FOOTBALL: Tigers march on, Deeping dump out Long Buckby
HOLBEACH United made it eight wins on the spin with a 4-1 UCL Premier Division success at Irchester United on Saturday, while Deeping Rangers came from 2-0 down to knock Long Buckby out of the League...
View ArticleCanines chill to increase appeal
A LOCAL rescue centre for stray and abandoned dogs has been applying science to the thorny question of how to get more of them successfully adopted.Stress is reflected in dogs’ behaviour, and Jay Gee...
View ArticleWildcats comes to Spalding in January
AWARD winning Wildcats Theatre School are opening new classes in Spalding from January.Wildcats, who currently teach children aged between 4 and 17 in Stamford, Peterborough and Rutland, will offer...
View ArticleNew homes plan has ‘no identity’
PLANS for a 130 homes extension to Wygate Park South, Spalding, have been slammed by the town’s civic society for being “not good enough” and having no “distinction or identity”.Taylor Wimpey East...
View ArticleThe oldest ‘old boy’ of them all?
MAURICE Buck took a trip down memory lane thanks to the publicity and celebrations surrounding the merger of the two Gleed schools in Spalding.He was one of the former pupils who attended a reunion...
View ArticleCrime in village every 8.9 days
MOULTON Seas End has a crime once every 8.9 days, according to parish councillor Geoff Cooper.The parish council was looking at the latest crime figures supplied by police – but were unable to take...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Day to forget as Wakes walloped
BUCKINGHAM TOWN 5 (Bannister 4 & 55 Lee 24, Shepherd 27, Robson pen 69) BOURNE TOWN 1 (Kilbride 59): NOTHING went right for the Wakes as their miserable form continued with a heavy Buckingham...
View ArticleRANGERS: Deeping comeback stuns Bucks
LONG BUCKBY 2 (Bunting 22, Burton-Jones OG 43) DEEPING RANGERS 3 (M Jones 49, Heron 50, Moreman 80): CUP kings Deeping became the first United Counties League side to beat Long Buckby this season as...
View ArticleSWIMMING: Sensational South Lincs win League
SOUTH Lincs Competitive Swimming Club stormed to a stunning victory at the Division Two final of the National Arena Swimming League.The Spalding club clinched 17 wins, ten second places and five thirds...
View Article£1,100 bill for NOT repairing car
A TYRE fitter took almost £800 off a friend to repair his vehicle - but didn’t do so and used the cash to pay household bills.Aron Pate (28), pleaded guilty to theft of £793 from Ian Crane, at...
View ArticleHuge improvement puts primary school among county’s best
GOSBERTON Primary School is celebrating after making a 38 per cent leap in the number of pupils who will leave school with ‘expected levels of attainment in English and maths’.The school’s combined...
View ArticleCase to trial
RAFAL Guzik (33), of Winsover Road, Spalding, has denied stealing a driving licence and mobile phone owned by Jordon Kirk.At the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday, the case was adjourned for trial...
View ArticleStop making it easy for ‘bold’ thieves
HOMEOWNERS are being warned to stop making it “easy” for opportunist thieves to commit crimes which could have been avoided. Police say garages, sheds and homes are being left insecure – inviting...
View ArticleAssault case trial date
ARMAND Glodek (34), of Juniper Crescent, Spalding, pleaded not guilty to assaulting Laris Houwson on November 5.Spalding magistrates on Thursday adjourned the hearing for a trial on April 3. Glodek had...
View ArticleUncertainty over Spar store in Spalding
THE date for sitework to begin on a controversial new store for Spalding is still under discussion.The proposed Spar in Winsover Road drew 650-strong opposition petitions when the plans were revealed...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: County police authority to enter into £200m cost-cutting...
POLICING across Lincolnshire will be “transformed” according to the county’s police authority, which today agreed to outsource a huge section of its support services to a private firm.The move, which...
View ArticleMUSIC COLUMN: My top picks of 2011
Yes, the festive season has officially arrived and, yes, the Christmas countdowns have begun.So I though I would share with you all the album and tracks, in my opinion, that have shone in 2011. The...
View ArticleVOLLEYBALL: Promising future as juniors step up
DESPITE enduring a tough season so far, the future is still looking bright for Spalding Saracens. With two of their stronger players leaving for university prior to the start of the season, Steve...
View ArticleCarols help fill church with Christmas spirit
FLEET Church was filled with song on Wednesday when the village school held its annual Christmas carol concert.Youngsters from Fleet Wood Lane Primary School entertained with some festive...
View ArticleCustody cells to reopen for festive period
SPALDING’S police cells will be temporarily reopened over the Christmas and New Year period to help ease the strain on custody space. The custody suite has been closed since September as part of a...
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