MARTIAL ARTS: Free lessons for youngsters
YOUNGSTERS have the chance to take free tae kwon do lessons during the school summer holiday.Spalding Kickers Taekwondo and the Castle Sports Complex have teamed up to offer the training sessions to...
View ArticleArrested on suspicion of car theft
THREE men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing a car, arson and failing to stop after an incident in Holbeach.Police were called to High Street just before midnight on July 15, after reports...
View ArticlePilot to pinpoint homes
HOMES across South Holland will be included in a trial to map the exact location of every property in East Anglia.Royal Mail is in the process of sending letters to every household to explain the pilot...
View ArticleMake an alien from vegetables
CREATIVE kids should get themselves ready for South Holland Food Festival as there are two great competitions.Children aged six or under are being asked to make an alien from vegetables and the under...
View ArticlePolice warning over bird thefts
BIRD collectors are being warned after a number of thefts across the country.Collections of budgerigars, canaries and finches have been stolen from Tamworth, Selby, Hull, Durham, Taunton, Bedfont,...
View ArticleGlen Park gets a £50k cash boost
SUPPORTERS of Surfleet’s Glen Park sports complex are celebrating after a £50,000 cash boost from Sport England.The site is one of three projects in the area to have a share of a £700,000 cash pot to...
View ArticleCase will go ahead today
A TRIAL involving a man accused of using threatening words or behaviour against a neighbour is set to go ahead in Spalding today.Daniel Cushway (55), of Frieston Ings, Boston, is due to appear before...
View ArticleCYCLING: Pacy Jenny reaches national finals
Spalding Cycling Club’s Jenny McAndrew is through once more to the national finals in September after winning the girls’ race at the GHS 10 mile TT qualifier for the region at Alford.Out of 20 riders,...
View ArticleCourt trial for drugs pair
A MAN and woman accused of producing and supplying cannabis before using cash gained from criminal conduct to buy a house in Kenya are to face trial at crown court.Michael Foster (62) and Susan Cooper...
View ArticleJUNIOR FOOTBALL: Goalkeepers wanted
TWO Holbeach United Youth teams are looking for goalkeepers.The Under-16s are preparing for their first season in Division 1 of Peterborough Youth League.The squad has been together for three seasons...
View ArticlePaul’s first meeting with Polish family
DISTRICT council deputy leader Paul Przyszlak has just come back from an emotional trip to the land his father fled as Nazi Germany invaded Poland.His dad, Kazimierz, was in his early 20s when he...
View ArticleOlympic link for the food festival
ARMCHAIR sports fans can tear themselves away from their TVs this summer and watch the Olympics live at South Holland Food Festival.The two-day festival is being staged at Ayscoughfee Gardens,...
View ArticleYOUR ARCHIVES: Spalding street as it was
THIS is a view of a Spalding street that some older readers may remember.The photograph shows Priory Road, once the location for a church and now dominated by the imposing offices of South Holland...
View ArticleNHS under the microscope
MULTI-million pound upgrades at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital and other NHS services used by Spalding people went under the microscope at the latest meeting of a patients’ watchdog.Parents voiced...
View ArticleFairy story is brought to life by Holbeach Bank pupils
HOLBEACH Bank Primary School pupils put their own spin on the traditional Cinderella story for their production this term.Parents, school governors and staff were thoroughly entertained as about 30...
View ArticleFlytippers face a £50 spot fine
FLYTIPPERS face a £50 on-the-spot fine for dumping rubbish outside Holbeach Community Centre, South Holland District Council has warned.Tough action is being taken to avoid a repeat of the chaotic...
View ArticleVandalism
TWO men are to appear before Spalding magistrates on August 9 after a town hairdresser’s was vandalised.Gregor Birowka (35) of Hale Road, Altrincham, and Joseph Piskula (39) of Green Lane, Spalding,...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Tulips rise to beat Boston United, Tigers grab win
GOALS from Lee Canoville and Ben Good fired Spalding United to an excellent 2-0 triumph over Boston United on Saturday, while Holbeach United won 1-0 at Harrowby United and Deeping Rangers drew 1-1 at...
View Article£50,000 needed to finish treasure hunt
AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL dig in Pinchbeck remains on hold while organisers desperately seek to secure funding.Hundreds of artefacts, including pottery and coins – some dating back to the 13th century – have...
View ArticleDiscover all thingz alpaca
THE second biggest attraction at a smallholders’ gathering held at Steven and Kim Ball’s home in Fleet Fen was their toilet.The alpacas came first – three boys kept in a paddock next to their home on...
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