- Slump sees 'lipstick effect' buying
- 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
- Man released in missing woman probe
- Man arrested over teacher murder
- CCTV shows man 'jump' from ship
- Police control rival demonstrations
- William begins Falklands RAF tour
- Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze
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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.
Football
Carre’s hosts football festival
THE February half term will be given extra kicks through a football festival.
Rugby
Memorial game for teenager
RUGBY playing boys and girls will be going head-to-head this weekend in memory of a former team-mate and friend.
Athletics
Half marathon deadline looms
PREPARATIONS for one of the Sleaford area’s biggest sporting events are well under way.
Greg wins despite getting lost
TWO members of the Sleaford Town Runners club, Paul Green and Stephen Brear, travelled to Cleethorpes at the beginning of the month to compete in a 10k event.
Hundreds of runners expected to be in the field for half marathon
PREPARATIONS for one of the Sleaford area’s biggest sporting events are well under way.
Bowls
Good win for the over-60s side
SLEAFORD Indoor Bowls Club hosted Lincolnshire VPs in a friendly match.
Hard work fails to bring rink reward
SLEAFORD Indoor Bowls Club B team hosted Louth A, who brought a very strong team.
Other Sports
Teams invited to enter New Age Kurling competition
TEAMS are being invited to enter the annual Lincolnshire New Age Kurling competition which will take place in Gainsborough on Sunday, January 22.
National Sport
Pulis fumes at Huth red
Tony Pulis has indicated Stoke will appeal against Robert Huth's sending off in the 1-0 defeat to Sunderland - and suggested that play-acting by Black Cats midfielder David Meyler contributed to the German's dismissal.
Hughes rues Cisse dismissal
Mark Hughes believes QPR would have beaten Wolves had it not been for Djibril Cisse's sending off.
Chelsea game on
Chelsea have confirmed their Barclays Premier League fixture against champions Manchester United will go ahead despite the cold snap.
Wenger just glad to win
Arsene Wenger refused to get carried away with Arsenal's 7-1 thrashing of 10-man Blackburn at Emirates Stadium, where captain Robin van Persie fired a hat-trick and England youngster Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain grabbed a brace.
Jol forgives Johnson
Fulham manager Martin Jol has forgiven Adam Johnson for the gamesmanship that helped Manchester City on their way to an important 3-0 win at the Etihad Stadium.
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Weather for Sleaford
Sunday 05 February 2012
Today
Mist
Temperature: -2 C to 2 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: West
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: -1 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: North west
