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5 days ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | Andrew Brookes
An arsonist is said to have deliberately set a tent alight while a homeless person was still inside. Emergency services were called to an incident in Grantham’s South Lodge Park, known locally as The Paddocks, in the early hours of today (Tuesday June 3). A man in his 40s was in one of the tents used by homeless people as it went up in flames — but is said to have escaped with no serious injuries.
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1 week ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | Andrew Brookes
Three South Holland sites have been promoted to investors as part of a push to boost the county’s economy. A total of 17 opportunities from across Lincolnshire were presented by Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority (GLCCA) and Mayor Andrea Jenkyns at an annual real estate investor forum called UKREiiF. While Stamford, Boston and Bourne did not feature on the list presented at the event in Leeds, there was one location in Spalding, one in Pinchbeck and one in Holbeach put forward.
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1 week ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | Andrew Brookes
Published: 05:00, 29 May 2025 Timing is everything, apparently. Well, it certainly was for our visit to the Petalo Lounge in Spalding. Had we arrived much later for our brunch, we’d have struggled for a table. It’s always a good sign when a place is as busy as this venue - which is next to Springfields in Camel Gate. The decor could probably also be classified as ‘busy’ too - but not in a bad way.
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1 week ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | Andrew Brookes
A £23 million investment will be made at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital to help make the facility greener. The funding will pay for a range of measures including an electrically powered heating and hot water system across the site. Bosses argue that this will help to reduce the hospital’s reliance on fossil fuels and will significantly improve the critical infrastructure across the site.
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2 weeks ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | Andrew Brookes
Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen a crash involving an e-scooter and a push bike. Officers say the incident happened at about 4.20pm on Tuesday (May 20) on the footpath in the Tesco supermarket car park in Godsey Lane, Market Deeping. A force spokesman said: “We are appealing for witness to this incident.
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2 weeks ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | Andrew Brookes
Investors were presented with 17 opportunities in Lincolnshire — as the new mayor looked to sell the area as a place to do business. The Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority (GLCCA) and Mayor Andrea Jenkyns attended an annual real estate investor forum called UKREiiF and presented investors with opportunities they say are worth £3.6bn to the local economy.
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3 weeks ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | Andrew Brookes
Police say that reports of an attempted abduction near a primary school are ‘incorrect’. Yesterday, St Bartholomew’s Primary School in West Pinchbeck issued an alert to parents and told them that a man in a van had tried to snatch a young pupil in Six House Bank on their way home. Lincolnshire Police has now said that this was not the case. A spokesman said: “We received reports yesterday, Wednesday May 14, that a man was seen driving a white van near Six House Bank in West Pinchbeck.
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3 weeks ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | Andrew Brookes
A man in a van is said to have tried to abduct a young child on their way home from primary school today. The incident took place on Six House Bank in West Pinchbeck and involved a child aged just four or five as they made their way from St Bartholomew’s Primary School this afternoon (May 14). The school has informed the police and has issued a warning to parents so they can be on alert.
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3 weeks ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | Andrew Brookes
A man in his 70s from the Spalding area has died after a crash on the A52. Police say the man was a passenger in a Vauxhall Astra that was involved in an incident on Thursday, May 1 — and he died as a result of his injuries on Friday (May 9). The crash happened near Wrangle Primary School at about 12.55pm on the day in question. It involved a white DAF truck, red Vauxhall Astra and grey Land Rover Discovery. Two people - the driver and passenger in the Astra - were taken to hospital.
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4 weeks ago | 
lincsonline.co.uk | Andrew Brookes
The Spalding Flower Parade attracts crowds of all ages — and from far and wide. Our team caught up with visitors across the route as they turned out in the sunshine to see the musicals-themed parade. Here are just some of the friendly faces we came across in the crowds:Phoebe Haver from Bourne was — at just four months old — one of the youngest attendees. She joined the fun alongside mum Caitlin. 103-year-old Joan Simpson, of Grange Drive in Spalding, was one of the oldest onlookers.
