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- Orca legal bid 'a strategic error'
- Russia and China block Syria action
- Royals brave cold to attend service
- Greening to oppose rail bonuses
- BAE to recruit 265 apprentices
- Bank set to put £50bn into economy
- Excess alcohol 'raises cancer risk'
- Falklands moves 'entirely routine'
- Tory MPs rebel against wind farms
- Miliband in call over NHS reforms
- Young 'lack attention for Dickens'
- Barton's Terry tweets under review
- Labour chiefs in Doughty tribute
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Library hours are to change
WI NEWS - Metheringham WI will be holding their next meeting on Wednesday, February 15 at 7.15pm.
Harmston
CHURCH SERVICE - The next Parish Eucharist service at All Saints Church in Harmston will be held on Sunday, February 19 at 11am.
Ladies club welcome back guest
COFFEE MORNING - The next Fairtrade coffee morning to raise funds for St Andrew’s Church will be held on Saturday, February 11 at Leasingham Village Hall, from 10.15am to 11.30am.
Speeding traffic causes concern
WHIST DRIVE - A whist drive will be held at Silk Willoughby Village Hall on Tuesday, February 14 at 7.30 pm.
New play equipment for pupils
PUPILS at a village school will be playing in style from now on thanks to some some brand new ‘trails’.
Sport
Another healthy stroll
AN extra regular walk suitable for people wanting to get fit has been added to a growing schedule for the district.
Our final call for nominations for Sports Awards
THIS is the final call for nominations for the 2011 Sleaford Standard Sports Awards.
Switch of Sunday leagues for cricketers
SLEAFORD Cricket Club has elected to join a different league on Sundays for the 2012 season.
Lifestyle
Concert season back with pianist from Oz
SLEAFORD Music Clkub resumes its concert schedule after the Christmas recess with a performance by Australian pianist Daniel De Borah.
Another healthy stroll
AN extra regular walk suitable for people wanting to get fit has been added to a growing schedule for the district.
Aircraft talk
SLEAFORD Legionnaires Aviation Club will be hosting a talk by Ron Webster entitled Aero Engine Building Projects.
Football author to whip up Olympic spirit in libraries
A POPULAR children’s writer will be helping county kids get into the Olympic spirit with a series of free events this month.
Community
Town fund from unspent councillors’ allowances
A FUND to help community action and support groups is being set up using money saved from unspent town councillors’ allowances.
Woman patient calls for overhaul of health system after food bug ordeal
A WOMAN is calling for an overhaul of the local health service after going through over four days of agony.
Jubilee year to be seated
A COMMUNITY near Sleaford is doing its bit to commemorate the forthcoming Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations happening this year.
Decision on adult social care put on hold - until March
PLANS to privatise adult social care in the county have been temporarily put on hold following a big response to the consultation.
Planners reject Wind farm plan
A BID to site a wind farm of up to 22 turbines, each dwarfing the Boston Stump, on fenland near Sleaford has been stopped – for now.
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Sunday 05 February 2012
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