- Gas call centres go face-to-face
- PM support for NHS change 'drifted'
- Three million CRB checks in a year
- Being lonely 'worse than smoking'
- MoD budget claims 'over-optimistic'
- Girls in gangs warned of rape risk
- Nine bomb plot terrorists jailed
- Disruption fears as snow forecast
- Redknapp 'hasn't thought about' job
- Shark tea party launches display
- 3,000 apply to be hotel apprentices
- PM talks to king about preacher
- 'Hope' for UK police Libya visit
- Bank set to add £50bn economy boost
- Firefighters' pension strike threat
- Sisters named oldest living twins
- Pupils suspended for snowball fight
- PM urges more women in boardrooms
- Three admit abuse at care home
- Lottery winners thank 'lucky' vibe
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Girls’ Brigade members are preparing for visit to Kenya
AT Sleaford Girls’ Brigade’s 31st annual display and presentation event at Riverside Church, the girls entertained family and friends with a short pantomime of Cinderella.
Cats need new home
ANYONE interested in giving a cat a loving new home can find out more by visiting a local vets next weekend.
Stone throwers putting passengers’ lives at risk
A MAN is lucky to be alive after he was hit on the head by a large stone after it smashed through the window of the train on which he was a passenger.
locked up for rape of girl, 12
A POLICE Community Support Officer has been jailed for 10 years for the rape of a 12-year-old schoolgirl.
School achieves two good reports
A SLEAFORD primary school has been given the seal of approval by both Ofsted and the church.
Local
Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Sleaford
BIG-hearted businesses in Sleaford are encouraging people to celebrate St Valentine’s Day by making the most of everything the town offers.
Parish council defends cuts
A PARISH council has spoken out to allay villagers’ concerns about a decision to make its two caretakers redundant.
Win three months of personal training
YOUR Standard has teamed up with Harper’s at Sleaford Fitness Station to offer readers the chance to win a programme of personal training worth £250.
One year on for brewer
TO commemorate his first year in business, an Ancaster beer maestro is opening the doors of his up-and-coming brewery to the public.
Shock campaign bids to curb bad parking
A NEIGHBOURHOOD Policing Team have launched a hard-hitting campaign to deter inconsiderate parking on yellow zig zag lines outside the gates of a primary school.
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Crime
Vandals spray over No Entry sign
A NO-ENTRY sign in Sleaford was thoughtlessly spray painted over last week, nearly causing an accident.
Neighbours beware of burglaries
POLICE are warning residents to check their homes are secure at night before going to bed after a spate of burglaries in the town.
Police swoop and arrest four
FOUR men have been arrested on suspicion of going equipped to steal diesel in Heckington.
Tenant’s eviction to end misery for neighbours
A REIGN of terror has ended for neighbours of a Sleaford man who will be evicted from his council flat following a catalogue of anti-social and criminal behaviour.
Education
Shock campaign bids to curb bad parking
A NEIGHBOURHOOD Policing Team have launched a hard-hitting campaign to deter inconsiderate parking on yellow zig zag lines outside the gates of a primary school.
2 commentsGet into Olympic spirit
IN the run up to the 2012 Olympics, local schoolchildren will have the chance to learn more about the games and the countries taking part. As part of the Cultural Olympiad, a series of Olympic-themed workshops will be taking place at libraries around the county during February and March. The sessions will help local children explore the values behind the Olympics and the countries participating.
School has Olympic values
A FORMER pupil of a village school returned for a visit to share their love of the Olympics with his own.
Pupils sing out to raise £1,000
A CANCER charity has received £1,000 thanks to two concerts organised by a Sleaford school.
Friends plan charity single in memory of Nathan
WHEN 14-year-old Nathan Cook died from acute myeloid leukaemia on December 28, his friends and family were understandably devastated and grief-stricken.
Business
Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Sleaford
BIG-hearted businesses in Sleaford are encouraging people to celebrate St Valentine’s Day by making the most of everything the town offers.
Parish council defends cuts
A PARISH council has spoken out to allay villagers’ concerns about a decision to make its two caretakers redundant.
One year on for brewer
TO commemorate his first year in business, an Ancaster beer maestro is opening the doors of his up-and-coming brewery to the public.
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.
Show your love for Sleaford
TRADERS in Sleaford are being encouraged to use St Valentine’s Day as a great opportunity to share their love of the town and what makes it so special.
Environment
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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‘Footbridge will cause difficulties’
IN last week’s Standard, Sleaford Civic Trust gave their considered views on plans for the development of Sleaford and expressed concerns about various issues of the plans, including the closure of Southgate level crossing.
