Recipe for the weekend
Ram Krishna Bashyal and business partner and chef Depak Chatri only opened the Gurkha Oven in Spalding in December.However, they must be doing something right because they already have regular...
View ArticleJail for prolific burglar
A cat burglar from Spalding who targeted properties in London’s most exclusive neighbourhoods, stealing £25,000 worth of goods from twelve homes during a three-week crime blitz, has been jailed for two...
View ArticleModern day slavery threat for area’s migrant workers
Migrant workers in South Holland are at risk of falling prey to a modern day slave trade because unscrupulous employment agencies are leaving them high and dry.This shocking revelation comes following...
View ArticleNew lifeline for elderly?
Round the clock emergency help could soon be on hand for South Holland’s elderly and disabled people if a pilot project is successful.Medically trained LIVES Responders are involved in the Lincoln...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Tulips sink Star, Heron treble in Rangers romp
Spalding United booked their place in the last four of the UCL Knockout Cup with a 4-0 win over Peterborough Northern Star on Tuesday night, while Deeping Rangers smashed Irchester United 7-1 in the...
View ArticlePolice boss hits back as top cop to lead enquiry
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Alan Hardwick has come out fighting in the row over suspended Chief Constable Neil Rhodes as the saga reaches Westminster.Mr Hardwick has hit back after...
View ArticleMusic, theatre and film for the week ahead
From March 21 to March 27Theatre:South Holland CentreThe Winds in the Willows, Pendulums Bargain Emporium, People (NT live).Key Theatre, PeterboroughAnnie Get Your Gun,Stamford Arts CentreTarras,...
View ArticleTABLE TENNIS: Seeds make ominous progress
The first part of Spalding and District Table Tennis League’s individual championships was held last week.This included the supremes, the open title for all league members, and also the doubles. Some...
View ArticleGOLF: Weller waltzes to win at Gedney Hill medal
Ian Weller took the spoils in Gedney Hill Golf Club’s February medal by two clear shots.His net score of 65 was enough to edge Pete Vinter (67) into second, with Steve Steels a further shot back in...
View ArticleWhat’s on in the week ahead
From March 21 to March 27ThursdayPinchbeck Photographic Group, digital projection lecture, ‘Commissions, exhibitions and excursions’, 7.30pm, Birchgrove Garden Centre, Pinchbeck.Stained glass workshop...
View ArticleBILLIARDS: Masterful Mick makes terrific ton
Majestic Mick Johnson pocketed a scintillating century break in Spalding and District Billiards League last week.The Consti B maestro, who plays off an O160 handicap, racked up 100 in a 4-3 league loss...
View ArticleJUNIOR FOOTBALL: Football fun in Bourne and Deeping
One-Touch Football Soccer School are running indoor infant sessions in Bourne and Deeping.They are for both boys and girls aged between two and a half and five years. The Deeping sessions are at...
View ArticleTIGERS: Chand admits lure of a Spalding semi
Holbeach United boss John Chand admits that tonight’s UCL Knockout Cup quarter final with Yaxley is now a bigger game than it was – because rivals Spalding United await the winners.The Tigers chief is...
View Articlenew Car Review: A1 1.4 TFSI CoD
The A1 1.4 TFSI CoD features a modern turbocharged petrol engine that features a cylinder cut-off system which means that when cruising, it’ll run on two rather than four cylinders. The result? Economy...
View ArticleThieves steal from pensioner
A pensioner’s labour of love, box hedging patiently grown in containers for eight years, was stolen from a garden in Tydd St Mary on Tuesday night.David Bays (79) grew four pyramids that stood 3ft 6in...
View ArticlePolice patrols to be stepped up in Holbeach
Police are to step up patrols in an area of Holbeach in response to residents’ concerns over rowdy behaviour and boy racers in the town.It comes after unconfirmed reports of damage to Stukeley Gardens...
View ArticleBow makes music at sale
A violin bow found in a pile of rubbish in a house clearance at Sutton Bridge made music at an auction by selling for £3,600.The bow was owned by the Rev Hugh Theodosius, who died aged 79 in...
View ArticleLecturer banned from driving
A college lecturer driving home from his snooker night was over the legal alcohol limit.Police saw Paul Graves (59) at Gedney Hill in the early hours of February 28.John Clare, prosecuting, told...
View ArticlePriory Singers’ Easter offering
As The Priory Singers enters its 40th year as a choir, it is returning to the piece it sang at the very first concert.John Stainer’s The Crucifixion is being performed on East Sunday afternoon at...
View ArticleEaster Sunday concert in Spalding
The Priory Singers will be performing The Crucifixion by John Stainer on Easter Sunday at Spalding United Reformed Church at 3pm.Soloists will be John Moorman (tenor), who is returning to the town to...
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