Spalding Men 1st 4St Ives 1st 4Honours finished even after an eight-goal thriller saw Spalding draw with East Men’s League Division One North second-placed St Ives.The game started with both attacks being on top with some end-to-end action. Opportunities were plentiful for Spalding with good opportunities before Dan Azzopardi eventually tapped a deflected pass into the back of the net.St ...

Holbeach United ended a run of three defeats in a row to beat title-chasing Stanway Pegasus and move themselves to within three points of the Thurlow Nunn League Division One North play-off places.They had to work hard though, after conceding a second-minute opener to the Essex side, who had been delayed on their journey north, with the game kicking off ...

Spalding United can regain top spot in the Midland Division of the Pitching In Northern Premier League on Saturday by extending their winning run to four games. However, they will need to be at their best for the trip to leaders Harborough Town.That was certainly the case last Saturday when the Tulips romped to a 5-0 victory against promotion-chasing rivals Sporting ...

It is turning into a straight fight between Pinchbeck United and Hucknall Town to avoid the wooden spoon position in the United Counties League.Both sides lost 4-0 on Saturday and have only one win each to their name this campaign.The Knights were left feeling hard done by after holding second-placed Melton Town 0-0 at half-time on Saturday.However, the hosts went ahead ...

Performance levels were just not there as Holbeach United fell to a 4-1 defeat at Cornard United in Division One North of the Thurlow Nunn League on Saturday.The Sudbury side took an early lead with a wicked free-kick but Will Barnes levelled when he was first to react to a rebound.However, the hosts regained the lead two minutes after the ...

A last-gasp 3-2 win at Coleshill Town on Saturday pushed Spalding United back into the top two of the Northern Premier League’s Midland Division. It came after they had conceded the lead for the fourth time in the last five games, when they had scored first.Again they were two goals to the good before being hauled back to 2-2.However, unlike draws ...

Pinchbeck United put on a brave show but their Lincolnshire County FA Senior Trophy hopes were ended at holders Boston Town on Tuesday.The hosts had lost only one county cup tie in four years but were hard pushed to break down a resolute Knights side.The first goal did not arrive until the 53rd minute when substitute Lucas Dakin netted and ...

Spalding Hockey Club hosted the second primary schools hockey tournament at Glen Park, Surfleet.Nineteen teams from 13 schools took part, giving more than 150 youngsters the chance to represent their schools. Games were excellently controlled by teenage umpires from the club.Boston-based Tower Road A got off to a flying start in League A, winning their first two matches, beating John Harrox A (3-1) and ...

Spalding Ladies 1st 0Long Sutton 1st 1Hannah Barker was on target to give Sutton the local derby bragging rights and help them to their first win of the East Women’s Division Two North West win at the ninth attempt.A gripping encounter saw Spalding dominate possession, orchestrating numerous attacks with several short corners and shots on goal.Despite their offensive prowess, the ...

Bourne SC lost ground on the top two in the Spalding & District Billiards League with a 4-3 defeat at Gosberton B. Marcus Pell (O40) was the star for the hosts with breaks of 23, 38 and 20 in a 200-169 win.Des Forbes chipped in with two 22 breaks in his 200-158 win after Kieran Richards (R50) had levelled 200-111. ...

Sunday saw the delayed start of the Frostbite series of races that will take Welland Yacht Club racing up to Boxing Day .Wind conditions for the first race were almost ideal but a forecast of an increase during the day may have contributed to a reduced number of five boats taking to the water.The wind blowing straight down the river ...

A fabulous 51 break from Jason Green helped Pyramid C to a 5-1 win in Division One of the Spalding and District Snooker League. Green (O56) beat Adam Mayman (O21) as his team took the win over Consti H, elevating them from 12th place in the standings to fifth.Doug Garfoot (O28) won the first frame to get Consti off to a ...

Spalding Lightning are through to the last 16 of the mixed Top Club competition after beating a Huntingdon team, boasting international players.Annie Dunham won in the ladies’ singles but the overall match was in the balance before Stephen Harris won the men’s singles with his last bowl. That left Lightning needing one win from the last three disciplines and an aggregate ...

Spalding 12Leicester Vipers 17 Having clawed their way back in the first half to take a two-point lead at half-time, Spalding failed to keep the momentum going. It was Vipers who notched the only score in the second half with a converted try to pick up all the Counties Midlands 1 East (South) points.The Leicester side were fifth in the ...

Following a solid 2023 season, with record academy numbers, the introduction of competitive women’s cricket and a third-place finish for the first team, Moulton Harrox are already looking forward to next season.Roger Grant has stepped down as chairman after more than a decade in the post but will remain as treasurer.Taking over as chairman is Dipan Suwarneraj, who brings a ...

There’s set to be some special showings of Beauty and the Beast at the South Holland Centre next month where you’ll have the chance to meet the cast.For the 6pm show on Friday, December 8, the 2pm performance on Saturday, December 9 and both the 2pm and 6pm showings on Sunday, December 10, members of the cast will be available ...

There’s some top comedy performers at the South Holland Centre this Saturday, including the voice of Love Sidland.Scottish comedian Iain Stirling heads star-studded bill and he’s joined by a fantastic trio.Finn Taylor has been making waves in the comedy scene in recent years and is very much one of those on the way up.Sara Barron is an American comedian now ...

A man has been fined more than £18,500 after admitting trespassing on private land and using dogs to chase and kill hares in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. Following a report of hare coursing in Low Road, Crowland, on November 13, officers from the Rural Crime Action Team attended and located the suspect who appeared to be equipped with dogs on the ...

Residents in South Holland are being asked to share their views on the council’s proposed Council Tax Support Scheme for next year.The scheme is a way of helping people on low or no income to pay their annual council tax bill. The overall cost of the scheme is around £4.3million with South Holland District Council supporting around 2,400 working age ...

Lincolnshire is set to receive a significant boost in its fight against drug and alcohol misuse, with over £2 million from the government’s ten-year drug strategy budget. This funding, part of a nearly £267 million national investment, aims to reduce drug use to a 30-year low and improve the quality and access of treatment services across England.As part of the ...