News
Children have great time at school May fair
Children and parents alike had a great time at a May fair.
Bourne Grammar School team claim second place in maths competition
A team of young mathematicians from Bourne Grammar School have narrowly missed out on winning a regional award.
Burghley Street car park in Bourne will close for redevelopment work
The Burghley Street car park in Bourne will be closed for two weeks.
Man who went missing from Kendrew Barracks in Cottesmore found safe
A man who went missing on Saturday has been found safe and well.
Local
Volunteers needed for grow your own fruit and veg scheme
Up to 20 volunteers are needed to become master gardeners supporting communities to grow their own produce.
Get Hired Peterborough Careers Fair will help employers and jobhunters
Jobhunters will be able to talk to top employers at a careers fair.
Doctor talks about rescue of woman with hand stuck in drain cover in Bourne
A volunteer doctor has spoken of the effort by emergency services to free a woman who had her hand stuck in a metal drain cover in Bourne.
Team succeeds in primary school football tournament
A team of pupils are celebrating after winning a mixed primary school football tournament held at St Augustine’s Primary School.
Strike up the band to follow a familar theme
A PORTRAIT OF BOURNE is the definitive history of the town written by historian Rex Needle and is available on CD-ROM.
An order form may be downloaded from the Bourne website at www.bourne-lincs.org.uk
Business
Get Hired Peterborough Careers Fair will help employers and jobhunters
Jobhunters will be able to talk to top employers at a careers fair.
The Empathy Trap book launch at Walkers Bookshop
Dr Jane and Tim McGregor will be launching their new book at Walkers Bookshop in Stamford on Thursday from 4.30-6pm.
Apprenticeships available at Bourne Prepared Produce
One of the biggest employers in Bourne has launched an apprenticeship scheme and is now hiring.
Last few days to sign up and be part of nationwide music festival
The organisers of a national music event are looking for people in the Bourne area to help put on a show.
Bourne apprentice takes second place in national competition
A plastering student narrowly missed out on a place in a national competition.
Crime
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel chairman to stand down
The chairman of Lincolnshire’s Police and Crime Panel is to stand down from his role next month in the wake of the suspended chief constable saga.
1 commentLawn mower stolen from outside Bourne house
A lawn mower was stolen from the side of a house in Abbots Close, Bourne, between Wednesday and Thursday.
Thieves steal washing machine from Morton
A washing machine was stolen from the front yard of a house in Morton on Monday.
Lincolnshire Police chief constable Neil Rhodes’ suspension will cost Alan Hardwick’s office ‘£50,000’
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick has confirmed taxpayers will foot the £50,000 legal bill after he suspended the acting chief constable.
Police warn of forged £20 notes in the Bourne area
Police are warning people to be on the look out for forged £20 notes with the serial number AH03258333 are circulating in the Bourne area.
Education
Team succeeds in primary school football tournament
A team of pupils are celebrating after winning a mixed primary school football tournament held at St Augustine’s Primary School.
School sets sights on being ‘outstanding’
A school which Ofsted said needs to improve has made changes across the board to quickly get back to being outstanding.
Woman fears new school will bring traffic chaos to residential street
A resident who lives next to the site of the proposed new primary school in Elsea Park says she fears there will be traffic chaos when it opens.
Bourne student Melissa Thorley prepares for a mission to Panama
A student from Bourne will be heading to Central America this summer to carry out conservation work with monkeys.
Journalist delivers news on impact of technology to Bourne Academy pupils
Pupils at Bourne Academy have been given an insight into how technology has impacted upon the world of local newspapers.
Environment
Bourne student Melissa Thorley prepares for a mission to Panama
A student from Bourne will be heading to Central America this summer to carry out conservation work with monkeys.
Get a half-price compost bin
Do not miss your chance to bag a half price compost bin through an offer from the Lincolnshire Waste Partnership and getcomposting.com as part of International Compost Awareness running until Sunday.
Solar panels to save thousands for Larkfleet Group
A housing firm says it will save hundreds of thousands of pounds after investing in renewable energy to power its offices.
Delightful experience for visitors to Dole Wood
An annual open day at a wood attracted more than 120 visitors on Sunday.
Health
Businesses invited to dementia event at the Corn Exchange
A special event to help businesses support people with dementia is being held on Wednesday in Bourne as part of Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Awareness Week.
Health outreach services launched in Bourne
A mental health charity is launching new outreach services in Bourne this month.
