Man suffers arm injury at Fleet motel
A 25-year-man needed surgery for an arm injury after glass in a door was smashed at the Anglia Motel in Fleet.It happened during the early hours of Sunday morning but police investigating the incident...
View ArticleRide-on mower recovered in Spalding
Police are looking for the owner of a ride-on mower that was taken from a site in Spalding. The red Countax C400H mower was recovered from an address in the town on December 13 but after repeated...
View ArticleCould you be Spalding Flower Queen?
The search for the last ever Spalding Flower Queen has begun, with a teenager from Weston the first hopeful to be featured in this week’s Lincolnshire Free Press.Lucy Poole (18), of High Road,...
View ArticleWestern front Association talk tonight
Anyone interested in the affairs of the Royal Navy or in World War One in general is invited to attend The Western Front Association’s meeting on Thursday (24).It’s at St Paul’s Parish Church Hall at...
View ArticleWoman driver banned for six months over no insurance offence at Bourne
Spalding magistrates banned a Thurlby woman from driving for six months.Lesley Inman (44), of Lawrance Way, drove in Meadowgate Lane, Bourne, without insurance on August 29 last year.The court heard on...
View ArticleWhat future for South Holland’s elderly?
South Holland’s elderly residents are facing a mountain of confusion over what care is available to them and at what cost.Day centres are becoming more of a lifeline for those who can afford them as...
View ArticleEveryone welcome at new vicar’s induction
The new vicar of Holbeach is inviting everyone in the community to come to her induction service at All Saints Church next Monday.The Rev Rosamund Seal said: “It’s an open service and anyone who’d like...
View ArticleFirst steps towards a revival for Holbeach
Holbeach Business Forum chairman David Hudson says that investing in making his rented shop look smart and welcoming is a road to commercial success that other Holbeach businesses can follow, and...
View ArticlePolice and Crime Commissioner to miss Community Panel meeting
A meeting in Weston Hills tonight to discuss rural community policing issues is going ahead despite the absence of Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick.He was due to attend the...
View ArticleWhy criminals must fear rock of Spalding
Eight hundred fewer victims of crime are walking the streets of South Holland.This encouraging figure was revealed by new Community Policing inspector Jim Tyner (pictured), as he addressed Spalding...
View ArticleDARTS: A Bridge too far as Tigers A are tamed
Tigers A saw their Holbeach and District League Division One title hopes suffer an untimely knock as they were stunned by Sutton Bridge RBL.Just a week after seeing off chief rivals New Saracen’s Head...
View ArticleBILLIARDS: Holbeach B streak clear at top
Holbeach B raced eight points clear at the top of the Spalding and District Billiards League with a 5-2 success at Consti D.Wins from Ashley Bunn (R90) and Nigel Ward (R100) got the job done, with Bunn...
View ArticleTABLE TENNIS: Castle are the bane of Dark Knights
Dark Knights suffered their first Spalding and District Table Tennis League (sponsored by Vital Recruitment) Division Two loss of the season on an otherwise quiet week of action.On the tables, a...
View ArticleCROSS COUNTRY: Nene Valley pair romp to North Midland League titles
Nene Valley Harriers are toasting two team titles in the North Midlands League after the under-15 boys and senior women finished in style.The final round of the league was at RAF Cranwell – although a...
View ArticleSpalding busker strikes gold after framed disc honour
He’s been entertaining shoppers in Spalding for five years with his unique brand of guitar playing and singing.But now Sheep Market busker “Dave the Furry Man” can claim his place alongside music...
View ArticleTULIPS: Rayment to stick with Spalding
Spalding United manager Pat Rayment has committed his short-term future to the club after a weekend of intense speculation.It was rumoured that the Tulips chief offered his resignation to the club on...
View ArticleIdeas for the weekend
GREAT FOR THE FAMILYPeppa Pig is due to visit an event being put on by the Jubilee Pre-school at Gedney Hill on Saturday (10am to 2pm). It’s a table top sale at Memorial Hall and the entrance fee is...
View ArticleSecond day off for Thomas Cowley students due to bad weather
UPDATE TUESDAY 9.30am: Students at Thomas Cowley High School are facing their second day away from the classroom after lessons were cancelled again today. A message on the school’s website said lessons...
View ArticleAll things bikes
Whether your hobby is new motorbikes or restoring old bikes, a show at Springfields Events Centre in Spalding this weekend will be of interest.The annual Springfields Bike Show returns on Saturday and...
View ArticleHear the history of everything!
The Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology South Holland Group is meeting at St John’s Church lounge in Spalding tomorrow (7.30pm).There is a talk by Brenda Harper entitled 2000BC to...
View Article
