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- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
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- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
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- 'Anxious' teacher 'set self alight'
- 'Crush racism' in football: PM
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Environment
Spalding school wins hyacinth growing competition
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.
Marina plans submitted
FURTHER planning applications have been submitted to South Holland District Council for the £830,000 marina due to be built this year at Sutton Bridge.
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Clean-up stalwart appeals for pride
A WOMAN who voluntarily cleans Spalding’s streets every day says its residents must start taking pride in where they live.
10 commentsCareful work needed to fix sea bank
ENERGY company Centrica must carry out careful reinstatement works after it cuts a second hole in the sea bank at Wingland for its 75-turbine wind farm in The Wash, Sutton Bridge parish councillors say.
Saturday skips could be saved
THERE’S a new glimmer of hope that under-threat Saturday morning recycling services in South Holland’s outlying towns and villages can be saved.
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‘Overflowing bins need tackling now’
A FAMILY is calling for urgent action to tackle the problem of bins opposite their homes which have become a magnet for fly-tipping and fire-starters.
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Alan wastes no time
Starting a new career in your 50s is never easy, but Spalding man Alan Jesson came up with an idea that has already earned him recognition in business awards.
Four skips filled with rubbish from rivers
MOTORCYCLES, tyres, traffic cones, shopping trolleys and even a bed have helped fill four skips with rubbish cleared from the River Welland and Coronation Channel.
3 commentsRecycling waste sold in new £500,000 deal
ROCKETING values of household recycling waste will mean an extra £500,000 a year in council coffers for the next three years.
6 commentsLetters to tackle a sticky problem
LETTERS are to be sent to schools in Spalding highlighting problems of chewing gum being dropped on town centre streets.
1 commentDistrict’s first green burial site is plotted
CROWLAND could offer South Holland’s first ever green burial site, but parish councillors exploring the idea say it is too early to say whether the project will get the final go-ahead.
Eco homes on London agenda
RESIDENTS from Long Sutton have been sharing their experiences of living in a groundbreaking eco development with guests at the Palace of Westminster.
1 commentVolunteers unable to clear grot spot
AN offer by volunteers to clean up rubbish next to a railway bridge has had to be turned down.
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In the week to mark most important meal of the day
THIS week is Farmhouse Breakfast Week when hundreds of events take place across the country to celebrate the most important meal of the day.
Promise to force bridge clean-up
A COUNCILLOR has vowed to “explore all avenues” to force landowners to clear rubbish from under a railway bridge used by children on their way to school.
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Weather for Spalding
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 9 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 37 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 9 C to 16 C
Wind Speed: 21 mph
Wind direction: South west