Outgoing mayor praises work of Wood Grange Care Home
The work of staff at a care home which specialises in helping people with dementia was praised by the out-going mayor of Bourne who visited the centre.
Ideas to improve health
Lincolnshire’s director of public health has come up with ways to improve the county’s wellbeing in an annnual report.
Give a pint of blood at donor session
People can give blood and save a life at an upcoming donor session. The National Blood Service will be at Bourne Corn Exchange on May 21, from 1pm to 3.30pm and 4.30pm to 6.45pm.
Politics
Volunteers needed for grow your own fruit and veg scheme
Up to 20 volunteers are needed to become master gardeners supporting communities to grow their own produce.
Lincolnshire County Council executive unveiled in wake of coalition announcement
The new executive which is in charge of making key decisions for Lincolnshire County Council has been announced in the wake of a coalition being announced.
Video: Taskforce leader set to get to grips with Lincolnshire Police chief constable’s suspension video
A new taskforce has been created to allow the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel to ‘get to the bottom of’ the suspension of the force’s chief constable in February.
7 commentsCouncillors react to Lincolnshire County Council coalition plans
Lincolnshire county councillors have given mixed views on the news that the authority will be run by a coalition for the next four years.
Video: Uproar as public ‘excluded’ from Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel meeting video
Members of the public have labelled the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel a ‘shambles’ after they were inadvertently excluded from an extraordinary meeting this afternoon.
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Letters
Letter: A most humbling experience
I wondered if I may be able to share a most humbling experience with you and your readers.
Letter: Our councillor numbers doubled
Can I, through your Letters’ Page, thank those voters in Folkingham Rural division who voted for me in the county council elections last week.
Letter: Thank you for all your support
What a fantastic turnout there was in Bourne on election day.
Letter: Time for Tory leader to go
The county council elections last week emphasise that it is time for Martin Hill to resign as leader of Lincolnshire County Council.
Letter: Council should have bought land
Grave for sale – only one previous occupant. Wow, what a bargain. Does the town council really think Bourne residents will be queuing up to share a grave with a stranger? Is nothing sacred any more?
Features
Strike up the band to follow a familar theme
A PORTRAIT OF BOURNE is the definitive history of the town written by historian Rex Needle and is available on CD-ROM.
An order form may be downloaded from the Bourne website at www.bourne-lincs.org.uk
Rex Needle: Ringing the changes at the Abbey Church
Nothing is quite so reminiscent of pastoral England as hearing bells across the meadow on a Sunday evening in summer, pealing out from a distant tower summoning the faithful to worship.
Regional News
Lorraine backs cycling initiative
Television presenter Lorraine Kelly is calling on people in East Anglia to support a 1,000-mile cycle tour celebrating the extension of walking and cycling routes.
Toploader to raise festival funds
British indie bands Toploader and Space will take to the stage at a charity festival in Suffolk organised by the friends of a music-lover who died from Hodgkins Lymphoma.
Communities receive lottery funding
Young people in rural Essex will be encouraged to engage with their local community while building their confidence and job prospects after a project was awarded a grant by the Big Lottery Fund.
Briton 'drank poisoned alcohol'
A Briton from Essex has died after reportedly drinking poisoned alcohol during a trek in the Indonesian jungle.
Advice charity gets £20,000 grant
More than 100 households will benefit from a £20,000 grant awarded to a Cambridge-based charity which provides advice on benefits, debt issues and community care to families of disabled children.
National News
55 beaches meet tough new standards
More than 50 English beaches have met tough new EU standards to receive Blue Flag awards for 2013.
'World class' rocker Bolder dies
Uriah Heep and Spiders From Mars bassist Trevor Bolder has died following a battle with cancer, his band said. He was 62.
102 free school proposals approved
Education Secretary Michael Gove has approved more than 100 free school applications, which will make up around 50,000 school places.
PM faces gay marriage Bill backlash
David Cameron is facing a fresh bout of Tory strife after the coalition's plans to introduce gay marriage cleared the Commons.
'Failures' in tax fraud crackdown
Billions of pounds of taxpayers' money is being lost because of the failure of HM Revenue and Customs to clamp down effectively on fraud and error, MPs have warned.
- Doctor talks about rescue of woman with hand stuck in drain cover in Bourne
- Man who went missing from Kendrew Barracks in Cottesmore found safe
- Woman trapped hand in drain cover searching for marble
- Burghley Street car park in Bourne will close for redevelopment work
- Team succeeds in primary school football tournament
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Wednesday 22 May 2013
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