Louth Leader (Louth, England) back issues from February 2008:
'Too many barriers' for domestic wind turbines.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Friday 8am - A CALL has come for more encouragement to be given to East Lindsey householders who want to install domestic wind turbines outside their properties. At an East Lindsey District Council overview committee meeting, Coun Jim Swanson suggested there were currently too ...
Village hall group bid for funds to build [pounds sterling]60,000 games area.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Friday 11am - THEDDLETHORPE Village Hall members are hoping to receive funding to build a [pounds sterling]60,000 multi-use games area at the site. Village Hall sports co-ordinator Brian Manson said: "The facility will be designed to allow bowls, five-a-side football, netball ...
Recycling centre now take Tetrapacks.
Feb 01, 2008 ... TETRAPACKS, the waxy cardboard fruit juice containers with a plastic opening on the top, can now be recycled at a site in Louth. People can now take them to the ...
Mobile phone lost in Louth.
Feb 01, 2008 ... A BLACK mobile phone was lost in Louth last week. The mobile was dropped somewhere in the town ...
End of an era as post office closes.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Friday 2.30pm - IT WAS the end of an era at Grimoldby when the village post office closed after 150 years of serving the community. The post office, thought to be one of the oldest in Lincolnshire, shut its doors for the final time at 1pm on Wednesday. Denis and ...
Weather warning as snow is forecast.
Feb 01, 2008 ... WEATHER warnings have been issued by the Met Office for our area with outbreaks of heavy snow forecast for Friday evening. A statement from the Met Office said between two and five cm of snow could fall on high ground. It also warned that strong to gale force winds ...
Ruth is new chairman of Churches Together.
Feb 02, 2008 ... Saturday, 8am - RUTH Constant, a member of Louth Methodist Church, has been inducted as chairman of Churches Together in Louth and District. She was appointed at a service at St James' Church in Louth, conducted by the Rector Canon Stephen Holdaway. Mrs Constant has ...
Inspector Andy is new head of CID.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Sunday, 8am - DETECTIVE Inspector Andy Wardell is the new head of CID for the police's East Division, which includes Louth. DI Wardell, 44, born and bred in Cleethorpes, joined the team this month replacing DI Pete Hill who retired after 30 years service. He joined ...
Inquiry launched into fuel poverty.
Feb 04, 2008 ... Monday, 8am - THE soaring cost of home fuel bills has set alarm bells jangling at East Lindsey District Council. Because of concern about 'fuel poverty' - especially among those on low incomes - an inquiry is to be set up. It will investigate the extent of hardship in ...
Backing for MP Tapsell to be Governor of Rome!
Feb 04, 2008 ... Monday 2pm = SIR Peter Tapsell would make an excellent ruler of Italy, a political journalist has jokingly suggested. Writing in the national press Simon Hoggart reported on the Louth and Horncastle MP's performance in the House of Commons last week. Mr Hoggart wrote: ...
United fall to Lincoln.
Feb 04, 2008 ... LOUTH travelled to Lincoln to play on a sticky pitch, both teams started well but it was Lincoln who struck first with a corner taken low towards the front post and turned into the net by forward Gorden to make it 1-0 on five minutes. Moorlands came close again when John's ...
Town game postponed.
Feb 04, 2008 ... LOUTH Town's game away at Thorne Colliery on Saturday was postponed due to a frozen pitch at Thorne. Town travel ...
Vandals wreck village gardens.
Feb 04, 2008 ... Monday 12.30pm - VANDALS damaged the gardens of several houses in a village street on Saturday night. They pushed down fences and smashed plant pots along Tinkle Street in Grimoldby. Police are keen to hear ...
SLIDESHOW: Gravity Festival at Cadwell Park.
Feb 04, 2008 ... CADWELL Park hosted action of a quieter variety on Sunday with the second Tool and Engineering Cadwell Park Gravity Festival. People riding contraptions such as skateboards, gravity bikes and soapboxes took over the hilly circuit. In the soapbox races honours went to ...
