Features

VET COLUMN: Treat for ticks to protect from disease

Babesiosis has long been a disease seen in southern Europe, Asia and Africa. Until recently it has only been diagnosed in dogs returning to the UK from abroad. Recently there has been a localised outbreak in Houslow in Essex prompting concerns that this may spread further through the country. Babesia is spread most commonly by ticks, but also occasionally in ...

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Romany museum gives a glimpse of gypsy life

You don’t need to go far to find a fun, interesting and educational way to spend a few hours this Easter holidays. The Gordon Boswell Romany Museum is a gem hidden right here in South Holland – introducing visitors to a glimpse of a bygone age and the Romany lifestyle and traditions. At the museum you can see a collection ...

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VET COLUMN: Keep pets safe from Easter risks

I am really looking forward to Easter. Getting the children and my wife their Easter eggs, preparing for the Easter egg hunt (hidden by the Easter bunny of course!), it is a exciting time of the year for most people. It is not the time to have a seriously ill pet. Easter presents a variety of dangers for dogs and ...

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Ragdale Hall is the perfect antidote to stresses and strains of everyday life

Total relaxation, luxurious pampering, great food and beautiful surroundings – sound like your idea of heaven? Mine too – so when I was offered a day at Ragdale Hall Health Hydro and Thermal Spa I jumped at the chance. The spa, which is situated in the beautiful Leicestershire countryside, offers everything you need to unwind and forget the stresses and ...

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Explore a diverse range of shops in historic Boston

Boston’s handsome Market Place has been the venue for open-air trading fairs and “marts” for hundreds of years and is still the point at which to begin to discover the town’s diverse range of retailers. Pescod Square Shopping Centre is adjacent to Oldrids and houses many familiar brand name shops specialising in clothing and entertainment, as well as eateries. For ...

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VET COLUMN: Ticks can cause nasty diseases

Last year we saw a lot of ticks. The relatively mild winter this year will have done little to reduce the numbers for this spring. Ticks will start to rise out of the ground in the next two months, when we get the warmer spring weather. Now is a good time to think about tick treatment. Ticks are part of ...

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Share the passion for kick boxing at Shadow

Learning a martial art is a great way of making new friends, getting fit and gaining self confidence and this ever-popular pastime is available to everyone in Holbeach. Shadow Martial Arts is a kick boxing governed by FSKA. All instructors are CRB registered, first aid trained and insured. It is open to everyone over the age of six and prides ...

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FEATURE: Is your bed causing you sleepness nights?

With 31 days dedicated to highlighting improved sleep, National Bed Month in March is the ideal time to get it right between the sheets. And, obvious though it might be, the best place to start when working towards a better night’s sleep is your bed. Lisa Artis, of The Sleep Council, said: “It’s about reassessing your sleep quality and comfort ...

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VET COLUMN: Helping to keep your older dog in happy and healthy condition

Did you know small dogs are considered to be “geriatric” by the time they are around nine years old and larger breeds can be heading into their senior years as young as five years of age? When your dog becomes a senior it’s important to help keep them healthy and happy in their golden years. This can be done with ...

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Lots going on for all ages in Crowland

Crowland Cares – a charity which operates from a base at the town’s library – celebrates its 20th year in 2016. The charity is involved in a number of schemes and events throughout the year to benefit the people of the town. One of the things it does is run a South Holland voluntary car scheme using volunteer drivers. In ...

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Jan realises her dream to open a flower shop

After years in retail Jan Vertigan has realised her lifelong dream of opening her own flower shop. When the Pick of the Bunch florists closed in Crowland in December after trading for more than 20 years, Jan saw her chance. She had trained as a florist after leaving school and had continued it as a hobby ever since while working ...

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FEATURE: Bakkavor offers variety of roles for apprentices

One of South Holland’s leading employers runs a successful apprenticeship scheme which gives school-leavers a foot in the door to the food industry. Bakkavor, which has sites in Spalding, Sutton Bridge and Holbeach St Marks, is now accepting applications for apprenticeships starting this September. The company runs two levels of apprenticeships: Accelerated Management Scheme (AMS) provides a fast track route ...

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FEATURE: Learn career skills as an apprentice

An apprenticeship offers young people the chance to learn skills necessary for various careers while earning at the same time. An apprenticeship will often suit young people who do not want to go into full-time further or higher education, but still want to gain extra qualifications that are work related. There are more than 190 different occupations in which you ...

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FEATURE: Week to highlight apprenticeships

Apprenticeships and the positive impact they have on businesses and the wider community will be celebrated later this month. National Apprenticeship Week will be held from March 14-18 and will see a variety of activity aimed at increasing awareness and take-up of apprenticeships and traineeships by: lPromoting small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) apprenticeships lhighlighting the support available and why offering ...

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TOWN CENTRE MANAGER: Smart trader scheme to launch

Thanks to the excellent work of Luke Blackmore at Big Clever Creative Design, the town centre manager’s website went live last week and can be visited at www.spalding.town The website aims to provide local people and visitors to the town information on places to stay and to eat out, local attractions, events and details on all of Spalding’s retail and ...

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VET COLUMN: Budgie rescued from cat’s claws has found a new home with us

A few weeks ago we were at home getting ready to start our day. I was in the shower when one of my children said there was a knock at the door. It was one of our neighbours clutching a towel containing a creature that her cat had brought home.Her husband had retrieved the creature from the cats mouth and ...

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Tulip Talk with Jan Whitbourn

Recently we attended a celebratory event for the work we have done as part of a project undertaken as part of the Armed Forces Community Covenant. The project involved interviewing many veterans of many conflicts around the world over the last 70 years. We also asked these veterans about their life after service and the difficulties they faced integrating back ...

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COUNCIL MATTERS: A snapsnot of my diary to show how I spend my time

Along with a number of all-party district councillors I regularly take part in Local Democracy presentations to groups of schoolchildren. One of the questions recently asked was ‘what do you actually do?’ and I thought it might be useful to use my diary to show aspects of what district councillors and particularly cabinet members get up to. So here is ...

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Tulip Talk with Jan Whitbourn

On Sunday, February 21, Tulip Radio, in association with Majestic Bingo, will be holding a charity bingo afternoon at the Regent Bingo Club in Westlode Street, Spalding. Tulip Radio is very privileged to be working alongside Regent Bingo Club, helping to raise funds for local Armed Forces: SSAFA, Royal Navy Association, Royal British Legion and the Lincolnshire Regiment. They have ...

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COMMUNITY COLUMN: Find out how timebanking can work for you

by Jess Horn, community development officer at South Holland District Council Timebanking is a great way for people to help others in their community and be rewarded for it in time. It is a simple concept that can have a lasting impact on communities and people’s lives. They are about making things happen, offering people the opportunity to make a ...

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