Find out about Long Sutton and District Veteran Cycle Club
Long Sutton and District Veteran Cycle Club was formed in 1957 with the aim of renovating, collecting and riding veteran bicycles and tricycles made before 1934.Club members have a fabulous range of...
View ArticleCourt date for manslaughter charge after Christmas Day death
A man accused of manslaughter in Spalding on Christmas Day appeared at Lincoln Crown Court on Thursday.Guntars Gansons (26), of Pennygate, Spalding, is accused of unlawfully killing Martins Lipsis, of...
View ArticleNo charges after armed police deployed
A man will not face charges following an incident involving armed police last week.The 59-year-old was arrested on Wednesday after police were called to his home in Clay Lake to reports he was...
View ArticleThree found not guilty of kidnapping
Three Holbeach women have been bound over to keep the peace after they were found not guilty of kidnap and assault charges.Kerriann Facer (30), of Fleet Street, Natasha Boynton, (35), of East Elloe...
View ArticleCourt Register
The following decisions have been made recently by magistrates at court hearings. In all drink-drive cases the legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, 80 milligrammes of...
View Article‘Get off your bum and do something’ call to parents
Parents of children at a school where questions have been raised about discipline are being told to “get off their bums” and do something about it.Lesa Jeffery, who has a daughter in Year 8 at the Sir...
View ArticleJune start for Street Pastor scheme as over 100 volunteer
Vulnerable people who have had too much to drink on a night out will get a helping hand from this summer when Spalding Street pastors is launched. Volunteers dressed in blue all-weather jackets will...
View ArticleBILLIARDS: Super Sutton sink leaders to bag Shield
Long Sutton added gloss to their debut season in Spalding and District Billiards League as they enjoyed an impressive finals weekend.They landed the Billiards Shield – a competition they’ve played in...
View ArticleTIGERS: Holbeach back in pole position
HOLBEACH UNITED 5 DESBOROUGH TOWN 1: The Tigers may look back on Saturday’s impressive Desborough demolition as the day the UCL Premier Division title race swung in their favour.A double from Jason...
View ArticleLOCAL FOOTBALL: On-song Harrox stay on title trail
Moulton Harrox’s relentless pursuit of the Peterborough and District League Premier Division title continued with a 6-1 win at Riverside on Saturday.Martin Gordon netted twice for third-placed Harrox,...
View ArticleTULIPS: Spalding bidding to shoot down Star
A place in the UCL Knockout Cup semi-final is up for grabs tonight as Spalding United host Peterborough Northern Star (7.45pm).The Tulips, who saw Saturday’s trip to Cogenhoe called off, will face...
View ArticleTeenager escapes serious injury after car ditch plunge
UPDATE TUESDAY 5.30PM: A teenager escaped serious injury when the car she was driving plunged into a ditch in Moulton Chapel.The 18-year-old woman was driving a Renault Clio in Fengate, near the B1357...
View ArticleLocal factory launches timber-frame eco-lodges, living units for the future
The open day and official launch of Shire Eco-Lodges at the company’s factory in Sutton Bridge on Friday was a big event for the area, promising more than 70 new jobs within a year making an unique...
View ArticleIdeas for the weekend and the week ahead
GREAT FOR THE FAMILYLearn some great ideas for sharing creative fun with children at a workshop on Monday at Holbeach St Marks Village Hall. Called Creative Ideas for Creative Fun, this practical...
View ArticleIf you go down to Bourne Wood on Saturday...
The newly created Community Orchard at Bourne is open to the public on Saturday morning (10am to 12 noon).The Friends of Bourne Wood have been busy over the last few weekends planting the first batch...
View ArticleAuction delay
The Rotary auction due to take place at the bulb auction last Saturday has been postponed to Saturday, April 27 (10am). It will also be held at a different venue, at Welland House, Cradge Bank,...
View ArticleEaster treat in Spalding
Music by composers spanning 400 years is to be served up by chamber choir Cantemus in Spalding Parish Church on Saturday (7.30pm).Conductor Eric Wayman has put together a first-half programme including...
View ArticleFilm review: The Croods (U)
It’s so hard to bring something new to the animated movie party but Dreamworks just about do that with its latest outing.The Croods might ultimately lack the ingenuity that the likes of Pixar bring to...
View ArticleBroke house window
A homeless man said he was “in sound mind” when he hurled a rock through the window of his mum’s next door neighbour.Magistrates heard Luke Bloodworth was on his mobile phone outside his mum’s address...
View ArticleTULIPS: TJ makes Spalding return as King completes Corby move
Spalding United have lost star striker Gary King to Corby Town – but have replaced him with a familiar face.King, who netted eight times since moving to the Tulips from Stamford at the start of the...
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