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Market Deeping couple celebrate 60 years together

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A couple who celebrated 60 loving years together have said that the secret to a long and happy marriage is having a laugh with one another.

Bernard and Betty Windsor celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on Thursday last week, together with their two sons Andrew and Terry.

The pair, who met as young children whilst growing up in the same village in Little Bytham, got married in 1955, when Betty was aged 18 and Bernard was 21. Betty recalled that their church wedding in Little Bytham “really was a white wedding” as it was snowing.

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Crash drivers call for better signs at Ryhall junction

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Two drivers involved in a collision on the B1176 near Ryhall are calling for fresh warning signs to be installed on the approach to a crossroads before an accident “kills someone”.

With warning signs on the road worn out and signs on the side of the road obscured by overgrown branches, they say drivers do not get sufficient warning of the approaching crossroads which is in a dip.

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Pedal power for Sport Relief as relay passes through

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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.

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Sat navs stolen from vans in Little Bytham

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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.

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Post box broken into in Castle Bytham

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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.

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Burst main leaves villages without water

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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).

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