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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 ...

Word is spreading quickly about a social media account showcasing fantastic photographs of Lincolnshire skies. The Twitter page, which was the idea of Surfleet resident Rachel Rodgers, has attracted more than 1,400 followers in just a month. The inspiration for starting @LincsSkies came from a snap which she took on the way to work in Market Deeping one morning recently. ...

A paedophile who carried out an horrific sex attack on a young girl has been jailed for 26 years. Judge John Pini QC sentenced John MacPherson at Lincoln Crown Court under a rarely used section of the 2003 Criminal Justice Act which means he will not be freed, as is normal,  when he has served half of his sentence and ...

Lincolnshire residents will elect the county’s second Police and Crime Commissioner on May 5. The four-yearly event will find a replacement for Alan Hardwick, who is not standing for re-election. The role of the PCC, which carries a salary of £65,000, is to be the voice of the people and hold the police to account. Their duties include: secure an ...

Aspiring actors and crew members will get their chance to be part of South Holland’s latest film offering. Auditions are being held for Holbeach Film Company’s romantic comedy Forever Your Rose at the Women’s Institute Hall, Park Road, Holbeach, on Saturday. Anyone who would like to work behind the scenes will be seen between 1pm and 2pm and cast auditions ...

A new service to help people with issues such as debt, benefits and housing problems has been launched in Sutton Bridge. Last week, Citizens Advice went live from the Curlew Centre for the first time, enabling residents of the village to access the Spalding CAB via a video link. The service will be available to all and be manned Monday ...

Deaths and serious injuries on some of South Holland’s roads continue to grow despite the introduction of safety measures. Figures show that accident levels on some stretches of road where speed cameras have been introduced remain roughly the same as pre-installation or have even gone up in some cases. But road safety chiefs have defended their use, saying there have ...

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 ...

Inspirational Margaret Horn has been named Moulton Parish Citizen of the Year. She narrowly edged out John Heron and Hendrina Tibbs at an awards event with friends and family at Moulton Seas End Village Hall. The parish council said: “All three were very worthy candidates for the award and for their involvement within the community. However, there can only be ...

The annual South Holland Jobs Fair is in Spalding on Tuesday, April 26. Visitors will have the chance to speak to over 30 employers and training providers from a range of industries who are currently recruiting in the district. Representatives from several sectors including the food industry, care and training providers will be on hand to discuss current vacancies as ...

A new integrated sexual health service is being rolled out across Lincolnshire this month. This new Lincolnshire Integrated Sexual Health service (LISH) will provide a flexible, non-judgmental, confidential service to anyone who needs it for sexually transmitted infection/HIV advice, screening and treatment and/or contraceptive health needs. From April 1, Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) became the main provider ...

The cause of a crash which resulted in more than £20,000 of damage to a refuse lorry is not being made public. The incident on September 23 last year saw the South Holland District Council vehicle ditch in Nene Terrace Road, Crowland. Three crew members were injured, with one flown to hospital with serious injuries. The council declined to disclose ...

A petition is calling for waste bins to be introduced to the weekly waste and recycling collections in South Holland. It comes amid claims that cats are being poisoned by residents dousing bin bags with antifreeze. Deborah Weekes and Tracey Tugwell, of Sutton Bridge, have organised the online petition at www.change.org, which has so far attracted close to 500 signatures. ...

Police have expressed annoyance and frustration at legislation which enables two Spalding shops caught with thousands of smuggled cigarettes to freely continue selling licensed goods. Karwan Ahmad had his premises licences for Baltic and Winsover revoked by South Holland District Council after the criminal activity was uncovered last December. Electronic hides behind false walls had been created at Baltic to ...

A new era in waste collection service in South Holland got under way this week. Garden waste was collected for the first time using wheelie bins leased to residents. The new service – which adds a fresh revenue stream to the district council – began in Spalding on Monday.(April 4) Other areas covered in the 2,500 properties pilot area are ...

Spalding’s Castle Sports Complex has denied that a lifeguard landed himself in trouble by pulling  a boy out of the swimming pool. It has been confirmed that a lad got into difficulty during an inflatables session at the pool on Friday (April 1) and was rescued by a fairly recently qualified male lifeguard. After a short period of recovery, the ...

Residents who live close to a farming business in Whaplode are claiming it is one of the noisiest places to live. Some villagers who live on High Road, Kirkgate, St Mary’s Gardens and Green Pastures have complained to South Holland District Council over noise emanating from Lincolnshire Field Products’ High Road site. The council says it is working with the ...