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Operating instructions for a lifting hoist involved in the death of a hospital patient did not tell users not to remove a pad by lifting it off its bracket, a jury heard.   John Biggadike died in 2012 when he fell while in a lifting hoist at Boston Pilgrim Hospital and was impaled on part of the equipment.   Mr ...

The Conservative Party now have seven of the nine South Holland seats on Lincolnshire County Council.   Thursday’s (May 4) elections saw the Tories take two further divisions in the district.   The other two seats at County Hall were retained by Chris Brewis (The Suttons) and Angela Newton (Spalding West), who scraped home by 50 votes ahead of Tory ...

“We are not prepared to tolerate the current situation,” a councillor has insisted ten years after the closure of a pub that has become an eyesore and drain on public funds. South Holland District Council’s cabinet is to discuss in private what has been achieved to date regarding the Bull and Monkie site, in Churchgate, Spalding, and possible next steps, ...

A Spalding resident is facing charges of assaulting two men at Pinchbeck factory Greencore Food-To-Go. Kamil Dudek (21), of Harveys Close, is said to have beat Marcin Nieroda and Lauris Brikmans on April 4 this year. Dudek is also accused of, on the same date, possessing a weapon designed to discharge pepper spray and maliciously wounding March Nieroda. Dudek appeared before Boston ...

New homes being proposed on the site of Crowland’s former South View Primary School will be available exclusively to young first-time buyers – at a 20 per cent discount. Lincolnshire County Council is proposing to build 22 new homes on the site of the demolished school off Albion Street and for 15 of them to be built under the Government’s ...

A tractor driver facing three charges relating to damage to a vehicle in a road traffic accident and failing to stop has had his court case adjourned. Peter Chapman (61), of Glenside South, Pinchbeck, is said to have committed the offences in Knight Street, Pinchbeck, on July 30, 2016. He is charged with driving a tractor without due care and attention and, having caused injury to ...

The East Midlands Labour Party says Wojciech Kowalewski is its prospective parliamentary candidate for the South Holland and The Deepings constituency in the General Election on June 8. Matthew Mahabadi, the Labour candidate who came third in the poll for the seat in 2015, said Mr Kowalewski was an “excellent choice”. He added: “He’s an experienced, genuine and professional man ...

A network of health walks in the county has a bright future after Lincolnshire Co-op stepped in with fresh support. There are more than 60 regular, volunteer-run health walks across the seven districts. They come under the national Walking for Health scheme, run in partnership by the Ramblers and Macmillan Cancer Support. The free walks boost people’s fitness and wellbeing. ...

A man who stole two bottles of suncream worth £29.98 from Savers in Hall Place, Spalding, has been given an 18-month conditional discharge. John Terrence Harding (45), of Cobgate, also pleaded guilty to assaults to Alice Brencs and Melanie Dixon in the store. He was ordered to pay £50 compensation on each charge. He admitted breaching an 18-month conditional discharge imposed on July 7, 2016. No ...

A Spalding resident caught drink-driving on the A17 at Holbeach has been banned for 18 months. Ionel Costache, of Westlode Street, was driving a Citroen Picasso on April 1 with 60 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35. Appearing before Boston magistrates on Wednesday, the 48-year-ld was also fined £350 and ordered to pay ...

A Holbeach man accused of assault has been remanded on bail until his next court appearance. Appearing before magistrates in Boston on Wednesday (May 3), Scott Berry, of Branches Lane, denied a charge of beating Katie Harron on April 17. The case was adjourned for trial on June 13.  

A Spalding resident has been fined £200 for stealing groceries from Sainsbury’s. Appearing before magistrates in Boston on Wednesday (May 3), Martin Beale, of Kingfisher Court, pleaded guilty to stealing goods worth between £300 and £500 between December 2016 and March 18 this year. He was also ordered to pay £200 compensation.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a 22-year-old Spalding resident. Ingus Podnieks, of London Road, is accused of stealing seven bags of Nescafe Gold Blend, worth £28 and belonging to Aldi, on April 10 this year, and two containers of Optimum Nutrition, worth £40 and belonging to Holland and Barrett, on March 15 this year. He failed to surrender ...

An arrest warrant has been issued for a 47-year-old Pinchbeck man charged with drink-driving. Kurt Sands, of Wimberley Way, failed to surrender to bail at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. He is accused of drink-driving in Queen Street, Boston, having no insurance for a Peugeot 206 and driving otherwise than in accordance with his licence. All offences are said to ...

An arrest warrant for a 32-year-old Gedney man has been issued. Craig Johnson, of Batemans Close, is accused of damaging an e-cigarette worth £69 in Holbeach on April 9 this year. Johnson failed to answer bail at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (May 3) and a warrant for arrest without bail was issued.

An arrest warrant for a 32-year-old Spalding man has been issued. Aron Findley Duff, of Queens Road, is accused of stealing two bottles of wine, total value £7.98 and belonging to Aldi, on April 10 this year. He failed to surrender to bail and appear at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (May 3) and a warrant for arrest without bail was issued.

Detectives investigating the theft of money from a Gedney woman in her 80s have released an e-fit of a suspect. Police say the distraction burglary happened at about 6.35pm on Monday, April 24, at the pensioner’s home in Albert Avenue. The man claimed to be from “the water board”.  Police said: “He said he was carrying out emergency work and needed ...

South Holland and The Deepings Conservative Association has unanimously approved sitting MP John Hayes as its candidate for the General Election. Hayes has been the constituency MP since 1997. The association said: “John has served our constituency and the Conservative cause here with distinction over the last 20 years. As is widely acknowledged by local people of all views, he continuously works ...

A Moulton woman has been fined £301 for failing to give police the details of a driver alleged to have been guilty of an offence. Beverly Jane Thompson (53), of High Street, also had her driving licence endorsed with six points and was ordered to pay £85 costs and £30 to fund victim services. The incident related to a Peugeot vehicle and ...

Britain’s youngest-ever double murderers are to challenge the 20-year tariffs imposed for the killings of Spalding school dinner lady Liz Edwards and her 13-year-old daughter Katie.   The boy and girl, both aged 14 when they carried out what was described as “brutal executions”, are due to appeal their sentences at the Court of Appeal in London on Thursday (May 4).   The 20-year-tariff ...