Crime

Drug drive arrest after stolen car is driven into Spalding home

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving in a stolen car that was driven in to the front of a family home in Spalding in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday). The home on Magellan Way, opposite the junction with St Thomas’s Road, was hit by the car at around 5.20am. The Voice understands the family ...

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Thieves smash beauty salon window

Thieves made away with under £20 after smashing a window to a Spalding beauty salon in the early hours of this morning. The Beauty Room in Victoria Road was targeted at around 2am today (Friday, March 22). Manager Louise O’Connor said it’s believed a brick was used to smash the windows allowing the thieves to reach a box of money. ...

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Man wanted in relation to GBH in Spalding and breach of bail

Lincolnshire Police have released details of a man wanted in relation to a GBH incident in Spalding last Saturday (March 9). A statement said officers are seeking James Ellis who is wanted in relation to a GBH in Rowan Avenue and breach of bail conditions for a separate offence. If you have seen him or know where he is, call ...

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Police officers assaulted while investigating theft

Two police officers were assaulted in Spalding while investigating a theft. The incident, which left the officers with minor injuries, occurred on Alexandria Road in the town on Thursday, March 7. A 24-year-old man was arrested for assaulting an emergency worker and for theft. Inspector Gareth Boxall of Spalding Police, said: “He remained in our custody until he was returned ...

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Skingsly convicted of manslaughter of partner

A woman who killed her partner when she braked sharply after driving along a country road with him clinging to the bonnet was today (Tues) convicted of manslaughter.   Alison Skingsly drove away from the car park of the Olde Bridge Inn at Crowland with Kevin Nix, 46, holding on to the bonnet in an attempt to prevent her drink ...

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Drug addict mugged 80-year-old on her way to Bible meeting

A drug addict desperate for cash to pay for his next fix mugged an 80 year old woman in broad daylight, a court was told.   Norberts Mikitis attempted to snatch his victim’s handbag as she walked along Church Street, Pinchbeck, on her way to attend a bible class.   Catherine Picardo, prosecuting, told Lincoln Crown Court “She was walking ...

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Two women arrested following drugs raid on Spalding property

Two women, one aged 18 and one 37, have been arrested after substances and cash were found in a drugs raid on a Spalding property. Lincolnshire Police raided the Double Street premises on Friday, March 8 after executing a search warrant. A spokesman for the force said: “Two women were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply and ...

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Police CCTV appeal after £3,000 of booze stolen from Holbeach shop

Lincolnshire Police have released CCTV images of four people they want to speak to in relation to the theft of £3,000 of alcohol from Holbeach Tesco. Police said on January 16, three men and a woman entered the Tesco store on Boston Road South, Holbeach, just past 3pm before taking the alcohol without paying. The alcohol was placed in a ...

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Police CCTV appeal after thefts from cars in Spalding

Lincolnshire Police are appealing for help identifying a man after a series of overnight thefts from cars in Spalding. Overnight between 26 and 27 February, between 8pm and 11am, a number of vehicles on Haywain Drive were been broken into and items stolen. If you have any information, police ask you contact them in one of the following ways: Via ...

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Man attempted to set home on fire

Police are investigating after a man appeared to deliberately set a house in Crowland alight in the middle of the night. The incident happened at around 2.45am on Sunday, March 10. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “It was reported to us at 2.45am on March 10 that a man had attempted to deliberately ignite the front of a property ...

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Man slashed in face during town centre knife attack

A 20-year-old man was slashed in the face with a knife following an altercation in Spalding. The man had to be taken to hospital for treatment following the incident occurred at around 4.30am on Saturday, March 9 in the vicinity of Double Street. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “At 4.30am a man was attacked with a knife and sustained ...

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Woman accused of murder tells court she didn’t intend to cause harm

A woman accused of murdering her partner after driving for nearly 200 metres with him on the bonnet of her car today (Wednesday) told a jury that she had not intended to harm him.   Alison Skingsly, giving evidence to the jury at Lincoln Crown Court,  said she had earlier argued with Kevin Nix after he flirted with another woman while ...

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Driver penalty points nears five-thousand in South Holland

Almost 5,000 drivers registered in South Holland have three or more points on the licence, according to figures from car selling comparison motorway.co.uk Figures provided by the company show that 4,980 drivers have three or more points on their licence. Of these, 3,657 have three penalty points on their licence. Across England and Wales, 2.69m drivers currently have at least ...

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Pinchbeck family business targeted twice

A single mum of two is devastated after a mayonnaise-loving thief stole everything from the Pinchbeck cafe business she describes as her “life”. Nicki Cooke, who runs, the mobile truck The Nosh Box says she’s concerned about her livelihood after her Enterprise Way trailer business was hit by two thefts within a fortnight. The float, a charity box with an ...

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Drunk man drove into bedroom of house after attempt to steal railway sleepers

A Moulton Chapel man crashed his car into the bedroom of a house in Weston Hills while on the run after attempting to steal railway sleepers, a court has heard. Adam Hamilton, 44, of Thorpe Avenue admitted driving with excess alcohol, failing to stop after a road accident, driving without insurance or a valid test certificate, attempted theft and causing ...

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Jury unable to reach agreement on Spalding fish and chip shop owner accused of having sex with girl (14)

A fish and chip shop owner accused of having sex with a 14-year-old schoolgirl faces a possible retrial after a jury at Lincoln Crown Court was unable to reach a verdict in the case. Peter Donger, who runs the Chips Ahoy shop in Spalding,  denied any inappropriate behaviour towards the girl.   The jury spent seven and a half hours ...

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Veteran railwayman sits on drunk burglar

An 85-year-old veteran from South Holland sat on a drunk, knife wielding burglar and told him he’d shot “better men in Korea”. Korean War veteran John Headington and his 57-year-old wife Susan were praised by a judge who jailed drunk burglar Robert Barnes this week. Former railway worker Mr Headington, who has had two hip replacements, grabbed the burglar in ...

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Man who had knife in Punchbowl sent to jail

A man seen with a folded lock-knife in a Spalding pub and subsequently chased by police has been sent to jail. Ben Heffernan, 22, of Wide Bargate, Boston, had already pleaded guilty to possessing a bladed article, namely a folded lock knife, in a public place in the incident at The Punchbowl on July 7 last year. He was sentenced ...

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Lincolnshire Police to cut around 100 jobs despite 11 per cent council tax increase

The number of police officers is to be reduced and more than a quarter of PCSOs cut in the county despite an 11 per cent rise in Lincolnshire Police’s council tax share. The force have announced the measures today (Monday February 11) as part of £3.2 million worth of cutbacks that will see around 100 roles lost, including 70 from “front ...

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Theft of £20 leads to £80 fine

A 33-year-old man snatched £20 from the till of a Spalding store when he went to pay for a can of coke, Boston Magistrates Court has been told. Matthew David Hall of Walpole Drive, Pinchbeck, but who was of no fixed address at the time, admitted the theft. The court heard that he grabbed the two £10 notes from the ...

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