‘Things like this don’t happen to people like me’ – mum’s DIY SOS joy
A mum beamed from ear to ear as she saw for the first time the results of a ten-day project by TV’s DIY SOS team and scores of local tradesman to transform her home for her disabled daughter.Paula Read...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: South Holland duo swoop for deals on ‘deadline day’
Thursday’s football transfer deadline day saw clubs across Britain scrambling for players – with Spalding United and Holbeach United both getting in on the action.Although UCL Premier Division clubs...
View ArticleA new look for New Look
New Look, the UK-wide fashion multiple, gave Spalding a vote of confidence as a shopping centre by rebranding its store in the Market Place this week.The store re-opened on Wednesday after a major...
View ArticleProperty of the Week: 24 Market Street, Long Sutton, Freehold IRO £275,000
This fine 19th century period town house has been restored incorporating contemporary features while retaining the original character. Accommodation includes:l elegant sitting room l good sized dining...
View Article£8,000 appeal to fight plan for nine turbine wind farm
Protesters against a proposed wind farm have set up a “fighting fund” to pay for experts to fight their corner.Stop West Pinchbeck Wind Farm group is asking residents who would be affected by plans to...
View ArticleBreaking news: Man cleared of rape charge
A Spalding man accused of raping a schoolgirl in her home while her mother was out has been acquitted.Today (Friday) the jury at St Albans Crown Court found the 42-year-old man, who had been a friend...
View ArticleChequers affray case in court
Three men accused of affray at The Chequers Hotel in High Street, Holbeach, in June 2011 had their cases adjourned to March 5 on Thursday for a committal to Lincoln Crown Court.Spalding magistrates...
View ArticleBlackmail charge woman in court
A Holbeach woman charged with blackmail has been sent by Spalding magistrates to Lincoln Crown Court for trial.Anna Burnett (31), of Marshland Drive, is accused of making unwarranted demands for...
View ArticleBuy G-Plan at Fleet Road
A warehouse that recycles quality secondhand furniture celebrated its first anniversary of successful trading at Fleet Road Industrial Estate, Holbeach on Friday.The Age UK warehouse was opened last...
View ArticleMan accused of sex offence
Cases against a man accused of sexually touching a female aged over 16 without her consent and of assaulting a female were adjourned by Spalding magistrates on Thursday.Louis Lawson (19), of Black...
View ArticleMan on wounding charge at Loaded
A man accused of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm at Spalding nightclub Loaded on November 11 is to be committed for trial at Lincoln Crown Court.Travis Cross (19), of Boston Road,...
View ArticleMan three times the drink-drive limit
Police followed a driver through the streets of Spalding on January 13 and found he was more than three times the legal drink-drive limit.Kestutis Lukosvicius (36) was “almost completely on the wrong...
View ArticleShortcut to drainage bank will be back when homes are complete
Residents living opposite a housing development in Spalding have been assured they will again be able to access a popular bank once construction is completed.Ann Matthews (74) lives in Farthingales and...
View ArticleMan had knife with six-inch blade under a car seat
Police found a knife with a six inch blade underneath a car passenger seat when a man left his BMW parked on double lines with its engine running.A police officer at first reached inside the car to...
View ArticleMan was overpaid more than £6,600
A man was overpaid £6,616.92 in income support when he failed to notify the Department for Work and Pensions that he was no longer living alone.Robin Mitchell (58), of Dawsmere Bank, Dawsmere, pleaded...
View ArticleAppeals turned down after ‘vicious attack’
Three violent thugs who were locked up after giving a vicious late-night kicking to two friends failed in appeals against their prison sentences today (Friday).Richard Weston was beaten senseless and...
View Article6p every week to maintain current policing levels
Residents could be asked to pay an extra 6p a week on their council tax bills to help maintain county policing levels.Lincolnshire’s new police and crime commissioner Alan Hardwick yesterday announced...
View ArticleCCTV plea to Holbeach Parish Council
Holbeach Parish Council has been urged to think again about axing its annual payment towards the costs of CCTV in South Holland.Worried business leaders and councillors have described their...
View ArticleRallying call to transform plot of abandoned land
Residents of streets close to derelict land in Spalding are being invited to turn it into a green space for community activities.A leaflet drop organised by South Holland District Council is trying to...
View ArticleOlympic ‘legacy’ tulip mosaic could last six months only
A tulip mosaic created to be a lasting legacy to the Olympic Torch Relay may soon be on show in Spalding’s market place – in spite of fears it could be moved after six months.Lengthy discussions on...
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