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Brian Payne taking stock of his 31 years at Brians Trading Post. Photo: SG310112-39MD

Brian signals last post to business

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.

Tom and Lan Ho pride themselves on providing natural and healthy food for customers at The Golden City. Photo: SG090210-234MD

Couple cooking healthy food the Chinese way for 40 years

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.

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Business accelerator winner at BB Dyson, Holbeach.
Robert and  Ashley Bulbrook.
Photo (TIM WILSON): SG260112-140TW

Chance meeting opened up new business venture

ROBERT Bulbrook hadn’t even got back to his front door when someone pulled up in a car to say they wanted to buy the refurbished vacuum cleaner he had just put out at the front of his house.

Alan Jesson recycling garden waste at Crowland. Photo: SG310112-112NG

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.

**Spalding Pumpkin Parade 2011
The parade sets off around town, Flower Queen in pumpkin float

Flower Queen Daisy’s year of sharing ‘best days’

IF DAISY Ivatt never feels like a princess in her life ever again, at least she can look back to her term of office as Flower Queen and know she had a year of being treated like royalty.

Univeristy of Lincoln, Holbeach Campus
Business accelerator winner A Country Kitchen - Kelly Newman - for Jean feature.

What’s cooking in Kelly’s kitchen?

GOOD, old fashioned gravy dinners have been the secret weapon of entrepreneur Kelly Newman, who has grown what was a snack bar to a business delivering more than 100 hot meals a day.

Wake House, Bourne
Laughter yoga feature
Names: Linda Nightingale

Lay back and laugh

LAUGHTER really is the best medicine and it’s been scientifically proven.

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Cookery teaches all kinds of skills: from left  community support workers Lorraine Palmer and Chris King with assistant psychologist Adam Harris and Jane Whaley. Photo: SG190112-82MD

Behind the scenes at worried day centre

THE introduction of specialist services for people with learning disabilities has broken down barriers in terms of them becoming part of society.

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Wednesday 22 February 2012

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