A BOURNE pub is to close for a five-week revamp to give it a quirky new theme.

DOWSDALE farmer Ian Stancer takes over as Holland (Lincolnshire) NFU’s new chairman at the annual conference this week.

VOLUNTEERS are being invited to take part in free classes to help with relaxation and stress relief in Whaplode.

THERE’S a chance to give blood at a donor session in Spalding on Thursday.

THE efforts of apprentices and employers alike have been celebrated at a ceremony in Holbeach.

ADULT education provider Live and Learn CIC provides free computer courses for older learners, offering complete beginners the opportunity to develop computer skills.

SPALDING author Michael Elston will be speaking on Old Spalding on Friday.

FUNDRAISERS have danced the night away in aid of two charities at a special event in Gedney Drove End.

FOR the past 31 years people in south Lincolnshire have known where to head to when they wanted anything, from a set of golf clubs to concrete paving slabs.

BUDDING horticulturists at St Norbert’s School, Spalding are thrilled to have won first prize in a hyacinth growing contest, beating 21 other primary schools.

SUTTON Bridge Parish Council is again asking residents not to park on the village green as cars are chewing up the grass.

SEVERE weather may have put off people from attending the fun day organised by Kylie Goodale in aid of Scotty’s Little Soldiers, but a massive £400 was still raised.

LONG Sutton girl Aimee Keir is off to India for the adventure of her lifetime with the Guides.

A BIG-NAME supermarket and cinema could be on the cards for Spalding after a site was secured on the edge of town.

A GROUP of knitters in Spalding has a keen appreciation of the architectural detail of the town’s St Mary and St Nicolas Church.

THE man who built the now famous snowman and dog at Woolram Wygate level crossing in Spalding has stepped forward to say he did it to give children something to smile about.

A POWER cut which hit 1,700 homes and businesses in Holbeach on Valentine’s night made couples dine out by candlelight, like it or not.

WHEN Tom and Lan Ho opened The Golden City in The Crescent in Spalding coming up to 40 years ago there were far fewer interesting eating opportunities for local people.

HIGHLAND Cattle thrive and breed where no other cattle could exist, so recent temperatures of -3 degrees, or thereabouts, would have been nothing to one of Britain’s oldest, most distinctive breeds.

WEATHER cold enough to make anyone fluff out their feathers didn’t deter 40 fanciers from turning out to Long Sutton to show off their amazing pigeons on Saturday.