Witness plea after fatal accident in Moulton Seas End
A 58-year-old cyclist has died following a collision in Moulton Seas End yesterday teatime.Emergency services were called to the scene of the accident in Loosegate Road at around 5.30pm. The cyclist, a...
View ArticleElectric shock victim ‘still struggling for care’
A 23-year-old Holbeach man who suffered an electric shock in an accident at work says he is still struggling to get the care he needs 14 months later.Michael Young says he was almost paralysed with...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Big wins for Tigers and Tulips, Deeping sunk by Saints
Tommy Treacher’s late winner kept Holbeach United on-course for the UCL Premier Division title with a 1-0 win over Cogenhoe United on Saturday, while a Gary King hat-trick guided Spalding United to a...
View ArticleVillagers try to halt stopping up of road
Lutton residents are trying to fight off plans by county highways officials to shut off part of a village road popular with dog walkers. An application by Lincolnshire County Council to stop up a 2,710...
View ArticleDream job for former princess
Teenager Rachel Perkins can still remember the day seven years ago when she was a Spalding Flower Princess.Rachel (17) of Saxon Close, is studying at South Holland Post-16 Centre and hopes to go to...
View ArticleMr Muffin saves a life in Switzerland
Doggy blood donor Mr Muffin has made canine history by helping to save the life of a little mongrel called Blackie ... in Switzerland.Rescued greyhound Mr M, taken in at eight months by gardening guru...
View ArticleAnnex school will not open now until 2014
An “annex” aimed at relieving the pressure for places at Spalding’s primary schools is now unlikely to open before 2014.It had been hoped the new school, which would share resources and staff with...
View ArticleMan fined for selling vodka fakes and bottles contaminated with chemical
A man who sold fake and chemically contaminated vodka at a Spalding takeaway must pay more than £2,000 in fines and court costs.Londoner Salman Pelit, who sold the vodka through Zorba-3 in Winsover...
View ArticleBig savings in second gas and electricity auction
South Holland residents are among 40,000 people who will save an overall average of £121 on their gas and electricity bills this year.The latest auction involved merged consortiums led by Peterborough...
View ArticlePrecept falls by 23.3 per cent
Sutton Bridge Parish Council has slashed its annual parish precept by 23.3 per cent – taking it down from £77,000 to £59,000.Last year the parish council made Sutton Bridge the most expensive place to...
View ArticleFree attraction tickets
Thousands of people will get the chance to see two of Lincoln’s top historical attractions for free as part of the Discover Greater Lincolnshire weekend. Ten thousand visitors will get free entry to...
View ArticleParish will speak against power plan
A Sutton Bridge parish councillor will voice objections to a £300million to £350million biomass power station when South Holland’s planning committee meets to decide the application.EnergyPark Sutton...
View ArticleSpecial schools helping African children
South Holland Rotary Club has teamed up with two Spalding schools to help children in Africa get a better education.Pupils at The Priory School, Spalding, were visited by Rotary District Governor Chris...
View ArticleSome 244 tickets issued in district
One in seven Spalding motorists handed parking tickets has appealed since a new civil enforcement scheme was launched at the start of December.Some 219 penalty charge notices were issued in Spalding...
View ArticleDrinker gets 18 month drive ban
Police spotted a driver going “a little too quickly” in Spalding’s Station Road, stopped him to give advice and then discovered he had been drinking.Edgaras Buzas (29), of King’s Road, Spalding, had 65...
View ArticleWitness plea after attack on pensioner
Police would like help in finding a man who made a seemingly motiveless assault on a 68-year-old pensioner.The incident happened in West End, Holbeach, on Sunday, January 13.A man was walking along the...
View ArticleStudents take the rap at high school
Thomas Cowley High School caught the rhythm on Friday when students were treated to a performance by rap group South Finesse.Students at the Donington school were visited by members of the...
View ArticleCouple give charity a lift
A birthday couple from Donington with a combined age of 150 gave Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance a lift with a £350 cash donation in place of presents.Pru (70) and Ken (80) Staples of...
View ArticleTalks on saint
The life and times of Lincolnshire saint Gilbert of Sempringham came under the spotlight at Billingborough Village Hall on Saturday.St Gilbert, who died aged around 100 in 1189, was the only English...
View ArticleRacially abused and threatened
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman in her 60s was racially abused by a man in Long Sutton.PC Stuart Munro said the incident happened outside the Co-op in West Street on Thursday, January...
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