Recently added articles from Boston Standard (Boston, England):
Making Boston proud with pride awards.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Friday, 11.50am - WHAT do a Boston table tennis stalwart and East Lincolnshire Fisheries have in common? They have both netted Civic Pride awards. An audience of more than 50 attended the Civic Group of Boston Preservation Trust's annual award ceremony at Fydell ...
NHS services rated as 'good'.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Friday, 1.15pm - IN-PATIENT services for people with mental health problems in Lincolnshire have been rated as 'good' and in the top quarter of all mental health trusts nationally. The latest report on NHS acute in-patient mental health services has been published this month by ...
Play scheme nets [pounds sterling]600,000.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Friday, 5.20pm - MORE than [pounds sterling]600,000 has been netted by Surfleet Play and Recreation Committee. The [pounds sterling]636,000 lottery grant - the biggest made by Sport England in the East Midlands - will be used to build an all-weather games pitch with floodlights ...
Fire crews at pub fire.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Friday, 7pm - FIRE crews are attending a blaze at the Castle Inn, Freiston. A railway carriage, which is used as a shed, and two agricultural trailers are well alight at the Haltoft End pub, according to a spokesman from ...
United ready for Stags.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Friday, 6.30pm - THE Pilgrims entertain Mansfield Town at the Staffsmart Stadium tomorrow (kick-off 3pm)in their latest pre-season fixture. Chris Wright is still sidelined with a shoulder injury, while United may also be missing ...
Boston promoted in TV licence league of shame.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Saturday, 9am - BOSTON is giving off a bad reception ? after being promoted in the TV licence-dodgers' league of shame. In the first half of the year almost 400 evaders were caught. Topping the Lincolnshire table is Lincoln with 606 dodgers, then comes Grimsby with ...
Adventure days for youngsters.
Aug 03, 2008 ... Sunday, 9am - EXCITING adventure days hunting mini-beasts and exploring marshland have been planned during the school summer holidays. Freiston Centre for Environmental Education has organised three activity days for next week aimed a raising awareness of the surrounding ...
Firm's wood trust donation.
Aug 04, 2008 ... Monday, 12am - A BOSTON heating company has been off-setting its carbon footprint by making a donation towards improving access at Boston's woods for every boiler it installed. Aaron Services gave [pounds sterling]20 for each of the 336 boilers ...
New First Call service will be a first for Lincolnshire.
Aug 04, 2008 ... Monday, 10am - THE British Red Cross is hailing a new service, which it says will offer a flexible response to an individual's needs at a time of personal crisis. The First Call service, a first for the Lincolnshire area, will be available for vulnerable people, as well as ...
Don't give burglars a helping hand.
Aug 04, 2008 ... Monday, 2pm - Police in Boston are advising people in the area to take extra precautions to prevent themselves from becoming victims of burglars. The warm weather can be a real boom for criminals, many of whom will not pass up an opportunity to enter homes which are insecure due ...
Pilgrims, Poachers record wins.
Aug 04, 2008 ... Monday, 8.40am - BOSTON'S two senior football clubs enjoyed friendly victories on Saturday. Boston United recorded a 3-0 victory over a rag-tag Mansfield Town team thanks to goals from Kieran Leabon, Ollie Ryan and ...
