Week-long event to replace flower festival?
Hopes are high that a phoenix will rise from the ashes of the Spalding Flower Parade, with a week-long food, flowers and arts event being mooted for 2014.The week would start with a “People’s Parade”...
View ArticleHayes gets key role as aide to Prime Minister
The political career of South Holland and The Deepings MP John Hayes has taken a sharp upward turn with his appointment to a crucial role within the Government.Mr Hayes will work alongside Prime...
View ArticleMusic, film and theatre for the week ahead
From Thursday, April 4 to Wednesday, April 10MusicFridayKaraoke, 8pm, Riverside, Sutton Bridge.SaturdaySaturday night special band, 9pm, Riverside, Sutton Bridge.TheatreThe week aheadKey Theatre,...
View ArticleListings for the week ahead
Events from Thursday, April 4 to Wednesday, April 10TodayPinchbeck Photographic Group, ‘Birds, beast and Meyers, 7.30pm, Birchgrove Garden Centre, Pinchbeck.Live pottery demo, 10.30am-3.30pm, 24 The...
View ArticleSpalding band in Australia Radio interview
Local 60s band Sounds Force Five is enjoying international recognition.Band members were interviewed for a programme for Australia Radio. The broadcast featured Spalding’s Sounds Force Five drummer...
View ArticleRoad statistics ‘don’t give the full picture’
A worried resident who has experienced several traumatic incidents of cars ploughing into her garden is appealing for drivers to slow down.Dawn Rickell, of Ralphs Lane, Frampton Fen, has suffered her...
View ArticleTABLE TENNIS: Blades on a roll to take top tier title
Long-term Spalding and District Table Tennis League leaders Bladerunners clinched the Division One title as they kept their flawless season going.For the past two weeks the Vital Recruitment-sponsored...
View ArticleSCHOOL FOOTBALL: Dashing purple kit is perfect for Peele
A South Holland School are hoping to have a purple patch in front of goal after being handed a striking new strip.The Friends of the Peele College, together with local councillors, have funded the...
View ArticleDARTS: Cash pizes up for grabs on Sunday
Spalding and District Darts League are holding an Open Singles competition on Sunday (April 7).It’ll be held at Spalding Services Club, with the winner pocketing a cool £100. The runner-up will bag £50...
View ArticleGOLF: Spalding’s Mail on Sunday woe
Spalding Golf Club’s ladies’ section saw their Mail on Sunday hopes dashed in dramatic circumstances in the first round at Sleaford.Played in absolutely terrible conditions, Spalding did their best in...
View ArticleThoughts on a cold planting season from Gedney Marsh grower
As a time for planting indicator I have always tried to plan to get most of the planting done between the last two weeks of March and the first two weeks of April.The up side of this prolonged very...
View ArticleCrowland’s new ATM machine goes live
Six months after thieves ramraided a Spar shop in Crowland and took off with the town’s only ATM machine, residents finally have a new hole in the wall to access their cash.Within seconds of the ATM at...
View ArticleCar ends up in dyke after A17 crash
Motorists faced rush-hour delays on the A17 after a car ran off the road and ended up in a dyke at Gedney this morning. Police were called to reports of a Renault Clio that left the road and landed in...
View ArticleFarmers contine to delivere despite weather
Growers – particularly livestock farmers – are being put under an “extraordinary strain” on top of 12 months of extreme weather, according to NFU vice-president Adam Quinney.On top of that, many...
View ArticleLong Sutton children plant potatoes at Worth Farms
QV Foods Ltd and Worth Farms hosted a planting day for local schoolchildren as part of a Grow Your Own Potatoes initiative.The project, run by the Potato Council, helps educate primary school children...
View ArticleJoin in Open Farm Sunday, farmers urged
Farmers are being invited to help showcase the industry by getting involved in this year’s Open Farm Sunday.The event, organised by LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming), takes place on June 9 this year.
View ArticleSAWS removal would hurt farmers
The NFU’s seasonal labour survey points to serious limitations for growers if the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) ends after 2013, as Government considers whether a replacement scheme will...
View ArticlePolice probe continues
Police are continuing their inquiries into vandalism at The Curlew Centre, Sutton Bridge. The parish council heard a name had been put forward for one of two youths pictured on CCTV who may be able to...
View Article‘Snub’ on second gas fired power station
Sutton Bridge parish Council wants to delay its response to a planned second gas-fired power station for the village because the developers declined to speak at the annual parish meeting. The parish...
View ArticleStudents compete in film-making project
Pupils at the University Academy Holbeach are to produce a film about construction work taking place at their school.Leading contractor Shepherd Construction has strengthened its relationship with The...
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