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A property near Sutton Bridge has been largely destroyed following a fire overnight. At around 11pm last night (Friday, March 24) fire crews were alerted to Guys Head Road, a rural road with a handful of properties on just north of the town. Nobody has been injured in the blaze which Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue say has damaged 70 per ...

In a “moment of madness” a 26-year-old woman took a bank card that had been left in a parking ticket machine and used it three times to buy goods under £30 until the card was rejected because it had been cancelled. Abigail Matthews of Amos Way, Sibsey admitted one charge of theft and three of committing fraud by false representation ...

A Lincolnshire woman has admitted having a dog which was out of control when it injured another woman. Sharon Foster, 38, of High Road in Whaplode, near Spalding, will be sentenced next month after she admitted the charge at Lincoln Crown Court. Victim Emily Ormes was injured after the Alsatian cross breed type dog escaped on Thursday May 18 last ...

A driver who abandoned his car and hid when he realised he was being followed by police in the early hours of the morning, was facing his second excess alcohol conviction in less than 10 years, a court has heard. Darryl Gebhard, 61, of Starlode Drove, West Pinchbeck, admitted driving with excess alcohol when he appeared before magistrates at Boston ...

Motorists on the A16 have been faced with tailbacks this morning (Thursday, March 22) after a collision involving a car and a lorry on the A16 at the Sutterton roundabout. Lincolnshire Police were called to the incident shortly after 9am. A spokesman for the police, said: “The car was on its roof. One person has been reported injured. The injuries ...

The team behind a new community bookshop in Holbeach is looking for volunteers to help run it. The Holbeach Bookshop, is a new not for profit community second-hand bookshop. As a community shop-style venture it is to be staffed by volunteers and will ultimately benefit the local community by supporting other local charities and good causes. It is intended that ...

A poster put up by Holbeach Parish Council warning dog owners about a “suspected case of poisoning” on the Netherfield park was only precautionary, the council said. A parish council spokesman said: “One of the park staff reported that there was a member of the public who told them that they only exercised their dog on the Netherfield park and ...

A Spalding woman who always wanted to be a hairdresser has won a national competition for her skills. Chloe McConnell (20) won first place in the ladies evening style category of The Association of Hairdressers and Therapists National Finals held at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens last week. She and friend Zoe Herd, who also studies at Stamford College, attended the prestigious ...

Five people are to be made redundant after Swinton Insurance announced it is closing its Spalding branch. The announcement brings an end to a long history of insurance brokers in the New Road building which previously housed the family business Norman C Williams. Swinton took over that business in 2009 and has been part of the insurance giant since. But ...

A collector hit the jackpot when a photograph he picked up on eBay for just £7 turned out to be genuine and potentially worth a whopping £2 million. Justin Whiting (45) bought the picture in July 2017 and immediately tracked down Will Dunniway, a 19th century photography expert from California. He was astonished when forensic experts confirmed his picture of ...

A body that represents providers of affordable homes in England has stated that more need to be built in South Holland. The National Housing Association (NHA) claims that the average home in the district now costs £184,430 which it says is nearly eight times the mean salary for the area of £23,613. It also claims that between 2012 and 2016, ...

A 77-year-old from Spalding whose body was found in the River Welland last year had taken her own life, an inquest has heard. Janet Brighton’s body was found at Welland Yacht Club by a police officer hours after being reported missing from her Hawthorn Bank home on September 2, 2017. The inquest at Boston Coroner’s Court on Wednesday, March 14, ...

Two charity cheques and a commemorative picture were handed out on a presentation night at the Anglia Motel. At the Fleet Hargate venue on March 15 the Royal Anglian Regiment Benevolent Fund received a two cheques and in turn gave back a picture to commemorate the previous charitable acts from Anglia Motel owner Harold Payne and Peter Morris for “their ...

South Holland and the Deepings MP John Hayes said in Parliament the recent Sailsbury attempted murder of a former spy could have happened in our county. On March 14, during a House of Commons update on the Salisbury incident, Mr Hayes said: “She knows, as the House knows, that that is led by the Metropolitan police, but this event happened ...

Playing and homework is the only worry for most nine-year-olds, but Jayden Reynolds also has to look after his family. Due to his mum’s mobility problems through disability and his father’s long working hours to provide money for the family, Jayden, of Holbeach, does a huge amount of the family’s housework, including the cooking for his younger sister Kacy (7). ...

A Conservative group opposed to Brexit will hold two events in South Holland. European Movement Lincolnshire will host Conservative Group for Europe (CGE) president Kenneth Clarke MP for one of two planned events in its Explaining the Facts, Exposing the Myths, Exploring the Options series of meetings. Dr Nicholas P George, a campaigns researcher for CGE, chair of the Free ...

A father of three from Spalding died of a drug overdose shortly after being released from prison, an inquest has heard. Damian James Baker passed away aged 32 on January 7, 2018 at the Little London flat he had moved into with girlfriend Courtney Reeves just a week earlier. In a statement read out at the inquest into Damian’s death ...

Regulars at a cafè that Trip Advisor lists as the number one in Lincolnshire were treated loyal customers as a thank you last week. On Friday, March 16, Caffè Aurora provided free food to customers whose five star reviews have helped the Holbeach, High Street establishment get ahead of over 700 other such eateries listed in the county. Manager Cormac ...

A National Lottery Award secured sports equipment for Priory School pupils but an appeal has been launched to help make it useful in all weathers. A year ago, The Priory was installed two large Multi Use Games Areas (MUGA) ends which include football goals, basketball hoops and cricket stumps. They are however positioned on grass and during bad weather cannot ...

A sharp increase in demand has left a Holbeach food bank in dire need of donations. Holbeach Community Larder and Cafe provides food parcels to households in need. Organiser the Rev Rosamund Seal said the rise in people forced to use the service has left them short on essentials. “We are down to our last few boxes of cereal and ...