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The body of a man in his 20s was recovered from the Coronation Channel in Spalding yesterday (July 8). A police spokesman said: “We were called at 4.29pm on Sunday, July 8 to Pecks Drove West/Clay Lake area of Spalding, to a report of a man in the river. “Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue and East Midlands Ambulance service also attended. ...

A 43-year-old man who assaulted his former partner of 18 years during an argument when he went to collect some of his property, has been fined just £40 by magistrates in Boston. Philip Henry Parker, now living at Elizabeth Crescent in Deeping St Nicholas, admitted assaulting his former partner by beating her and damaging a stool and a desk during the ...

A routine eye test proved a life-saver for a Spalding woman who had no idea a tumour was the problem. Georgina Harrison was having intermittent problems with her right eye and thought it was time to update her glasses. But, unbeknown to he former nurse, a tumour was pushing on her retina and it was a malignant growth which was ...

Fire crews from across the district have attended multiple incidents as the heatwave weather continues. Spalding Fire Station has tweeted a warning about discarded cigarettes as grass verges continue to dry out. The past week has proved a busy time for fire crews. On Thursday, June 28, Spalding and Crowland fire crews attended a fire in the open at Sheppards ...

An investment of £11,900 per year is made into webcasting South Holland District Council meetings, a recent publication of its contract register showed. The council broadcasts its 12 monthly planning meetings and occasional other meetings likely to be of broad interest. Coun Gary Taylor, portfolio holder for communities and facilities, said: “I believe it’s a benefit particularly regarding planning issues. ...

Donington florist Helen Chambers had a brush with royalty as one of six finalists in the New Covent Garden Market British Flowers Week competition. The Duchess of Cornwall viewed Helen’s design named ‘The Sprial Meadow’ and she was interviewed by Carol Kirkwood for BBC Breakfast after creating her entry at the Garden Museum, in Lambeth. Helen, of Evolve Flowers, said: ...

Residents and traders have been urged to ensure gardens and public areas around their homes and businesses are looking their best for ‘In Bloom’ judging. Judges from East Midlands In Bloom are due to be in Holbeach and Long Sutton today (Thursday, July 5) and Spalding on Monday (July 9). Angela Newton, chairman of Spalding In Bloom Committee, said: “We ...

A woman who made eight failed attempts to blow into the intoximeter at the police station following a positive breath test, has been banned from driving for 14 months. Mrs Ramune Callaghan, 44, of Witham Road, Spalding, admitted the offence, as well as driving without a driving licence when she appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. Prosecuting, Marie Stace said she was ...

An investigation is under way after a helicopter crashed during a public show in South Holland at the weekend. The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has launched the inquiry after the crash at the Wings and Wheels event at Fenland Airfield, Holbeach St Johns. Members of the watching crowd rushed to pull the un-named pilot from the helicopter when it ...

A Spalding takeaway delivery driver has been ordered to take six months alcohol treatment and banned from driving for two and a half years, after magistrates heard he had been arrested for excess alcohol offences three times since 2005. Artur Zakowski (35), who is at present homeless having split up with his partner because of his drinking, admitted driving with almost ...

The site of a former fitness club in Spalding could become flats. A planning application has been submitted to turn the site once unoccupied by The Fitness Company gym into an apartment complex and build an extra block of flats on the site. The application asks for permission to change the class D2 building into a class D3 building, which ...

Veterans paraded through Spalding on Tuesday, June 26, for the annual Armed Forces Day Parade. Organiser Coun Jan Whitbourn said attendees included personnel from RAF Conningsby, local ex-service associations, street pastors and army cadets. After meeting at the Red Lion hotel for tea, the parade set off from a specially decorated Market Place, where traders had adorned their stalls with ...

The opening of Spalding’s newest attraction was an event to remember for one South Holland girl. Evie Ireland, a pupil at Weston School, won a competition to design a flag for the new attraction Adevnture Land at Springfields Outlet. Her flag will sit atop the JCB Young Drivers Zone which is part of the new development. Evie joined Coronation Street’s ...

Young people in and around Holbeach will benefit from the demise of a town club. The Rotary Club has closed its branch in the town and presented a £4,000 cheque to Holbeach Hub. The money will complete the funding of the hub’s Play Garden project. President Colin Scott handed the cheque to Coun Tracey Carter during the town’s food festival ...

Carrying a bladed knuckle-duster led to a six month suspended jail sentence for a Croydon man. Junior Titilawo (23), of Dale Road, Purley, admitted carrying the offensive weapon at the Castle Sports Playing Field, Spalding, on May 25. Boston Magistrates’ Court also sentenced him to a one-year supervision order, 100 hours unpaid work and costs and surcharge totalling £200 when ...

Students from two Spalding schools joined forces for a prom night celebration. The Year 11 groups at Spalding High and Grammar schools held meetings throughout the year to plan their big event. With the theme of A Night at the Movies, the students dressed in their finest red carpet clothes and headed for the South Holland Centre. With Oscar statues ...

Cricketing legends including Gordon Greenidge, Devon Malcolm and Chris Lewis are set to descend on Moulton Seas End for a charity match in August. The Lashings World XI, whose numbers include a host of famous cricketers, will take on a Batten Disease Family Association (BDFA) XI skippered by Spalding Town Cricket Club’s Mat Gil at Seas End Hall on August ...

A free text services has been set up to allow people to quickly report drink or drug drivers. Lincolnshire Police launched their summer drink and drug driving campaign on Sunday with a new text service. Police said the idea came about from the belief that people know of drink drivers but do nothing about it for fear of retribution or ...

A quarter of a million pounds is to be spent saving the decaying South Holland Centre, just 20 years after a £2.5m revamp. One South Holland district councillor says he goes into the function room “gingerly” amid his fears over the building’s structural integrity. On Sunday (July 8), scaffolding will be put up and will remain for at least two ...

A childminding group embarked on its first “big toddle” to raise money for charity. Holbeach Connections child minding group, which includes childminders and children from Holbeach, Spalding and the surrounding villages, set off on June 16. The big toddle involved the children, all under five-years-old, completing three laps of Moulton Seas End playing field. The group raised nearly £200 for ...