Assault victim said to be improving.
Feb 04, 2008 ... A TEENAGER who was seriously assaulted in a Louth nightclub is said to be improving. Police said Lee David Ross, 19, from North Somercotes, has been taken off a life support machine and is now awake. He has been in critical condition in Grimsby hospital since he was ...
Athletics club to host Sport Relief run.
Feb 05, 2008 ... A SPORT Relief Mile event will take place in Louth on Saturday March 15 and runners are being encouraged to take part. It takes place at the Athletics Club in London Road and people can choose to be sponsored to run one, three or six miles. Events will be ...
Nursery gets [pounds sterling]200 from police.
Feb 05, 2008 ... Tuesday 8am - A NURSERY in Louth has been given [pounds sterling]200 by the town's Neighbourhood Policing Team to buy much needed computer equipment. Busi-Bodies Nursery in Keddington Road has excellent connections with local officers, having invited them along on several ...
Ginger cat Jerry goes missing - is he making his way back to Louth?
Feb 05, 2008 ... AN ADVENTUROUS moggy has gone missing from the village of Hannah, and is believed to have tried to make his way back to his previous home in Mount Pleasant, Louth. Twelve-year-old ginger cat Jerry went missing on Saturday January 26 from the village between Sutton on ...
Ghost photographer Simon Marsden is at Lincoln.
Feb 05, 2008 ... Tuesday 12noon - A PHOTOGRAPHER and author brought up in Louth is to have a documentary on his work screened at the Collection museum in Lincoln. Simon Marsden lived for most of his childhood at Thorpe Hall in Louth - famous for its Green Lady ghost - and now lives in Hainton ...
Louth link for Billy Bragg's new album.
Feb 05, 2008 ... Tuesday 12noon - PROTEST rocker Billy Bragg has revealed how a chance encounter in Louth led to a guest appearance on his new album by music legend Robert Wyatt. Robert, 63, who lives in Louth and has worked with artists such as Bjork and David Gilmour, spotted Billy Bragg ...
Rare birds spotted in Lincolnshire.
Feb 05, 2008 ... Tuesday - 12.30pm - BIRD watchers have been spotted in Legbourne trying to catch a glimpse of a rare visitor to the area. According to a forum on Lincolnshire Bird Club's website, a cattle egret was spotted in the area last week and a glossy ibis was also seen near Huttoft Bank ....
Wood Lane reports imminent.
Feb 05, 2008 ... Tuesday 2.40pm - A REPORT that rejected a bid to register Louth's Wood Lane playing fields as a village green will go before planners at Lincolnshire County Council on Monday, February 11. LCC's planning committee will consider and vote on the report at the ...
Are we sitting on a rat time bomb?
Feb 05, 2008 ... FEARS we could be sitting on a rat 'time bomb' have been revealed in the latest national rodent survey. Every year since 1999 the National Pest Technicians Association has compiled the number of call outs for pest control from local councils. Most years have seen ...
Trio praised for saving boy from drowning.
Feb 06, 2008 ... A PRESTIGIOUS award has been given to three brave people who helped save a boy from drowning when he fell into the River Lud in Louth during last summer's flood. Bradley Tellefsen, who was nine at the time, fell into the Lud near Spout Yard at the height of the flood on June 25 ....
Tumble drier dust leads to house fire.
Feb 06, 2008 ... A TUMBLE drier caught fire at a Louth home - because of a build up of dust in the workings. Fire fighters were called to the house in ...
Perfume stolen from car.
Feb 06, 2008 ... Wednesday 9.15am - Police are appealing for witnesses to the theft of property from a blue Ford Focus parked in Mill Lane, Louth between 5.35pm and 6.45pm on Monday February 4. The car was secure when the front passenger window was smashed to gain entry, and presents including ...
Spate of damage to cars.
Feb 06, 2008 ... Wednesday 11.40am - POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a spate of damage to and theft from cars across the Louth and Mablethorpe area on Monday night. In the Seacroft Road and George Street areas of Mablethorpe three vehicles - a white Sprinter van, a silver VW Transporter ...
