Cash for bandstand and signs?
SPALDING Town Forum has a £27,000 underspend and will look at the cost of providing a bandstand for the town’s Ayscoughfee Gardens and new “Welcome to Spalding” signs.Coun Graham Dark made a plea for a...
View ArticleCYCLING: Annual grass track meet open to everyone
SPALDING Cycling Club are hosting a full programme of exciting Grass Track Racing on Saturday.Starting from 12.30pm at Spalding Rugby Club, there will be 11 varying races taking place throughout the...
View ArticleCRICKET: Sutton’s title bid over after batting woe
Long Sutton 1st (107 all out) lost to Sandringham 1st (147-5): A DISAPPOINTING defeat against Sandringham on Saturday all but ended Sutton’s West Norfolk League Division One title dreams for another...
View ArticleVOLLEYBALL: Join in with Spalding sessions on Saturday
VOLLEYBALL Spalding want anybody inspired by the London 2012 Olympics to give their sport a try this weekend.Starting this Saturday, coaches from the club will be at the Castle Sports Complex Club...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Harrox edge thriller, Pinchbeck beaten in Shield
MOULTON Harrox won an exciting Peterborough Premier Division derby at Crowland Town 5-3 on Wednesday night, while Pinchbeck United lost 2-1 to King’s Cliffe in the PFA Jack Hogg Charity Shield final.On...
View ArticlePost A-Level opportunities close to home
IF the A-Level results you received this morning measure up to what you needed to match a conditional university offer at the college you want, that’s great.But if they don’t or if for any other reason...
View ArticleShoe shop takes a step back in time
HISTORY is in the making at a Spalding shoe store which is stepping back in time to create a traditional shop front in keeping with the 1800s.The two-storey, terraced building housing Revill’s Shoes,...
View ArticleDo not risk river swim
POLICE have issued a reminder about the dangers of swimming in rivers after a number of reported incidents.People in Lincolnshire are being warned that rivers are never a safe place to swim because it...
View ArticleHead to Woodlands Farm for a fun day out
DO YOU have a small dog with an inside leg measurement of less than ten inches?If you do, take it along to the Woodlands Farm open day on Sunday and it could be in line to win a box of gravy-coated dog...
View ArticleCelebrating A Level success
STUDENTS from the area’s secondary schools have been celebrating outstanding A Level results today.More than half of the results acheived at The Deepings School were A*-B grades – with an overall 99...
View ArticleQuit smoking help for foreign mums
MUMS-TO-BE in Spalding are to receive extra support to give up after shock figures showed an alarming number continue to smoke during pregnancy.The latest figures show that of all the women who give...
View Article‘Low life’ vandals start fire at pond
RESIDENTS and young people have been devastated by an arson attack which destroyed one of the key parts of a newly-created conservation area.The people who carried out the attack have been labelled...
View ArticleMore back ‘better Spalding’ campaign
DETERMINED residents are backing our We’ve Had Enough campaign to rid Spalding town centre of drunken and anti-social behaviour.People are eagerly sending back the forms printed in Tuesday’s Free Press...
View ArticleHelp to trace your roots
BOURNE Family History Society is holding its annual open day on Saturday from 10am until 4pm. Members will be on hand with their library of publications, digital resources and a wealth of...
View ArticleANGLING: Rampant Roger reels in top triumph
ROGER Smith was once again the man to beat as he took Holbeach and District Angling Club’s Mawby Cup.He again showed the field a clean pair of heels at Cement Bridge on Sunday, with a winning net of...
View ArticleLOCAL FOOTBALL: Linnets stunned by heroic Harrox win
KING’S LYNN TOWN RES 2 MOULTON HARROX RES 3: MARVELLOUS Moulton gave Peterborough and District League Division One title favourites Lynn as massive shock as they roared to a stunning opening day...
View ArticleBOWLS: Carter’s Park clinch maiden Driffil title after thriller
CARTER’S Park Bowls Club have won the Driffil Trophy for the first time.The Holbeach side edged a nail-biting final 66-65 against Blossom Way at Long Bennington.In what was a thrilling clash, Carter’s...
View ArticleCRICKET: Sizzling Smith show as Pinchbeck shine
Pinchbeck (208-6) beat Lindum 3rd (72) by 136 runs: PINCHBECK ended their South Lincs and Border League Division Three losing streak in fine style with a comprehensive victory on Saturday. On a superb...
View ArticlePolice seek man after alleged sex attack in Spalding alleyway
*POLIC are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a 19-year-old woman in Spalding in the early hours of this morning.The incident took place in an alleyway near Joe’s Restaurant in Double Street at...
View ArticleBOWLS: National glory for Spalding’s Spencer
SPALDING bowls ace Martin Spencer has won the under-25 national singles championship.Spencer secured the coveted accolade at Worthing over the weekend, beating reigning champion Jamie Walker 21-20 in a...
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