Pupils on TV chef course dish up barbecue treat
PARENTS were given a taste of what their children have been learning at an end of term barbecue.A group of about 15 youngsters from the Peele Community College, Long Sutton, cooked up a treat of...
View ArticlePutting the Zest into theatre
TWO new youth theatre projects are launching at Spalding’s South Holland Centre with cash from Lincolnshire County Council and the Lottery through Arts Council England.Neon Youth Theatre, backed by a...
View ArticleStranger grabbed teen’s bottom
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man grabbed a teenager’s bottom in Spalding.A 14 year-old girl was walking along London Road, near Ayscoughfee Hall School, at about 11.55am on Tuesday, July...
View ArticleMervyn going for top policing role
CREATING a role that ‘puts the people it is serving first’ would be the aim of a Spalding man campaigning to be elected Lincolnshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner.Mervyn Barrett launched his campaign...
View ArticleFayre raises £1,000 for school funds
EAGER pupils at St Norbert’s Catholic Primary School, Spalding were lining up to get a soaking in the stocks at their annual summer fayre.Friends committee member Liz McMurray said: “The weather was on...
View ArticleElections for council vacancies
ELECTIONS are due to be held on Thursday, August 2, to fill two vacancies on South Holland District Council.Peter Coupland, of Old Main Road, Fleet Hargate, and Val Gemmell, of Princes Street, Fleet,...
View ArticleVOLLEYBALL: Summer holiday coaching for all
The first in a series of summer coaching sessions for volleyball beginners and improvers is being held at Spalding’s Castle Sports Complex on Saturday.It’s an open session for all over 8 years old. So...
View ArticleTraders weather summer ‘storm’
TRADERS are keeping their heads above water as rain plays havoc with people’s shopping habits and puts paid to big summer attractions like Long Sutton’s Horse and Pony Show.Britain’s wettest ever...
View ArticleGuest of honour at kids’ club
AN Olympic torch bearer who lost both his legs at a young age will be guest of honour at a summer holiday club.Matthew Dawson (17) will present the prizes to winners at the picnic and sports finale of...
View ArticleProms night
HOLBEACH’S annual Last Night of the Proms will this year feature the Swineshead Silver Band. Organised by The Rotary Club of Holbeach, guests are encouraged to bring flags and sing along to old...
View ArticleTULIPS: Canoville on the challenge which lured him
Boston United’s loss may well prove to be Spalding United’s big gain in the coming two seasons.The Tulips were quick to show their hand to Lee Canoville when it emerged that the Pilgrims did not want...
View ArticleMOTORSPORT: Back to Brands Hatch for Kirton ace
AS the second half of the season gets under way, Kirton ace Ben Wilson travels to Brands Hatch for the second visit of the year, this time contesting the two British Supersport Championship races on...
View ArticleCharity ball
TABLES are still available for this year’s Hope and Homes for Children charity ball in Spalding later this year.Organisers are hoping to raise thousands of pounds for needy children at this year’s...
View ArticleChildren win right to move dad’s ashes
THE grieving children of a man whose cremated remains are buried in Bourne Abbey churchyard have won exceptional permission from a court to have them exhumed so he can spend eternity with his recently...
View ArticleTrust’s new healthcare objectives
MEMBERS of the public and other stakeholders have been helping to shape the future of Lincolnshire’s largest community healthcare provider. More than 650 people had their say at 20 public consultation...
View ArticleMore funding in the pipeline
SOUTH Holland could be in line for more Government funding following the release of 2011 Census statistics showing the population has risen 15 per cent.According to the Office for National Statistics...
View Article‘Kept in dark’ on retail plans
COUNCILLORS claim they have been kept in the dark about plans to regenerate Spalding’s Holland Market.Members of South Holland’s Performance Monitoring Panel met on Monday after requesting a briefing...
View ArticleExamination successes
ACCOUNTANCY firm Moore Thompson are celebrating after three of their trainees passed their latest set of professional exams.James Walsham, Lorna Larham and Jane Bower have all recently passed their...
View ArticleMan knocked out by single punch
A TEENAGE football coach who left a man with serious facial injuries after punching him in a nightclub has escaped jail.Ashley Wilson knocked Haydn Clarke unconscious during the incident in Loaded on...
View ArticleGOLDEN TIME!
A VIBRANT celebration of Lincolnshire, rural life and the county’s heritage takes place at the South Holland Centre, Spalding on Thursday, July 26 at 7.30pm.Golden Fables 2012 – The Film captures the...
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