More concern over future of town beauty spot.
Feb 06, 2008 ... A DEMAND has been made for East Lindsey District Council to come clean on its intentions for Hubbard's Hill. Almost a month after it was revealed the authority wanted to get rid of responsibility for the Louth beauty spot, there has still been no formal notification to Louth ...
Car park charges on the rise.
Feb 07, 2008 ... SHARP increases in car parking charges have been rubber stamped by East Lindsey District Council's executive board. As from April 1 rates are mostly to be hiked by about 25 per cent. Typically, the half hour rate will rise from 40p to 50p while the hourly rate will go ...
Are developers spoiling Louth?
Feb 07, 2008 ... A CLAIM 'developers are spoiling Louth' came at a meeting of the town council. Coun Jill Makinson-Sanders' comment came during a debate on a controversial scheme by Chestnut Homes to build some 30 new houses on land off Sandringham Drive near Louth Hospital. ...
Police crackdown on youths drinking alcohol.
Feb 07, 2008 ... Thursday 2pm - POLICE in the Louth area are cracking down on young people drinking alcohol in the street during the school half term. The operation is part of a two week national crackdown on alcohol related crime and disorder by young people. The campaign runs until ...
Food price inflation and its effect on farming at regional producers event.
Feb 08, 2008 ... FOOD Price Inflation and its Effect on Farming Businesses is the topic of an informal drop-in event for the region's producers at the Kenwick Park Hotel near Louth. The event is on Wednesday February 20 between 10am and 3.30pm and has been organised by property and business ...
Scanner appeal given [pounds sterling]5,000 boost.
Feb 08, 2008 ... THE Louth Hospital Scanner Appeal has been boosted by around [pounds sterling]5,000 thanks to members of Louth Conservative Club in Queen Street. The club has handed over [pounds sterling]3,488 from its Charity Fund to the appeal, raised through events like race and quiz nights ...
Singers needed for charity event.
Feb 08, 2008 ... Friday 2pm - HYMN singers are wanted for a charity evening in Louth. The Team Parish of Louth is holding a community hymn singing evening to raise funds for the Anthony Nolan Trust. It will be held at Holy Trinity Church in Eastgate on March 12 at 7.30pm. ...
Show your soccer skills and win a Grimsby Town prize.
Feb 08, 2008 ... A GRIMSBY Town Football in the Community course is running in Louth next week (February 11-13). It is at Cordeaux School on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am to 3pm each day. Young people can attend all three days or just one or two. There will be ...
Nearly 200 gymnasts in county schools tournament.
Feb 08, 2008 ... YOUNGSTERS from across the area took part in the 2008 Lincolnshire Primary Schools Floor and Vault Championships. The event at Banovallum Gymnastics Club in Horncastle had 180 gymnasts taking part from 28 schools. l Results Under 7s: Morgan Bennett ...
Dave wins golf competition.
Feb 08, 2008 ... TWENTY two seniors played in a stableford competition at Sandilands Golf Club. Division A was won by Dave Smith with 39pts, Don Douglas came second also carding 39pts but beaten on back nine countback. David Wright won Division B with 37pts, Peter Leak came second with 34pts. ...
Warning over sandbags dumped in river.
Feb 08, 2008 ... "IRRESPONSIBLE" people who have been throwing sand bags into the River Lud in Louth have come under fire from the Environment Agency. A total of 86 sand bags and some scaffolding boards had to be removed from the Broadbank area of the River Lud on Thursday. An EA ...
Perkins Pantry up for award.
Feb 09, 2008 ... Saturday 8am - A LOUTH cafe has been shortlisted in the annual Lincolnshire Star Awards, run by Lincolnshire Tourism. Perkins' Pantry in Mercer Row is one of three county firms in the Think Family section of the ...
