I write in response to a letter I briefly caught sight of regarding the poisoning of cats in Sutton. While I sympathise with the victims of ripped open rubbish bags, they should be reminded of the Criminal Damage Act of 1971. Within the act, cats are regarded as “property” with a legal owner and by poisoning a cat, they are ...

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people over the last ten years who have been involved with Home-Start South Holland; from the initial steering group to the current board of trustees who have the unenviable task of closing the charity down. I feel really privileged to have been appointed to set-up the family support charity ...

If on Friday, June 24 the UK has voted to leave the EU, Clause 50 of the Lisbon Treaty will be activated. The UK government informs the Executive of the European Council that the UK will be leaving the European Union. It in turn informs the president of the EU Commission, who informs the governments of the 27 remaining states. ...

We must be crazy to vote to stay in the EU. £350m a week we pay to belong to this circus – the people we elect do not have a proper say in how this amount is spent. The unelected comedians squander our money. We have everybody here calling out for more money, NHS, police, education, care of the elderly ...

A woman who “lost” four hours during a night out in Spalding fears her drink may have been spiked. The 33-year-old, who has asked not to be named, is warning people to keep an extra eye on their drinks. She said: “One minute I was fine and the next my friends were saying they’d never seen me in such a ...

Travellers who set up camp on council-owned land have moved on, leaving the council to clear up the mess. About 20 caravans parked up on land at Winfrey Avenue and King’s Road on Thursday. They left again sometime between Sunday and Monday morning. A spokesman for South Holland District Council said: “We can confirm that a number of travellers set ...

A married Spalding man, who attacked the owner of a tanning salon leaving her terrified she was about to be raped, has been jailed for 21 months. Matthew Jones turned on the woman as he was leaving the premises after a tanning session. Graham Huston, prosecuting at Lincoln Crown Court, said that Jones suddenly grabbed hold of the woman and pushed ...

Residents claim they were turned away from Spalding tip because they had more than one bag of garden waste. Residents took to Facebook to complain after they were told they could leave only a single bag of garden waste at the Household Waste Recycling Centre in West Marsh Road. People reported being turned away over the Easter weekend and again ...

A Crowland mum-of-two is calling for action over the lack of play facilities for youngsters in the town. Ruth Wilson says her two-year-old son was unable to enjoy a trip to the park on the Snowden Field because all the apparatus is aimed at older children. She said: “I walked from our home to the only park in Crowland with ...

A migrant worker, who turned to burglary when he found himself unable to get a job after his passport expired, has been jailed for 30 months. Janis Sakalauskis had been working legitimately since his arrival in the UK but his lack of a valid passport meant he could not work and was not entitled to benefits. Henry Ewing, prosecuting at ...

A internet trader defrauded customers out of hundreds of pounds after setting up an online business selling farm equipment. Lisa Lombardi, who traded as moo2ewe, took money from customers for orders but the goods were never supplied. David Outterside, prosecuting at Lincoln Crown Court on Tuesday, said that customers were left out of pocket and then had difficulty in making ...

Welland Yacht Club is holding Sunday junior sailing sessions over the coming months. Sessions run on: April 17 and 24, May 8, 15, 22 and 29, June 19, July 10, 17, 24 and 31, August 28, September 11, 18 and 25. The sessions are designed at introducing anyone under 16 into the national sailing scheme. No previous experience of watersports ...

Aaron Chalmers, star of popular MTV reality show Geordie Shore, is set to appear at Loaded Nightclub on Saturday, April 23. Aaron, who has been an integral member of the Geordie Shore family since season eight, is a popular character and follows in the footsteps of co-stars Gary “Gaz” Beadle and Holly Hagan, who have both appeared at Loaded. Aaron ...

Buddhist nun Gen Nyingpo has 20 years’ experience of practising and teaching meditation. She will be teaching a new course on Mindfulness at the South Holland Centre every Thursday until May 19. Sessions run from 7.30pm-8.30pm and cost £5. Each class in the course can be attended on its own on a drop-in basis as well as attending the whole ...

What happened to the frog who parked on double yellow lines? He was toad away! Yes, a terrible joke to start this month’s column. But a great way to introduce the subject, frogs and toads. Do you know you might have them in your garden, even if you haven’t got a pond? Although they need ponds to breed, the adults ...

Acapella group The Queen’s Six are performing in Pinchbeck as part of this year’s church flower festival. Based at Windsor Castle, the members of The Queen’s Six make up half of the Lay Clerks of St George’s Chapel, whose homes lie within the castle walls. This rare privilege demands the highest musical standards, as they sing regularly for the Royal ...

Pupils in KS1 at Holbeach Primary Academy have taken part in the National Road Safety Programme. Staff from Spalding firm Gist took their HGV cab into school and taught the children about road safety regarding HGV lorries and how to keep themselves safe. They had the opportunity to sit in the driver’s seat where they found out they couldn’t see ...

Family-run Vine House Farm has been shortlisted for an award which recognises the £1m in donations made to The Wildlife Trusts. The Deeping St Nicholas based firm has been shortlisted for the “Charity Partnership – Small Business Award” at the 2016 Business Charity Awards. The nomination comes after farm announced they had reached the £1m mark in donations to The ...

I have just read the headlines in the Lincolnshire Free Press, 05/04/2016 –The safety of A16 now in government’s hands. As many of your readers may know, I have campaigned against this killer junction the A16 old Radar Corner, since it was first opened. I’ve recently held a positive meeting with MP John Hayes, both agreeing something must be done ...

It had been in the pipeline for weeks and everyone was looking forward to the Chairman and Lady of South Holland District Council, Coun Francis Biggadike and wife Freda’s, civic reception and the occasion did not disappoint. Because I had been given certain civic duties to carry out, we arrived at the South Holland Centre in Spalding in good time. ...