Men admit growing £88,000 of cannabis
POLICE seized cannabis plants worth £88,500 in a drugs raid at a South Holland flat.Lincolnshire Police executed a search warrant at Horseshoe Court in Crowland after being requested to do so by...
View ArticleExtra police for Euro 2012 games
POLICE in Spalding are stepping up patrols to prevent any clashes between football fans during Euro 2012.Some local officers are giving up rest days to increase presence in the town when high profile...
View ArticleBig Society funds car park facelift
TYDD St Mary Primary School’s car park has had a facelift thanks to Lincolnshire County Council which has donated £200 from its Big Society Fund.The money was used to paint new white car parking...
View ArticleBeauty Sarah talks of Miss England nerves
THE current holder of the Miss Spalding and the Fens crown, Sarah Ashworth, has been telling the Lincolnshire Free Press of her excitement and trepidation as she prepares for the semi-finals of Miss...
View ArticleTeacher sacked at Spalding school had no qualifications
A TEACHER at Spalding Grammar School has been dismissed after it was discovered he did not have relevant qualifications.It is understood the teacher was a “temporary member of staff from an approved...
View ArticleMOTORSPORT: Wilson eyes Snetterton points haul
BEN Wilson is determined to deliver a strong showing as he travels to Snetterton for round four of the Motorpoint British Supersport Championship this weekend.The Kirton rider is chasing a pair of top...
View ArticleATHLETICS: Emma nets award as Harriers shine
NENE Valley Harriers crowned 29 county champions and took 53 other medals at the Lincolnshire County Track and Field Championships at Grantham.The club racked up 24 silvers and 29 bronze medals, with...
View ArticleCRICKET: Burton and Morris inspire Sutton
Long Sutton 1st (162-9) beat Snettisham 1st XI (138) by 24 runs: IMPRESSIVE bowling helped Sutton complete their first West Norfolk League Division One victory of the season on Saturday with a...
View ArticleTULIPS: Spalding swoop for Canoville and Toyne
SPALDING United have fired a signal of their intent by pulling off the mouth-watering signing of former Boston United skipper Lee Canoville.The 31-year-old centre back, who left the Pilgrims last month...
View ArticlePolice defend use of Taser gun on woman (78) with knife
POLICE have defended their decision to use a Taser gun on Florence Thomson after she threatened officers with a knife after stabbing her husband.A statement released by Lincolnshire Police following...
View ArticleWoman crashed 4x4 into shop’s window
A WOMAN who had been drinking at a pub only 200 yards from home crashed her Range Rover into the window of Crowland’s Eastern Spice takeaway.Lynn Wharton failed to stop and was sitting on a sofa at her...
View ArticleDARTS: Pete pounces to deny Tigers a terrific treble
DIVISION One champions Tigers A were denied a Holbeach and District League treble by perennial rivals New Saracen’s Head C on a pulsating finals night.Having pipped New Saracen’s Head to the top tier...
View ArticleCRICKET: All the weekend’s results
All the scores, top run-makers and key wicket-takers from last Saturday and Sunday in Lincolnshire ECB Premier League and South Lincs and Border League.Lincolnshire ECB Premier League: Bourne 263-8...
View ArticleTeenager airlifted after crash
A TEENAGER was airlifted to hospital after a car accident in Whaplode on Saturday evening.The 17-year-old suffered a broken arm in the accident which happened in Millgate at about 5.40pm.The boy, from...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Awards at Deeping Rangers and Bourne Town
Deeping Rangers’ end of season bash saw three of the club’s top performers walk away with gongs.Adam Weston walked away with the players’ player of the year, while leading scorer Josh Moreman was...
View ArticleScrapyard blaze
ABOUT 300 tonnes of shredded car interiors caught fire at a scrapyard in Bourne.It is believed a natural build-up of heat within the pile of mixed materials, including plastic, sparked the blaze in...
View ArticleFears for safety after rider’s ‘close shaves’
A YOUNG horserider is urging “maniac” drivers to be more considerate after a number of “close shaves” on rural roads.Katherine Collins, from Bourne, is hoping to raise awareness of the problems riders...
View ArticleThefts linked
POLICE believe four serious thefts, including one in Market Deeping, may be linked.At about 3am on Tuesday, thieves broke into Norwich and Peterborough in Market Place before breaking into the back of...
View ArticleCash taken
THIEVES broke into a Spalding auction house through a skylight and stole cash from a safe.It is not known how much money was stolen from the premises in Little London, Spalding, between 4pm on Friday...
View ArticleEQUESTRIANISM: High school girls a cut above at Windsor
SPALDING High School’s talented riding team enjoyed a debut to remember at Royal Windsor Horse Show as they took a clear first place.Held on the private grounds of Windsor Castle, Spalding’s girls...
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