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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 ArticleFriendly family firm keeps abreast of eye care technology
Optics and eye healthcare run in the family which took over Spalding’s long-established Eye Care Centre nine years ago.Both Katie Eastwood’s parents, Geoff and Diane Eastwood, qualified as dispensing...
View ArticleFirm offers over and above usual tax and accounts services
Regional accountancy firm Bulley Davey offers far more than its traditional auditing, accounting and tax services from its offices at Spalding and Holbeach. Professional staff, based throughout...
View ArticleMoney Matters by Scott Woods
There was much that was familiar about George Osborne’s fourth Budget as many of his announcements had already been revealed in his Autumn Statement in December. The Chancellor did nevertheless manage...
View ArticleLocals top the waiting list for social housing
Foreign nationals in South Holland are not being given priority in the social housing waiting list, in spite of national statistics showing a 40 per cent increase in such lettings.A spokesman said of...
View ArticleCouncil planning bungle payout ‘not reasonable’
Councillors have been instructed to look again at a compensation offer to a developer at the centre of a long-running legal wrangle over a housing estate.South Holland District Council had offered...
View ArticleMore doubts over village police scheme
Another parish councillor in South Holland has raised doubts about plans for volunteer “village constables” in the county.Another parish councillor in South Holland has raised doubts about plans for...
View ArticlePinchbeck Parish Council on its way to being self-funding
Projects to improve quality of life for villagers could be on the cards as a well-off council looks to splash the cash.At a meeting of Pinchbeck Parish Council on Monday, chairman Andrew Bowser...
View ArticleQuestions on demand for new homes in Pinchbeck
Questions have been raised over whether there is a demand for new housing planned for a South Holland village.Larkfleet Homes has been asking for public feedback on its plans to build 163 new homes on...
View ArticleCommunity library is just the ticket
A ground-breaking community library in Sutton Bridge could become the role model for others to follow.The library at The Curlew Centre, in Bridge Road, is the first of its kind in Lincolnshire to be...
View ArticleFlower power to pull in former queens
The search is still on to find former flower queens to take part in the final Spalding Flower Parade on Saturday, May 4.Organisers Kenyon Communications want former queens to help celebrate the 55th...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Tigers smash six, Tulips ease home and Deeping held
UCL Premier Division leaders Holbeach United produced one of their best performances of the season as they romped to a 6-1 win at Huntingdon Town on Saturday, while Spalding United eased to a 3-0 home...
View ArticleRUGBY: Spalding RFC back in bottom three
Spalding RFC slipped back into the Midlands One East drop zone on Saturday after suffering a 34-16 loss at Towcestrians.With Kettering battering Market Bosworth 45-0 in the big relegation battle of the...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: It’s win or bust for Tulips in ‘clasico’
Rarely in the history of the storied rivalry between Spalding United and Holbeach United will there have been a bigger game than on Easter Monday.The title-chasing duo clash in the UCL Premier...
View ArticleSolar farm goes live to light up Bourne
A new solar farm that will power hundreds of homes in Bourne has been hooked to the national grid – in spite of a local farmer still pondering over whether to let a cable connection run through his...
View ArticleBurglary at Spalding home
Burglars broke into a house in Pinchbeck Road, Spalding on Saturday.The incident happened between 9am and 8pm when thieves got in through the back garden. Anyone with information should contact...
View ArticleHard work rewarded
PHARAOH’S WHISPERKing’s Lynn Corn ExchangeYoungsters from the Long-Sutton based Backstage Academy thrilled a packed audience on Saturday evening.Performing an original composition by Backstage director...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Temporary chief constable to continue role
Neil Rhodes will continue as Temporary Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police it was confirmed today.After discussions over the weekend, the Commissioner Alan Hardwick and Temporary Chief Constable...
View ArticleMad About Make-Up: Putting fake tan to the test
Aspiring journalist Emily Whitfield (18) will be supplying a regular column for Spalding Today on her favourite topic - make up.Her first column offers advice on how to achieve the perfect fake...
View ArticleCrime down as thefts from homes increase
Police covering Bourne and The Deepings face a major challenge to cut the number of burglaries and thefts from vehicles in the area – although reported crime overall has dropped by ten per cent.Figures...
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