The Golden Lion, Moulton Seas End Telephone 01406 370767 ‘I could not fault either food or service throughout the evening’ review by Gill Wheldon A warm, family friendly welcome awaits you at The Golden Lion in Moulton Seas End. My husband John and I went for a meal there recently and it was a very enjoyable experience. Landlady Rachael Murray ...

Plans to double the size of Spalding’s power station have been delayed again – with summer 2017 being the earliest work is now likely to start. Last spring, InterGen, which owns the town’s existing power station, had said it hoped work to construct the new station – bringing hundreds of construction jobs to the town – could begin early this ...

Human rights campaigner Andy Hall has had his passport confiscated as he awaits trial in Thailand. Mr Hall, who is from Spalding and still has family in the town, also faces a travel ban restricting his movements after a ruling by Bangkok South Criminal Court. The ruling was made ahead of a hearing on Monday where Mr Hall was indicted ...

An appeal has been launched for new volunteers to join a team helping South Holland people solve their problems. Citizens Advice South Lincolnshire, which came into being last year with the merger of South Kesteven and South Holland’s advice bureaux, is looking for people all of ages to help out in its Spalding and Grantham offices. Successful applicants will join ...

Filming has finished on Dishonoured – the first Hollywood-style full-length feature film to be based in South Holland. The film, which has been made by a cast and crew of local people, will premiere at a red carpet event in Spalding on Tuesday, January 26. Steph Genovese, director and lead actor, announced “with a definite hint of sadness mixed in ...

An annual football match between a school’s staff and students has raised more than £200. The annual Sir John Gleed School Staff vs Post 16 Students Football match has boosted the coffers of the Callum Pite Smile Charity, set up in memory of a former Pinchbeck schoolboy. Representatives of the good cause were present during the game which saw the ...

The daughter of a woman killed in a fire caused by illegal cigarettes is calling for harsher sentences for those who sell them. Julie Grant’s mum June Buffham died at her home in Stonegate, Spalding, in April 2012 after she fell asleep and dropped a lit Jin Ling cigarette in her chair. The illegal cigarette continued to burn, quickly releasing ...

Did you know that you might have a prehistoric creature living in your garden? Hedgehogs are one of our oldest native species – they shared the earth with sabre-toothed tigers and woolly mammoths 15 million years ago, and now they snuffle about in our gardens helpfully eating the slugs and snails that damage our plants. Sadly, hedgehog numbers have declined ...

Schools could face financial penalties in a bid to cut the number of children who are permanently excluded. The “pupil reintegration charge” could be levied against schools in Lincolnshire if they are unable to demonstrate they took all possible measures to prevent a child’s exclusion. The county has a poor record on permanent exclusions with the number growing – against ...

Two drivers were taken to hospital in Peterborough after a crash in Crowland. Nene Terrace Road remains closed after a collision between a red Ford Focus and blue Ford tractor. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the scene at about 9am today (Tuesday).

TUESDAY, 10AM: A third arrest has been made in connection with the firearms incident in Long Sutton on Sunday. The 22-year-old local man is being questioned by police this morning, while the two men previously arrested have been bailed until April while investigations continue. UPDATE Monday 2.25pm: A second arrest has been made in connection with a firearms incident in Long ...

A Spalding headteacher has said it will be students who will be the losers if teachers go through with the threat of strike action. The National Union of Teachers announced on Friday that an indicative ballot showed an overwhelming majority of teachers at Spalding Grammar School were in favour of strike action after the school refused to introduce a nationally-recommended ...

Police investigating a series of lead thefts in Spalding have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to trace. They are keen to trace a man after 18 reports of theft of lead flashing from the porches of homes in Claudette Avenue, Claudette Way and Estella Way, in Spalding. He is a described as a white male wearing a ...

A driver has died after his car left the road and hit a tree on Saturday morning. Emergency services were called to Holbeach Road in Spalding, near the A151/A16 junction, shortly after 3am. The driver of a silver Rover, a 31 year-old foreign national who was living in Spalding, was  pronounced dead at the scene. His immediate family have been informed ...

Teachers at a Spalding secondary school could go on strike next month. The staff at Spalding Grammar School have indicated their desire for industrial action because they have been denied a nationally-recommended one per cent pay rise. It is believed the school is the only one in the county to withhold the pay rise and the National Union of Teachers ...

A distribution company has defended its cleanliness record after workers claimed its Spalding food storage depot is dirty and dangerous. Fowler Welch said it is committed to high standards after a series of photos and video clips was given anonymously to The Voice, claiming to show dust, dirt and health and safety breaches at the company’s premises in West Marsh ...

Last time I wrote about a favourite garden visitor, the blackbird. This month I thought it’d be good to look at another familiar feathered friend, the starling. Now, starlings aren’t always everyone’s favourite. Indeed, some people dismiss them as mere noisy black brutes. But do take a second look. For starters, they aren’t black. Their feathers are a deep, glossy ...

Local businesses are being invited to attend a special event to find out more about how they could win contracts to provide services for South Holland District Council. The Meet the District Council Buyers event will give businesses a chance to speak to members of the council’s various teams about the diverse range of goods and services bought by South ...

A retained firefighter who has dedicated his life to keeping people safe has been named in the New Year’s Honours list 2016. Richard King, who has worked as a retained firefighter for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue for 23 years, has been given a British Empire Medal for his service to the community. Primarily based at Long Sutton Fire Station, the ...

Residents in South Holland are being invited to have their say on where new homes, businesses and roads should be built over the next 20 years. A new Local Plan is being prepared for South East Lincolnshire (the areas of Boston Borough Council and South Holland District Council) to guide the development and use of land up until 2036, including ...