News
£10k fighting fund to ditch power station
Sutton Bridge Parish Council has set aside £10,000 to pay for its legal battle to stop a “green” power station being built at Wingland.
Police say death was not intended
An elderly woman has forgiven the man who walked free from court after killing her husband in a social club squabble.
Campaign to give patients a voice on NHS
A campaign has been launched to give people the chance to share their experience of Lincolnshire’s hospitals with those carrying out a review into patient death rates.
1 commentJail sentence for burglar caught by DNA
A burglar who broke into a property in the middle of the night and confronted the 83-year-old householder has been jailed for 30 months.
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Help Lennox (2) meet Jamaican grandparents
A Holbeach St Marks teenager plans to cut her long red hair to fund a trip so her two-year-old brother who has leukaemia can meet his Jamaican grandparents.
Church leaders see positives in attendance rise
Church leaders in South Holland believe a rise in the number of people attending services is a sign of the impact they are having in the community.
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Sport
Five team awards for Spalding area schools
Spalding area schools won five of the team championships at theSenior and Intermediate Boys and Girls South Lincs Zone Track and Field Championships held at The Tommy Clay Track.
Your chance to try tri as Spalding club hosts event
Following the success of last year’s event, Spalding Triathlon Club is once again hosting the Spalding Tri Event.
Spalding ease their way through county singles comeptition
Spalding Golf Club’s first team squad eased their way into the second round of the Bramley County singles scratch matchplay competition.
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Excellent action as weather stays kind
Racing at Hurdletree Bank went really well last Sunday as the bad weather just stayed away.
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Today’s Two Lips Market Day Auction video
Saturday: Buyers were out this morning snapping up bargains at the Two Lips charity auction on Spalding market.
Lifestyle
Property of the week: Rathkenny Close, Holbeach, £525 pcm
This spacious terraced house is situated in Holbeach, just a few minutes’ walk from the town centre.
RE with laughter from Act II Theatre Company
Two years ago, Spalding’s Act II Theatre Company pulled off the unlikely feat of staging all of William Shakespeare’s 37 plays in one night.
First Spalding gig for band
Ten-piece soul band Soft Tone Needles, made up of young local musicians, are playing for the first time in Spalding tomorrow.
Calling the tune by Tulip Radio
This week Coun Nick Worth, deputy leader of South Holland District Council, came into our studios to tell us about his various roles and duties within the council as well as the events he has been involved with in his native Holbeach.
Lutton-style South African cuisine
Nanette and Ken Neely took over at the Jolly Crispin at Lutton about a year ago and have introduced a flavour of South African cuisine into the menu.
Community
Viking invasion brings history to life
An invasion of Vikings at Monkshouse Primary School, Spalding,provided 90 pupils with a fantastic day of role-playing fun.
District news: Crowland to Whaplode
Crowland
COUN Ros Knight has been elected as new chairman, and Coun David Kempton has vice chairman to Crowland Parish Council. Coun Mike Jackson has retired and he thanked other councillors and parish clerks for their support. Coun Jackson will take on a new role training adults in the scouting movement in Lincolnshire and to develop the provision for scouting in South Holland.
Young farmers’ cheques to two good causes
Spalding and District Young Farmers’ Club have been dishing out the proceeds of their recent fundraising efforts.
Meeting of Trust board
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust, which runs Spalding’s Johnson Community Hospital, is inviting people to its monthly board meeting to find out more about its work.
Chance to have a go at growing
Green-fingered villagers who fancy having a go at growing their own are being offered the chance to take on a garden allotment.
Bowled over thanks to Co-op grant
Members of the Long Sutton Bowls Club will be able to keep their green in tip top condition thanks to a grant from Lincolnshire Co-op. The Society has donated £735 to the group to buy an aerator.
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Weather for Spalding
Monday 20 May 2013
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Temperature: 10 C to 16 C
Wind Speed: 20 mph
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Wind Speed: 23 mph
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