- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
Health
Find out more about your medication
HAVE you ever wanted to know a lot more about your prescribed medication but can never find out the right information?
Public can attend trust meeting
LINCOLNSHIRE Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s board of directors will be meeting in public later this month.
Take extra care in the kitchen
LINCOLNSHIRE Fire and Rescue are urging chip lovers to take care when they indulge in one of the nation’s favourite foods this week, which is National Chip Week.
Margaret has new lease of life thanks to her dog Ollie
A DISABLED woman has four extra legs to help her get by thanks to a charity which turned her pet into her helper.
A & E does not stand for ‘Anything & Everything’
PEOPLE in Lincolnshire are being urged not to use Accident and Emergency at county hospitals unless it is a genuine emergency.
Health News
Orchard House site for sale at around £1.5m
A FORMER hospital building near Sleaford is on the market and the site is expected to be redeveloped for housing.
Stroke club offers friendship and outings
GRANTHAM Stroke Club offers friendship, entertainment and trips away to its 39 members and their friends.
Failed bid for second bridge on cycle link
LINCOLNSHIRE County Council has been unsuccessful in bidding for additional money to fund enhancement works for cyclists heading into Sleaford from Holdingham.
Fitness session before lunch
NEW lunch clubs are opening up around the district for older people to keep active and socialise.
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.
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Weather for Sleaford
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 9 C to 17 C
Wind Speed: 22 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 3 C to 12 C
Wind Speed: 21 mph
Wind direction: West
