Lincolnshire is bucking the national trend towards a slowdown in the housing market. While recent statistics show a subdued picture nationally, the East Midlands region witnessed the second largest rate of house price growth in the year up to June, 2017. A recent report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) revealed house price growth in our region was 7.1 ...
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Two of South Holland’s six secondary schools fall below “floor” standards for pupils’ achievements in GCSEs. Only 32 per cent of pupils at Spalding’s Sir John Gleed School and 34 per cent at The Peele Community College, Long Sutton, attained five A*-C grades, including English and maths. The “floor” standard set by the Government is 40 per cent. The district’s ...
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A county councillor has been targeted by blackmailers threatening to expose him as a paedophile unless they pay £10,000. Lincolnshire County Council is calling for residents to be vigilant in light of the blackmail attempt. The elected member, who has not been identified, received a letter threatening to publicly accuse them of being a paedophile if they didn’t pay the ...
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The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
