Page 34 - Sutton Bridge News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

South Holland has lost more than 40% of its funding Published: 06:30, 09 April 2021 New figures show South Holland District Council had its budget slashed by more than 40% in the last six years - but the leader says the real nature of cuts here has been even worse than that. House of Commons Library data showed the district’s settlement funding fell from £5.93 million in 2015/16 to £3.5 million for 2021/22, when adjusted for inflation. That amounts to a fall of 40.9% - but Coun Gary Porter said the authority has actually lost ‘60p in the pound’ during an era of tighteni...

A look through the Lincs Free Press pages of March 1996.

Letters to the Lincolnshire Free Press editor: March 30, 2021  | Updated: 17:10, 01 April 2021 You need car transport for serious shopping I read with dismay your article about replacing parking spaces with cycle lanes. We need to revitalise our town centre and attract shoppers. If you have babies/children and a lot of shopping, a bike is no good. Serious shopping needs a car. Springfields is very busy with shoppers when it is open – we need to bring them into town. If the market was updated with attractive stalls and incentives for independent shops, it would offer an alternative to ...

Sutton Bridge couple celebrate diamond wedding  | Updated: 18:18, 11 March 2021 A diamond couple have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Keith (84) and Evelyn (78) Whisler tied the knot in St Matthew’s Church in Sutton Bridge in March 1961 when the Everley Brothers were on the number 1 spot with Walk Right Back. While the couple had a quiet celebration at home, they are looking forward to heading out later in the year to enjoy a family meal with son Trevor, daughter-in-law Doreen and granddaughter Amber. Keith and Evelyn Whisler celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary at th...

Eight seal pups took a mudslide back to freedom, following months of rehabilitation.