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Two drivers were taken to hospital in Peterborough after a crash in Crowland. Nene Terrace Road remains closed after a collision between a red Ford Focus and blue Ford tractor. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the scene at about 9am today (Tuesday).

Five vehicles seized as part of Lincolnshire Police’s clampdown on hare coursing have been scrapped. The action is part of the force’s Operation Galileo, which has led to 156 men being arrested or reported for summons since September 1. This figure compares to 65 people during the season September 2014 to March 2015. Fifteen vehicles have been seized so far this season ...

TUESDAY, 10AM: A third arrest has been made in connection with the firearms incident in Long Sutton on Sunday. The 22-year-old local man is being questioned by police this morning, while the two men previously arrested have been bailed until April while investigations continue. UPDATE Monday 2.25pm: A second arrest has been made in connection with a firearms incident in Long ...

Residents in flood-risk areas of South Holland have a chance of winning £100 by signing up for Environment Agency warnings. The Floodline Lottery aims to encourage more to sign up for flood alerts. The lottery is organised by Boston Borough Council and is open to flood-risk residents in Boston borough, East Lindsey and South Holland (an Environment Agency map shows virtually ...

A Spalding headteacher has said it will be students who will be the losers if teachers go through with the threat of strike action. The National Union of Teachers announced on Friday that an indicative ballot showed an overwhelming majority of teachers at Spalding Grammar School were in favour of strike action after the school refused to introduce a nationally-recommended ...

Police investigating a series of lead thefts in Spalding have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to trace. They are keen to trace a man after 18 reports of theft of lead flashing from the porches of homes in Claudette Avenue, Claudette Way and Estella Way, in Spalding. He is a described as a white male wearing a ...

A driver has died after his car left the road and hit a tree on Saturday morning. Emergency services were called to Holbeach Road in Spalding, near the A151/A16 junction, shortly after 3am. The driver of a silver Rover, a 31 year-old foreign national who was living in Spalding, was  pronounced dead at the scene. His immediate family have been informed ...

A pensioner who exposed himself in front of three schoolgirls has been jailed for 19 months. George Booth (78) was caught after one of the girls tried to take his photograph and reported where he lived in Roman Bank, Long Sutton. On Thursday (January 7) Lincoln Crown Court heard the girls had noticed Booth standing outside his home as they ...

Teachers at a Spalding secondary school could go on strike next month. The staff at Spalding Grammar School have indicated their desire for industrial action because they have been denied a nationally-recommended one per cent pay rise. It is believed the school is the only one in the county to withhold the pay rise and the National Union of Teachers ...

A pensioner from West Pinchbeck appeared at Lincoln Crown Court on Wednesday (January 6) accused of wounding. Susan Mary Walker (69), of Dozens Bank, West Pinchbeck, is charged with an offence of wounding with intent on December 7, 2015. No pleas were entered and Walker spoke only to confirm her name during the five minute hearing. Recorder Graham Huston granted Walker ...

A distribution company has defended its cleanliness record after workers claimed its Spalding food storage depot is dirty and dangerous. Fowler Welch said it is committed to high standards after a series of photos and video clips was given anonymously to The Voice, claiming to show dust, dirt and health and safety breaches at the company’s premises in West Marsh ...

Local businesses are being invited to attend a special event to find out more about how they could win contracts to provide services for South Holland District Council. The Meet the District Council Buyers event will give businesses a chance to speak to members of the council’s various teams about the diverse range of goods and services bought by South ...

Seven food establishments in South Holland need “major improvement”, according to the Food Standards Agency. Five premises in Spalding, one in Long Sutton and another in Sutton Bridge all have a food hygiene rating of 1. Zero is the lowest and 5 the highest. They are: Delicious Coffee Shop, 32 Market Place, Long Sutton Global Foods, 2 Winsover Road, Spalding ...

A couple are enjoying some well-deserved rest – and lie-ins – in retirement after 24 years working on South Holland markets. Paul and Jackie Randall started with a stall on Long Sutton market and over the years their ranges of underwear, nightwear, socks, gloves and hats have also featured at Spalding, Holbeach and Crowland. The couple also had a stall ...

People are being urged to stay away from hospitals wherever possible and consider other sources of healthcare. Local hospitals are continuing to face severe disruption due to norovirus and high attendances, with restricted visiting now in place at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) manages Lincoln, Boston and Grantham hospitals and is working with the county’s four ...

The mother of an injured teenaged cyclist has pleaded with people riding bikes to always wear a helmet. It comes after Jenny Neilson’s son Cameron (13) was in collision with a car in Moulton. He was wearing a helmet and Jenny believes his injuries would have been more serious if that were not the case. Cameron – a pupil at ...

A loyal worker of 19 years was reduced to tears after seeing the empty shell of troubled Pinchbeck factory Lloyd Loom of Spalding with its machines ripped out. The premises of the specialist furniture manufacturer in Wardentree Lane were cleared, with several employees only finding out when they turned up for work. Weave department supervisor Darren Smith, of Pennygate, Spalding, ...

A serving police officer has been jailed for eight months after a court was told he downloaded child pornography onto his home computer. Paul Henry, an officer with Bedfordshire Police, was caught after police raided his Donington home in April last year. Today Katrina Wilson, prosecuting, told Lincoln Crown Court: “The defendant is of previous good character and in fact ...

A retained firefighter who has dedicated his life to keeping people safe has been named in the New Year’s Honours list 2016. Richard King, who has worked as a retained firefighter for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue for 23 years, has been given a British Empire Medal for his service to the community. Primarily based at Long Sutton Fire Station, the ...

Residents in South Holland are being invited to have their say on where new homes, businesses and roads should be built over the next 20 years. A new Local Plan is being prepared for South East Lincolnshire (the areas of Boston Borough Council and South Holland District Council) to guide the development and use of land up until 2036, including ...