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Villagers’ outrage at huge battery farm plans

Villagers’ outrage at huge battery farm plans

Villagers’ outrage at huge battery farm plans

16 May 2025

Villagers who could be surrounded by solar farms have reacted with dismay to the announcement of plans for a new battery farm.


Firm behind a luxury apartment building where residents were urged to leave also involved prominent site deemed too risky to use

Firm behind a luxury apartment building where residents were urged to leave also involved prominent site deemed too risky to use

Firm behind a luxury apartment building where residents were urged to leave also involved prominent site deemed too risky to use

16 May 2025

A company behind a luxury apartment building where residents have been urged to leave was also involved with another building deemed too risky to use.


‘Dedicated’ doctor who ‘touched the lives of many patients and colleagues’ dies

‘Dedicated’ doctor who ‘touched the lives of many patients and colleagues’ dies

‘Dedicated’ doctor who ‘touched the lives of many patients and colleagues’ dies

16 May 2025

Tributes have been paid to a well-known doctor who has died.


Chairman raises £21,000 for chosen charities before stepping down from role

Chairman raises £21,000 for chosen charities before stepping down from role

Chairman raises £21,000 for chosen charities before stepping down from role

16 May 2025

A council chairman has stepped down from his role after raising £21,000 for two charities.


‘Amazing day’ at farm open event

‘Amazing day’ at farm open event

‘Amazing day’ at farm open event

16 May 2025

A family fun day has helped raise vital funds for charity – and organisers say they are ‘overwhelmed’ by the positive response.


Lincolnshire MPs brand solar farms build-up ‘totally unfair’ and ‘absolute madness’ in Parliament

Lincolnshire MPs brand solar farms build-up ‘totally unfair’ and ‘absolute madness’ in Parliament

Lincolnshire MPs brand solar farms build-up ‘totally unfair’ and ‘absolute madness’ in Parliament

16 May 2025

Lincolnshire MPs have taken a stand in Parliament against the concentration of solar farms in the county, calling it ‘folly in the highest degree’.


A17 closed for vehicle recovery

A17 closed for vehicle recovery

A17 closed for vehicle recovery

16 May 2025

The A17 near Leadenham will be closed until just before 2pm while a vehicle is recovered.


Police to escort abnormal load

Police to escort abnormal load

Police to escort abnormal load

16 May 2025

Police will be escorting an large transformer through the county over the weekend.


Local businessman named in Sunday Times Rich list

Local businessman named in Sunday Times Rich list

Local businessman named in Sunday Times Rich list

16 May 2025

A billionaire from the Stamford area has featured on a list of Britain’s richest people.

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A lively pub with a great atmosphere

A lively pub with a great atmosphere

A lively pub with a great atmosphere

16 May 2025

A good day out in the pub often boils down to being in the right place at the right time. And I think I’ve struck gold.


Business group’s £11k investment in hanging baskets

Business group’s £11k investment in hanging baskets

Business group’s £11k investment in hanging baskets

16 May 2025

Hanging baskets will decorate parts of Spalding town centre thanks to an £11,000 investment from a business group - prompting concern from traders.

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Businessman saves life of stranger in Australia who says: ‘It felt surreal knowing someone across the world had stepped up for me’

Businessman saves life of stranger in Australia who says: ‘It felt surreal knowing someone across the world had stepped up for me’

Businessman saves life of stranger in Australia who says: ‘It felt surreal knowing someone across the world had stepped up for me’

16 May 2025

A man who donated stem cells that saved the life of a stranger on the other side of the world will meet him for the first time this month.


Man loses driving licence after falling off motorbike at McDonald’s drive-thru

Man loses driving licence after falling off motorbike at McDonald’s drive-thru

Man loses driving licence after falling off motorbike at McDonald’s drive-thru

16 May 2025

A civil engineer spotted falling off his motorbike at a drive-thru restaurant has been banned from the roads.


Mercury Memories: news and adverts from May 2015, 2000, 1955, 1925 and 1825

Mercury Memories: news and adverts from May 2015, 2000, 1955, 1925 and 1825

Mercury Memories: news and adverts from May 2015, 2000, 1955, 1925 and 1825

16 May 2025

It’s time for our weekly look back at news and adverts featured in years gone by.


New event promises to be an ‘oasis of creativity’

New event promises to be an ‘oasis of creativity’

New event promises to be an ‘oasis of creativity’

16 May 2025

Discover an array of handmade treasures and more at this popular event – described by organisers as an ‘oasis of creativity’ you won’t want to miss.


‘With an influx in homes it will be difficult to retain the sense of community’

‘With an influx in homes it will be difficult to retain the sense of community’

‘With an influx in homes it will be difficult to retain the sense of community’

16 May 2025

Fears that a tight-knit community could double in size have prompted a meeting.


Well-loved indie band announce free gig at record shop

Well-loved indie band announce free gig at record shop

Well-loved indie band announce free gig at record shop

15 May 2025

Indie pop band The Hoosiers are set to perform a surprise in-store gig at a town record store later this month.


Readers deliver their verdict on Spalding Flower Parade

Readers deliver their verdict on Spalding Flower Parade

Readers deliver their verdict on Spalding Flower Parade

15 May 2025

Readers have shared their views of this year’s Spalding Flower Parade.


Veterans make VE-Day parade ‘extra special’

Veterans make VE-Day parade ‘extra special’

Veterans make VE-Day parade ‘extra special’

15 May 2025

A village VE-Day event, which attracted hundreds of residents, was made extra ‘special’ as veterans led the parade.


Beacon lit to mark VE Day anniversary

Beacon lit to mark VE Day anniversary

Beacon lit to mark VE Day anniversary

15 May 2025

A town’s beacon blazed to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.


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