Author Archives: Tom Cassidy

Add your Fenland tale to a collection by mobile historian

Historian and musician Danny Pedler (pictured) is touring South Holland on the mobile library to collect Fenland stories. As part of the project Field and Dyke: Your Fenland Stories, he will tour the district playing folk songs and tunes from South Lincolnshire. He will be collecting memories, anecdotes and tales from the area to inspire future projects. The sessions are ...

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Top turnout for first West Pinchbeck tractor run

Twenty tractors set off from West Pinchbeck Village Hall in the village’s first tractor run event and the public turned out to wave them on both at the start and along the way. Tractor enthusiasts got up early on Sunday morning for the drive that took the convoy of vintage and modern machines through West Pinchbeck, Pinchbeck village, Surfleet and ...

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Chosen Charity cash delight

It was a case of money in and money out for a Holbeach charity recently. Schoolgirl Sophia Goodier completed a sponsored cross country walk around Walpole Cross Keys to raise £355. Sophia (9), pictured right, decided to donate the money the Chosen Charity of Holbeach. “What a wonderful achievement for a nine-and-a-half year old,” said Iris Boland, of the charity. ...

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It’s never too late says charity runner

A Long Sutton man has proved it’s never too late to start running as he prepares for his first sponsored half marathon. Retired headteacher Geoff Palmer (67) takes part in the Ely Half Marathon on September 24. He has completed two 10k races but the 13.1-mile course in Ely will be his biggest challenge yet. Geoff said his health and ...

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Celebrating long service at the NHS

A member of the NHS team in Spalding has recently marked 40 years’ service with the organisation. Lynn Davies, a community nursing assistant in the Spalding and Stamford Adult Community Health Trust, was among 64 people at a presentation. She started work in 1977 at the Rauceby Hospital in Sleaford, aged 16, as a member of the domestic team. She ...

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Have fun fundraising this National Air Ambulance Week

It’s National Air Ambulance Week so if you feel like raising money for the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance – this is the perfect time. On average the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance carries out an average of three missions a day. Each mission costs the charity approximately £2,500. As such, it’s important support from donations continues. Community fundraiser, Faye ...

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Report all trouble to the police, requests Crowland Parish Council

Following another case of vandalism in Crowland, the town council has urged residents to report every incident of anti-social behaviour to the police. The town’s public toilets on West Street recently suffered “substantial damage” said Police Inspector Gareth Boxall. Crowland Parish Council clerk Brenda Stanojevic said it was the third or fourth time the toilets had been vandalised this year ...

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Police capture wanted sofa scam man

A man has been arrested on suspicion of fraud by false representation and returned to prison after breaching the tems of his license. Lincolnshire Police issued a warning this week following a spate of reports of a man asking for money to pay for a sofa that had just been delivered. He visited Crowland and Spalding residences. Police say one ...

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Care home and apartments to be built on Spalding riverside wasteland

Planning permission has been granted for a self-contained care home and two apartment blocks for people aged over 55 in Spalding. The final plans for the site in Roman Bank have been in development for more than a year, with numerous conditions and amendments requested by the council since they were first submitted. Now, satisfied the conditions have been met, ...

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Spalding smuggled cigarettes shop loses licence

A Spalding shop has had its premises licence revoked after undercover police were sold smuggled cigarettes. South Holland District Council Licensing Committee revoked the licence of Lithuanian Grocery Ltd, at 82 Holbeach Road, after it was decided there were “no conditions that could be imposed that could alleviate the concerns of the panel due to poor management of the premises”, ...

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Work set to start on £100m Spalding power station scheme

Construction work is set to start on Spalding’s £100m power station project. Intergen is creating an open cycle gas-fired plant and a combined cycle gas-fired plant alongside battery storage. The expansion will see enough energy created for around a million homes. It will create a total of 945mw and is expected to be online by 2020. The power company owns ...

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Sutton Bridge marina opens for business

New marina facilities for Sutton Bridge were officially opened on Wednesday. The £900,000 project was a joint effort between Lincolnshire County Council and Fenland District Council. Fenland is the Port Authority for the River Nene which rises in Northamptonshire and serves Wisbech and heads to The Wash at Sutton Bridge. “First impressions are important and the new marina will serve ...

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Six homes in place of derelict building in Spalding

Owners of a Spalding riverside building that has been derelict for 20 years have been granted permission to develop six new homes on the site. At the South Holland District Council planning committee meeting, Coun Rodney Grocock welcomed the development on Holbeach Road, Spalding. “It’s always been a problem and has always looked awful on that corner. I welcome this ...

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Lidl sets its sights on old Welland Hospital site in Spalding

Supermarket giant Lidl has announced plans for a new multi-million pound store in Spalding – creating up to 40 new jobs. The German company already has a store in the town, but is aiming to completely redevelop the site of the former Welland Hospital. The company describes the development as a “sustainable” store with 1,331msq of sales area. It will ...

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Unexplained death in Holbeach

Lincolnshire Police are treating the death of a man in Holbeach today as unexplained. Emergency services were called to an address in Fleet Street shortly after 9am this morning (Monday, September 11) to attend to a man in his 40s. Sadly, he was pronounced dead at the scene, a police spokesperson said. A post mortem examination will take place in ...

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Do you know this man wanted in Spalding perfume theft enquiry?

Lincolnshire Police say the man pictured might be able to assist in their enquiry into the theft of perfume in Spalding. A box of perfume worth £28 was was stolen from Lloyds Pharmacy in Market Place, Spalding, at around 12.25pm on Saturday, August 26. Police have asked anyone able to help to contact 101, quoting incident number 241 of 26/8.

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Mum faces fears for charity skydive

A Pinchbeck couple will take the plunge with a sponsored skydive to raise money for a cancer charity that helped a family member. Jumping out of a plane wasn’t Lucy Ellison-Rowe’s (32) ideal fundraiser. But when her eldest son showed his dismay at her idea to shave her head in solidarity for chemotherapy patients, she went to plan B. “It ...

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Hillbilly hoedown from Utah coming to Spalding

Americana band 3hattrio travel from Southern Utah to the South Holland Centre for a night of stripped-back, barnstorming music. As part of their UK tour, the group plays Spalding on Thursday, September 14. The band comprises singer and guitarist Hal Cannon, Greg Istock on acoustic bass and foot percussion, and the classically trained violinist Eli Wrankle. World music magazine Songlines ...

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Spalding air cadets celebrate successes

Members of the Spalding Air Training Squadron have been celebrating a first in recent history. Three members have achieved the three available lanyards. Cadet Sergeant Jordan Bertolaso (18), achieved the status of Qualified Air Instructor Cadet. Cadet Sergeant Amber Wait (17) is Instructor Cadet and Cadet Sergeant William Chew (18) has achieved the status of Junior Leader. The awards reflect ...

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Pinchbeck record shop gives musical memories

A South Holland record shop owner is donating old-time music to worthy causes in the hope that the nostalgia for the vintage tunes can stir memories. Alan Barnsdale, the owner of Uptown Vinyl Records in Pinchbeck, has donated records that are in good condition but slow to sell, in the hope the old-time music will be appreciated by those with ...

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