Wetherspoon will open beer gardens at half its pubs, including Stamford Post in Sheep Market and The Captain Noel Newton in Oakham High Street, when lockdown lifts on April 12
| Updated: 09:45, 04 March 2021
Wetherspoon will open beer gardens at half of its pubs when lockdown restrictions lift next month.
Pint-starved punters are set to flock back to boozers when landlords are allowed to turn the taps back on on April 12.
Across England grass areas, rooftop gardens and patios at 394 of the UK s biggest operator s branches will open their doors. This includes The Stamford Post in Sheep Market, Stamford and The Captain Noel Newton in Oakham High Street.
Spalding newsagent is the victim of lockdown raiders
| Updated: 17:19, 16 February 2021
A newsagents has been attacked by raiders twice in less than a month. Classic News owners Asgar Vanparekh and Abbas Laxmidhar have been forced to put additional security measures on the exterior of their historic Market Place shop following the latest incidents.
Thieves smashed a pane of glass in the door to get into the store on January 26 to raid the till and other items, and that was followed by another attempt on Monday last week.
Mr Vanparekh and Mr Laxmidhar were forced to close their Sheep Market branch of Classic News a couple of years ago after it became unviable following regular break-ins.
Still hope for Spalding town centre despite empty units
| Updated: 17:23, 16 February 2021
Spalding town centre now has a total of 10 empty shops.
Calls have been made for lower rents to attract more independent traders and make the town a destination place.
Last week it was announced that Dorothy Perkins is facing closure after the chain was bought by Boohoo leading to around 2,450 job losses nationally.
The empty Air ambulance charity shop in Sheep Market, Spalding (44396816)
Other empty shops in the town centre include the former Tui, Clintonâs, Beales and Lloyds.
Trader Emma Peake, who runs Daisies Flower Shop in The Crescent, is hopeful that the town could become similar to the likes of Wells-next-the-Sea and Holt, in North Norfolk.
Water well floods cellar under Colin Bell Menswear in Stamford
The sudden flooding of an underground well has sparked an appeal to discover the cause.
In the 35 years Colin Bell Menswear has sat on top of an historic well in Sheep Market, Stamford, the water level has remained low, despite the nearby river bursting its banks and many deluges of rain and snow.
But on Tuesday the wellâs water level spilled over into the shopâs cellar, leaving co-owners Colin Bell and Nick Elson scratching their heads.
Firefighters attempt to pump out the well at Colin Bell in Sheep Market, Stamford