Super Troupers are all set for the ball as Two Lips takes off
Super Troupers are handing over money, money, money for the big night out of the year – Abba Arrival UK’s appearance at the ball that will be the grand finale of the Two Lips fundraising week.Around...
View ArticleShock report reveals poor care from EMAS
A new report reveals a catalogue of blunders by East Midlands Ambulance Service, including the death of a Lincolnshire patient who sustained a head injury when an ambulance veered off the road and...
View ArticleScooter rider in hospital after Cowbit crash
Monday, 4.50pm: A scooter rider has been taken to hospital after leaving the road at Cowbit this afternoon (Monday).Emergency services were called to the A16 at its junction with Barrier Bank at about...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Tigers stun Tulips in clasico
Leaders Holbeach United effectively ended the UCL Premier Division title hopes of rivals Spalding United with a 3-1 derby win at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Easter Monday.A 29th-minute...
View ArticleFlower parade shop window competition launched
Shops and businesses in Spalding are being called upon to make the town’s last ever flower parade one to remember.Today, the Lincolnshire Free Press in conjunction with South Holland District Council...
View ArticleMum puts ‘Boots’ in after her daughter is smacked
A bored toddler’s mum couldn’t believe her eyes when an assistant in a Spalding high street store smacked her daughter’s bum for knocking some items off a shelf.Angela Cropley said she had gone into...
View ArticleRUGBY: Loss sends Town into bottom three
TOWCESTRIANS RFC 34 SPALDING RFC 16: Town dropped back into the Midlands One East drop zone with just three games to play after suffering defeat in Towcester on Saturday.After two previous...
View ArticleTULIPS: Pat pleased with dominant Dynamo win
SPALDING UNITED 3 SHEPSHED DYNAMO 0: Spalding’s promotion hopes remain alive after a cracking victory over old foes Shepshed at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday.Skipper Lee Canoville,...
View ArticleRANGERS: Cuckoos dent Deeping’s hopes of fourth
DEEPING RANGERS 1 YAXLEY 1: Deeping’s hopes of a top four finish took another hit as they were held by stubbon rivals Yaxley on Saturday.An early Tom James penalty put them in command at Outgang Road,...
View ArticleTIGERS: Ton-up Holbeach make a big statement
HUNTINGDON TOWN 1 HOLBEACH UNITED 6: A devastating second-half display edged Holbeach closer to the UCL Premier Division title as boss John Chand hailed one of their best performances of the season so...
View ArticleBILLIARDS: Sutton seal second spot
A 4-3 win over Consti D was enough to clinch second place for Long Sutton as the curtain fell on Spalding and District Billiards League last week.Sutton, in their first season back in the league, edged...
View ArticleCar stolen after house burglary
Police in Spalding are trying to trace a silver Peugeot 207, which was stolen after a burglar grabbed the car keys in a raid on a house.The offender smashed a window at the home in Cathedral Drive,...
View ArticleTheatre review: People, South Holland Centre, Spalding
People: we’re a funny old lot when it comes down to it.Off we troop during summer high days and holidays to visit stately homes, frequently wearing headphones so we don’t miss the significance of...
View ArticleDaphne’s rockery gets a new lease of life
It’s funny how you can pass a sign on the road for years and never notice it unless the need arises.A couple of weeks ago, driving along the A52 from Boston to Donington with the in-laws, who had come...
View ArticleKids holiday bike club in Spalding
Make sure your youngsters aged eight to ten know the basics of looking after their bikes with a free bike workshop this Easter.Halfords in Spalding is running the Kids’ Holiday Bike Club on Wednesday...
View ArticleRutland Water ospreys
Osprey Team project officer Tim Mackrill is telling the story behind Anglian Water’s successful project to reintroduce the osprey to Rutland Water when he promotes his book, The Rutland Water Ospreys,...
View ArticleHospice appeals for volunteers at day centre
St Barnabas Hospice has launched a drive to recruit volunteers in South Holland who can help care for people with life-limiting conditions and their families.The charity is looking for people willing...
View ArticleWildlife fun day at Frampton
Enjoy lots of wildlife-themed craft activities at RSPB Frampton Marsh nature reserve visitor centre on Saturday (10am to 4pm).Admission is £1 for children, accompanying adults free – snacks and drinks...
View ArticleTheatre group taking centre stage
There seems to be a recurring theme running through A Touch of Drama theatre group based at Silverwood Garden Centre in Long Sutton.A number of its members have turned real disadvantage or possible...
View ArticleNick builds new life after 23 years on death row
A former death row inmate who spent 8,057 days in solitary confinement is rebuilding his life – with a new love in Moulton.Nick Yarris at first faced the electric chair and later lethal injection after...
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