- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Comedian Frank Carson dies aged 85
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
- 'Anxious' teacher 'set self alight'
- 'Crush racism' in football: PM
- Protesters refused cathedral appeal
- Man accused of starting riots blaze
- PM urges 'thorough' fraud probe
- Fox urges Budget business tax cuts
- UK reporter dies in Syria onslaught
- Private firm to run police station
- Ex-bouncer guilty of Nikitta murder
Politics
Council tax freeze for Lincolnshire
COUNTY councillors have voted to freeze council tax rates ahead of new bills being sent out next month.
Daycare centre campaigners canvas councillors
KEY opponents to the closure of Spalding’s Chappell Centre will speak to county councillors at a meeting in Lincoln later this month.
Another Norfolk council lines up for SHDC merger
A SECOND Norfolk council – Great Yarmouth Borough – looks set to join the shared senior management team for South Holland and Breckland district councils.
2 commentsCouncils may not have to advertise road closures in local press
A “NIGHTMARE” scenario could develop for drivers if possible changes are made to the way road closures are advertised.
3 commentsCouncillor lodges FOI request...to his own council
UNDER-FIRE Long Sutton councillor Julian Browse is pursuing two Freedom of Information Act requests to prise information out of his own council.
Recycling 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 commentsDistrict council in firing line
SUTTON Bridge Parish Council chairman Christopher Brandon-King claims South Holland District Council “appears” to have acted beyond its legal authority by adding £150,000 of the Section 106 power station fund to the £250,000 already allocated for the marina.
1 commentPublic censored after allegations
PEOPLE will no longer be able to speak freely at a public forum after councillors agreed that all topics must be vetted beforehand.
10 commentsSplit on support for crematorium
OPINION was divided as members of the public came face-to-face with developers behind a proposed crematorium in Surfleet.
5 comments
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
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
