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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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Three years in jail for robber who threatened to stab shop staff

Richard Rush — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:03:47 +0000

A man who threatened to stab staff as he robbed two Spalding stores in one day has been jailed. Shane Cooper, 36, of no fixed address, has been sentenced to three years in jail after being found guilty of robbery. He appeared at Lincoln Crown Court on June 18 charged with two counts of robbery […]

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Man cleared of sex offences against child

Richard Rush — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:18:03 +0000

A Weston man has walked away a free man after a jury cleared him of two sex offences against a child. Ricky Scott, 40, of Pentelow Way, had denied the charges of assault by penetration and of oral rape after a five day trial at Lincoln Crown Court. The incident was alleged to have taken […]

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Former football coach from Holbeach avoids jail after admitting making child porn

Richard Rush — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:42:33 +0000

A former Peterborough United Foundation coach has been given a suspended jail sentence after he admitted making and distributing indecent images of young children. Callum Avent (29) of St Matthews Close, Holbeach pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent photographs of a child, one count of distributing indecent photographs of a child and one […]

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Prison officer from Holbeach jailed after relationship with murderer

Richard Rush — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:36:31 +0000

A prison officer from Holbeach who had a relationship with a murder convict has been jailed. Rebecca Green, 29, was working at HMP Whitemoor, in March, Cambridgeshire, when she entered a relationship with John Otugade, who is serving a 25-year sentence for murder, in October 2022. Cambridgeshire Police say that in the spring of 2023, […]

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Spalding pensioner found not guilty of sex offences against three complainants

Richard Rush — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:09:59 +0000

A Spalding pensioner walked free from court today (Monday) after he was cleared of sex offences against three complainants. Keith Amess, 77, had pleaded not guilty to eight sexual charges against the three complainants, who can not be named to protect their anonymity. A jury at Lincoln Crown Court took just over an hour to […]

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