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A father who tried to resuscitate his son who had overdosed on methadone has spoken of his frustration about the police’s failure to catch the person who supplied the drugs. Lincoln Coroner’s Court heard that Darshan Sampson (36) was found by dad David at the Juniper Crescent home he shared with brother Kieron in Spalding but he died despite attempts ...

Spalding residents can look forward to a blooming future and a town full of colour when lockdown is lifted thanks to a local company. The Bridge Farm Group is donating materials for around 100 hanging baskets and 15 flower troughs for the spring. Members of Spalding Town Forum were told at last week’s meeting that the company had made the ...

Over 420 businesses in South Holland have taken up a total of £3.7m as part of the latest round of government grants to help businesses impacted by COVID-19. It takes the total grants handed out in the district to £22m since March. The funding, which is distributed and organised locally by South Holland District Council, has been targeted at those ...

Spalding homes were evacuated on Monday after a Womble and history buff pulled a live grenade from the Coronation Channel. Chris Dark, of Weston, was magnet fishing around St Paul’s Bridge at around 4pm when he reeled in the explosive device, thought to date back to World War Two. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team were called in to make ...

Spalding’s Wombles have bought new bins, been praised by the Town Forum and appeared on county radio in the last few days. With almost 2,000 members, the group has opened a bank account for donations to help supply equipment and to provide litter bins. The ten bins will be sited in liaison with the district council and there’s an online ...

The leader of South Holland District Council has called on more funds to make Christmas in Spalding extra special next year, if possible while a proposed council tax increase for the town’s residents was given the green light. Lord Gary Porter has called on the council to dip into its reserves to fund a bigger celebration for the area if ...

A trio of graffiti artists are brightening up a Spalding grot-spot recently cleaned up by Wombles, with a large mural of Captain Sir Tom Moore among the designs. Adam Sadd, Karl Barfoot and Edgars Bokans have painted designs in three of the arches around the former railway line at the bottom of Mitchell Drive, an area known locally as Dead ...

The best way to clean Spalding’s War Memorial is being looked in to after concerns over its upkeep were raised at a meeting. At last week’s Spalding Town Forum meeting, Coun Rob Gibson asked about the condition of the original monument based in Ayscoughfee Gardens. Emily Spicer, South Holland District Council’s place manager, said: “We are aware that there does ...

A Womble who, with her friend, has spent hours trying to tidy up a fly-tipping hot spot just outside Spalding is calling for more to be done to combat the littering. Rachael Wright and her friend Jane Peacock say they’ve spent a total of six hours clearing up mess in the lay-by on South Drove. But every time they’ve done ...

A Fleet woman found with a mobile phone and charger on her while in prison for robbery was suspected to be arranging drug deals. Danielle Brown, who was released from HMP Peterborough on licence last month, produced the equipment from her bra as prison officers were about to start a body search. Peterborough Magistrates’ Court heard it happened on August ...

A Donington man has been jailed for three years after an assault left his victim with brain damage. At around 11.30pm on January 4, 2020, defendant Paul Hayes, 46, of Quadring Road was drinking in the Black Bull in Donington. His victim, Mark Hatcher had also been in the pub drinking that evening. Mr Hatcher, 46, from Donington, was asked ...

A former Lincolnshire primary school headteacher today (Thursday) denied child sex charges when he appeared before Lincoln Crown Court. James Shawley (44), who was headteacher at St Bartholomew Primary School in West Pinchbeck, pleaded not guilty to attempting to engage in sexual communication with a 14-year-old child. He denied two charges of attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual ...

Hidden cameras are among the measures being proposed to catch fly-tippers in South Holland. The district council is looking to erect them at local flytipping hot-spots as the number of incidents increase. In December alone the cost of cleaning up fly tips doubled to £6,000.A rise has been reported across Lincolnshire and beyond. In November the number of fly-tips reported ...

Proposals to site a huge, Gothic-style drinking fountain in Spalding Cemetery have not been universally welcomed. The fountain, gifted by the Spalding Water Works Company as a thank-you to benefactor Mary Ann Johnson, is currently in storage. It had been in the town’s Hall Place since 1874 after Miss Johnson gave £1,500 to pipe fresh water for residents. The sum ...

A parish council has been criticised amid concerns over £27,000 of mystery payments it made while announcing cuts and increasing its share of the council tax. Several members of the public have contacted The Voice over the payments made by Holbeach Parish Council, which last month announced saving measures as well as increasing the precept by 4.55 per cent and ...

Struggling families across South Holland are being offered a lifeline thanks to two kind hearted women. Steph Jennings (30) and Sarah Phoenix (35) have just launched the Spalding and Surrounding Baby Bank, off the back of the success of the Holbeach Heroes Covid Bank which Sarah started in October. The idea is for people to donate unwanted baby items to ...

An ambulance driver who nearly died from COVID-19 has thanked those who saved her life and members of the public who helped raise thousands of pounds for her. Emilie Sanderson is now back at home and continuing her recovery after her family and partner Simon were told to expect the worst on Christmas Eve. After contracting the virus in November, ...

A 23-year-old Spalding woman has been ordered to pay more than a thousand pounds in compensation to a 14-year-old boy who she illegally tattooed. Jordan Wheeler of Estella Way admitted the offence of tattooing the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, when she appeared before magistrates in Boston. Prosecuting, Dale Brownless said that while he was at her ...

Lincolnshire Police have launched a new service where you can upload dash-cam footage of dangerous drivers. As part of Operation Snap you can upload the footage via a link from the force’s website. It’s hoped the system will allow more timely investigations. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “Working together with the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership we have introduced this ...

Fire crews are on the scene of a property fire in Gosberton this morning (Sunday). The incident on Westhorpe Road was reported at 5.30am. Crews from Spalding, Holbeach, Donington and Kirton were reported as being in attendance. An hour ago a Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue spokesman, said: “Crews are using breathing apparatus, one hose reel and one main jet to ...