Tag: Stamford Mercury

Fire crews tackle tractor blaze in Little Bytham

Firefighters tackled a tractor on fire in a field in Little Bytham this afternoon (Sunday, August 9).

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Campaigners react to Lincolnshire school transport review

School Transport CampaignersCampaigners have welcomed a partial review of free school transport in Lincolnshire, but insist the whole policy needs looking at.

A proposal to review the grammar school section of Lincolnshire County Council’s policy came before the authority’s children and young people’s scrutiny committee on Friday last week.

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Review of school transport in Lincolnshire takes shape

Councillors have approved the first step in a review of part of a free school transport policy.

A proposal to review the grammar school section of Lincolnshire County Council’s policy came before the authority’s children and young people’s scrutiny committee yesterday (Friday).

Read more from the Stamford Mercury website.

Workshop destroyed in Castle Bytham blaze

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue have confirmed that the fire in Castle Bytham yesterday was caused by a spark from a bonfire igniting a tyre.

The blaze in a barn used as a workshop on Clipsham Road, Castle Bytham caused 100 per cent damage to the building and its contents.

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Hopes that TV documentary could shed light on Alan Wood’s murder

Why was an ordinary man tortured, murdered and mutilated?

That question has haunted Alan Wood’s family, friends and Lincolnshire Police ever since the 50-year-old was found dead in a pool of blood at his home in the tiny hamlet of Lound, near Bourne, on October 24, 2009.

Read more from the Stamford Mercury website.

Show your support for Rat Race Dirty Weekend runners

People are being urged to show their support for thousands of competitors who will tomorrow take on a gruelling 20-mile obstacle course.

The Rat Race Dirty Weekend takes place for the third time in the grounds of Burghley House, near Stamford, on Saturday.

Brian Makwana, from Castle Bytham, and a team of friends are running to raise money for CDH UK in aid of Brian’s son Wyatt, who was born with a condition called congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Read more from the Stamford Mercury website.