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Love a duck - school fundraiser is a success

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:22:48 GMT

Horncastle Primary School has said a big thank you to everyone who helped make their annual fundraising duck race a resounding success.

Woodhall Spa annual meeting

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:15:14 GMT

Woodhall Spa Parish Council’s annual meeting will be held at St Peter’s Hall next Wednesday (May 15)) at 7pm.

Teaming up to put senior citizens first

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:40:57 GMT

Coningsby Helping Hands got together with Coningsby and Tattershall Lions on Saturday at the Community Hall to put on the May Tea, an annual treat for the local senior citizens.

Obituary: Wilbert Marshall

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:40:40 GMT

Wilbert Marshall Young, the former Lincolnshire farmer and author of three books, has died at the age of 89.

Rapid progress is being made  in bid to secure new clubhouse

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:27:34 GMT

Officials at Horncastle Town Football Club are making ‘rapid progress’ in their bid to secure funding for a new clubhouse.

Obituary - Kathleen Gaunt

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:42:17 GMT

Kathleen Gaunt sadly died suddenly in hospital on March 12 2013 aged 89 years.

Theatre ticket competition win

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:40:21 GMT

Lucky Horncastle News readers Joanne Brewster and Alice Stones are off to the Embassy Theatre in Skegness after winning our competition for tickets to see A Night Of Dirty Dancing.

New police scheme is paws for thought

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:30:14 GMT

Police in Horncastle are ready to turn to a new initiative to fight crime - local dog walkers.

Extaordinary LPCC meeting

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:23:27 GMT

An extraordinary meeting of the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel will take place at Tedder Hall, Manby Park on Thursday May 9.

Public handed a chance to study Wong proposals

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:00:09 GMT

Members of the public will have another chance to have their say on proposals for the future of The Wong in Horncastle.

Obituary: John Cooke

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:28:55 GMT

John Cooke (Cookie) was born on the 14th November 1930 at Revesby Park where his father John Herbert Cooke was Stud Groom to Lady Beryl Groves at the time. On leaving school at fourteen Cookie went to work at an auctioneers office. This certainly was not his scene and he moved swiftly on to the South Wold (West) Kennels as general factotum which was much more his cup of tea! This was when the South Wold had been split into two and the well respected Mr Leslie Butcher was Master with the hounds being kennelled at his home at Edlington. It was here that Cookie started to learn the groundwork of kennel life which was later was to prove invaluable to him, as he developed his own very high standards. After four seasons he took up his National Service with the Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery Cookie then progressed to whip in to the Linlithgow and Stirlingshire in Scotland, the nearby Burton and the Newmarket and Thurlow, where eldest son Johnathan was born. From here he went to the Wilton near Salisbury, with his next stop was being the Meynell in Staffordshire under one of the most best known Huntsmen of that time George Gillson who was born at the South Wold Kennels, at Belchford.

Reminder for litter volunteers

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:02:38 GMT

Horncastle Town Council is reminding volunteers who take part in the ‘Big Tidy’ on Friday, May 17 to wear bright clothing and stout gloves.

Grant funding for village AllSports

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:01:15 GMT

Coningsby AllSports, which meet Friday evenings on the Allan Barker Recreational Ground, has been awarded £500 funding from the Lincolnshire Voluntary Youth Service.

Councillors back tennis club plans

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:00:02 GMT

Members of Horncastle’s Town Council’s planning committee have given unanimous backing to an application to erect a new pavilion and fencing at a local tennis club.

Obituary: Marc Heywood

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:30:11 GMT

The funeral for Marc Heywood of Boston Road, Horncastle, took place at St Mary’s Church, Horncastle on April 2 2013.

Town Tidy Up date set for next month

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:58:42 GMT

The organiser of the next Big Tidy Up in Horncastle, planned for Friday May 17, is Ann Wayne.

OBITUARY: William ‘Bill’ Lamming

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:59:02 GMT

William ‘Bill’ Lamming passed away peacefully at Lincoln County Hospital aged 87.

Citizens advice available in town

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:21:18 GMT

The next meeting of Horncastle Citizens  Advice Bureau will be held in the Methodist Church in Queen Street on Monday, April 22.

Too many cars  for extra homes?

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:19:52 GMT

Concerns that 66 new houses would cause traffic problems in Coningsby have been raised by the town council.

Blooming great display at Spring Show

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:55:48 GMT

A host of golden daffodils brought a touch of spring to the town hall as Wragby Community Gardeners Club held their spring show.