CRICKET: Wright and Edgeller see Sutton home
Market Overton 2nd (160-7) lost to Long Sutton 2nd (161-9) by one wicket: SUTTON’S tail wagged as they beat Market Overton – and the weather – by a solitary wicket in Rutland League Division Seven on...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Buzzing Bruce backs Pinchbeck to shine
BRUCE Patterson has moved to quash any lingering rumours of unrest at Peterborough and District League Premier Division champions Pinchbeck United.The popular chairman admits the close season has been...
View ArticleTreat for train enthusiasts
TRAIN enthusiasts will be able to catch a glimpse of a steam locomotive as it passes through Spalding on Saturday.The 70013 Oliver Cromwell will go through at 11.46am on its tourist charter trip from...
View ArticleDismissal leaves boxing club coach baffled
BOXING coach John Sutton is reeling from knockout blows after losing his job and being axed from South Holland Boxing Academy.Mr Sutton (53) lost his job as a forklift truck engineer with a materials...
View ArticleNew era ushered in at council
HOLBEACH Parish Council is to press ahead with plans to make itself more visible as it tries to win back public confidence.A new website, different venues for council meetings and making members’...
View ArticleOlympics theme to Spalding primary school’s busy fair
There was plenty of the Olympic spirit on show at Monkshouse Primary School’s summer fair.Children, parents and staff prepared for the arrival of the Olympic Torch in Spalding by putting on a...
View ArticleOur area ‘might be’ a flood risk
THE low lying nature of the land in South Holland is both a boon and a bane when it comes to flooding and insurance against it.As a result of the nature of the land, South Holland might be considered...
View ArticleScooter goes from shed
THIEVES broke into a woman’s shed in Spalding’s Alexandra Road and stole her mobility scooter and garden tools.Police are trying to trace the Worldwide scooter and are seeking witnesses to the raid,...
View ArticleParty in the Park at Donington cancelled
DONINGTON’S annual Party in the Park has been cancelled.The annual fundraiser for Flinders Founders youth group was due to take place on Saturday.A number of local bands were lined up to appear at...
View ArticleMan charged with robbery
A MAN has been charged in connection with a robbery at Tydd Gote post office last month.Sam Holmes (21), of The Knole, London, was charged with robbery after being arrested in Southend, Essex.He...
View ArticleAppeal for missing man
POLICE are appealing for help to locate a missing 44-year-old man from Sutton Bridge.Martin Critchlow was last seen when he left home just after 9pm yesterday. There are concerns for Mr Critchlow’s...
View ArticleSpalding suffers big fall in retail rents
SPALDING has seen the biggest fall in retail rents in the East Midlands according to a report.Rents across the region have fallen by 5.7 per cent in the last year according to Colliers International’s...
View ArticleNight burglar at church ‘wanted bed’
A break-in at St Paul’s Church, Spalding, may have been due to someone looking for a bed for the night, a vicar claims.Assistant vicar Rev Mike Chesher made the claim after the burglary at some point...
View ArticleOn trial for burglaries rampage
THREE men have gone on trial accused of a four-month rampage of burglaries, including some in Spalding.They are alleged to have been involved in a string of 82 burglaries in which items including...
View ArticleThe couple who walked out of one wind turbine nightmare straight into another
A COUPLE forced out of their home by noise from a wind farm face a second battle after buying a new house close to nine proposed turbines.Jane and Julian Davis reached an out-of-court settlement at the...
View ArticleRoadwork misery is due to end
THE misery suffered by Donington residents as a result of roadworks in the Market Place is due to come to an end this week.Liz Walker, chairman of Donington in Bloom, said the situation has been...
View ArticleCYCLING: Duo roar to massive win
Harry Bellars and Neil Palmer eased to victory at the first round of Spalding Cycling Club’s new two-man ten mile time trial meets.Having bossed the lion’s share of the individual time trial league...
View ArticleEuro 2012 drinker loses driving licence
A FOOTBALL fan lost track of his drinks when he went to a barbecue for England’s match with Italy in Euro 2012.Nigel Frost (47), of Broad Lane, Moulton, felt fine by midnight but attracted police...
View ArticleTABLE TENNIS: Arrivals offer league hope
THERE are small signs that the Spalding and District Table Tennis League’s search for new players could be bearing fruit – but more new faces are still being sought.With anything up to a third of last...
View ArticleCOURT FACES NEW CLOSURE THREAT
SPALDING Magistrates’ Court is again facing the threat of closure – this time because its cells may no longer be deemed fit to receive prisoners.The custody suite has been temporarily closed for a...
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