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Lorry driver tells jury child’s claims of sexual touching ‘false and fabricated’

Richard Rush — Tue, 12 May 2026 12:59:07 +0000

A Spalding lorry driver who denies sexually touching a girl told a jury all the allegations were ‘false and fabricated’. Shaun Denmead, 44, of Thames Road, Spalding, denies 15 sexual charges. They include six counts of sexual assault on a child and nine charges of sexual activity with a child. Giving evidence at Lincoln Crown […]

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Child sex offence court case hears girl’s testimony

Richard Rush — Fri, 08 May 2026 11:49:14 +0000

A girl who was allegedly sexually touched by a Spalding lorry driver told a jury she was telling the truth. Shaun Denmead, 44, of Thames Road, Spalding, denies 15 sexual charges. They include six counts of sexual assault on a child and nine charges of sexual activity with a child. Jurors at Lincoln Crown Court […]

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Trial begins for Spalding man accused of child sex offences

Richard Rush — Thu, 07 May 2026 13:23:43 +0000

A Spalding man has gone on trial at Crown Court accused of child sex offences. Shaun Denmead, 44, of Thames Road, Spalding, denies 15 charges. A jury of eight women and four men were sworn in at Lincoln Crown Court to try the allegations faced by Mr Denmead. The jury heard Mr Denmead has pleaded […]

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Court to look into £3.9m crime gains

Richard Rush — Wed, 06 May 2026 14:16:56 +0000

A former chairman of Spalding United Football Club has appeared at Lincoln Crown Court for a Proceeds of Crime hearing. Christopher Toynton (75) was jailed for four and a half years in May 2023 after he was found guilty of nine fraud charges relating to his role in a Ponzi type lottery scheme. Toynton, then […]

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Woman given two year ban from Spalding shops

Richard Rush — Wed, 06 May 2026 11:33:05 +0000

A woman has been banned from all but one of the stores in Spalding. Sarah McCourt, 44, of no fixed address, has been given a Criminal Behaviour Order after she pleaded guilty to using threatening and abusive behaviour and shop theft when she appeared at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on May 5, 2026. This order will […]

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Ex-police volunteer guilty of sexual touching

Richard Rush — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:22:44 +0000

A former police volunteer based in Holbeach has been fined after being found guilty of sexual touching. Timothy Smith (66) was found to have hugged and kissed a woman inappropriately, Lincolnshire Police say. Following a trial, magistrates in Nottingham found the former volunteer for both the police and the town’s Police Cadets group guilty of […]

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Teen told to pay for statue repairs

Richard Rush — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:33:45 +0000

Spalding Civic Society has welcomed a court telling a 17-year-old who damaged a statue in the town to pay for its repair. The teenager, who cannot be named due to his age, pleaded guilty to breaking part of The Hiring statue in Hall Place on November 6 last year. He was given a 12-month conditional […]

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Man who admits sexual activity with a child avoids jail

Richard Rush — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:51:06 +0000

A Spalding man who admitted sexual activity with a child has been given a suspended jail sentence. Kyle Mitchell, 26, pleaded guilty to four sexual offences when he appeared at Lincoln Crown Court They included one charge of sexual activity with a child aged under-16 which occurred between December 1 2022 and January 31 2023. […]

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Jail for persistent ASB offenders

Richard Rush — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:20:48 +0000

Two women have been handed custodial sentences following their persistent anti-social behaviour in South Holland. Helen Houghton (55), of Cross Place, Crowland, has been imprisoned for eight weeks after appearing at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on March 16. She was identified twice as drinking in a public place. She also entered a shop in breach of […]

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Driver who fell asleep is jailed

Rachel Mayfield — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:46:14 +0000

A BMW driver who killed a woman when he fell asleep at the wheel after being awake for 18 hours was today (Friday) jailed for four and half years. Mantas Kudrevicius (32) drove on the wrong side of the road for around 30 seconds and collided head-on with a Renault Twingo being driven by Shinead […]

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