Category: News

Bourne supermarket worker’s murder: Alan’s killers are still on the loose

A new documentary has focused on the brutal murder of Alan Wood as the sixth anniversary of his death draws close.

The 50-year-old supermarket worker and gardener, described by a friend as “a kind, big cuddly teddy bear”, was found dead at home in Lound, near Bourne, on Saturday, October 24, 2009.

Read more from the Spalding Guardian website.

Experts probe Alan Wood murder in TV documentary on Sunday

The brutal murder of Alan Wood will be in the spotlight again in a major TV documentary on Sunday.

Experts including Clive Driscoll, the retired Metropolitan Police senior officer who secured convictions for the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence, review the gruesome events that led to Alan Wood (50) being found dead in a pool of blood at his home in Lound, near Bourne, on October 24 2009.

Donal MacIntyre: Unsolved airs on CBS Reality at 10pm on Sunday with a repeat showing at 9pm on Monday.

Read more from the Stamford Mercury website.

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CBS Reality can be found on the following digital TV platforms:-

  • Freeview: 66.
  • Freesat: 135.
  • Sky: 146.

Ninth earthquake recorded in Rutland

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.8 has been recorded in a county hit by a series of tremors, the British Geological Survey (BGS) has confirmed.

The epicentre was near the town of Oakham in Rutland, in the East Midlands, at 22:40 BST on Tuesday.

Reg Burrell tweeted that he felt it in Castle Bytham, a village in Lincolnshire.

Read more from the BBC News website.

Fire crews tackle tractor blaze in Little Bytham

Firefighters tackled a tractor on fire in a field in Little Bytham this afternoon (Sunday, August 9).

Read more from the Stamford Mercury website.

Campaigners react to Lincolnshire school transport review

School Transport CampaignersCampaigners have welcomed a partial review of free school transport in Lincolnshire, but insist the whole policy needs looking at.

A proposal to review the grammar school section of Lincolnshire County Council’s policy came before the authority’s children and young people’s scrutiny committee on Friday last week.

Read more from the Stamford Mercury website.

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