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Taxi driver carrying kids from school saw collision before fatal crash

Richard Rush — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:13:49 +0000

A Spalding taxi driver described how he was forced to emergency brake after he saw two cars colliding with each other shortly before a fatal crash. Sean Burlton, 28, drowned after the car he was a passenger in left the road and entered a water filled ditch on Counter Drain Drove, in Tongue End, on November […]

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Pensioner (84) to spend rest of life behind bars after sexual assaults on two children

Richard Rush — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:12:27 +0000

An 84-year-old Spalding man has been jailed for 18 years after sexually assaulted two children on multiple occasions. William Lynas of Moons Green in Spalding appeared at Lincoln Crown Court on Thursday, September 3 for sentencing after he was found guilty of 13 sexual offences at an earlier hearing. The offences involving the 84-year-old took […]

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Man drowned in ditch after trying to ram defendant’s car, court told

Richard Rush — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:39:09 +0000

A man drowned in a water filled drain after the car he was in tried to ram another vehicle on a country road, a court was told today (Wednesday, September 2) Sean Burlton, 28, died when the car he was a passenger in overturned in a ditch full of water on Counter Drain Drove, Tongue End, […]

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Man barricaded himself in loft after strangling woman during dog toy row

Richard Rush — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:23:24 +0000

A man who retreated into his loft with a golf club after strangling a woman during an argument was today (Tuesday, September 1) given a suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay his victim £2,500 compensation. Police spent several hours outside the property in Nene Meadows, Sutton Bridge, after Paul Gray, 52, refused to come […]

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Judge tells Spalding man to get help ahead of sentencing over cannabis find

Richard Rush — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:45:02 +0000

A Spalding man who faces a possible jail sentence after he was caught with a personal stash of cannabis has been told to get help by a judge. Recorder Adrian Reynolds told Thomas Parr, 28, that “he was in peril of going to prison” when he appeared before him at Lincoln Crown Court. Parr was arrested […]

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Man told to pay £1,200 compensation to friend he punched after row over beer

Richard Rush — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:23:40 +0000

A Spalding man who attacked a friend in a row over beer has been told to pay him £1,200 compensation after being given a suspended jail sentence. David Males, 37, admitted throwing two punches at the victim after going back to a property in Coronation Avenue, Spalding, on August 5, 2024. Lincoln Crown Court heard […]

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Holbeach man admits assaulting firefighter

Richard Rush — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:36:53 +0000

A man has been sentenced for assaulting a firefighter who was responding to a house blaze in Holbeach on New Year’s Day. Jay Power, 33, admitted being upset with the fire service as he believed they had failed to put out a house fire which later spread to another property. Lincoln Crown Court heard the […]

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Spalding drug dealer given ‘final chance’ to avoid jail

Richard Rush — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:01:50 +0000

A Spalding man who admitted supplying cannabis has avoided jail after he was given a final chance by a judge. Tristan Boon, 29, of Regent Street, was ordered to appear before Lincoln Crown Court after he breached a suspended prison sentence which was passed on him in February. The court heard Boon was originally sentenced to eight […]

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Spalding man admits sexual offence

Richard Rush — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:30:43 +0000

A Spalding man faces a possible jail sentence after he admitted a sexual offence at Lincoln Crown Court. Gary Tinkler, 65, of Severn Road, Spalding, pleaded guilty to a single charge of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent. The offence was committed against a male victim, who can not be named, […]

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AI not helping coroners’ inquests

Richard Rush — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:00:34 +0000

Backlogs in the county coroners’ inquest system aren’t being helped by family members using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help their submissions. While no false citations have been given, it takes extra time and scrutiny to ensure there are no mistakes. The annual report from Lincolnshire’s Senior Coroner Paul Smith says challenges to the system also […]

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