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Mark property and deter thieves with police sessions around Bourne and Stamford

Police will hold a series of security marking events to protect property from thieves.

Free cycle marking sessions will take place in the Burghley Centre car park in Bourne from 10am until 4pm on Saturday.

Read more from the Bourne Local website.

Sat navs stolen from vans in Little Bytham

Police have appealed for witnesses to two thefts from vans to come forward.

Thieves smashed the windows of two vehicles in Station Road, Little Bytham, and stole sat navs and mobile phone holders on Wednesday night.

Call 101 quoting incident 53 and 107, both of February 6.

Read more from the Stamford Mercury website.

 

Doggy day care is a great success story

An entrepreneurial mother who set up her own pet-sitting business two years ago has seen demand grow at such an exceptional rate that she has recruited two apprentices.

Tracey Longmuir, who lives in Corby Glen, launched ISIS Pet Care to offer dog owners a service where their animals are looked after the way they would be at home.

Read more from the Grantham Journal website.

Post box broken into in Castle Bytham

Police are appealing for witnesses after the post box on the outside of a farm premises in Castle Bytham was forced open, between 8am and 12.30pm on November 27.

Police said it is believed that the offender made at least two visits to the post box during that morning to try and retrieve letters from it.

Read more from the Stamford Mercury website.

 

Single mums raise issues with Government advisors

When Tracey Longmuir began to buckle under the pressure of raising a child and coping with a relationship break-up, keeping her newly started dog walking and pet sitting business was tough going.

But the 38 year old refused to be beaten and pulled out all the stops to keep her business afloat.

Read more from the Bourne Local website.

Burst main leaves villages without water

Several villages were left without water today (Monday) because of two separate faults.

Residents of Carlby, Essendine, Castle Bytham, Swayfield, Witham-on-the-Hill and surrounding areas with PE9, PE10, NG33 and LE15 postcodes have been affected by the problem, which began at about 11am today (Monday).

Read more from the Stamford Mercury website.