FOOTBALL: Tigers run over, Tulips and Deeping progress in Vase
HOLBEACH United’s unbeaten UCL Premier Division start ended with a 2-1 home loss against Huntingdon Town on Saturday, while in the FA Vase Spalding United beat Retford United 3-2 and Deeping Rangers...
View ArticleSchoolgirl Alicia gets skates on for success
Schoolgirl Alicia Gornall really gets her skates on to make sure she gets an early start two mornings a week.Every Tuesday and Thursday she rises at around 5.30am and is whisked from her Spalding home...
View ArticleSexual favours risk of youngsters in smoking dens
Teenagers face an added risk of being asked for sexual favours if they smoke toxic fake cigarettes from so-called “fag houses”.Counterfeit cigarettes and banned imports like Jin Ling – the brand that...
View ArticleHarvest gifts for food bank
Youngsters at Fleet Wood Lane Primary School have made a big donation to the Agape Food Care Bank in Spalding.The children took their contributions to their harvest festival, held at St Mary Magdalene...
View ArticleFemale drink-driver (29) banned
A woman nearly three times the drink-drive limit has received a 25-month ban.Ewelina Stalska had 102 microgrammes of alcohol in breath when police arrested her on September 25. Stalska (29), of...
View ArticleBone clinic is ‘under-used’ by local GPs
A Holbeach Hospital consultant says that people who need replacement hips and knees are being sent for appointments many miles away while his clinic is seriously under-used.Orthopaedic surgeon Phil...
View ArticleThe ‘calm before tsunami’ as new bed tax looms
A new bed tax is expected to have nightmare repercussions for South Holland residents in social housing.Spalding Citizens Advice Bureau has described the run-up to benefit changes in April 2013 as the...
View ArticleBan for pub boss who police thought was over drink-drive limit
Pub boss Sean Portass fled from an unmarked police vehicle pursuing him in Long Sutton because he had received a death threat and “assumed the worst”.Portass (42) had no idea it was a police vehicle...
View ArticleBILLIARDS: Pyramid B move five clear at top
Pyramid B moved five points clear at the top of Spalding and District Billiards League with a 5-2 home win over Gosberton.Impressive frame wins from Maurice Phillipson (R80) and John Twell (R60) did...
View ArticleGOLF: Ann’s awesome show seals monthly medal
Ann Davis shot an impressive round to win the October Medal in Sutton Bridge Golf Club’s ladies’ section.Her score of 78 (103-25=78) was two better than second-placed Jen Baines (103-23=80), with Janet...
View ArticleRUGBY: Winless Town are showing promise
SPALDING RFC 12 PETERBOROUGH LIONS 40: Spalding may have suffered their seventh Midlands One East loss in as many league games on Saturday, but this was a much more encouraging showing.With skipper...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Tigers chase deals for Heron and Toyne
Holbeach United are hoping to raid rivals Deeping Rangers for target man Matt Heron.The striker, who netted in excess of 25 goals last year, is the subject of a seven-day notice of approach from Tigers...
View ArticleRoad to be closed overnight
Swineshead Bridge will be closed between 9.30pm on Saturday and 9.30am on Sunday while Network Rail carries out work.Traffic will be diverted on the A1121, A52 and A17 and vice versa.
View ArticleArrest warrant put out for man
Magistrates issued a warrant without bail for the arrest of a Spalding man accused of stealing bread, hot roast chicken and socks, worth a total of £7.20, from Tesco in Bourne.He is Mariusz Piciura...
View ArticleNew venue for modified car meet this weekend
Hundreds of car enthusiasts are expected in Fleet Hargate on Saturday for a modified car event that recently drew anger from residents.Cars from across Lincolnshire will be heading to the Anglia Motel...
View ArticlePOLICE COMMISSIONER ELECTION: Address by Alan Hardwick (Independent)
THE election will herald the greatest change in policing in this country for more than a century. A new beginning, but still with an old problem to tackle – money.The Police Authority and the Chief...
View ArticleAppeal to find missing girl
A 15-year-old girl has gone missing from Crowland.Police are appealing for help to trace Shanelle Laverick, who was last seen in the Crowland area just before 9pm on Monday, October 1.A police...
View ArticleTHROUGH OUR ARCHIVES: 30 years ago
More than 300 workers from the Tinsley pre-pack factory at Holbeach St Marks walked out in support of the TUC’s day of action.The workers held up production and prevented any loading of vehicles when...
View ArticleTamsin scoops cash prize
Lucky Tamsin Houghton is closer to the dream of buying her first car after scooping first prize in our relaunch cash draw.Tamsin (19), of Spalding, received £500 from editor Jeremy Ransome after...
View ArticleHouse ransacked in Spalding
Jewellery, two Seiko watches and a Nikon camera were stolen when burglars ransacked a house in Spalding’s Halmer Gate on Friday night.The house was raided between 6.45pm and 10pm.
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