Tag: Stamford Mercury

Rider trapped under her horse for 20 minutes

A RIDER escaped with only a broken wrist after being trapped under a shire horse when it fell on her.

Sarah Bennett was riding the shire horse at Aunby last Saturday afternoon when it tripped on rough ground and fell on top of her.

She was trapped for around 20 minutes before the horse managed to free itself and wander back to its stables.

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Ride raises £3866 for Great Ormond Street

Schoolboys Ben Ellis and Ben Warburton have raised a magnificent £3,866 to date for Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital in London.

The intrepid 16-year-olds cycled from Land’s End in Cornwall to John O’Groats in Scotland.

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Be on Alert for Woods Poachers

Dog walkers and have been encouraged to report signs of poachers to police.

A number of people have reported seeing deer parts placed in trees alongside pathways in woods around Castle Bytham.

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Plans to build new homes get go-ahead

A series of housing developments have been given the go-ahead by district councillors.

South Kesteven District Council’s development control committee met on Tuesday and approved five developments in Bourne, Market Deeping, Deeping St James, Morton and Castle Bytham.

An outline proposal for 15 affordable developments in The Old Quarry in Castle Bytham was approved while the other applications were deferred until planning officers and the developers thrash out the details of their section 106 agreements, which are legal agreements in which the developer gives money towards improvements to facilities like schools and roads.

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Alan Wood murder to feature on BBC’s Crimewatch

The murder of Lound man Alan Wood is to feature on the BBC’s Crimewatch programme later this month.

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