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Jan Hansen - leading a public drive for patient safety in Lincolnshires hospitals.

Call to ‘cure’ NHS as county hospitals face safety review

As hospitals face a review of their safety, a businessman from Folkingham has announced the launch of Cure the NHS Lincolnshire.

Police and crime commissioner Alan Hardwick

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick says he has no intention of resigning and has a good relationship with Neil Rhodes

Lincolnshire’s under-fire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick has hit back at his critics and insisted he has no intention of resigning.

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NKDC says just one bin with the wrong recycled waste can consign a whole lorry load to landfill at a cost of over �1,000.

Careless recyclers are costing us £100k

The growing problem of households putting wrong items in recycling bins is costing the council – and the taxpayer – over £100,000 a year.

1951 Sleaford Referees Association

NOSTALGIA: 1951 Sleaford Referees Association

This photograph was left with us at our Sleaford Standard office and not collected by the owner.

Mayor of sleaford's thanksgiving service at St Denys' church.
L-R Sleaford Town Crier Goeff Brocklebank, Rev Julie Timings, Mayor of Sleaford Trevor Mayfield, Mayoress Becky Mayfield, Rev Christine Pennock.

Town gives thanks with the mayor

Civic dignitaries and Sleaford residents were invited to attend the Town Mayor’s annual thanksgiving service in St Denys’ Church on Sunday.

Community News rss

Historical courses to help you grow your knowledge

A programme of short courses with Heritage Lincolnshire is being held from May to July held in Heckington and Boston.

Get behind money raising for Cranwell

As planning and fundraising for a village project gathers momentum, you can do your bit to help simply by buying a plant, or a brick.

Nocton primary school pupils using a speed gun with police on Wellhead Lane, Nocton, to deterr speeding cars.
L-R Amy Stow 10,  Amelia Clark 10, Aaron Kendrick 11, PC Peter Hanson.

Pupils help ‘zap’ speeding motorists

After getting tired of motorists speeding along a quiet street during peak times, village primary school children were ‘gunning’ to take matters into their own hands.

Andrew Turnbull, a Lincolnshire Co-op funeral director.

Talk at funeral open days

To mark Dying Matters Awareness Week (May 13-19) Lincolnshire Co-operative funeral homes will welcome visitors in a series of open days.

Composting easier – and cheaper – with new initiative

Having missed the April showers, one sure way of bringing forth the May flowers this year is to concentrate on composting.

Announcements rss

Gillian Gash-Welby : Obituary

Published in the Sleaford Standard on 15 May 2013

Ian Grimshaw : Obituary

Published in the Sleaford Standard on 15 May 2013

Clifford Leslie Jessop : Obituary

Published in the Sleaford Standard on 15 May 2013

Doreen Riley : Obituary

Published in the Sleaford Standard on 15 May 2013

Elsie Houlden : Memorial

Published in the Sleaford Standard on 01 May 2013

Nostalgia rss

Bowls club champions

This week in our nostalgia pages we have the A team.

Sleaford soldiers ready to join their comrades in South Africa.

Joining the frontline in the Boer War

This old photograph has an interesting story to accompany it.

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