Time capsule at school
Weston Hills Primary School has ensured the memories of 2012 can be shared with the next generation after creating their own time capsule.The history box filled with photographs, newspaper cuttings and...
View ArticleSt John’s College - part of weston hills
A small part of St John’s College Cambridge has been established on land on the edge of Weston Hills since 1820.That’s when the college purchased a strip of land from Ashgrove Farm, now rented back to...
View ArticleWalking the dog to health
You don’t have to enter the Kennel Club’s annual Get Fit with Fido contest to reap the health rewards of taking the dog out for regular exercise in the fresh air, but it may help you to keep your...
View Article£1m drugs in lorries
More than £1million worth of drugs have been seized during a police operation in south Lincolnshire.The large quantities of cannabis and heroin were found in the back of a lorry stoppedin a joint...
View ArticleTULIPS: Two in, two out at Spalding
Jamie Thurlbourne is the latest big name to join Spalding United – and two more are likely to follow him to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field.Tulips chief Pat Rayment swooped for the King’s Lynn...
View ArticleBad news for sheep farmers
Sheep farmers may be considering cutting back next year’s breeding stock by 40 per cent because of the drop in prices paid for their animals.According to some reports, farmers receiving anything...
View ArticleNFU conference date
NFU president Peter Kendall will be opening the Farming Delivers in Uncertain Times conference due to be held at the ICC in Birmingham on February 27 and 28.The conference will be covering issues such...
View ArticleTrees of life have special messages for hospital staff
Bare branches on two young trees were bursting with paper leaves holding patients’ views on dignity within hours of being placed in a Spalding hospital. The trees at Johnson Community Hospital were put...
View ArticleExtra £6.5m to repair pot holes
Major roads in South Holland ravaged by months of drought followed by harsh wintry conditions are to benefit from an additional £6.5 million to repair pot holes countywide.Last month, the Country Land...
View ArticleGovernment figures demonstrate CAP importance
With England’s wettest year on record a key factor in driving down farm profit, new government forecasts – of declines across most sectors – for farm income underline the importance of CAP to the...
View ArticleRUGBY: Cyprus international squad rolls into Town
Spalding Rugby Club played host to international side Cyprus last weekend.The Cyprus Rugby Federation used the club’s facilities for a training session for UK-based players, including Town’s very own...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Emery the hero as Tigers edge ‘clasico’
SPALDING UNITED 2 HOLBEACH UNITED 2 (Holbeach win 3-2 on penalties): Holbeach remain on-course to be the first team to retain the Lincs FA Senior Trophy in a decade after a dramatic penalty shoot-out...
View ArticleINDOOR BOWLS: Spalding storm into another national final
Spalding Indoor Bowls Club have reached the final of the national club under-25 double rink competition for the second year on the trot.The talented Spalding side beat Northamptonshire outfit...
View ArticleTULIPS: Spalding set for game of the decade
Buzzing Spalding United manager Pat Rayment has described Saturday’s FA Vase tie against Guernsey (3pm) as the biggest match of his managerial career to date.A place in the last eight of the national...
View Article£3m boost for schools in the Bourne area
Bourne Academy is set to spend £300,000 on temporary classrooms as part of a multi-million pound boost for education in the area.The academy hopes to install two temporary buildings, subject to...
View ArticleTULIPS: Spalding seal Jacklin swoop
Spalding United completed yet another big name signing on Thursday morning as they sealed a deal for Stamford defender Michael Jacklin.The centre back, who has also enjoyed spells with Grantham Town...
View ArticleMeet the head of free school
Spalding area parents of four and five-year-olds are invited to Morrisons supermarket in Pinchbeck on March 1 to meet the head of the free bilingual primary school planned for the town.The aim is to...
View ArticleCyclist was wanted abroad
Checks on a Polish cyclist stopped by a PCSO for riding a bike without lights revealed he was subject of a European arrest warrant. The cyclist, who was stopped in the Woolram Wygate area on Tuesday...
View ArticleThreats at zebra crossing
Police are investigating after a woman claims she was threatened by a driver at a zebra crossing in Holbeach. It is believed the driver may have been known to her and revved the engine of the car as...
View ArticleGardening – with Daphne Ledward
Improve your drainageI sank a spade into the area of my vegetable garden destined to be the potato patch this year, but the soil was still too wet. Although it usually drains well, it clearly hasn’t...
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