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Licensee loses alcohol licence after claiming lockdown drinking session was child’s party reported following arranged marriage row

A bar owner has lost his license for serving customers in lockdown – despite claiming it was a children’s party and saying he was reported by a man in revenge for refusing an arranged marriage. Police visited Rafael’s in Spalding on June 24 after being told customers were being served despite the Coronavirus restrictions closing all pubs, bars and restaurants. ...

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Help for family swanning around Spalding

An animal lover with mobility issues blocked roads as her daughter and others helped rescue a family of swans who were causing traffic problems in Spalding town centre on Saturday. Lorraine Fairall and daughter Melissa got stuck in traffic behind the family of two adult swans and four cygnets who were waddling down Winsover Road, bringing traffic to a crawl ...

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Video appeal after three injured in Long Sutton brawl

Three people have been injured amid violent scenes in the streets of Long Sutton on Friday night. Lincolnshire Police say they were called to an ‘altercation’ in West Street which then continued in Trafalgar Square at about 8.30pm. A police spokesman, said: “One man in his 30s and two teenagers received non-life threatening injuries. “They were treated at the scene ...

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District’s leisure centres re-open

Both of South Holland’s Leisure Centres are back open for users with the swimming pool in Spalding set to re-open next month. Operator Parkwood has put in place a host of measures to encourage social distancing and users of the gym and classes have to book in advance. Owner South Holland District Council has backed the operator providing financial backing ...

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Collision at Weston closes A151

The A151 at the Weston roundabout is currently closed due to a collision involved a car and a lorry. The incident was reported at 4.20pm. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police said: “Injuries are being assessed.”

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Council apologises over CCTV data protection breach

Holbeach Parish Council has apologised over a potential data protection breach with regards its CCTV system. In an open letter to the people of the parish published today (Thursday August 6), chairman Graham Rudkin said the authority is “working hard to put it right”. As previously reported, the parish council has been reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over ...

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Bakkavor announce closure of one of its Spalding factories

Around 500 jobs are affected after Bakkavor announced the closure of one of its Spalding factories. The company has confirmed that Factory One at its West Marsh Road site, which specialises in salads, is to be closed from October. A night shift working in the Deli section will also end. A Bakkavor spokesman, said: “We announced in June that we ...

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Police looking into unexplained death after body is found at Spalding property

The death of a 35-year-old man whose body was found in a Spalding property is being treated as unexplained. Lincolnshire Police say they are following a number of lines of enquiry after the body was found in a property in Juniper Crescent yesterday (August 4). A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police: “We are investigating the death of a man whose body ...

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Former headteacher in court over child sex offences

The former headteacher of St Bartholomew’s Primary School in West Pinchbeck has been told not to visit the school after appearing in court over three child sex offences. James Shawley (44) appeared at Lincoln Magistrates Court on July 30 and has yet to enter a plea to three charges that relate to interactions with a person he did not believe ...

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Police called to bar breaking COVID rules

Police were called to a Spalding bar and restaurant which was serving food and drinks at the height of the coronavirus lockdown when a group of 20 people were partying at the back of the building. The lights were off at the front of Rafael’s in Westlode Street on June 20, but footage from a police body camera shows ‘numerous ...

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Cameras removed amid CCTV row

All CCTV cameras in Holbeach are to be taken down and checked they can’t be hacked while a parish councillor has said she was verbally abused amid the controversy surrounding them. As previously reported, Holbeach Parish Council is being investigated by the Information Commissioner’s Officer over data protection breaches following an internal investigation into the theft of one of its ...

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Petition for market stalls to be set up is launched

A petition calling for market stalls to be set-up ready for traders has been launched after South Holland District Council ratified a decision to scrap the service when it resumed after lockdown. Stephanie Taylor is asking for support for the campaign which comes amid fears that market traders are turning their backs on Spalding Market because of the move by ...

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Men flee car stolen from party

Three men fled a stolen car after police stopped it on Friday night (July 31). Police pulled over the blue Fiat Punto on Low Road at 11.35pm after it had been reported stolen while the owner was at a party earlier that evening. The occupants fled the scene after being pulled over, the police said. A spokesman said: “The vehicle ...

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Kind gesture after bench for hospital NHS staff is smashed to pieces

A bench installed and paid for by volunteers to allow somewhere peaceful for NHS staff to sit down has been destroyed – but another group has stepped in to help The Vernatt’s Volunteers who look after the Vernatt’s Nature Reserve put in the two benches 18 months ago at the back of the Johnson Hospital in Spalding But one of ...

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Council responds to markets criticism by announcing grants for traders

South Holland District Council is to offer grants of up to £5,000 to local market traders amid criticism over recent changes to the way it runs markets in the district. The authority last week ratified its decision to stop putting up stalls for traders at markets. It’s a move that has been stated for the reasoning why a number of ...

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Motorcyclist suffered ‘life changing or threatening’ injuries

A motorcyclist in his 30s was taken to hospital with ‘life changing or threatening’ injuries following a collision. The incident happened on Quadring Road shortly before 6.30pm on Friday, July 31. The A152 between Gosberton and Surfleet was closed as a result. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “A single vehicle collision involving a motorcyclist was reported to us as ...

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Police investigating assault

Police are investigating after an alleged assault by doormen, a purported video of which has been shared widely on social media. An 18-year-old male was left injured following the incident reported at Bentely’s establishment in New Street at 12.30am on Sunday, August 2. A 17 second video purported to be of the incident outside the venue has been shared numerous ...

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Trial to see if dogs can smell out COVID-19

Hospital staff in Lincolnshire are taking part in a trial to see if medical detection dogs could help to diagnose COVID-19. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Pilgrim Hospital in Boston and Lincoln County Hospital has invited colleagues to take part in the research project to find alternative ways to diagnose those infected with the virus.The acute sense of smell ...

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Family left horrified after pet goat is decapitated

A family who’ve saved several animals from the slaughterhouse were left distraught this morning after they found one of their pet goats had been decapitated. Stuart and Rachel Roberts made the horrific discovery this morning at the Rangell Gate home near Low Fulney where they keep a number of animals. After Stuart found a pool of blood, the severed head ...

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Investigation over ‘not secure’ park cameras

Holbeach Parish Council is being investigated after claims its CCTV cameras in parks and cemeteries, including one that was stolen, weren’t “safe or secure”. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is looking into breaches of the Data Protection Act after a complaint by a member of the public about a camera overseeing a children’s play area. A resulting Holbeach Parish Council ...

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