver almost ran into police
A driver is “at a loss” to explain how his car came close to running over a policeman on a town centre pavement, a court heard.Darius Kirnena (34), of Double Street, Spalding, was three times over the...
View ArticleMan drove drunk after row with girlfriend
A man who drove when more than three times over the legal alcohol limit has been told he must do 220 hours unpaid work.Tomas Vainoras was arrested by police who saw him driving in a “sudden, jerky...
View ArticleBiker killed just five weeks after getting married
A FATHER-of-two power bike champion was killed by his speed in a 140mph racing tragedy only five weeks after his wedding.Stephen Hix was married to the love of his life Michelle at All Saints Church,...
View ArticleTreats for bookish students at the Peele
Christmas has come early for students at the Peele Community College in Long Sutton. The college has invested in a reading project called BookBuzz and bought every Year 7 student a free book, chosen...
View ArticleBILLIARDS: Consti go 11 clear with a whitewash
Consti C stretched their lead in Spalding and District Billiards League to 11 points with a cracking 7-0 succcess at friendly foes Consti A.Pat Bowman (R110), John Batterham (R120) and Mick Peet (R110)...
View ArticleGOLF: Spalding players club together for Hospice
Generous members of Spalding Golf Club have clubbed together to raise more than £12,000 for a really good cause. Club captains Andy Reedman, Norma Parker and Colin Inkley all ended their term in office...
View ArticleDARTS: Five alive Saracen’s C setting a fierce pace
New Saracen’s Head C continue to impress in Holbeach and District Darts League as they made it five wins from five in Division One.Mark Horspool, Phil Povey, Simon Hill, Kev Aldhous, Duncan Hunt and...
View ArticleJUNIOR FOOTBALL: Fun at School Games cracker
No less than 290 pupils from primary schools across the South Lincolnshire area came together for a cracking day of football at Sir John Gleed School. Fifteen teams from larger schools had a massive...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Tulips tie off, Tigers v Wakes a doubt
Spalding United’s FA Vase tie at Sutton Town tonight (Wednesday) has been postponed, while Holbeach United’s Lincs FA Senior Shield quarter final with Bourne Town is also under threat.The freezing...
View ArticleNew year retrial in village post office robbery
Two men accused of robbing a Lincolnshire postmistress at gunpoint face a re-trial in the New Year after their case was halted for legal reasons.Sam Holmes (21), and David Leadbeater (22) were alleged...
View ArticleFantasy hair styles at student show
Alice bands were out and Alice in Wonderland was in vogue when students from Spalding’s South Holland Post 16 Centre put on a fabulous show.The hair show incorporated themes including the storybook...
View ArticleCall for circus boycott
A national charity has warned it could stage a protest when one of the country’s remaining wild animal circuses performs at Baytree Nurseries in Weston.The Captive Animals’ Protection Society has...
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