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Former quarry at Castle Bytham to become 85 new homes and shop

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Layout of Castle Bytham quarry developmentSouth Kesteven District Council’s planning committee have voted in favour of plans to turn a 9.6 hectare former quarry site in Castle Bytham, into 85 homes and a shop.

The Old Quarry off Station Road, went before SKDC’s development control committee on Tuesday. The applicant, pharmaceutical multi-millionaire Dr Dallas Burston, had initially also proposed for the creation of a health centre and care home at the site, but these were later removed in favour of creating more homes.

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Hundreds decorate trees at the Spinney in Little Bytham

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Bythams SpinneyMore than 400 children and parents turned up for the fourth Tree Dressing Day at the Spinney in Little Bytham.

With the help of Jo Hammond, an environmental artist, children and their parents were able to make decorations which they could then attach to the tree of their choice to help make the Spinney more attractive.

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Firefighters free casualty from car after Castle Bytham crash

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Firefighters freed a casualty from a car after a road collision in Castle Bytham this morning (Sunday, November 22).

Crews from Corby Glen and Grantham attended the crash on Morkery Lane which was reported just before 11am.

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Bythams children get running to improve health and education

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Earlier this month, pupils and staff of the Bythams Primary School started their daily running fitness club on a specially marked circuit in the school grounds with the aim of improving the health those in the school.

The extra 15 minutes of exercise a day is in addition to the 2 hours of PE the children cover every week.

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Anglian Water apologise to villagers left without water after burst main

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Anglian waterAnglian Water have apologised after residents in villages including Carlby, Essendine, Castle Bytham, Ryhall and Swayfield, were left without water earlier today.

Sarah Dobson, Anglian Water spokesperson said: “Our teams were alerted to a burst water main on Borne Road, Carlby on Saturday morning (October 24). They worked quickly to isolate the burst and repair the section of pipe. Customers supplies were restored by 2.15pm.”

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Experts probe Alan Wood murder in TV documentary on Sunday

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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.

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