Objections to new homes in Louth.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Sunday 8am - TOWN councillors have again objected to proposals for seven new homes on land off Bowling Green Lane, next to Louth's Newmarket car park. They believe, because of its scale, the development could have an overbearing impact on a high part of the Louth ...
Call to streamline council rejected.
Feb 11, 2008 ... Monday 8am - A CONTROVERSIAL call for streamlining of Louth Town Council has been rejected. According to former Mayor Coun David Skinner, reducing the number from 21 to 14 members would lead to a shorter and more concise decision making process. He said some ...
Man dies in motor bike crash.
Feb 11, 2008 ... Monday 9.10am - A PENSIONER died after a crash at Fulstow on Sunday. A blue Honda 1000cc motor cycle was in collision with a red Vauxhall Vectra in Peartree Lane at about 3.40pm A 70-year-old man from Woodhall Spa who was riding the motor cycle was taken to Grimsby ...
Draw for Louth Town.
Feb 11, 2008 ... LOUTH Town recovered from being two goals down in 20 minutes to snatch a deserved point with a dramatic injury time equaliser in a 2-2 draw at Yorkshire Main on Saturday. Steve Morley had to make a late change to his starting line up when Dan Casey pulled a muscle in the warm up ...
Motorcyclist suffers broken legs in smash.
Feb 11, 2008 ... Monday 11am - A MOTORCYCLIST suffered broken legs and arms in a crash at Marshchapel on Saturday. A 1100 Suzuki GSXR was in collision with a silver Citroen Saxo on the A1031 at Marschapel at about 2.40pm. The motor ...
Kids just love their new adventure trail play area.
Feb 11, 2008 ... PLAY AREA - Children at Scamblesby Church of England Primary School had great cause for celebration as they witnessed the official opening of their new adventure trail play area. The school's Parents Teachers and Friends Association applied to the Local Network Fund for Children ...
All go for leisure centre.
Feb 11, 2008 ... WORK can start on Louth's new multi-million pound leisure centre after a bid to protect the site has failed. Members of Lincolnshire County Council's planning and regulation committee met on Monday morning to vote on a report that rejected a bid to register the site as a village ...
Motorcyclist who died after crash is named.
Feb 11, 2008 ... A PENSIONER who died after a crash on a road between Fulstow and Ludborough has been named by police. Eric Howey, 70, died after his blue Honda 1000cc motorcycle was in an accident with a red Vauxhall Vectra in Pear Tree Lane at 3.40pm on Sunday. Mr Howey, from ...
New arts magazine for Louth.
Feb 11, 2008 ... Monday 2.20pm - CALLING all local artists, writers and musicians! Your creative genius could be included in a new quarterly contemporary arts magazine that will hit the streets of Louth this spring. Mock the Flock is the brainchild of ex-university lecturer and ...
See Calzaghe fight Hopkins in Vegas.
Feb 11, 2008 ... AN amazing inclusive package is available for boxing fans to go to Las Vegas to see Joe Calzaghe vs Bernard Hopkins at the Thomas & Mack Centre on Saturday, April 19. The undisputed super-middleweight champion and BBC Sports Personality of the Year winner takes on the American ...
Old Boys hold out to thwart leaders.
Feb 11, 2008 ... PWDLFAGdPts Louth Rangers107302872117 Shocking Six106311441015 3103105231413112 Soca Juniors10343108210 ...
NT Shaw drive their way up the table...
Feb 11, 2008 ... Don Noble Bookmaker Louth Billiards & Snooker League NOTHING moves you like a Citroen as N T Shaw cruise into the snooker league title race as their 8-4 win on their own forecourt against Sibjon Builders parks them in second grid just two points off the leaders. ...
Get set for March tournament...
Feb 11, 2008 ... THE East Lindsey Short Mat Bowls Tournament takes place on Sunday March 9 at St Clements College in Skegness. Between 9.30am and 4.30pm bowls enthusiasts will be able to compete to become the 2008 Short Mat Champions, with trophies awarded to the ...
School children prepare for Fair Trade Fortnight by speaking out.
