Bikes stolen in Spalding
BIKES were stolen from two homes in Spalding’s Helmsley Way in the last few days.The first was taken in a burglary at a house garage with a faulty door overnight Monday-Tuesday and the second was...
View ArticleJudge to Chinn as he jails him for 15 months: ‘Nobody is above the law’
THE head of a multi-million pound empire has been jailed for 15 months after wounding a former girlfriend in a nightclub.Michael Chinn (37), whose companies have an annual turnover of £30million, threw...
View ArticleHolbeach hotel will have to wait to hear fate
THE Holbeach hotel facing a review of its licence because of violent assaults and mass fights at the premises has had its licensing panel hearing adjourned to January 27.Police and a lawyer...
View ArticleSWIMMING: Chloe following in Adlington’s footsteps
SOUTH Lincs Competitive Swimming Club starlet Chloe Hannam followed in the footsteps of Rebecca Adlington at a Midland short course event in Corby.Hannam took the 400m freestyle title for the Spalding...
View ArticleBILLIARDS: Magic Mick pockets maiden ton
MASTERFUL Mick Johnson reeled off the first century break of the Spalding and District League season last week – but he still lost.The BSC cue ace, who plays off an O170 handicap, delivered a...
View ArticleGYMNASTICS: Impressive 104 medals for Spalding
SPALDING Gymastic Club hosted their biggest competition to date as 270 competitors came to Cradge Bank – and they walked off with more than a century of medals on a super day of action. Gymnasts from...
View ArticleRANGERS: Moreman treble as Deeping romp to best win
IRCHESTER UNITED 1 (Rogers 14) DEEPING RANGERS 7 (Evans 1, Burton-Jones 3, Moreman 33, 39 & 87, Weston pen 60, Jones 81): SEVEN-UP Rangers cruised to their biggest UCL Premier Division win of the...
View ArticleHundreds turn out for new community centre opening
MORE than 300 people watched as the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, Tony Worth, opened the £500,000 community centre at Sutton Bridge on Saturday.Known as The Curlew Centre, the building has features...
View ArticleTULIPS: Spalding crush Cooks in home finale
SPALDING UNITED 3 (Smith 60, Farden 80, Mowbray 85) COGENHOE UNITED 0: SPALDING signed off their 2011 Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field schedule in style on Saturday.Second-half strikes from Greg Smith,...
View ArticleOff-licence told to close after underage sale
A SUTTON BRIDGE off-licence has been ordered to close for four weeks after being caught selling alcohol to under-18s.A panel of South Holland District Council licensing committee made the decision...
View ArticleCare home expansion
A TWO-storey, 12-bedroom expansion is on the cards for the Tanglewood Cedar Falls Care Home in Little London, Spalding.The home already accommodates 69 residents and there are a further 12 old folk’s...
View ArticleTalon spotting at RSPB Frampton Marsh
THE RSPB is inviting people along to one of its most popular events of the year at Frampton Marsh on Sunday at 2pm – the raptor extravaganza that has become known as Talon Spotting. Join RSPB leaders...
View ArticleInteractive singing sensation in Stamford
ON Saturday I headed with my children to the Stamford Arts Centre for Image Musical Theatre’s production of Hansel and Gretel - a family participation musical it stated on the poster, and if you just...
View Article£65,000 donated by town factory staff
BAKKAVOR’S Spalding staff shop will have donated a record £65,000 to more than 20 charities and good causes by the end of this year.The sum is £12,000 more than was raised last year.Among those...
View ArticleNew unit to open at Pilgrim
BOSTON’S Pilgrim Hospital has been chosen to be a specialist vascular unit. It will be one of a small number of regional specialist centres dedicated to carrying out more operations to treat vascular...
View ArticleSPALDING RFC: Town slump to costly home loss
SPALDING RFC 13 LOUGHBOROUGH RFC 22: TOWN slipped into the bottom three of Midlands One East after this disappointing defeat on Saturday.Loughborough, promoted in the summer, opened the scoring at the...
View ArticleIN FASHION: Make a statement with the clothes you wear
One of the really great things about fashion is that after it’s practical applications have been considered, fashion is in essence, a form of self-expression.With so many beautifully made jackets,...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: One person dead in home fire
One person has been killed in a bungalow fire this morning (Saturday).Another occupant of the home in Princes Street, Sutton Bridge, was rescued by neighbours.Firefighting crews from Long Sutton,...
View ArticlePlans to replace burned pavilion
COMMUNITY efforts to replace a pavilion destroyed by arsonists are starting to pay off in Tydd St Mary. After more than eight years of fundraising, the groups working to rebuild the facility on Tydd St...
View ArticleHave you had your flu jab yet?
THE NHS is calling for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have not yet had their flu jab to make an appointment.COPD covers a number of respiratory conditions including...
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