Thieves taking from charity
POLICE are working with Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance in a bid to stop thieves benefiting from donated goods left out for door-to-door collectors.The action follows a spate of thefts...
View ArticleAct II relishes play
Miss Saigon School Edition has just been released for amateur licence and Act II Theatre Company is one of the first in the country to perform it.Set in the late 1970s, it charts the final days of the...
View ArticleCar break-in
THIEVES broke into a car parked at Tesco in Holbeach on Thursday morning and took a handbag and sat-nav.Police are warning people not to leave valuables in view. Anyone with information can contact the...
View ArticleDenies causing death
A TEENAGER denied a charge of causing death by dangerous driving when he appeared before Lincoln Crown Court on Friday.Jay Gilbert (18), of Frampton Place, Boston, pleaded not guilty to causing the...
View Article‘Replace flower parade with something more representative of Spalding 2012’
SPALDING Flower Parade needs to be replaced with something that more accurately reflects today’s South Holland, according to one of the team behind the event’s final swansong.Caroline Kenyon, of Kenyon...
View ArticleFinal NHS board annual meeting
NHS Lincolnshire holds its final Annual Public Meeting on Wednesday, September 26, at 5pm.Members of the public are invited to attend the event which is being held at The Showroom, YMCA Conference...
View ArticleMOTORSPORT: Double trouble for Wilson at Donington
TWO costly crashes denied Ben Wilson a potential double win at Donington Park over the weekend.It proved to be a round to forget for Wilson in the British Supersport Championship, with the Kirton rider...
View ArticleANGLING: Silver lining for Tom
TOM Wilson whipped out 8lbs 7oz of silver fish to win Holbeach and District Angling Club’s Herewood Trophy on Sunday.He took the win fishing at eight metres, using pinkie hook bait.On the next peg,...
View ArticlePCs target hare sport
HARE coursers in the Spalding area are being warned police have launched a full-time team to combat the illegal sport.Operation Galileo will aim to tackle and reduce the incidents of hare coursing...
View ArticleRUGBY: Town’s second string star in opener
SPALDING RFC 2nd 64 OAKHAM 31: AFTER the disappointment of seeing their first game of the season called off, Town made a winning start to the new campaign on Saturday.Lightning looked set to strike...
View ArticleJUNIOR FOOTBALL: Saints march to maiden league success in style
TYDD ST MARY U/10s 9 FENLAND ROVERS U/10s 2: A NINE-GOAL salvo was the perfect way to mark a historic first-ever league match for Tydd’s newest side.Formed earlier this year, the Saints wasted little...
View ArticleEarly birds are likely to catch amazing sights
Get up early on Tuesday and enjoy catching one of the best wildlife events of the year.The Big One guided walk at RSPB Freiston Shore combines one of the highest tides of the year with the peak in...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Chand salutes “dominant” Tigers after Deeping delight
DEEPING RANGERS 1 (Burton-Jones 20) HOLBEACH UNITED 3 (Flack 9, Allen 11, Harris 37): FLAWLESS Holbeach roared to a first win at Outgang Road since 2004 as they ended Deeping’s 22-game UCL Premier...
View ArticleFlat-pack sheds stolen
SIX flat-pack sheds were stolen during a raid on B&Q in Spalding.Burglars cut security fencing at the Pinchbeck Road side of the Winfrey Avenue store between 8pm on August 28 and 7am the following...
View ArticleBike crash closed road
A MAN of 30 was taken to hospital in Peterborough after he crashed his motorbike on Austendyke Road, Weston Hills, on Sunday afternoon.The air ambulance went to the scene because it was first thought...
View ArticleTULIPS: Pat still wants more from red-hot Spalding
Lutterworth Athletic v Spalding United (Saturday, 3pm): SPALDING begin their bid for FA Vase glory in Leicestershire this weekend – but boss Pat Rayment is in no mood for bold predictions.The in-form...
View ArticleBarmaid beaten up in pub brawl
A FORMER care worker fears for her future job prospects after beating up a bar assistant at a Long Sutton pub.Alexandra Addison (30), of Seagate Terrace, Long Sutton, was given a two-month curfew order...
View ArticleAnimal care case at court
RSPCA prosecutions against a man and a woman accused of failing to care properly for two dogs and a cat will be heard by magistrates on September 26.Aaron Palmer and Mandy Ward, of Seagate Terrace,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Diversions on A17 after fire at Sutton Bridge
DIVERSIONS are in place to ease traffic flow on the A17 at Sutton Bridge following a mobile crane fire that closed the road last night.A spokesman for Lincolnshire County Council highways department...
View ArticleSam’s message for mystery man in the doughnut aisle:
SINGLE mum Sam Ward is desperately seeking a tall, dark stranger who she met in Sainsbury’s.The 41-year-old has been kicking herself since the day she turned away the man who sought her out after they...
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