Crime

Hero ‘night owl’ saves lives in arson attacks

A hero neighbour helped save lives after two suspected arson attacks within minutes and yards of each other on Weston Hills homes. The local resident, who does not wish to be named, helped evacuate a couple and a family including three young sons from the two separate properties around 100 yards apart on Old Fendyke Road in the early hours ...

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Appeal after report motorist was racially abused

An appeal for witnesses has been made following a report a motorist was racially abused. The incident happened at around 8.36pm on Wygate Park in Spalding on Tuesday, January 29. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “We are appealing for witnesses following a road rage incident where a motorist was racially abused. “At 8.36pm on Tuesday January 29 we received a ...

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Families flee fires after two suspected arson attacks on the same street

Two families had to flee their homes after suspected arson attacks within minutes and just yards from each other in Weston Hills this morning. Both fires were reported at around 2.50am on Old Fendike Road with a total of five fire crews attending the incident. The Voice understands that two families, one of which has young children, were evacuated and ...

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Mould, dirt and no soap in public loos

Broken tiles, leaking sinks, missing seats and smashed windows were all revealed on a council tour of South Holland’s public toilets. There are nine facilities in the district and the list of problems ranged from mould and no hand dryers to broken windows and missing bins. A group of councillors and staff from the council toured the district’s toilets in ...

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Drive to get speed scheme into Spalding

A scheme to stop people speeding in the villages could be on its way to Spalding. Community Speed Watch, which sees trained volunteers monitor the speed of vehicles in problem locations, has been hailed as a success in many location in South Holland by its rural area co-ordinator Jan Whitbourn. Now the Spalding Town Forum wants to bring the scheme to ...

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‘Disgraceful’ councillor and son fined for assaulting man

Spalding landlord and South Holland district councillor Peter Williams was today (Wed) fined £600 after admitting punching a drunk who smashed a window at his pub.   Williams, together with his son Ben, pursued Gary Ward who ran off after breaking the window at the Punchbowl Inn.   Mr Ward was caught and punched once by Ben Williams. Then as Ben ...

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Appeal over man wanted for assault

Lincolnshire Police have issued an appeal as they look for a man in connection with an assault. The force says Aaron Bates was last seen in South Holland but has not released details of the alleged incident. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “Aaron Bates is wanted in connection with an assault. “It is believed he was last seen in ...

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Councillor and pub landlord admits assaulting man

Spalding pub landlord and South Holland district councillor Peter Williams today (Tuesday) admitted assaulting a man who had been ejected from his premises.   Williams, who runs the Punchbowl Inn, had been due to stand trial at Lincoln Crown Court alongside his son Ben this morning accused of assault.   But before a jury was sworn in the two men both pleaded guilty. ...

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Suspected hare coursers caught on drone footage

Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of hare coursing after a dramatic police chase near Holbeach yesterday (January 20). Police used drones to find the nine people after an initial report of hare coursing in Washway Road at 12.07pm. Lincolnshire Police ARV tweeted that the pursuit lasted “well over an hour” and in addition to the arrests, two cars ...

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Man had knife in Spalding pub

A Boston man who admitted possessing a folding lock knife in a Spalding pub has been warned he faces a jail sentence.   Ben Heffernan, 22, of Wide Bargate, Boston, pleaded guilty to possessing a bladed article in a public place when he appeared at Lincoln Crown Court.   The court heard Heffernan was in possession of a folding lock ...

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Son assaulted 80-year-old mum and police officers

A woman in her 80s was pushed by her 54 year old son after she asked him and his friend to make less noise during a drinking session, a court has heard. Stuart Craig Weir of Wygate Road, Spalding, admitted assaulting his mother Margaret Campbell, as well as assaulting two police officers who went to her aid after she telephoned ...

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Theft from Gosberton Co-Op

Police are searching for a man who walked into the Co-Op in Gosberton and stole money from the till. The incident happened at the High Street store at around 9pm on Friday, January 4. Police have said no nobody was injured or confronted in the incident by the thief who then made off along High Street in the direction of ...

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Two wanted in connection with Crowland meat and wine theft

Police are looking for two people wanted connection with the theft of a meat and wine from a shop in Crowland. The theft from the Co-op store in West Street in Crowland was reported at 3.20pm on December 26. The woman is described as in her early 30s, with long brown hair. She was wearing a blue coat with a ...

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Man and woman arrested in Spalding on suspicion of handling stolen goods

A man and a woman were arrested this morning at Queens Road. Police said a 50-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods. A warrant was executed at a residential address on Queens Road at 8.55am Friday morning. Concerned residents on the school run took to social media to find out about the police ...

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Stolen car leads to drugs stash find in Long Sutton

A police raid on a vehicle workshop revealed a stash of illegal drugs, Lincoln Crown Court was told today (Thursday).   Officers targeted the workshop on Bridge Road, Long Sutton, in August 2017 after a stolen Audi A5 car was seen parked outside.   Amy Earnshaw, prosecuting, said that the vehicle, which was stolen five months earlier from  Essex, had been cloned ...

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Suspected shoplifter dies after arrest at Spalding store

A man has died after he was detained under suspicion of theft from Sainsbury’s in Spalding. On Tuesday, January 8, police were called to Sainsbury’s at Holland Market to assist with the man who had been detained. After he was arrested, police said it was clear he was unwell and he was given first aid by officers and shop staff. ...

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Drug-driver had smoked Spice

Police had to pursue a Long Sutton drug-driver off-road and then give chase on foot when he and a passenger decamped. When Josh Edward Lake (25) was caught, he failed a roadside drug wipe and a quantity of the drug Spice was in his uninsured car. Prosecutor Stacie Cossey told King’s Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Monday that police followed the ...

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Residents renew fight against fly-tip and rubbish ‘eyesore’ street corner

Residents of a Spalding street have vowed to renew their fight against an ‘eyesore’ corner of rubbish and fly-tipped items. For more than 10 years, Ken Ward has been in contact with South Holland District Council about the rubbish piled up at a corner near his house. The bulk of it comes from the estate of apartments and houses built ...

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Police call for ‘rural rangers’

A new Lincolnshire Police scheme hopes to recruit a force of mounted volunteers to patrol the area on horseback looking for trouble. If you have a horse, a keen eye for crime and time on your hands, Lincolnshire Police want to hear from you. Gill Finn, Community Safety Officer for Lincolnshire Police, runs the scheme and said The Rural Rangers ...

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More than £350k of pothole claims

Lincolnshire County Council paid over £350,000 to drivers whose cars were damaged by potholes in 2018, it’s been revealed. Between December 18 2017 and December 17 2018 the authority paid out £367,882.22 in compensation claims a Freedom of Information request has revealed. Council officials are blaming last winter’s unusually cold weather creating more potholes than usual. In July it was ...

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