Two stunning strikes sent Spalding United spinning out of the Lincolnshire Senior Cup after a 2-1 semi-final defeat at Stamford on Saturday. Jordan Smith and David Bell both smashed home cracking efforts to give the Daniels a two-goal interval lead. Jonny Lockie halved the deficit for the Tulips after the break but, despite an improved second half showing, they were ...

Two multi-million pound projects across South Holland remain on track for completion despite fears over their final funding. The Peppermint Junction Interchange project and developments at the Holbeach campus of the Agri-Food Centre of Excellence are both still waiting for £2.4million of vital European Union regeneration funding to be released. Work is currently progressing on both developments, but there are ...

A new venture aimed at getting youngsters into work has been launched with the backing of The Prince’s Trust. Little Local Jobs is an online recruitment resource which has been set up by Lorena Zalyte, from Spalding. Lorena received funding from The Prince’s Trust and has also completed a project on social enterprise at Boston College. And she is now ...

Rural communities across South Holland are being warned about the sudden rise in countryside crime. A report published by NFU Mutual has revealed that Lincolnshire is the worst county in the United Kingdom for rural crime. And the leading rural insurer believes those residents in South Holland with machinery, oil, diesel and quad bikes on their properties need to be ...

An intrepid group of South Holland fundraisers hope to have raised around £1,000 for charity after climbing Ben Nevis. The dozen climbers from Spalding, Cowbit and Donington decided to scale the 1,344-metre high mountain to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society for Dementia Research. The idea was started and organised by Sue Wilkerson whose mum, Mary Woods, died from the ...

A new Sutton Bridge fish processing business is up and running following a seal of approval from South Holland District Council’s food safety team. One Fish Company, based in Millennium Way, Wingland, was granted full approval as a Food Business Establishment, following visits from the council’s food safety officers over the past few months. They ensured that the firm’s equipment ...

The annual Moulton Garden Crawl and Scarecrow competition at the weekend proved to be one of the busiest ever. Held over two days, the event was blessed with superb weather that helped swell the crowds. Organisers revealed that they were even in danger of running out of programmes such was the high volume of people turning up. Patricia Ayton-Smith, of ...

A safety warning has been issued to South Holland residents about swimming in waterways in a bid to keep cool during the searing temperatures. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue’s ‘water aware’ campaign will highlight the dangers of swimming in uncharted territory. Officers are encouraging parents, with the school holidays under way, to advise their children to stay safe when they’re near ...

A free Bikeability course for youngsters is being staged in Spalding during the summer holidays.   The course takes place at the Castle Sports Complex on Monday, August 22, and is aimed at 11 to 16-year-olds.   Youngsters will learn vital skills to help them keep safe while cycling on the road.   It is a level three course which ...

Athlete Lee Addison has been awarded the Talented Student Bursary this year by the Sir John Gleed School PFA.   Lee was nominated for the award by the school’s physical education department after an extremely successful year of competition.   He recently competed in the National Schools long jump championships where he gained an excellent third place finish.   Lee’s ...

Three Spalding insurance specialists are set to embark on an exciting new venture together. Mick Cunningham, Elaine Mothers and Aimee Fleming have joined forces to be part of a new insurance brokerage in Spalding. Based at the Lovells Business Centre in St John’s Road, Gauntlet Spalding Insurance Brokers is aiming to open up extensive avenues for business customers. The project ...

Organisers of a new bike night in Spalding are hoping the popular event will attract more visitors to the town. More than 70 bikers turned up at the inaugural event at the Royal Mail Cart on Pinchbeck Road a fortnight ago. And, due to its popularity, organisers now want it to become a weekly event which aims to boost Spalding’s ...

Police are set to continue their investigations into last week’s triple shooting in Spalding after an inquest was opened and adjourned today (Wednesday). The deaths of Lance Hart, his wife Claire and daughter Charlotte of Moulton were confirmed by Detective Inspector Helen Evans who is the senior investigating officer in the case. DI Evans revealed to the inquest that both ...

A pioneering community nursing project which was started in South Holland has scooped a national award. The project was initiated by community nursing team case managers to change the way they work to better support their patients and colleagues – and such has been the success of it that it is now being developed across the county. Called the ‘Supporting ...

Lincolnshire Police have confirmed that the man suspected of carrying out the three fatal shootings in Spalding on Tuesday (July 19) was not a shotgun certificate or firearms licence holder. The force have revealed that the provenance of the weapon used is an active line of enquiry they are pursuing. The three people killed in the shotgun incident in the grounds ...

Spalding High School have issued a statement following the tragic death of Charlotte Hart on Tuesday.(July 19) Charlotte was killed in a shotgun incident in the grounds of Spalding’s Castle Sports Complex in Pinchbeck Road. The school’s statement said: “We are all deeply shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic death of our former student, Charlotte Hart. “Charlotte attended ...

South Holland District Council has issued a warning to residents over unregistered skin piercers. The council is urging anyone who is thinking of getting a tattoo, piercing or having electrolysis to ensure the skin piercer they visit is registered with the district council. All registered skin piercers must display a certificate of register where they practise and are routinely visited ...

A recruitment seminar to attract more special constables is being held at Spalding Police Station next week.   The event gets underway at 7pm on Thursday, July 28, as part of a countywide recruitment drive by the Lincolnshire Police Special Constabulary.   They are aiming to attract people who have an interest in the community and in police work.   ...

A Quadring Fen woman who has become mother hen to a flock of birds is appealing for help in their re-homing. Nicki Murphy is the Lincolnshire re-homing co-ordinator for a non-profit organisation called Fresh Start For Hens. She has 30-plus hens of her own and takes many ill and disabled ones under her wing to see out their final days. ...

Former Great Britain hockey goalkeeper and Olympic medallist Ian Taylor was the special guest at Spalding Grammar School’s annual sports celebration evening.   Taylor, who was a member of the bronze-winning squad at the Seoul Olympics in 1988, gave an inspired talk about his experiences and how school sport was the springboard to his career. The event was an opportunity ...