Spalding Guardian - News Feed

Parish steps up its fight against gasifier

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:12:42 GMT

Sutton Bridge Parish Council may take its fight to overturn planning consent for a £200million gasifier to the Secretary of State.

Stole mobile phone from friend’s home

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:50 GMT

A young woman must pay compensation after stealing a mobile phone from a friend’s house and running up a bill for calls.

Banned driver in medical emergency

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:46:26 GMT

A man who admits driving while disqualified claims he did so because of a “medical emergency”.

Damage charge

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:29:04 GMT

A woman aged 69 accused of criminal damage had her case adjourned to June 13 by Spalding magistrates on Thursday.

Council makes new offer to settle legal row

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:25 GMT

Councillors have agreed a revised offer to try and end a long-running legal battle over a housing development – with council tax payers possibly footing the bill.

Damage charge is adjourned

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:54:19 GMT

Spalding magistrates on Thursday adjourned the case of a man who is accused of criminally damaging a £200 car window on April 18.

Councillor branded “a rogue” over OAP couple’s faulty windows

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:44:04 GMT

An elderly couple has labelled a councillor a “rogue” after he refused to carry out repairs on their recently-fitted double glazing.

We asked what you thought of tractors on rush hour roads – you’re pretty sympathetic!

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:27:04 GMT

Tractors on our roads are often a talking point and a question we asked on Facebook on Thursday morning received nearly 3,000 views and around 40 comments.

Stole meat from town store to sell to buy heroin

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:23:20 GMT

A heroin addict raided £40 worth of meat from Spalding’s branch of Aldi to sell to buy drugs.

Man, 43, in hospital after two-car crash in Crowland

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:59:34 GMT

A crash involving two cars on a Crowland road today has left a man in hospital for his injuries.

Car seized from boy racer in Spalding

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:28:56 GMT

A crackdown on boy racers in Spalding has continued after a car was seized by police in Holland Market car park.

Bungalow badly damaged by fire in Northorpe

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:23:31 GMT

A blaze has caused severe damage to a bungalow in Northorpe, near Thurlby.

Head leaves troubled Spalding school

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:28:52 GMT

The headteacher at the beleaguered Sir John Gleed School has “left” just days before the release of what is expected to be a damning Ofsted report.

£40,000 arson charge

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:07:02 GMT

Thursday: A man has denied arson – destroying a £40,000 motor home by fire at a farm in The Fen, Baston – on October 27 last year.

Roof timbers go on new crematorium

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:47:48 GMT

Almost all the roof timbers are now in place at the £2million crematorium taking shape on the outskirts of Surfleet.

Shoppers fall in love with market day as campaign starts brightly

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:13:13 GMT

Organisers behind Love Your Local Market in Spalding are positive after an encouraging response from shoppers to their campaign to boost the profile of street traders.

Help raise £20,000 so Joshua can walk again

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:34:39 GMT

Readers were so touched by our story of a three-year-old boy who could walk again with the help of an operation and therapy costing £20,000 that the Lincolnshire Free Press is launching an appeal to help him.

Seven-turbine wind farm ‘up and running’

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:31:01 GMT

A new seven-turbine wind farm is now up and running and generating power for thousands of homes.

Drivers had to pile onto grass verge to avoid drink-driver

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:28:55 GMT

Motorists were piling onto the grass verge beside the A17 to avoid a head-on smash with a woman driver on the wrong side of the road when she was over the drink-drive limit.

Shops under fire for blocking windows

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:27:41 GMT

Foreign shops in Spalding town centre have been accused of having something to hide because of a trend for blocking out their windows.