Police are looking for four men and a woman after a man in his 30s was attacked in Spalding at the weekend. During the early hours of Sunday morning (January 5) at New Road, cordons were put in place while police investigated the assault. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said they received a call at 2.05am: “A man in his 30 ...

Spalding, Gosberton and Pinchbeck are among the gridlocked areas after a car collided with a van this morning at Surfleet Roundabout – with other road closures adding to drivers’ woes. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said a woman was taken to hospital after the collision. The spokesman said: “At 7.41am we were informed that a car had overturned at the Surfleet ...

A single mum-of-five with money worries took £500 from a family friend for whom she was a carer. Julie Reast, of Cherry Tree Grove, Spalding, used the vulnerable man’s bankcard to withdraw the money from his bank account. Boston Magistrates’ Court heard on Wednesday that she was working for Atlas Care at the time and an arrangement was in place ...

Controversial plans to build 86 homes off Roman Road in Moulton Chapel have been recommended for approval by planning officers despite opposition. Larkfleet Homes’ application to build eight two-bed, 35 three-bed, 38 four-bed and five five-bed homes is due to go before South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee on Wednesday (January 15). The firm originally asked to build 99 homes ...

A care home says it’s confident it has improved after being told to do so across the board by inspectors. Gosberton House Care Home in Westhorpe Road has been rated as ‘requires improvement’ in every category following an inspection by the Care Quality Group in October. The report, which was published last month, states: “The provider was failing to provide ...

Entry is open for the 20th South Holland Open Arts Exhibition. The annual event invites artists across all mediums to participate, with a gallery set up in April in the South Holland Centre to show off the region’s talent. The competition is open to any professional or amateur artist over the age of 14, living or working in Lincolnshire or ...

Businesses are being asked to get on board and boost one of Spalding’s biggest attractions. For the last 14 years the Spalding Water Taxi has been ferrying people around the town’s beautiful waterways. In that time the same fleet of four boats has provided memories for thousands of people. And though the boats themselves remain in very good working order, ...

A planning application for four static homes to house seasonal migrant workers has been recommended to be passed by council officers. The application by E M Coles Farms at Small Drove Lane in West Pinchbeck is for four static homes that will enable “the business to increase their seasonal migrant workforce by 12 people”. SHDC officers recommend the plans be ...

The organiser of a charity that delivered cuddly toys and gifts to children for Christmas has thanked everyone who donated. Mark Le Sage, who organised the “Donate a Cuddle For Christmas” appeal as part of his Ella’s Project charity, said: “We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who donated pre loved cuddly toys and gifts. We ...

A group that’s helped the lives of thousands of young people take off in Spalding for nearly 70 years is looking for volunteers to help keep it flying. The 1406 (Spalding) Squadron of the RAF Air Cadets currently helps 50 young people take part in a host of activities from flying small planes to community work. But its resources are ...

Residents are being reminded to be careful of what they throw away after three fires at tips recently, including one at Spalding. Remove batteries from toys and keep gas lighters and flammable liquids out of general waste is the message from Lincolnshire County Council, which runs the sites. John Coates, head of waste at the authority, said: “In the past ...

John Tippler returns with some of his memories for readers to enjoy – last week he’d started a his first job in an architect’s office. In the autumn, Mr F Bernard Saunders and I moved to our new office in The Crescent, and I acquired a new duty: fetching coal from the cellar each morning and lighting fires in the ...

A business that teaches people to swim is looking to create a new swimming pool in Spalding. Billie’s Fins Swim School has applied to South Holland District Council for permission to change the use of an industrial unit on Fleming Road, off Enterprise Way for ‘assembly and leisure’. The company currently runs its paid-for swimming lessons from Eye Primary School. ...

A 45-year-old man has been released on bail after an attack on Saturday night in Donington left a man with “potentially life threatening” injuries. Lincolnshire Police announced the release today (Monday) and investigations are still ongoing. A police spokesman said a man “in his 40s” was arrested at the Black Bull in Station Street, Donington after police were called at ...

Lincolnshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was sexually assaulted in the Swan Street area in the early hours of New Year’s Day.The assault was reported to have been at around 5am on January 1. A police spokesman said: “The unknown man who we believe sexually assaulted the woman may have been in the area prior to the ...

Lincolnshire Police are appealing for help finding Aron Duff, who is wanted in connection with five counts of shoplifting “in the Spalding area”. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: “The 35-year-old may still be in the Spalding area. “If you have seen Aron or know his whereabouts, please contact us in one of the following ways:” Call 101Email force.control@lincs.pnn.police.ukContact Crimestoppers, anonymously, ...

Food firm Bakkavor has confirmed redundancies at its West Marsh Road site redundant. In October the firm began a consultation period with 250 members of staff facing job losses. Bakkavor today confirmed it will be making cuts, but numbers are “significantly lower than expected”. A Bakkavor spokesman said: “We can confirm that Bakkavor Salads has completed the consultation period and ...

A Spalding preschool has become the first in South Holland to receive ‘Makaton Friendly‘ accreditation. The sign-language award was given to BeBright Preschool. Laura Spillett from BeBright said: “Since opening in September 2018, we have ensured our staff are trained to use Makaton to support children’s communication. “We are further enhancing this in February when we are hosting a stage ...

The updated route for the Spalding Western Relief Road has been recommended by officers for approval. In December, residents of Bourne Road breathed a sign of relief when they were told that Lincolnshire County Council planned to change the route of the Relief Road. They had been told their houses were due to be demolished to make way for the ...

Spalding Library is set to close for two weeks for essential maintenance. The Victoria Street amenity will be closed from January 13 to upgrade the old fire alarm system and replace the front doors. More modern computers and printing equipment will also be installed. The library will close at 1pm on Saturday, January 11 and reopen again at 9am on ...