Driver sped past same safety camera FOUR times in THREE weeks
A DRIVER caught speeding in the same spot on the A16 four times in three weeks has escaped a ban. Lorry driver William Kelly (63) told Spalding’s magistrates he would be “left with nothing” if his...
View ArticleMajor operation launched to find missing boy (9)
A BOY who went missing for 90 minutes on Friday night has told police he was abducted.Lincolnshire Police launched a major operation when the boy’s parents reported him missing from his home in...
View ArticleBaby in pram rolls into Ayscoughfee pond
A MUM leapt into the pond at Ayscoughfee Gardens to rescue her baby after a pram rolled into the water with the infant inside.A man who helped at the scene said: “The pram rolled in with the baby in it...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Maddison screamer sends Pinchbeck to London Road
PINCHBECK UNITED 2 EYE SPORTS 1: DANNY Maddison’s stunning free kick booked Pinchbeck United a deserved place in the PFA Senior Cup final at London Road.Just a week after their Lincs Cup semi-final...
View ArticleCare home admits fault after death of pensioner
A CARE home has apologised to the family of a pensioner who died after spending a freezing night outside because staff failed to follow the right procedures.The jury at the four-day inquest into...
View ArticleNew look store hits the bullseye
DARTS legend Martin ‘Wolfie’ Adams was in Spalding on Wednesday to officially re-open the town’s Wilkinson’s store.The British Darts Organisation world ranked number one joined Wilkinsons’ head of...
View ArticleEveryone welcome to preview
A CLASS at Spalding’s Riverbank Studio calling themselves RTG (Riverbank Thursday Group) are holding an exhibition at Ayscoughfee Hall, Spalding opening on Friday.The exhibition runs until March 28,...
View ArticleThe hills are alive in Spalding
POLKA Dot Academy students are getting ready to present their next theatrical sensation, The Sound of Music, at the South Holland Centre, Spalding from Thursday, March 8 until Saturday, March...
View ArticleLocal band supporting top guitarist
TICKETS are now on sale for top guitarist, Pat McManus and his band when they play at the Key Theatre, Peterborough on Wednesday, April 11.The Pat McManus Band will be supported by local guitar driven...
View ArticleFarewell after 29 years’ trading
SAYING farewell to her customers after 29 years of trading will be tough for one business owner from Market Deeping. Sandy Tong, who runs clothes shop Dynasty in Market Place, will close for good on...
View ArticleTIGERS: Four-some show sinks Sleaford
HOLBEACH UNITED 4 (Kennedy pen 31, Allen 44, Tunnicliffe OG 55, Wilson 80) SLEAFORD TOWN 1 (Braithwaite 71): FOUR-MIDABLE Holbeach delivered a vintage display as they handed Lincolnshire rivals...
View ArticleOn knuckleduster charge
A SPALDING man appeared in court accused of possessing a knuckleduster without lawful excuse in the town’s Westlode Street.Tomas Vaskevicius (22), of Stonegate, is also accused of using threatening...
View ArticlePupils record radio programme on environmental issues
CHILDREN at a Spalding primary school have produced a radio news programme discussing global warming and deforestation as part of a Have I Got News For You project.Mike Cartwright, from a company...
View ArticleBILLIARDS: Top two are hammered
CONSTI A and Pyramid A enjoyed weeks to remember as they handed the top two in Spalding and District Billiards League 7-0 whitewashes.Runway leaders Pyramid B were on the receiving end of Consti’s...
View ArticleMan found his uncle drowned in a dyke
A 58-YEAR-old man had more than three times the drink-drive limit of alcohol in his blood when his body was found in a dyke.The coroner investigating the death of Ian Hackett, who three years earlier...
View ArticleDARTS: Fenway’s fantastic fourth title on spin
FABULOUS Fenway A have clinched a famous fourth Aron Moyses Spalding Town League Division One title on the trot.Only a minor miracle would have prevented them from retaining their crown, but a 5-2...
View ArticleNETBALL: New Deeping programme for juniors
A NEW ten-week junior netball programme is set to start in Deeping next month.England Netball and Lincolnshire Sports Partnership are delivering ‘High Five’ netball sessions at Deeping Leisure Centre...
View ArticleTABLE TENNIS: Eight still harbour hopes of Roy Gibson glory
SPALDING & DISTRICT TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE (Sponsored by Magellan Solutions Ltd): THE quarter-final line-up for the annual Roy Gibson Memorial Rose Bowl competition was decided last week.Four groups...
View ArticleSPALDING RFC: Survival boost after titanic tussle is tied
SPALDING RFC 24 COALVILLE RFC 24: HONOURS were even as Town and Coalville did their hopes of survival in Midlands One East no harm at all.Spalding, who trailed 10-0 and 24-14 during the titanic tussle,...
View ArticleBoiler stolen from community building
A HOT water boiler has been stolen from a community building in Holbeach.Police say burglars smashed a window at the back of the WI Hall in Park Road to get inside overnight on Monday. Anyone with...
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