TV powerdown plugs for free
NORTH Kesteven District Council’s SustainNK team will be appearing at supermarkets around the district to give away 800 TV power-down plugs donated by E-on.
Trust fears new road will only benefit Tesco
MEMBERS of the Sleaford and District Civic Trust have weighed into the debate about future development plans for Sleaford by issuing a statement giving their observations on the proposals.
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Leylandii face the chop but who is responsible?
CONFUSION has arisen over who is ultimately responsible for chopping down a line of conifers to the north of the former tennis courts on Boston Road recreation ground in Sleaford.
Health
Win three months of personal training
YOUR Standard has teamed up with Harper’s at Sleaford Fitness Station to offer readers the chance to win a programme of personal training worth £250.
Ammonia addition agreed
AMENDMENTS have been approved by North Kesteven district councillors for plans by Eco2 to continue building a 40MW straw burning energy plant on Boston Road outside Sleaford. Planners have approved the addition of an ammonia storage tank needed to improve emissions levels. Archaeological surveys and road improvements on the A17 for straw
NHS trust board meeting for public
LINCOLNSHIRE Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s board of directors will be meeting in public later this month.
Another healthy stroll
AN extra regular walk suitable for people wanting to get fit has been added to a growing schedule for the district.
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.
Traffic & Transport
Shock campaign bids to curb bad parking
A NEIGHBOURHOOD Policing Team have launched a hard-hitting campaign to deter inconsiderate parking on yellow zig zag lines outside the gates of a primary school.
2 commentsRoad closure near Billinghay
THE A153, between the Twenty Foot Bank/Drove junction and Tattershall Bridge, near Billinghay, will be closed for emergency repairs on Saturday and Sunday this weekend.
Town centre road closures extended
DUE to unforeseen technical difficulties, overnight road closures to Carre Street and Southgate in Sleaford town centre need to be extended.
Work on collapsed drain due to start in car park
WORK is to begin next week on rebuilding a collapsed drain that has been causing flooding in Sleaford’s Money’s Yard car park.
Cycle route due to be finished soon
WORK is set to be completed on an important cycle link into the town later this year.
Letters
It does not mean we oppose development
EDITOR – I have enjoyed reading the views of Sleaford and District Civic Trust (Standard, January 25) and Russ Mathieson (Standard, February 1), on development plans for Sleaford.
Using elderly and disabled as stick to beat the rest of us
EDITOR - It would seem that Russ Mathieson, with his comments on the proposed footbridge over the railway at Sleaford station, has well and truly shot himself in the foot.
Impressed by Nathan’s family and friends
EDITOR - I just had to write in and say how impressed I have been at the way the family, friends and acquaintances of young lad Nathan Cook have pulled together since his sad death.
Should new Tesco be outside town?
EDITOR - Why oh why do we need the new Tesco in the middle of town?
No vendetta against supermarkets
EDITOR - Hello George Walker et al. Sorry chaps, but I’m ‘raining here on your parade’.
Regional News
Feeding study could save wild birds
Research carried out on a Leicestershire farm could pave the way for farmers to be paid for feeding starving wild birds.
Teenage parents star in new DVD
Teenage parents at a Corby-based family support centre have produced a fly-on-the-wall-style documentary to highlight the centre's work and inform other young mums and dads that help is available.
Murder charge man dies in hospital
A Rainworth man charged with murdering his 70-year-old neighbour on Boxing Day has died in hospital.
Inquest opened on soccer's Doughty
An inquest has been opened and adjourned into the death of Nottingham Forest owner Nigel Doughty.
Man remanded on baby murder charge
A Leicester man has appeared in court charged with murdering a baby.
National News
Gas call centres go face-to-face
British Gas customers will be able to talk face-to-face with staff when they telephone call centres through a new video service, the company has announced.
PM support for NHS change 'drifted'
David Cameron and other senior ministers have been criticised for backing away from public sector reforms amid heavy political pressure.
Three million CRB checks in a year
Three million background checks were carried out in England and Wales last year, figures show.
Being lonely 'worse than smoking'
Being lonely in old age will propel you to the grave more quickly than smoking, a senior Downing Street adviser said as part of an effort to encourage people to retire later.
MoD budget claims 'over-optimistic'
Claims the Ministry of Defence has finally got to grips with its equipment budget after years of cost overruns and delays may be "over-optimistic", MPs have warned.
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Weather for Sleaford
Friday 10 February 2012
Today
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Temperature: -7 C to 1 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: South east
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