Feb 12, 2008 ... Tuesday 8am - CHILDREN at Lacey Gardens Junior School in Louth have been teaching each other about the ideas behind Fair Trade. It is all in preparation for Fair Trade Fortnight from February 25 to March 9 and the school's bid to achieve Fair Trade status. Children ...
New six-a-side league is coming to Louth.
Feb 12, 2008 ... SOCCERSIXES, a company specialising in the organisation of small sided football, is bringing a new six-a-side league to Louth. The community league is scheduled to kick off at the end of February and will run at the London Road astroturf pitch every Thursday from 7-9pm. ...
Twitchers flock to see rare cattle egret at Legbourne.
Feb 12, 2008 ... Tuesday 11am - ABOUT 300 bird watchers have visited Legbourne in the past week trying to catch a glimpse of a rare cattle egret. Another 500 have been at the coast near Donna Nook on the lookout for an exotic glossy ibis. Louth bird expert John Clarkson said the ...
Win for Louth Hockey ladies.
Feb 12, 2008 ... LOUTH chose Saturday to discover their most exhilarating and exciting hockey of the season when they beat Norwich Union 2nds by a score of 2-0. Though the score line indicates a close game this was nothing of the kind as Louth attacked from start to finish and could easily have ...
PHOTOS: New college building is a 'monster'.
Feb 12, 2008 ... Tuesday 3pm - A 'MONSTER' has appeared behind Cordeaux High School in Louth and neighbours are furious about being plunged into its shadow. People living in High Holme Road and Holmes Close claim they knew nothing about plans to build an 11 metre high college at the end of ...
Change to Sport Relief event in Louth area.
Feb 13, 2008 ... Wednesday 8am - A FUNDRAISING sporting event for charity in the Louth area will now take place at a different location. The Sport Relief Mile event was due to take place at the Athletics Club in London Road on March 15. It will now be at Manby Park, Manby, on Sunday ...
Council gets [pounds sterling]55,910 to help pay for last year's floods.
Feb 13, 2008 ... Wednesday 2.30pm - A PAYMENT of [pounds sterling]55,910 has been made to East Lindsey District Council to help cover its costs from dealing with last summers' floods. The money is from the Bellwin scheme and is to cover costs such as sand and sandbags, protecting people and ...
New Louth Old Boys Ladies team.
Feb 13, 2008 ... A NEW Louth Old Boys Ladies team has started in Louth. The team has started training at Monks Dyke College and is looking forward to ...
New opening hours for post office.
Feb 14, 2008 ... Thursday 8am - DETAILS have been released of the new opening hours of Maltby le Marsh Post Office's outreach service. The post office counter in the shop will be open from 1.30pm to 5.30pm on Mondays and 8.30am to 12.30pm on Thursdays. The new hours will not come into ...
Manby circus rebuffs animal rights criticism.
Feb 14, 2008 ... Thursday 11am - AS THE Great British Circus is about to roll into Manby its ringmaster has rebuffed a call from an animal rights charity to boycott his shows. Ringmaster Martin Lacey said a report released last November from Defra, the government department for the environment, ...
Host families needed.
Feb 14, 2008 ... Thursday 2.10pm - HOST families are needed to help Holton le Clay Twinning Association put up a group of French visitors in April. Committee member Bill Wright said the families arrive from France on Saturday, April 12 and leave on Tuesday, April 15. He said there are ...
Gareth flies flag for Lincolnshire in Argentina.
Feb 14, 2008 ... MABLETHORPE'S adventurous sand yacht racer, currently representing Great Britain in the world championships in Argentina, has sent us this picture from the event. Gareth Rowland, 50, owner of Holivans caravan park and President of the Rotary Club of Alford and Mablethorpe, took ...
Dave is new captain at golf club.
Feb 14, 2008 ... DAVE Hackett handed over to new Captain Richard Walker at Sandilands Golf Club's AGM, with Michael Collins as the new Vice Captain. A stableford drive in competition was then held with 34 players taking part. Richard started the competition, with a rousing reception ...