FOOTBALL: Tigers crush ten-man Wakes to reach final
HOLBEACH United booked a Lincs FA Senior Trophy final date at Sincil Bank by beating Bourne Town 4-0 at Carter’s Park on Tuesday night.In what was the third attempt to complete the semi-final date...
View ArticleCampaigners ‘kicked out’ of two town pubs
CAMPAIGNERS looking at immigration issues in Spalding say they feel “victimised” after claiming they were asked to leave two of the town’s pubs.Members of Spalding Immigration Issues say they were...
View ArticleCautious joy for day care centre campaigners
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to keep a day centre in Spalding open say they are not ready to celebrate yet, despite a last-minute reprieve being offered by council bosses. Maurice Chappell and Michael Lee will...
View ArticleUPDATE: Fatal crash victim named
Wednesday, 1.30pm: THE elderly woman who died when her car collided with a car transporter on the A16 has been named.Celia Posey (78), of Packhorse Lane, Swineshead, died at the scene of the collision...
View ArticleBan and £2,000 bill for motorcyclist clocked at 156mph
A MOTORCYCLIST caught speeding at 156mph has been convicted of dangerous driving.Peter Clarke has been banned for 18 months and ordered to pay £2,000.Clarke (44) was followed by police for eight...
View ArticleUp for sale
FORMER Spalding care home Halmer Grange has been put up for sale. The 25-bedroom property in Grange Drive has been placed on the open market with an asking price of £400,000 because it is “no longer...
View ArticleAssault and drug charges
SUTTON Bridge woman Elaine Bunn (45) appeared in court on Thursday accused of producing cannabis at her home in Princes Street on September 14 last year.Bunn is also accused of assaulting Caroline...
View ArticleStudents help with dance competition
PUPILS from Gedney Hill Primary School were treated to a day of hip-hop and street dancing. Students Kieran Watson, Beth Mason, Ellie Rodgers and Inca Honnor from the South Holland Post-16 Centre,...
View ArticleNightclub cleans up act over drugs
EDUCATION and cracking down with a zero tolerance approach has helped a nightclub in Bourne show its customers drug users are not welcomed. Staff at Jubilee Nightclub on North Street have spent weeks...
View ArticleMissing boy is found safe
A 13-YEAR-old boy sparked a police hunt when he failed to turn up at Peele Community College in Long Sutton on Tuesday.The boy was reported missing by his parents at 10.45am when they discovered that...
View ArticleCaught red handed
SHOP thieves described by their solicitor as “cack-handed” were caught in the act when they stole console games from Tesco in Bourne.David Iacono and Clive McPherson were recorded on CCTV as they took...
View ArticleStreet chase after till grab from shop
A PLUCKY female shopkeeper gave chase down Spalding’s Westlode Street when two thieves ran out of her shop with a cash register containing the day’s takings.Svitlana Solomka (46) grabbed hold of the...
View ArticleAccused of over 20 church lead thefts
THREE men accused of conspiring to steal from more than 20 churches across Lincolnshire and stealing lead from another church in Sutterton are being sent to crown court. Tadas Andruska (35), Andrius...
View ArticleLooking for a perfect tree?
IS there such a thing as a perfect tree? is the title of the Spalding Gentlemen’s Society public lecture in the Spalding Grammar School Hall tomorrow at 8pm.Given by Ray Hawes the Head of Forestry at...
View ArticleJUNIOR FOOTBALL: Josh helps Holbeach hit the century mark
HOLBEACH UNITED U/12s 5 SLEAFORD TOWN U/12s 0: GOAL-HUNGRY Holbeach notched their 100th of the season as they romped to victory.Josh Lawrence’s cool opener from a Stefan Gostic pass brought up the...
View ArticleINDOOR BOWLS: Spalding ladies looking like favourites
AN IMPRESSIVE showing from Spalding Indoor Bowls Club’s ladies saw them secure a big win in their latest Trudy Bates match.They cruised past Sleaford 16-0 on home soil to remain top of the southern...
View ArticleSPALDING RFC: Town’s reality check ahead a season finale
Spalding RFC v Kettering RFC (Saturday, 3pm): SPALDING skipper Harry Sharman admits his side face a reality check in their bid for Midlands One East survival.With just six league games left, Town are...
View ArticleNew date for Chequers
A NEW hearing date has been fixed for a police application to revoke the premises licence at The Chequers Hotel, Holbeach, following their complaints about alleged assaults and under-age drinking,South...
View ArticleGrim statistics of young drivers
YOUNG drivers in South Holland are more likely to be injured in a car crash than those anywhere else in the country.The findings of a new report put the district top of the table for the number of...
View ArticleA natural therapy for a hidden problem
AS ANY woman desperately trying to get pregnant knows, it’s not going to happen unless you are relaxed.However, as they will also tell you, the one thing they are not feeling is relaxed.“You get really...
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