- Children's memorial plaque stolen
- Olympic Flame handed over to London
- Two bailed over attack on pensioner
- No X Factor for Dannii Minogue
- 80mph limit 'will cost £1bn a year'
- Six charged over trafficking woman
- PM defends free parenting classes
- Facebook set to make market splash
- PM: Hacking clues must be followed
- Cameron set for talks with Hollande
- Bahrain's King at Queen's lunch
- Fry and Laurie reunite for film
- Prince features on Jubilee single
- Household energy costs 'soaring'
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School celebrates glowing Ofsted report
STAFF and pupils at Leasingham St Andrew’s Primary School are delighted that their latest Ofsted report has rated the school as good.
Bin lorries adding to snarl up
INCREASED build up of traffic at peak time on Thursday mornings in Sleaford town centre has prompted some readers to contact the Standard.
Motorcycle ends up in hedge after collision with lorry on A15 Folkingham
THE A15 near Folkingham was closed temporarily after a motorcyclist was in collision with a lorry.
Could this be an accident waiting to happen?
CROWDS of pedestrians often two or three deep walking on the wrong side of pedestrian barriers and spilling out into Southgate at the end of Station Road has been an issue for some years but the matter has been raised again by Standard readers.
Jailed for sex assault on teenager 30 years ago
A MAN who indecently assaulted a teenage girl 30 years ago has been jailed for 15 months.
Sport
Second place for Southern at Langtoft
MICHELLE Mason was one of the Sleaford Town Runners who ran in the London Marathon. She finished in a time of 5hrs 18mins.
Local runners dominate 10k run
THE second Sleaford and District Lions 10K run was held at RAF Cranwell on Sunday.
‘A’ team defeat last year’s league champions
SLEAFORD seniors lost to a strong Stoke Rochford team, by 6 matches to 2. The winning Sleaford pairs were Clive Boyfield and Mike Rushby, 1 up, and Howard Sanders and Les Wilkinson, 3 and 2.
Lifestyle
Trip to the woods for wildlife group
MEMBERS of the West Kesteven Wildlife Watch group will be visiting Ben Light’s Wood, near Ancaster, on Sunday for a woodland walk, treasure hunt and barbecue.
Get away this summer for £16pp
NEED a holiday? After a miserable April and start to May we’ve all had to endure, we are all looking forward to a great summer break.
Horrible history of torture revealed at The Collection in Lincoln
A GRUESOME exhibition opens to the public at The Collection in Lincoln this weekend.
Choir concert at St Botolph’s Church
THERE will be a concert in St Botolph’s Church, Quarrington presented by the all woman choir, A Handful Of Harmonies.
One-off masterclass on offer for young pianists
FRIDAY, May 18 is the final deadline for eager young Lincolnshire pianists to apply for a free master class with famous Japanese concert pianist Hiroaki Takenouchi, organised by a Japanese-born music lover from Fulbeck.
Community
End in sight for last leg of cycle path project
PREPARATIONS are well underway to complete the final section of cyclepath linking Sleaford with Leasingham.
Jubilee licence deadline looms
THE countdown to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations is well under way, with just three weeks to go to the extended Bank Holiday weekend.
Showcase Saturday
SHOWCASE SATURDAY - A Showcase Saturday event is to be held on Heckington on June 16, from 10am-2pm. The aim is for as many Heckington based businesses, including those who work from home, as possible to be able to market themselves to the community.
Serving up a big English breakfast
BIG BREAKFAST - The Big Breakfast will be taking place once again at Harmston Memorial Hall on Sunday, May 27 from 10am to mid-day.
Family ties to ATC cadets
A PHOTOGRAPH from our files from 1963 prompted a quick response from one of our readers.
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Weather for Sleaford
Friday 18 May 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 8 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 20 mph
Wind direction: North east
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Cloudy
Temperature: 8 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: West
