Just one week, till extra HD channels

Waltham transmitter mastIn just week, theBythams area will get an extra five HD channels from the Waltham (East Midlands) transmitter.

To get the extra channels, you will already need to receive BBC One HD, BBC Two HD etc via your Freeview HD TV/box or YouView device.

The extra HD channels to look out for are :-

  • CBeebies HD
  • BBC FOUR HD
  • BBC NEWS HD
  • Al Jazeera English HD
  • COMMUNITY HD

Extra Freeview HD channels in the coming weeks

Waltham transmitter mastGreat news for people that can already receive Freeview HD channels 101-105 and can receive services from the Waltham (East Midlands) transmitter will gain access to BBC Four HD, CBeebies HD, BBC News HD and Al Jazeera English HD as well as standard definition Al Jazeera Arabic.

To get the extra channels, viewers with a Freeview HD or YouView device should retune on the 25th March 2014.

Pedal power for Sport Relief as relay passes through

A group of walkers were joined by a father and son on penny farthings as they took part in a nationwide relay for charity.

Members of “Team Honk” passed through the Mercury area on Monday during a 3,000-mile relay as they did their bit for Sport Relief.

Read more from the Stamford Mercury 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.

 

Lincolnshire vicar Susan Evans prays for good weather

A Lincolnshire vicar whose church is named after the patron saint of the weather has urged people to pray for a brighter outlook as this January has become the wettest on record for some parts of Britain.

The Reverend Susan Evans, from the Church of St Medard and St Gildard, in Little Bytham in the south of the county, last night led prayed with her flock and reportedly said: “Dear Lord, we’ve had enough.”

Read more from the Lincolnshire Echo website.