See Kath’s gems in Kirton and Donington
It will be possible to see a selection of Kath Pearce-Fitzgibbon’s gems and jewellery at a prom fair being held at the Merry Monk in Kirton on Saturday, April 20 (10am to 4pm).Alternatively, Get A Head...
View ArticleNFU’s Budget response
The cut in national insurance bills and scrapping the fuel duty rise announced in the Budget will go some way in helping farm businesses deal with spiralling costs, the NFU has said.NFU president Peter...
View ArticleInquest into care home owners
An inquest into the deaths of former care home owners Jaswant Beeharry and Isabel Ibanez-Mahiques will resume on Wednesday.The couple’s bodies were discovered in their car in Floods Ferry Road, March,...
View ArticleRaindrops no worry for today’s campers
Fancy an open air holiday in a tent, caravan or campervan this year? You certainly won’t be on your own.No need to worry too much about the weather, either, as sites are proliferating where you can...
View ArticleFire crew rescue injured swan
A specialist crew from Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue was called out to Frampton Marsh Nature Reserve on Tuesday to rescue an injured swan. The swan was on an island in the middle of a lake. The incident...
View ArticleGreek detective author at Bookmark
Anne Zouroudi is the latest guest due to appear at Spalding’s Bookmark.Anne, who will join the Reading Group on Monday, July 15 at 7pm, will be talking about her writing, including ‘The Feast of...
View ArticleMoney Matters
Following on from last month’s ‘Policy statement on care and support funding reform’, the Budget 2013 has confirmed the Government’s view that the existing social care funding system exposes...
View ArticleBlueprint for the future of Holbeach gets council backing
A plan to develop Holbeach both culturally and economically over the next 20 years has received overwhelming backing from parish councillors.Priorities such as a new roundabout at the A151/A17...
View ArticleMan accused of exposing himself denied anonymity by judge
A man accused of exposing himself and causing ‘alarm or distress’ has had his appeal for anonymity declined by a district judge on Wednesday.Jody Carter (28), of Castle Square, Wyberton, is charged...
View ArticleCafe cooking up cash to maintain village park
A new charity cafe has been set up to help maintain a village playing field.Hockey and football players and their family and friends who watch from the sidelines at Glen Park, Surfleet, can warm up...
View ArticleHOCKEY: Sutton’s survival hopes are five alive
A superb team showing boosted Long Sutton 1st’s chances of Premier B survival on Saturday as they crushed Colchester 1st 5-0.Danny Sisson was the hero with a hat-trick at the Peele Leisure Centre,...
View ArticleVOLLEYBALL: Spalding putting title on line
Spalding Volleyball Club’s top team will defend their title as Cambridgeshire League champions against Newmarket on Sunday.After winning all of their league games this season, Spalding hope to continue...
View ArticleJUNIOR FOOTBALL: Young Tulips wrap up title
SPALDING UTD U16S 5 GUNTHORPE U16S 4: Unbeaten Spalding clinched the league title with three games to play.The young Tulips soon gained control of the game and stormed into a 2-0 lead thanks to a...
View ArticleTIGERS: Holbeach urged to run riot
With the UCL Premier Division title race still finely poised, Holbeach United boss John Chand has urged his side to show no mercy when they visit whipping boys Irchester United.The table-topping Tigers...
View ArticleRUGBY: Town eye crucial win in huge derby duel
Spalding RFC are braced for what promises to be their biggest derby fixture in recent memory this Saturday.Town welcome Midlands One East rivals Peterborough RFC to the Memorial Field (3pm), with just...
View ArticleMore misery as roadworks clog town route
Motorists are facing a further month of misery with more roadworks in West Elloe Avenue.Temporary three-way traffic lights are again in operation at the junction with Pinchbeck Road, resulting in jams...
View ArticleHeavy industry on the way
Heavy industry has been given the green light to open up at Pode Hole as long as flood risk requirements are met for the site.M Parker and Sons will be allowed to develop 2.4 hectares at Tate Business...
View ArticleNew council homes for Sutton Bridge
Sutton Bridge is to have three two-bedroom council homes built on land off Wright’s Lane.South Holland District Council has embarked on a programme of building affordable homes on small sites across...
View ArticleINQUEST: Police swoop was needed ‘to protect public’
Concern about the scale of police response surrounding the death of grandfather Barry Horspool has been addressed by a top cop in charge of the operation.Armed and unarmed police swooped on the...
View ArticleINQUEST: Policeman ‘wrapped up like a mummy’ after attack
Brave special response officers continued observing a house in Sutton St James after one of them had been shot in the face and was “wrapped up like a mummy”.PC Steve Hull was giving evidence on day two...
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