TIGERS: Quorn test will be toughest yet
HOLBEACH United’s flawless UCL Premier Division record faces its sternest test this weekend – according to boss John Chand.The Tigers visit Quorn on Saturday with five league wins out of five under...
View ArticleTIGERS: Holbeach yet to complete Street loan
UPDATE: HOLBEACH United are still in the frame to seal a loan deal for King’s Lynn Town’s Alex Street after holding talks with the highly-rated keeper.The Lincolnshire Free Press understands that...
View ArticleGo clubbing or ten-pin bowling to help heroes
LOADED Nightclub and Alley Catz Bowling Alley in Spalding tonight launch a weekend of events and themed nights for the Help for Heroes charity.It will feature three military-themed nights at the...
View ArticleSing up in Spalding
Enjoy singing?Then consider two groups in Spalding who have rehearsals this Saturday.l The Priory Singers perform concerts to raise money for charity.Saturday’s meeting/rehearsal is at the United...
View ArticleShoppers say: ‘We’ve had enough’
PEOPLE in Spalding have given a big thumbs-up to our We’ve Had Enough campaign to end booze and drug-fuelled behaviour in the town.The Guardian asked shoppers for their thoughts on the campaign and a...
View ArticleOutstanding four bedroom farmhouse
THIS outstanding four bedroom farmhouse, built in 2006 by the current owners, benefits from superb open country views yet is just a few minutes drive from Spalding.The property sits upon a third of an...
View ArticleAn open letter to those who burgled our house
Good day to you, and I think I can probably say that you’re having a better day than we had when we returned from holiday to find you’d paid us an unwelcome visit! From the way you conducted the...
View ArticleLet us build houses plea
AROUND 200 new homes for sale could be built each year in South Holland if the Government runs with an idea put forward by district council leader Gary Porter.The Government is injecting cash into the...
View ArticleNHS monthly meeting date
THE NHS Lincolnshire PCT Cluster Board meets on Wednesday at 1.30pm at the Showroom, YMCA Conference Centre, Tritton Road, Lincoln.The regular performance and finance reports will be considered by the...
View ArticleGiant ‘leap of faith’ takes Annabelle to top US camp
While millions of people watched Andy Murray win a gold medal in tennis at this summer’s Olympics in London, Annabelle Slator was starstruck by the potential of a future Wimbledon star who also happens...
View ArticleHead questions BAC
THE HEADMASTER of Spalding Grammar School has given a lukewarm welcome to plans for GCSE exams to be scrapped.Nigel Ryan questioned whether the new English Baccalaureate Certificate (BAC), to be...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Busy week of Lincolnshire derbies
Rival bosses Tuncay Korkmaz and Pat Rayment are both full of confidence ahead of tonight’s UCL Premier Division derby between Deeping Rangers and Spalding United.It’s third place against fourth at...
View ArticleFree business advice at clinic
BUSINESSES are invited to a free Supporting Growth and Trade advice clinic on Friday.The day has been organised by South Holland District Council and runs from 9am until 5pm at the Priory Road council...
View ArticlePupils chalk up a trip back in time
Young pupils have turned the clock back to Victorian times to learn more about their village and support a Lottery-funded heritage project.Surleet Seas End youngsters visited the village’s Frasier...
View ArticleMan texts sister: ‘Sorry for stealing your iPod, I’ll hand myself in’
A man sent his sister a text apologising for stealing her iPod and docking station and saying he would hand himself in at the police station.Nigel Williams, his partner and children visited Lesley...
View ArticlePolice charge man over window break
POLICE have charged a man with criminal damage after a window was allegedly broken at The Punchbowl pub in Spalding’s New Road at about 1am on Saturday.Lewis Parnham (19) is due to appear at Spalding...
View ArticleCouple’s anger as 6.5m building goes up next door
A Gosberton couple who moved to the country to enjoy open space say they are at their wits’ end after neighbours blocked their view.Karen and Andy Pulling moved off an estate 10 years ago to set up...
View ArticleWORD ON THE GROUND: We’re now having to pay price for poor summer weather
Looking back at my last article in the Free Press, which was written just before the harvest, I wished all the local farmers an easy and profitable harvest.Well, now most of the harvest is over and,...
View Article34 drivers caught by speed trap
A temporary speed camera set up in Moulton Seas End trapped a total of 34 drivers in three days.The trap, which was welcomed by parish councillors at a meeting last week, was set after concerns about...
View ArticleDrivers chased after lorry
Witnesses chased a van after it struck a Ford Focus showering the interior with glass from the passenger side windows.Reginald Carswell (65), of Harvey Close, Bourne, was driving a curtain sided Luton...
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