RUGBY: Last minute try secures safety for Town’s muddy marvels
SPALDING RFC 13 ILKESTON 12: TYPICALLY, Town waited until their last attack of the season to dramatically clinch their Midlands One East survival on Saturday.Kevin Childs’ last-gasp try completed a...
View ArticleNEIGHBOURS FROM HELL
A COUPLE are being forced to sleep in their conservatory or in a caravan parked on friends’ driveways because of neighbours from hell.Tracy Wilkinson claims she and partner Nick Fisher are being driven...
View ArticleRunners experience marathon delight
THOUSANDS of pounds has been raised by runners from across South Holland after they completed the gruelling London marathon course on Sunday. Sarah O’Brien (30) ran the course for the first time in...
View Article£9,000 court bill for illegal dog breeder
AN illegal dog breeder chose not to buy a £110 licence and ended up with a £9,000 court bill.Mandy Goodwin (43), of Surfleet Road, Spalding, appeared before town magistrates last week and admitted two...
View ArticleCampaigner calls for clarity over town plans
A CAMPAIGNER has called for clarity over plans for Spalding as he believes many people are confused about what developers are offering.Adam McVeigh and a small team of volunteers have been out four...
View ArticleYou’re hired! Apprentice Joshua’s success story
A YOUNG trainee chef’s dreams of joining the RAF have taken off following an apprenticeship scheme in Weston.Joshua Cook (18) had left school with no qualifications when he was taken on at the Deer’s...
View ArticleTwo dance-packed days at Stamford
A DAY and two nights will be packed with dances, concerts and workshops when the Blowzabella Festival arrives at the Stamford Arts Centre tomorrow and Saturday.The festival is a folk dance and music...
View ArticleJUNIOR FOOTBALL: Tigers secure second spot in 10-goal thriller
HOLBEACH UNITED U/14s 5 YOUNG DONS U/14s 5: IT was goals galore as Holbeach got the point they needed to secure second in the league.In what was a great advert for Mid Lincs League football, the game...
View ArticleJUNIOR RUGBY: Ace Alice hopes dream will come true
SPALDING rugby sevens ace Alice Tinn is hoping next month’s Sainsbury’s School Games is just the first step on the road to her dream of playing for England.The 17-year-old will compete at Barking Rugby...
View ArticleSpalding bucking the housing trend
HOUSE prices in Spalding are bucking regional trends, with one local estate agents reporting the first sale in years above the asking price. Donna Cook, office manager at Morriss and Mennie, said the...
View ArticleDirty dog owner spoiling cemetery
VISITORS to Gosberton cemetery are having to tread carefully until the culprit allowing a dog to defecate there is caught.More than 13 white markers have been placed next to the mess to try to shame...
View ArticleMOTORSPORT: Luckless Aaron feeling frustrated
AARON Williamson was in the wars as he endured a disappointing weekend at Donington Park in the second meeting of the AirAsia Renault Clio Cup.The 19-year-old from Holbeach Drove had a positive start...
View ArticleHOCKEY: Terrific treble for Poachers
NEWMARKET 1st 2 SPALDING POACHERS 1st 4: PURRING Poachers completed a tremendous treble by clinching the Cambridgeshire Ladies’ League Premier Division Cup.Playing against league runners-up Newmarket...
View ArticleTIGERS: Chand hails ‘amazing’ Holbeach county coup
BARTON TOWN OLD BOYS 0 HOLBEACH UNITED 2 (Kennedy 20, Wilson 90): NINE years of hurt were banished on Tuesday night as the Tigers were crowned county champions.Goals in either half from Luke Kennedy...
View ArticleWorkmen put in extra hours to finish roadworks
WORKMEN are putting in extra hours at weekends to finish roadworks which started at the end of February.The drainage work in Fleet Street, Holbeach, was delayed for a Health and Safety Executive...
View ArticleCars are the stars in Flying Scotsman vintage rally
MORE than 100 vintage cars were driven along the A17 from Sutton Bridge to Sutterton on Friday on day one of The 4th Flying Scotsman 2012.The oldest car in the competition – a 1912 Chalmers 10 –...
View ArticleForum could ‘adopt’ rail station gardens
SPALDING and Peterborough Transport Forum is in talks with East Midlands Trains over “adopting” Spalding Railway Station gardens.Forum chairman George Scott said the railway company has already...
View ArticleShock resignation of parish chairman
SUTTON Bridge Parish Council chairman Christopher Brandon-King resigned on Tuesday “for personal and private” reasons, but left with a stinging rebuke for absentee councillors – saying they too should...
View ArticleJUNIOR FOOTBALL: Future looks bright after Athletic’s first season
SPALDING Athletic under-8s completed their first-ever football season on Saturday. Among the crop of players making their mark over the year, a number look to have very bright futures.Keeper Jasper...
View ArticleINDOOR BOWLS: Four-midable haul of county crowns
ACES from Spalding Indoor Bowls Club picked up a fantastic four county titles on finals day at Skegness on Saturday.Spalding were superbly represented at the Lincolnshire event, with participants in...
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