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‘Prolific shoplifter’ avoids jail after knife incident at Spalding store

Richard Rush — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:10:56 +0000

A ‘prolific shoplifter’ has avoided jail after threatening staff at a Spalding store with a knife Adam Beeson, 34, of no fixed address in the Spalding area, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to possessing a bladed article, theft from B&M in Spalding, and assault after threatening staff with the weapon. Officers responded within minutes […]

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Murder investigation concludes death of woman at Spalding home ‘not suspicious’

Richard Rush — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 10:19:04 +0000

A murder investigation launched after a woman’s body was found in a Spalding home has concluded with the death now not being treated as suspicious. The body of a woman in her 50s was discovered after Lincolnshire Police were called to Gaunt Close at 8.34pm on Monday, November 2. A 58-year-old man was arrested in […]

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Plea to work together on ASB problem

Richard Rush — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:29:56 +0000

Parents and guardians should talk to their children about the consequences of anti-social behaviour as part of a joint effort to take it off the streets of Holbeach. Police have increased patrols in the town after recent problems and concerns raised by residents and businesses but have warned that their ‘finite’ resources need to be […]

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Arrest on suspicion of murder after woman’s body found at Spalding property

Richard Rush — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:36:30 +0000

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman’s body was found at a Spalding property. Lincolnshire Police say they were called to an address in Gaunt Close at 8.34pm last night (Monday, November 2). A woman in her 50s was found dead at the scene and a 58-year-old man arrested on […]

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Two arrested on suspicion of murder after ‘unexplained’ death in Holbeach

Richard Rush — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:45:46 +0000

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found dead in Holbeach. Lincolnshire Police say they were called to a property on John King Street shortly before 10am on Monday, October 26 over reports of a man having been seriously injured shortly. He died at the scene. Two men, aged […]

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MP urges crack down over ASB

Richard Rush — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:39 +0000

South Holland MP Sir John Hayes says he’s calling for a continuing crackdown on anti-social behaviour after more dispersal orders were put in place last weekend. Lincolnshire Police listed a ‘number of bomb threats’, an assault and ‘doors being kicked’ as reason for putting the 48 hour-orders into place in both Holbeach and Sutton Bridge, […]

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Crackdown on hare coursing

Richard Rush — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:29:06 +0000

Lincolnshire police have launched Operation Galileo in a bid to prevent illegal hare coursing across the county. The force has issued a tough new warning: ‘Don’t even think about it’ to anyone considering taking part.Operation Galileo deters, catches and prosecutes people who hunt illegally with dogs to kill hares and is led by the police’s […]

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Dispersal order’s behaviour effect

Rachel Mayfield — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:24:30 +0000

A dispersal order in place in Sutton Bridge over the weekend resulted in a ‘noticeable reduction’ in reports of anti-social behaviour, according to police. There was one incident involving a group of youths banging on doors, which was dealt with by officers.“The purpose of the dispersal order was to prevent anti-social behaviour, provide reassurance to […]

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Thief on the run apprehended

Rachel Mayfield — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:12:33 +0000

Police have released a video of their chase of a thief through gardens.Dimitrijs Dzjuba (40), of Pennygate, Spalding, pleaded guilty to four counts of theft after he was arrested having been on a warrant since May.He was spotted by officers on Tuesday, October 6 and collared after what police described as a ‘brief foot chase’.He […]

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Police appeal over stolen phone

Rachel Mayfield — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:05:27 +0000

Police are appealing for information after a phone containing precious photos of a lost loved one was stolen from a house in Spalding.An intruder broke into a home on Severn Road in Spalding at around 3.30am on Wednesday, September 9. The burglar was disturbed during the crime and left – but not before taking cash […]

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